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Jimmy Wayne Adds Urban Flair to New CD
Original at The Boot
• Thu, Nov 19
By Beville Darden There's a song Keith Urban wrote called 'Things I Believe.' I'm very excited for people to hear that," Jimmy tells The Boot. "It's hard to sing something he wrote and make it your own, because he has such a signature sound. There's no doubt that he's the writer on this song, but I tried to make it m...
Nicole Kidman OK Keith Urban's Career Is 'Bigger' Than Hers
Original at The Boot
• Tue, Nov 17
By Gayle Richardson Nicole famously left the bright lights of Hollywood to move to a farm outside of Nashville when she married Keith. "There are certain limitations to my career because I'm based here," Nicole admits to Ladies Home Journal. "And that's cool. Keith has enormous ambitions, which I support. His t...
Keith Urban Talks Ukeleles, Doris Day and the American Dream
Original at The Boot
• Tue, Nov 17
By Marianne Horner Once upon a time, in the faraway land of Australia, little Keith Urban was given an instrument that would foreshadow his storybook future. In that twinkling of time, a future superstar was born. His first guitar? Not quite ... My dad gave me a ukelele when I was four, 'cause it was the right size, y...
Kidman delays homecoming
Original at Melbourne Herald Sun
• Mon, Nov 16
NICOLE Kidman and her daughter, Sunday Rose, are not expected to join husband Keith Urban when he flies into Australia next week to attend the music industry's night of nights, the ARIAs.
Lovely Sunday in the rain
Original at Daily Telegraph
• Mon, Nov 16
NICOLE Kidman and her daughter Sunday Rose are not expected to join husband Keith Urban when he flies in next week to attend Australian music's night of nights, the ARIAs.
Nicole Kidman's Lips Are Scaring People
Original at Dlisted
• Fri, Nov 13
By Michael K When Nicole Kidman hit the red carpet with Keith Urban at the CMAs the other night, some people made the sign of the cross and hissed at her face. Basically, everyone thought her lips looked like something you'd find swimming in the waters of Lake Karachay (aka the most toxic spot on Earth).
CMA Awards 2009
Original at The Boot
• Wed, Nov 11
• 7 related articles
By The Boot Staff CMA co-host Brad takes the telecast into the future -- 'Welcome to the Future,' that is. His co-host Carrie Underwood is scheduled to perform her current No. 1 hit, 'Cowboy Casanova.' The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney teams up with Dave Matthews for 'I'm Alive.'
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Brad Paisley Finds His Soul on CMA-Nominated Album
Original at The Boot
• Tue, Nov 10
By Donna Hughes Brad also has nods in the Video and Musical Event of the Year categories for his collaboration with Keith Urban on "Start a Band." The song was originally going to be an instrumental with Keith for Brad's album 'Play,' but the pair decided while that might be pretty impressive, it also could...
Carrie Underwood Crossover - Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban Heat it Up!
Original at National Ledger
• Wed, Nov 4
Country music notes...Carrie Underwood is a crossover star. The blonde singer and American Idol winner is out with her third album, "Play On," and has visited Good Morning America and will be headlining...
Keith Urban 'Escapes' From His Own Tour
Original at The Boot
• Wed, Oct 21
By Beville Darden Keith Urban ended the North American leg of his Escape Together World Tour with a prank on his fans! While playing 'Better Life,' the last song of the night at his concert in Buffalo, New York, Keith ran straight through the audience floor and out the front doors of the HSBC Arena. With camera...
Keith Urban Hosts a Who's-Who of Stars in Magical Benefit Show
Original at The Boot
• Wed, Oct 14
By Vernell Hackett We had so many artists who wanted to be on the show, we could have had a three night show," Keith told the audience at the sold-out concert benefiting the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. "Instead, we're just gonna do it again next year on October 5!"
Keith Urban Always Intrigued by CMA Awards
Original at CMT
• Mon, Oct 12
By Alison Bonaguro Keith Urban is a busy man. So I can hardly picture him watching a lot of television. But as a kid, he says he remembers doing so when the CMA Awards came on (even all the way down under in Australia). "I grew up in Australia watching the CMA Awards on television, and I remember [...]
Keith Urban Talks Baby's Birthday and Fawning Fans
Original at The Boot
• Fri, Oct 2
By Marianne Horner As for the other ones -- Keith demures with a laugh, "I think that's been well-documented," and then he moves on to his favorite subject -- daughter, Sunday. Keith's first child with wife Nicole Kidman celebrated her first birthday in July.
