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    Josh Groban Calls New Album His 'Saving Grace' Amid Pandemic

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    The ‘Raise Me Up’ hitmaker has just released a new studio album titled ‘Harmony’ featuring the likes of Sara Bareilles, Leslie Odom Jr., and Kirk Franklin.

    Nov 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Recording timeless classics in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic became singer Josh Groban’s “saving grace.”
    The “You Raise Me Up” hitmaker had only recorded a handful of tracks for his new album, “Harmony”, before the COVID-19 crisis really took hold earlier this year (20), and Groban was unsure how the project would move forward.
    “Harmony was recorded in two parts,” he shares in a statement. “Before the pandemic we recorded about five songs, with the full intention of making this an album of classics that I love and have always wanted to sing. Beautiful in its simplicity of scope. We were recording and finding songs between concerts and fully expected to continue doing that for the next couple of months.”
    “Then, sound was replaced with solitude. To have nothing but space, and to be sharing in a collective global tragedy, changed everything. Suddenly I was not steering the ship confidently on course. The waves had to take me to, hopefully, some sunlight. The result is an album that began to take a new shape.”
    Once he was ready to head back into the studio, Groban relished the opportunity to throw himself into the Broadway standards and old favourites he had always loved.

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    “When I was finally able to really sing again, to interpret, to immerse myself in these timeless melodies and stories, it became my saving grace and not just a pleasure,” he continues.
    “Musicians and producers from all over the country and the world blended together from their respective studios and homes. The title of the album represents the seemingly miraculous full picture of those efforts becoming clear.”
    “Harmony” features collaborations with artists including Sara Bareilles, Kirk Franklin, and Leslie Odom Jr., as well as two original tunes, and was released on Friday (20Nov20).
    Groban will celebrate its launch with his latest livestream concert on America’s Thanksgiving holiday (26Nov20).
    Tickets for the show, which kicks off at 4pm EST, are available here: JoshGroban.com/Livestream/Harmony.
    He will also be taking fans behind the scenes of his virtual tour on upcoming TV special “Josh Groban: An Evening of Harmony”, which premieres on America’s PBS network on 28 November.

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  • Leslie Odom Jr. and Sara Bareilles Unveiled to Be Josh Groban's Duet Partners in New Album

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    Speaking about his latest project ‘Harmony’, the ‘To Where You Are’ hitmaker reveals that it has to be recorded in two parts because the coronavirus pandemic halted the recording process.
    Oct 5, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr. and Sara Bareilles have joined Josh Groban for duets on his new album, “Harmony”.
    The singer announced the release date (November 20) and tracklisting for the project on Friday (October 02), as well as his version of “The Impossible Dream”, which features on the album.

    Odom, Jr. joins the “Believe” singer for “Shape of My Heart” and Bareilles duets with Groban on a cover of Joni Mitchell classic “Both Sides Now”, while Grammy-winning gospel star Kirk Franklin also features on new track “The Fullest”.
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    Josh explains the album became a very special project for him after he was forced to halt recording due to the coronavirus pandemic.
    ” ‘Harmony’ was recorded in two parts. Before the pandemic we recorded about five songs, with the full intention of making this an album of classics that I love and have always wanted to sing,” he says. “We were recording and finding songs between concerts and fully expected to continue doing that for the next couple of months. Then, sound was replaced with solitude.”
    “To have nothing but space, and to be sharing in a collective global tragedy, changed everything… When I was finally able to really sing again, to interpret, to immerse myself in these timeless melodies and stories, it became my saving grace and not just a pleasure. Musicians and producers from all over the country and the world blended together from their respective studios and homes. The title of the album represents the seemingly miraculous full picture of those efforts becoming clear.”
    “It is with such immense gratitude that I get to release ‘Harmony’ to you now. I hope that every ounce of the love and healing I experienced recording it finds its way to you too.”
    Groban will promote Harmony with a series of virtual concerts, beginning on 3 October. The intimate shows will be filmed in-person and livestreamed directly to audiences globally, and each will take place at 4 P.M. ET. Tickets are available here: JoshGroban.com/Livestream.

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