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5 Times Michael Bublé Reached ‘Higher’ as He Brought His ‘Higher’ Tour to L.A.

The singer represents what could be called the 'New Great American Songbook' -- a broad mix of songs and styles.

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Michael Bublé  engaged in a little market research on Friday (Sept. 23) as he brought his “Higher” tour to Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. He asked how many people were seeing him in concert for the first time.

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On the “Higher” tour — named after his ninth Reprise studio album, which was released six months ago — Bublé seemed to enjoy his role of introducing his audience to genres they may not have known before. “Enjoy your first big-band song,” he said by way of introducing “When You’re Smiling.”

Bublé is in some ways this generation’s Barry Manilow . Both performers are personable and hammy, and make effective use of self-deprecating humor. (Bublé, catching a glimpse of himself on the video screens, blurted out, “I look like Kermit the Frog.”) Both gained a reputation for showmanship that has allowed them to headline major venues whether they had a current hit record or not.

Here are five times Bublé reached “higher” on his L.A. tour stop:  

Beefing up “Haven’t Met You Yet”

Bublé’s “Haven’t Met You Yet” remains his biggest Billboard Hot 100 hit. The 2009 single, which he co-wrote with frequent collaborators Alan Chang and Amy Foster, has the jaunty quality of Manilow’s sing-along 1977 hit “Daybreak.” But Bublé has beefed the song’s arrangement to something closer to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (which was among the songs piped into the arena as people were taking their seats). There were welcome Beatlesque touches on the song — a horn solo and the “love, love, love” chorus.

Silencing the chatters

While Bublé was singing “Smile,” the lovely ballad written by Charlie Chaplin and popularized by Nat “King” Cole, there was a steady murmur of chatter coming from the audience. Bublé stopped his performance and said, good-naturedly but with an edge, “I hear people talking. I feel I’m getting in the way of the good time they’re having. I’m going to sing this s— even slower if you don’t shut up.” This is almost certainly a recurring bit in his show. Bublé had introduced the song by asking the audience to give the song the respect and reverence it deserves, which set up this pay-off. And sad to say, audiences nowadays often act like they’re watching TV in their living rooms, so Bublé can usually count on hearing audience chatter. But hopefully he got his point across to at least a few audience members that there’s a time and place for chatting and a time for showing a little respect.

Taking it way down

A tribute to the King

Bublé performed most of his set on the main stage, backed by a large band, but one of the most effective segments in the show was on a secondary stage in the middle of the house. He was backed by a five-piece band on a three-song tribute to Elvis. At another point in the show, he name-checked the King as one of the performers from whom he had borrowed. He also cited Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and The Mills Brothers. And he quoted Bennett, who purportedly told him, “If you steal from one person, you’re a thief. If you steal from enough people, you can call it research.”

Giving his band and back-up singers their props

Bublé had a smart way of sharing the spotlight with his band and backup singers. Their faces were shown, one by one, on the video screens, with their names shown as chyrons. It was a generous way of giving these pros the props they deserve.

Here’s the setlist for Bublé’s Sept. 23 show.

“Feeling Good”

“Haven’t Met You Yet”

“L-O-V-E”

“Such a Night”

“Sway”

“When You’re Smiling”

“Home”

“Everything”

“Crazy Love”

“Higher”

“Hold On”

“To Love Somebody”

“Smile”

“I’ll Never Not Love You”

“Fever”

“One Night With You”

“All Shook Up”

“You’re the First, the Last, My Everything”

“It’s a Beautiful Day”

“Bring It on Home to Me”

“How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)”

“Cry Me a River”

“Always on My Mind”

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The Grammy winning, multi-platinum superstar entertainer Michael Buble will be back on the road with his brand new “Higher” tour and is coming to BRIDGESTONE ARENA on August 16 th .  

The 27- city US tour, announced by national tour promoter Beaver Productions, includes stops at NYC’s Madison Square Garden on August l8th and LA’s Crypto.com Arena on September 23 rd . 