Gary Allan
Original at About.com Country Music
• Thu, Oct 1
View photos taken by Sue Bauman at Keith Urban's November 9, 2007 performance of the Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy World Tour at the Quicken Loans Arena, in Cleveland, Ohio. Featuring Keith Urban and Gary Allan.
Keith Urban Lyrics Quiz
Original at About.com Country Music
• Sun, Sep 27
See how well you know Keith Urban's Lyrics by taking this challenging quiz.
Keith Urban Says Nicole's Not Pregnant; Funeral Plans Set For Michael
Original at Jezebel
• Thu, Jul 2
By Margaret He continued, "If we were to have another child though we would be very happy but we are more then happy with Sunday. We feel very blessed to have one child." [The Sun]The private family funeral service for Michael Jackson will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Forest Lawn in L.A. Then a motorcade will...
Win A Barbecueing Prize Pack (ERV $200), Courtesy of Keith Urban, KC Masterpiece and Kingsford Charcol
Original at the9513.com
• Wed, Jun 24
By Staff Not much in this world goes together better than country music, summer and grilling. And we’re here to help you get your summer barbecuing off to a spectacular start. Keith Urban has joined forces with two great sponsors for his 2009 Escape Together World Tour Together with KC Masterpiece a...
BAM's 7 favorite George Strait songs
Original at NewsOK.com
• Wed, May 27
OK The show will celebrate the Academy of Country Music naming Strait the Artist of the Decade for the 2000s. It will feature music stars such as Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Brooks & Dunn, Sugarland, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift and more ...
Opinion: A chat with Keith Urban
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Fri, May 15
Last summer at a Soldier Field show, Urban left the stage to sing "You Look Good in My Shirt" from the first tier of seats. And at one of his recent Allstate Arena shows, he rode a trapeze to the very end of the stage's catwalk, telling fans way in the ...
Brad Paisley Appreciates "Band" Aid
Original at Great American Country
• Fri, May 1
TN Good things also came in three a few weeks ago when he took a trio of trophies at the Academy of Country Music Awards, including Vocal Event of the Year for "Start A Band," shared with Keith Urban. Keith is just as multi-talented, ...
Keith Urban Undersells His Personality, Says Friend
Original at CMT
• Mon, Apr 27
By Craig Shelburne Last week, I interviewed songwriter Monty Powell prior to his No. 1 party for “Sweet Thing,” recorded and co-written by Keith Urban. They have been friends since 1993, Powell said, so on behalf of Urban’s millions of fans, I had to ask - What is he really like? Photo credit: Ed Rode
Album Review: Keith Urban - Defying Gravity
Original at the9513.com
• Fri, Mar 27
By Jim Malec But Urban’s upbeatness has typically been tempered by much more artistically engaging fare like “Stupid Boy,” which came on the heels of “Once in a Lifetime Love,” and “You’ll Think of Me” which immediately followed the breezy “Who Wouldn’t Want To Be Me.”
Opinion: Keith Urban Ropes in Another Fan in Houston
Original at CMT
• Wed, Mar 18
By Alison Bonaguro She came. She saw. She was enormously impressed. A writer from Entertainment Weekly attended her first-ever Keith Urban show at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo last night (March 17) and seems to have enjoyed everything from the baked potato (smothered in beef brisket) to Urban’s imme...
Opinion: Brad Paisley Shuts Down the Party
Original at Great American Country
• Mon, Mar 16
Photo by Tony Phipps, courtesy of Sony Music Nashville. March 16, 2009 — Brad Paisley’s one of the country music industry’s most popular figures; his current Play album features such guests as Keith Urban, Vince Gill, Steve Wariner and BB King; ...
Album Review : Defying Gravity
Original at Rolling Stone
• Mon, Mar 16
Artist: Keith Urban Album: Defying Gravity Review: Keith Urban plays it so safe on Defying Gravity, you'd think he got a musical lobotomy when he went to rehab. The album depicts an idyllic America, where young'uns suffer innocent heartache like so many Fifties teenagers. There's no econ...
Opinion: "Better Life"- Keith UrbanOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Feb 28
By rss@youtube.com (Jesslovesyou2010) DISCLAIMER: I only own the video clips, not the song! All rights belong to Keith Urban. One of my favorite songs EVER! :) Keith Urban=country music god. :) haha. So, you lucky ducks get to see what my daily life is like..as it has my 3 best friends and some of my family including my dad and my uncle. Jus...
