| February 10, 2006 |
| Hi All! Since Josh has been focusing on writing and recording his next studio CD, there hasn't been much to report lately, so these updates have been few and far between! I did want to point out a few pieces of news since the last update went out, especially for those of you who don't visit Josh's message boards: "Believe" Wins the Grammy! Songwriters Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri were recently awarded the Grammy for "Believe," the song recorded by Josh for "The Polar Express," in the category of "Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media." While the award did not technically go to Josh himself, Ballard wrote the song with Josh's voice specifically in mind, and it was Josh's performance which helped give the song life and brought it to the attention of the public, as well as the Grammy voters. The song had previously been nominated for an Academy Award and a World Soundtrack Award. Josh Performs at the Met Josh made a surprise appearance on January 20th at the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC, joining Barbara Cook in her debut solo performance there. Josh performed "Not While I'm Around" and a duet of "Move On" (both by Stephen Sondheim) with Cook. Josh's performance was welcomed with rave reviews by both professional reviewers and the Broadway fan community. A recording, titled Barbara Cook and Friends, is set to be released on April 18th by DRG Records. Purchasing information is not yet available, but will be added to the TJGG Discography page as soon as it becomes available. Josh Performs at Grammy Jam On December 10th, Josh joined several other great artists in a tribute to Stevie Wonder benefitting the Entertainment Industry Foundation's National Arts Education Initiative. Josh performed Wonder's song, "They Won't Go When I Go." Lyrics for this song have been added to the Lyrics page on the TJGG site. DVDs Now Available Josh made appearances on several DVDs which are now available for your collection:
Josh Recordings Top 2005 Sales Charts Josh's DVD, "Live at the Greek" finished the year at #3 on Billboard's "Top Selling Music Video" and "Comprehensive Music Video" charts. Closer continued its strong sales through 2005, finishing the year at #2 on its "Top Classical Crossover Album" chart and #78 in the "Top 200" chart. Additionally, Closer put Josh at #48 on Amazon's year-end list of "Top 100 Customer Favorites." For a complete listing of sales statistics for Josh's recordings, please visit our great sister site, The Groban Archives. New CD Update In his New Year's message to fans on his website, Josh mentioned that he would be travelling to Europe and South Africa to work on new songs in January, and then continuing to work on recordings from February through April, hoping for an early- to mid-summer release. Fans of the French group "Deep Forest" (with whom Josh wrote "Never Let Go" and "Remember When It Rained" on Closer) have reported that Josh travelled to France in January to work again with Eric Mouquet on songs for the new album. New Media Added 2002 (Sept - Dec) Great Performances clip of "Gira Con Me" 2002 (January - April) AOL Sessions upgraded 2004 (January - April) AOL Sessions upgraded 2005 (Sept - Dec) Knitting Factory clip Just a note.... Previous email updates can now be viewed at the TJGG Email Archive. Until next time....take care, keep smiling, and enjoy the music! Nay |
Michael Buble "Caught in the Act" - Josh does not perform, but makes a very funny surprise cameo appearanceYou are receiving this email because you subscribed to email updates from www.thatjoshgrobanguy.com. If you wish to unsubscribe from future updates, please visit here to remove your name from the list. Please do not reply to this email. Email responses can be made to nay@thatjoshgrobanguy
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