Bublé’s previous global tour which ended in 2021 spanned across 25 countries worldwide and included 61 sold out US shows alone and a collective audience of well over 800,000 fans. His just released new studio album  Higher  is his 9 th  Top 10 on Billboard’s Album Sales Chart.

With unstoppable talent, energy and a voice that is equally at home singing standards, pop tunes, swing, jazz, r & b and comedy, it’s no wonder that when Michael Bublé gets to town, the party begins. You don’t want to miss it!

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Michael Bublé Plots U.S. Higher Tour Dates From August-October 

Michael Bublé will be on the road throughout the U.S. from late summer and into fall, supporting his new album Higher, released in late March. The dates will bring him to arenas from coast-to-coast, following a summer run of outdoor performances in the UK.

Believe it or not, they were even more excited when I started my PowerPoint presentation. #highertour Tickets for the U.S. dates of the ‘HIGHER’ Tour are on sale Fri. 5/6 10am local. Details at https://t.co/I18vmhXeVq pic.twitter.com/WSmtNtqbL9 — Michael Bublé (@MichaelBuble) May 4, 2022

Tickets for Michael Bublé’s Higher Tour are on sale this week, available for the general public beginning on Friday, April 6. Presale tickets for the run began on Tuesday for members of the singer’s fan club, with additional opportunities opening throughout the week based on venue and promoter lists.

The singer just got back to performances in Las Vegas, and has three more to go at The Theatre at Resorts World before hitting the road. His summer will begin with outdoor shows in the UK, swinging back to this side of the Atlantic in August. His Higher Tour kicks off on August 8 with a stop at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia and continues across the country for more than two months before wrapping at Buffalo’s Keybank Center on October 11. In between, he’ll perform at venues including Amalie Arena (Tampa), Madison Square Garden (New York), T-Mobile Center (Kansas City), Moody Center (Austin), Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles),and Little Caesars Arena (Detroit).

Following his U.S. dates, the Higher Tour will continue through the fall with shows in South America and then head west for shows in Australia. Details on Michael Bublé’s summer and early fall shows are below, including links to ticket purchase options.

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Michael Bublé Tour Dates

5/4 – Las Vegas, NV | The Theatre at Resorts World 5/6 – Las Vegas, NV | The Theatre at Resorts World 5/7 – Las Vegas, NV | The Theatre at Resorts World 6/25 – Estadio Metropolitano | Madrid, ESP

An Evening With Michael Bublé UK Dates

7/2 – Waddeston Manor | Aylesbury, UK 7/4 – Floors Castle | Kelso, UK 7/6 – Emirates Riverside | Durham, UK 7/8 – Harewood House | Leeds, UK 7/9 – The Pattonair County Ground | Derby, UK 7/11 – Blickling Estate | Norwich, UK 7/13 – Warwick Castle | Warwick, UK 7/15 – Bath Royal Crescent | Bath, UK 7/16 – Bath Royal Crescent | Bath, UK 7/18 – Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa | New Milton, UK 7/20 – Cardiff Castle | Cardiff, UK 7/21 – 1 st Central County Ground | Hove, UK 7/23 – Hatfield House | Hatfield, UK 7/24 – The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence | Canterbury, UK 7/25 – Powderham Castle | Exeter, UK

Higher Tour U.S. Dates (on sale Friday)

08/08 – Duluth, GA | Gas South Arena 08/10 – Orlando, FL | Amway Center 08/12 – Sunrise, FL | FLA Live Arena 08/13 – Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena 08/14 – Charleston, SC | North Charleston Coliseum 08/16 – Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena 08/18 – New York, NY | Madison Square Garden 08/29 – Washington, DC | Capital One Arena 08/30 – Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center 09/01 – Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena 09/02 – Chicago, IL | Allstate Arena 09/07 – St. Paul, MN | XCEL Energy Center 09/09 – St. Louis, MO | Enterprise Center 09/10 – Kansas City, MO | T-Mobile Center 09/11 – Tulsa, OK | BOK Center 09/13 – Houston, TX | Toyota Center 09/14 – Austin, TX | Moody Center 09/16 – Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center 09/17 – San Antonio, TX | AT&T Center 09/20 – Phoenix, AZ | Footprint Center 09/21 – San Diego, CA | Pechanga Arena 09/23 – Los Angeles, CA | Crypto.com Arena 09/24 – Sacramento, CA | Golden 1 Center 09/27 – Portland, OR | Moda Center 09/28 – Seattle, WA | Climate Pledge Arena 10/10 – Detroit, MI | Little Caesars Arena 10/11 – Buffalo, NY | KeyBank Center

