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Just days after Adele began her two-year residency in Las Vegas to a warm conclusionAnother well-known artist has announced a performance at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace: Josh Groban.

In the last four years, the “You Raise Me Up” singer released an album, toured and landed his “dream role” as the lead in the Broadway production of “Sweeney Todd.”

Now Groban is ready to bring his music to the Colosseum — and he’s already noticing at least one big difference from Adele’s residency.

“I will not allow a piano to burn,” he told USA Today. “I don’t have the budget for ‘Flaming Piano’.”

Josh Groban announces residency in Las Vegas

Groban said he didn’t see Adele’s show at the Colosseum, but he had the opportunity to see Celine Dion.

Over the years, artists such as Madonna, Elton John and Reba McEntire have performed at the prestigious venue.

“I was at one of Celine’s opening nights,” Groban told USA Today. “She set the bar for Vegas and what was possible there…So many singers I admired have graced that stage that now it’s only visible in the walls.” I’ve been there for three or I haven’t been to Las Vegas in four years, so I’m looking forward to going back there at all. It’s going to be a journey.”

It will be Groban’s turn at the Colosseum in May. The short stint, which runs May 9-17, will include five shows and highlight the “gems” of his career, according to USA Today.

The singer’s most recent album – his ninth – came out in 2020. Before the pandemic, he was about a third of the way through recording “Harmony,” which he had originally planned to be just covers – an homage to classic ones Songs he loved like Kenny: “Celebrate Me Home” by Loggins, “Both Sides Now” by Joni Mitchell and “It’s Now or Never” by Elvis Presley.

But as Groban had more free time during the pandemic, he composed new music at the piano in his bedroom. He ended up writing two new songs for the album.

“If you like writing, just start writing,” he previously told the Deseret News. “You have an idea, or the world around you changes in a way that you feel like you just have to put it out of your head. I didn’t write for the album – I just wrote.”

How to get tickets to Josh Groban’s Las Vegas residency

Tickets for Groban’s Las Vegas residency go on sale to the general public on December 6 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com/JoshGrobanVegas.

More from Josh Groban

Before heading to Las Vegas, Groban will host “Josh Groban & Friends Go Home for the Holidays.”

According to Groban’s Instagram, the holiday special, which airs Dec. 20 on CBS, will feature guest artists such as Jennifer Hudson, Tori Kelly, James Bay and The War and Treaty.