Keith Urban Announces 2009 Tour Stops; No Dates Yet
Original at the9513.com
• Tue, Jan 6
By Brody Vercher Keith Urban’s tour kicks off in May and he’s announced 58 dateless stops so far. (via ggcolumn) Texas Music Matters describes The Gourds‘ music as a “bawdry brand of Texas bluegrass” and Austin Music Source calls it “recombinant rocky-tonk jam-folk.” If that piques your interest, listen...
Martina Meets the King, and Six Other Prime New Videos Are DeliveredOriginal at CMT
• Fri, Nov 21
By Chet Flippo Artists: Brad Paisley and Keith Urban Video: “Start a Band” Director: Jim Shea Artist: Emerson Drive Video: “Belongs to You” Director: Steven Goldman Artist: Martina McBride Video: “Blue Christmas” Directors: Flanigen/Umberger
Keith Urban on the CMA's 11/12/08-"Sweet Thing" review
Original at THE SCREEN DOOR...with Anthony Kuzminski
• Thu, Nov 13
By ANTHONY KUZMINSKI(noreply@blogger.com) I'm not a country music fan. Don't get me wrong, I admire the art form and view many of the classic country artists (Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams) to be nothing short of sheer brilliance. However, in the last few years I have been semi-seduced by country music. It's sometimes not e...
Podcast: Brad Paisley and Heidi Newfield Dominate ACM Nominations
Original at the9513.com
• Sun, Oct 5
By Brody Vercher Ladies and gentleman, your 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards nominees. (Visit the link for full list.) Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney | Brad Paisley | George Strait | Carrie Underwood | Keith Urban Top Male Vocalist Kenny Chesney | Toby Keith | Brad Paisley | George Strait |...
Keith Urban's Philadelphia Concert Will Be First Gig As A Father
Original at iCelebZ
• Fri, Jul 18
Country superstar Keith Urban will have his first gig as a new father Saturday night when he plays a stadium show in Philadelphia. And he can't wait. Urban, who just became a father for the first time, says life with wife Nicole Kidman and their 10-day-old baby Sunday Rose is going great. Urban...
Opinion: Kenny Chesney: Poets, Pirates, Big Stars and Guitars (Keith Urban, Leann Rimes, Gary Allen, Luke Bryan)Original at THE SCREEN DOOR...with Anthony Kuzminski
• Tue, Jul 15
By noreply@blogger.com (ANTHONY KUZMINSKI) I learned one definitive thing this weekend and it is why Kenny Chesney and his country music festival every year can fill stadiums at $50-$100; it’s because country music acts feel privileged to be performing for their fans, whereas rock stars feel that their fans should be privileged t...
Keith Urban’s Live “Shirt” Leads New Videos
Original at CMT
• Fri, Jul 11
By Chet Flippo Due to audience demand, Keith Urban finally delivers a video of his very popular live song, “You Look Good In My Shirt.” His guitar licks are blistering, he jumps into the crowd, he gets an unexpected tummy rub from a girl in the audience, he autographs a guitar and gives it away to a fan.
Single Review: “You Look Good In My Shirt” by Keith Urban
Original at Country Music Central
• Thu, May 29
By cowboybleau Keith has chosen to go with a single from his previous American sophomore album Golden Road. Signified through karaoke disks and fan responses at his live shows, this is among the most popular tracks from the album and, up until now, ...
Review: Keith Urban, “You Look Good In My Shirt”
Original at Country Universe
• Thu, May 29
By Leeann In an unconventional move, Keith Urban has chosen to release a song from his second album, Golden Road, rather than a new song from an upcoming album. While people could easily go back and listen to the original version that already exists on that CD, Urban is, apparently, giving us the chan...
Opinion: Bob Leftsetz Mailbag regarding Keith Urban (4/11/08)Original at THE SCREEN DOOR...with Anthony Kuzminski
• Mon, Apr 21
By ANTHONY KUZMINSKI Our daughter is 12 and we took her to the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore to see Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban. Of course Carrie did a nice job but you can see that she has some maturing to do with her stage presence, but all in all a nice show and my daughter loved it.
Opinion: Around the Web: Nicole Kidman's Morning Ritual
Original at CMT
• Wed, Apr 16
By Link Ray Those 99 cent downloads from iTunes may soon cost a little more, if the government finds a way to make it all a little more taxing. Yes, even high-class movie stars get sick sometimes. Especially the preggers ones, like Nicole Kidman, who admits to severe morning sickness. Could that be why Ca...