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Michael Bublé talks about new 'Higher' tour heading to NYC and his growing family

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Michael Bublé took some time out to talk about his upcoming "Higher" tour and what touring is like with his growing family.

His album "Higher" was released back on March 25 and as he says, the title track is a "jammer."

It's being called the best album of his career and is already gaining Grammy chatter, so that's why he's already taking it on the tour and is set to hit the U.S. in August.

Bublé is bringing his tour to Madison Square Garden in New York City on August 18.

"It's the greatest show on earth, and I'm underselling it!" he said. "This is what I do, this is what God built me to do. What's more is COVID has kicked our butts and kept us from being together and I'm about to throw a party for thousands of people."

He says that the tour will feature songs from his new "Higher" album which he collaborated on with notable artists including Sir Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson, and others.

The video for the beautiful new song "I Will Never Not Love You" features his pregnant wife, Argentinian actress Luisana, and their three children.

"You balance it with love, you balance it with loving your wife enough to have reverence and respect for her time. So, I'm not going to make the money that my management and promoters would like me to make because I won't go on six-week and two-month tours, I try to keep them bite-size because I don't think it's fair to do that to my family. I put them first, but I try to show up in your backyard to show the people that have been there for 20 years that I appreciate them."

He says his tour is a family affair with his wife and children set to join him in New York!

"When I play MSG, my kids will be there," Bublé said. "What's even cooler is that more and more I'm seeing that parents are bringing their kids to the shows and it's a family show. You know, I, we straddle the line of it being edgy, it's for adults, of course it's for adults, they get it, but also it's one of those few places where you can come to a show and you can love it as much as your 8-year-old kid does."

Bublé was featured as a mentor on this past season of "American Idol" for Long Island's own Christian Guardino, with whom he still keeps in touch!

"I have kept in touch and you know, he's a great kid," Bublé said. "This is what music is about and this is what our business is about and that is passing it on. The same way my heroes have done that for me."

He added, "The way that Tony Bennett did that for me, it's a real joy to do that for someone like Christian. It's a lot of fun that show and it was a really beautiful moment for me. I thought that we kicked butt in that performance and I was really happy for him."

Derek Hough helped put them in touch when he appeared on the show and Bublé says that he loves Hough for directing his "Higher" music video.

But, don't expect him to appear on "DWTS" as anything other than a performer or special guest.

"No, I don't think so," he said. "I love that community, I love the dancing community. You know, I'm the brother of two sisters that had a real dance mom and so I went to all the recitals and everything and I think it's a real beautiful life and I love Derek very much."

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Michael Buble's Set List Revealed for 2022 Higher Tour

Michael Buble is currently touring the world for his Higher Tour and you can check out the set list right here!

The tour is celebrating Michael ‘s most recent album, Higher , which was released back in March.

Michael is paying tribute to Elvis Presley during the tour by singing several of the legendary singer’s songs, including “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and “All Shook Up.”

The North American leg of the tour is running through October 22 and then Michael will bring the tour to Latin America in November and Australia in December.

Click inside to check out the set list for the tour…

Keep scrolling to check out the set list for the tour…

1. Feeling Good 2. Haven’t Met You Yet 3. L-O-V-E 4. Such a Night 5. Sway 6. When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) 7. Home 8. Everything 9. Higher 10. To Love Somebody 11. Hold On 12. Smile 13. I’ll Never Not Love You 14. Fever 15. One Night With You 16. All Shook Up 17. Can’t Help Falling in Love 18. You’re the First, the Last, My Everything 19. It’s a Beautiful Day 20. Bring It On Home to Me

ENCORE 21. Save the Last Dance for Me 22. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) 23. Cry Me a River 24. Always On My Mind

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Michael Bublé - Higher Tour

Superstar vocalist Michael Bublé is coming to San Diego for his brand new Higher Tour!

