FEBRUARY SONG - JOSH GROBAN
The launch single from Josh Groban’s current “Awake,” “You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up)” again reaped top 10 rewards at AC, in spite of the format’s November-December indulgence of Christmas music. Follow-up “February Song” is more adventurous and features the majestic singer’s most alluring, elegant hook to date. Amid a lyric of hope for perfection in love, the song, co-written with Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik, builds with cliff-hanging bravado that would muster a wink from Celine. So few artists unashamedly capitalize on the beloved market for melodramatic power ballads. Billboard
