Josh Groban has announced his eighth studio album entitled, Bridges, which will be released on September 21st via Reprise Records. The album will be available on CD and Deluxe CD, and fans who pre-order will receive three instant grat downloads of new songs including: the new single, “Granted,” along with songs “Symphony” and “S’il Suffisait D’Aimer.” The deluxe edition contains two bonus tracks.
“With Bridges I wanted to create an album that took me back to the spirit of how I made my first ones but with a modern approach and with so many more years of stories to tell,” says Groban. “I felt so good and so inspired making this album, more than ever before, with friends old and new taking part. It both ‘bridges’ my musical worlds old and new, and also hopefully plays a small part in connecting people in that unique way music can.”
This is Groban’s first album that includes original music since 2013. Recorded in Los Angeles, London and New York with multiple producers including Bernie Herms and Toby Gad, Steve Jordan, Dan Huff, and others. This album also finds Josh singing in multiple languages including English, French, Italian and Spanish. There will also be a couple of exciting duets, to be announced at a later date.
Earlier this month, Groban co-hosted the the 72nd Annual Tony Awards alongside Sara Bareilles at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The broadcast this year drew 6.3 million viewers on CBS, an increase of four percent from the six million who watched last year. The pair were praised for their hosting abilities: “Bareilles and Groban aced their duties on their own terms, displaying terrific chemistry and making it less about themselves than their infectious enthusiasm as out-and-proud theater geeks” (The Hollywood Reporter), “From a song about “the people who lose” to another about the life of a Broadway star, the pair rocked it” (The Huffington Post), “It’s safe to say that the evening’s host and Broadway-loving BFFs Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban made Broadway magic as emcees” (Broadway.com).
Groban recently wrapped filming for the new Netflix original series, The Good Cop, starring opposite Tony Danza. The show will be available for streaming on September 21st.
In March, Groban announced his Fall 2018 Arena tour. Joining him throughout the tour is Tony-Award winning, multi-platinum recording artist and actress, Idina Menzel.
Deluxe CD | CD
Tour Dates:
Thurs., October 18 | Duluth, GA | Infinite Energy Center |
Fri., October 19 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
Tues., October 23 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
Wed., October 24 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
Fri., October 26 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
Sat., October 27 | Inglewood, CA | The Forum |
Mon., October 29 | Salt Lake City, UT | Vivint Smart Home Arena |
Tues., October 30 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center |
Fri., November 2 | St. Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center |
Sat., November 3 | Milwaukee, WI | WI Entertainment & Sports Center |
Tues., November 6 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
Wed., November 7 | Detroit, MI | Little Caesars |
Fri., November 9 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
Mon., November 12 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Arena |
Tues., November 13 | Rochester, NY | Blue Cross Arena |
Thurs., November 15 | Washington DC | Capital One Arena |
Fri., November 16 | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena |
Sun., November 18 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden |
Wed., December 12 | London, England | O2 Arena |
Fri., December 14 | Manchester, England | Manchester Arena |
Sun., December 16 | Dublin, Ireland | 3 Arena |