See him live at Pechanga Arena on Sep 21, 2022.

With unstoppable talent, energy and a voice that is equally at home singing standards, pop tunes, swing, jazz, r & b and comedy, it’s no wonder that when Michael Bublé gets to town, the party begins. You don’t want to miss it!

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Michael bublé delivers ‘everything’ on higher tour in dc.

Posted by Matt Bailey | Aug 29, 2022

The versatile crooner left the audience asking, “How does he do it?”

If you think you know Michael Bublé, but have never seen him live, you do not know him at all.

Bublé himself joked about those presumptions about midway through his set Monday night (Aug 29th) at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. Poking fun at his Bing Crosby-like image, he said, “You thought you were coming to hear a guy go ‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…” to raucous laughter. “That’s not what we do at all!” he corrected.

Indeed, a live concert by Bublé is a bundle of contradictions. Bublé is known has vocal tone that oozes sincerity in every stanza. Yet, when talking to the audience, he was continually self-effacing. “You probably think celebrities are down to earth and just like you,” he opined two songs into the evening. “And for the most part, that’s true, but I’m an asshole,” he joked while describing doing crowd vamps in front of a mirror at home during COVID. The guy who wrote “Home” is an asshole? Who curses? And says asshole ? This was news.

Perhaps that dichotomy is the secret to Bublé’s success. After all, he has made the Great American Songbook cool again. This was prevalent on every standard he performed this evening. He had the guts to add an electric guitar riff to the Dean Martin classic, “Sway.” “When You’re Smiling” had an infectious bass drum oomph behind it. And “Bring it On Home” was a true religious moment. How does he do it?

The two hour set flew by as Bublé, backed by a traveling orchestra with members numbering in the dozens, danced about a slanted rectangular set. The classy “MB” logo bandstands, pearly white curtains, and shimmering projections gave the feel that the crooner and company were playing inside a massive music box.

Throughout the night, Bublé interacted with the crowd on a personal level. He called out signs and sang happy birthday to a fan. He told people (men and women) they looked “Beautiful” while making direct eye contact. Plus, he threw on a Washington Capitals jersey over his perfectly-fitted suit at the end of the night. It was signed and gifted to him by retired Caps hockey player and fellow Canadian Karl Alzner. Alzner tossed his #27 game-worn jersey to the stage from the floor.

It is rare for an act to fill a stage with their own orchestra — the expense alone can be astronomical. But Bublé proudly tours with a caravan of musicians, a conductor, and background vocalists. Oh, and there’s a six-piece regular band at the front. Another innovation: surround sound. Every time Bublé ventured onto the catwalk, the sound shifted from the gigantic speakers on either side of the orchestra, to a ring of speakers above the outer platform. While the execution was at times clunky, its purpose was clear and successful: to make the 20,000 seat arena in the heart of DC’s Chinatown as intimate as possible.

Bublé is currently on his Higher Tour, promoting the album of the same name. The title track off the album is arguably his most aggressively upbeat tune yet. And somehow, it still fits his style of straddling between sexy pop star and Sinatra standard bearer. Other original hits present. “Feeling Good” opened the show. “Everything” was as joyous as ever. It was as if, after a long COVID delay, Bublé was saying to his fanbase that they are truly his everything. He dug far back into his catalogue for his first big hit, “I’ll Never Stop Loving You,” while running into the crowd to let his young children sing a verse. It was a sweet moment.

Before performing the song arguably most synonymous with his own career, “Home,” Bublé instead chose to thank someone for covering it. While earnestly dedicating the song to America’s military, he also said, “I’d like to dedicate this song to Blake Shelton who covered it and made me so much money.” Very big laugh one second. A piano riff, and pure sentimentality the next. How. Does. He. Do. it?