Country Music Awards 2008: Big Hair, Sequins, & Nicole Kidman
Original at Jezebel
• Tue, Apr 15
By jgerson I might be from the South, but I know jack about country music. Which is why I think I was doubly amused by the Country Music Awards, which took place in Nashville last night: People wore cowboy hats! In earnest! But the happenings were made all the more interesting because 1) Nicole Kidman wa...
Fanfiction: Tonight I Wanna Cry 1/?
Original at DG
• Sun, Apr 6
By smartoompaa Summary- Fic based on the long Tonight I Wanna Cry by Keith Urban and what happens where the movie Tin Man leaves off Disclaimer- Neither the song nor anything having to do with Tin Man belongs to me Thanks to my wonderful absolutely ...
Brad Paisley FTW + 2008 CMT Music Awards Nominees
Original at OH NO!!
• Thu, Mar 6
Brad Paisley Lands a Leading Four CMT Nods Don't Blink": Kenny Chesney High Maintenance Woman": Toby Keith I Got My Game On": Trace Adkins I Told You So": Keith Urban Online": Brad Paisley Female Video of the Year Kenny Chesney "Don't Blink" Carrie Underwood "So Small"
Opinion: It hurts me to say this, but there isn't much new here.
Original at Epinions Recent Reviews for openroad
• Sat, Feb 9
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author openroad - As a disclaimer, I find it really hard to review music since it's such a personal thing, however this is my best shot at the latest studio release from Keith Urban. I know many Urban fans will love to string me up at the mere thought of calling any of...
Nicole Kidman: Totally Knocked Up [Dirt Bag]
Original at Jezebel
• Tue, Jan 8
By dodai The rumors are true! Nicole Kidman, 40, is expecting. She and highlighted hubby Keith Urban are "thrilled." Nic has two adopted children: Isabella, 15; and Connor, 12. Although Nicole and Keith are both from Australia, they have a farm outside of Nashville, Tennesse -- maybe the kid will en...
London-bound Urban grateful for wife, Kidman, and career
Original at London Free Press
• Sat, Dec 8
Country superstar Keith Urban is on the road to downtown London, knowing he is in a good space and ready to play plenty of guitar. via London Free Press
Are "Greatest Hits" Records Dead? (Keith Urban)Original at THE SCREEN DOOR...with Anthony Kuzminski
• Wed, Dec 5
By ANTHONY KUZMINSKI DVD content for KEITH URBAN GREATEST HITS: 18 KIDS Limited Edition I Told You So" Stupid Boy" Once In A Lifetime" Tonight I Wanna Cry" Better Life" Making Memories of Us" You're My Better Half" Days Go By" You'll Think of Me" Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" Raining on Sunday" Somebody Like You"
Nicole Kidman And Keith Urban Attend The 41st Annual Country Music ...
Original at I'm Not Obsessed
• Wed, Nov 7
By veryvera Nicole Kidman owned the red carpet as she accompanied her husband to the 41st Annual Country Music Association Awards. Keith Urban held his own as well - as he should. He is up for Best Entertainer tonight. ...
Opinion: Keith Urban Concert Rev 10/05
Original at About.com Country Music
• Sun, Nov 4
Review of Keith Urban's show at Columbus, OH on October 5, 2005. Complete with photos.
Keith Urban & Nicole Kidman Really Going Country
Original at National Ledger
• Tue, Oct 9
By Debra Beste He is one of country music's biggest stars and Nicole Kidman and her hubby Keith Urban are moving to the country. The Aussie transplants have ...
Keith Urban Sells a Kiss From Nicole Kidman, Then Reneges
Original at National Ledger
• Wed, Jun 27
Keith Urban and his wife Nicole Kidman just celebrated her fortieth birthday with a sweet fireworks show that the country music superstar set up for his Oscar winning actress...
Music Review: Brad Paisley - Mud On The Tires
Original at Blogcritics
• Thu, May 17
By Janine Macdonald Brad Paisley belongs to that group of modern cowboys such as Tim Mcgraw, Garth Brooks, and Keith Urban who add a little rock to their country. Yet like Tim McGraw and Garth Brooks, Paisley also manages to keep with the traditional, and be very successful at the same time.
Album Review : Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing
Original at Rolling Stone
• Wed, Nov 1
Review: Imagine Daryl Hall with Nashville guitar skills and an Australian's fascination with Southern culture, and you have Keith Urban. With his platinum track record, recent awards and marriage to Nicole Kidman, he would be an idiot to release a lackluster CD just now, and this varied...