Top Albums Of Last 10 Years...

Some amazing stats from Nielsen SoundScan are being reported from the Yahoo Music Blog - Josh is the only artist with two albums among the 20 best-sellers of the last 10 years.

Closer came in at 16th on the list while Noël came in at 19th.

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With Renee Fleming...

Josh was part of the special PBS broadcast of "Renée Fleming @ the Penthouse"; as part of "Live From Lincoln Center"...

Josh put on his best "big-boy voice to perform a medley from Brigadoon that included "Heather on the Hill" and "Almost like Being in Love".

Here's the performance -

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Meeting Mandela...

Some great footage from quite a few years ago shows the press conference from when Josh met Nelson Mandela. I love the part towards the end when Josh gives Mandela his CD's.

Paul Newman's Dream Benefit...

Josh joined a host of other celebrities including Jake Gyllenhaal, Jimmy Fallon, Joanne Woodward, Paul Simon & Elvis Costello a benefit for Paul Newman's Association of Hole in the Wall Camps at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center . New York City on April 2nd.

Josh sang "Changing Colors" and "Smile"...

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Here's a video of the stars arriving and leaving Avery Fisher Hall. Josh is seen very briefly at 1:14

You can also see Josh's performance of Changing Colors which is part of the EPK here.

In this video from the red carpet, Josh talks about being in the Tenacious D "To Be the Best" clip.