Towards the end of the night, Bublé decided to use the success of his posthumous duet with Elvis on “Fever” to segue into an Elvis medley that culminated with “Can’t Help Falling in Love with You.” It earned the biggest ovation of the night.

Original songwriter. Standards crooner. Gut-wrenchingly funny with self-effacing humor. And now, he can effortlessly pull off The King? How does Michael Bublé do it? Asshole . 😉

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Michael Buble reaching for ‘Higher’ ground on new tour, album

The grammy-winning singer wants fans to ‘be part of something special for one night,’ he says of the biggest tour he’s ever mounted..

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Michael Buble is on the road again. 

More on the Willie Nelson homage later.

Suffice it to say, his new tour, which arrives at the Allstate Arena on Friday night, has been more than two years in the making thanks to the pandemic that sidelined his road trek plans like those of so many other artists. With his latest album, “Higher,” in tow, Buble is pulling out all the stops.

“I was terrified I’d never get back to work, that people would never be able to get back into a [concert venue] safely again,” Buble says during a recent chat. “So I wanted this show to be a celebration of joy and love. And I didn’t want to rest on my laurels. People have never seen me in this way in concert before. … I want them to be part of something special for one night. It’s the biggest tour I’ve ever mounted, production-wise.

“It’s fun to show off,” the 46-year-old Canadian singer continues, “and I’m not trying to sound like a jerk. … I’m giving people the chance to see something that went extinct a long time ago. If you never had the chance to see Frank or Dean or Elvis we’ve put [that show experience] into a pop setting. So you get the music but you [also get] the raconteur surrounded by a live, big band with string players and a full choir. I love what I do!”

Buble changed up the recording process in a huge way for “Higher,” surrounding himself with a new producing lineup, for starters, that included Greg Wells and Bob Rock, along with Alan Chang, Jason “Spicy G” Goldman and  Sir Paul McCartney. He describes working with the former Beatle as “really comfortable. He was so down to earth and extremely generous and just happy to be there.”

The album, Buble’s 11th studio outing, reveals many new layers to his music chops.

“The album had a lot to do with the COVID [lockdown]. I was in a place with a lot of time to think about things and really dream big, go for things musically I’d never been brave enough to do before,” the four-time Grammy Award winner says. “I was terribly ambitious.”

The lineup includes Buble’s spin on Sam Cooke’s soul-gospel gem “Bring It On Home to Me,” Vera Lynn’s WWII-era treasure “We’ll Meet Again,” Barry White’s disco classic “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything,” Charlie Chaplin’s tearjerker “Smile,” and Bob Dylan’s torchy romantic ode “Make You Feel My Love.” The covers are a fine complement to several originals including the first single from the project, “I’ll Never Not Love You,” featuring his wife Luisana Lopilato in the video, which has garnered more than 5 million views to date. (The couple welcomed their fourth child, daughter Cielo Yoli Rose, on Aug. 19.)

A former collaborator suggested Buble take a different tack on the album, to step away from his distinct style “for a little more fresh sound.”

“He told me ‘you might get a lot out of that sense of newness,’ and he was right. So that’s what I did,” Buble says. “I left that comfort zone of working with [uber producer-composer] David Foster and the same writers that I had worked with for so many years. It was about staying on brand and not losing my core audience but showing a ton of growth musically to that audience.”

No stranger to duets (he has partnered with Mariah Carey, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Thalia, and Laura Pausini, among others), Buble this time turned to country music legend Willie Nelson for a shared turn on “Crazy,” calling the track “the greatest duet I’ve ever done.”

“He’s one of my heroes,” Buble gushes. “When I think of the greatest interpreters of the American Songbook, I have Willie there. His music has had such a big impact on my life. His albums were among the records gifted to me by my grandpa. [Willie] sounds so good. Damn, he sounds like a kid on that cut. I would say it’s the greatest duet I’ve ever done.”

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Michael Bublé – ‘Higher’ review

Canadian singer Michael Bublé is without a doubt one of the world’s greatest and most successful entertainers. He’s been releasing music for over 20 years and his mix of big band covers, interpretations of classic songs and his own originals has been a winning formula that’s turned him into a global icon. After breaking through with his self-titled album in 2003, Bublé has sold millions of records and toured the world several times over, not to mention taken on Mariah Carey for the world’s annual Christmas soundtrack. He released his tenth studio album ‘Love’ in 2018 and now four years on, he’s releasing his eleventh studio album ‘Higher’.

For ‘Higher’, Bublé follows his usual approach incorporating originals alongside covers. Nestled among the familiar songs are four originals including the lead single “I’ll Never Not Love You”, an upbeat and romantic song that hits Bublé’s core audience head on. He’s always had a knack of being able to make his originals sound like instant classics and he continues that trend here. “Baby I’ll Wait”, a song written with a number of co-writers including John Mayer, is a perfect marriage of contemporary rock and classic soul. Bublé’s vocal is super smooth and the instrumentation is uplifting.

The album’s other two originals are the title track ‘Higher’, an uptempo track with a Latin influence, and the beautiful ballad ‘Mother’, which arrives in time for Mother’s Day this weekend in the UK and celebrates the women who brought us into the world. For me, the originals are always the bits I look forward to most on a Bublé record and he doesn’t disappoint here. He showcases a more contemporary side to his abilities and his skill as songwriter, something that often goes unnoticed.

Elsewhere on the record, Bublé has trawled the archives for songs he can put his spin on that fit with his back catalogue and will please his fans. Eleven albums in and you’d think this would get harder but Bublé makes it look effortless. ‘My Valentine’, produced and written by Sir Paul McCartney, is the kind of song that Bublé will perform on a TV show and instantly increase his album sales. McCartney transforms his song into an epic big band number that wouldn’t sound out of place as a theme to a James Bond movie (seriously, why hasn’t Bublé been asked to do one yet?).

Highlights include a gorgeous rendition of Manning Sherwin and Eric Mashwitz’s ‘A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’, an unexpected collaboration with Country legend Willie Nelson on his song ‘Crazy’, and a spectacular version of the Duke Ellington classic “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”. When I saw that ‘Make You Feel My Love’ was on the track list, I admit I sighed a bit as the Bob Dylan favourite has become an Adele standard but Bublé puts a more optimistic spin on it with lighter production and it works.

The album draws to a close with the double whammy of Barry White’s “You’re My First, My Last, My Everything” and the Charlie Chaplin classic ‘Smile’. Both songs are in Bublé’s wheelhouse and while they may not be the strongest tracks here, they should be fun as part of his live shows moving forward.

‘Higher’ is a solid album from Bublé that plays to his strengths and will thrill his fans. Sniffy critics will cry ‘same old, same old’ but Bublé knows what he’s good at, and he’s a master when it comes to his vocals. ‘Higher’ has plenty of potential to return Bublé to his commercial peak and quite honestly, it’s just nice to listen to an album that feels familiar with the warm tone of Bublé’s voice throughout. There’s no one like him in music these days and he’s one of the world’s greatest singers.

Track list: 1. I’ll Never Not Love You 2. My Valentine 3. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 4. Make You Feel My Love 5. Baby I’ll Wait 6. Higher 7. Crazy (with Willie Nelson) 8. Bring It On Home To Me 9. Don’t Get Around Here Much Anymore 10. Mother 11. Don’t Take Your Love From Me 12. You’re My First, My Last, My Everything 13. Smile Record label: Reprise / Warner Records Release date: 25 th March 2022 Buy ‘Higher’ now

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Michael Bublé, Jason Derulo talk 'Spicy Margarita' music video and their Vegas residences

What happened in Vegas is now fodder for Jason Derulo and Michael Bublé’s latest project: a music video their collaboration “ Spicy Margarita .”“We wanted to put something very special together, so we bit off a lot,” Derulo, 34, tells USA TODAY of the music video’s delay (the song came out in January). “And we actually shot the video in Vegas with a lot of amazing dancers and amazing musicians.”To be exact, the video is filmed at Voltaire inside the Venetian, where Derulo’s Las Vegas residency kicks off May 17. Bublé is no stranger to performing in the city; the crooner headlined a limited engagement at Resorts World in 2022.

“I wasn’t at my best,” Bublé, 48, says in hindsight. “If I had to do it over again, I would have done it differently. I would change the setlist up. I had some issues with production.“It's funny, I went to go see (Lady) Gaga. She invited me to go see her show and when I saw it, I went, ‘OK, those are some of the things I would have done.’”

The city has become a hot spot for music artists – from Gaga’s aforementioned stint at Park MGM to U2’s run at The Sphere. Coincidentally, Adele, who made international headlines when she postponed her residency at Caesars Palace in 2022 over production issues, told her audience in January she hadn’t seen U2’s show due to concerns of experiencing vertigo in the lofty venue.

But no challenges seem to be stopping A-list artists from making their way out to the desert. Some of the top residencies in the city gross millions.

“There was like years where it was like, if you saw someone (in Vegas), you go, ‘It's not going great for that person,’” Bublé continued. “Now it's the opposite. You get your residency, you're a superstar.”

Bublé and Derulo have more in common than you might think, from enjoying blackjack to embracing the challenges of co-writing songs. There are a total of 15 writers credited on “Spicy Margarita,” including the two artists. The track samples Dean Martin’s “Sway,” which Bublé covered on his 2003 debut studio album.

“It's like a sport for me,” Derulo says of writing songs with others. “I like writing songs by myself, but I would prefer to write with another person. It's a little more fun.”

From New York, Derulo was flying to Poland to continue his world tour in support of his latest album, “Nu King.” Bublé is on a break from solo music and touring. His 11th album, “Higher,” came out in 2022. Last year he co-founded the whiskey Fraser and Thompson.

“I’m working on a film right now,” he reveals. “I just finished (playing) 45 countries or something. Now I love the chance to just be a dad and spend time with my four kids.”

And we’ll be seeing more of Bublé and his newfound collaborator: the “Spicy Margarita” video is one of a four-part series involving songs from Derulo’s new album. Bublé appears in the other pieces, however won’t give away what happens, proving that in fact some happenings do stay in Vegas… for now.

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• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
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From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

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The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

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According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

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Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

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The journey from Moscow to Elektrostal by train is 32.44 mi and takes 2 hr 7 min. There are 71 connections per day, with the first departure at 12:15 AM and the last at 11:46 PM. It is possible to travel from Moscow to Elektrostal by train for as little as or as much as . The best price for this journey is .

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The cheapest Moscow - Elektrostal train tickets can be found for as low as $35.01 if you’re lucky, or $54.00 on average. The most expensive ticket can cost as much as $77.49.

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Michael brings his highly anticipated  Higher   World Tour  across the UK & Ireland for 10 spectacular shows in 2023! This will be his first nationwide arena tour in four years that will kick off at London’s iconic  The O2  on March 26, 2023! Tickets on sale Friday, 21 October at 9am local time. Full details at  https://www.tegeurope.com/michael-buble  and  https://www.ticketmaster.ie

Michael says: “I can’t wait to be back in arenas across the UK – it’s going to be true arena spectacle! I’m so excited for people to experience it! A lot of my fans have been part of my journey for the past 20 years, so to celebrate this milestone with everyone together is going to be extra special. I just want to connect with them, take them away, spread some goodness. That’s it!”

Higher  World Tour 2023 Dates

March 26 London – O2 Arena

April 21 Manchester – AO Arena

April 24 Leeds – First Direct Arena

April 27 Glasgow – OVO Hydro

April 29 Aberdeen – P&J Live

May 1 Newcastle – Utilita Arena

May 7 Nottingham – Motorpoint Arena

May 10 Birmingham – Resorts World Arena

May 13 Dublin - 3Arena

May 14 Dublin – 3Arena

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