Keith Urban

She's married to Keith Urban. So when I see that there's a story in the British GQ magazine about Nicole Kidman opening up about "extreme love," I assume she means she is just very much into Keith Urban. She's an actress, after all. So, of course, she's going to be ...

Little honky-tonks. Gigantic arenas. Vintage theaters. I have seen Keith Urban play just about every kind of venue there is. But this is a new one. A Verizon store? If I was in Nashville tomorrow, I would so be there. Hell, I'd even switch to Verizon if I had to. ...

Just because Brad Paisley's all clean-cut doesn't mean all the country stars need to be. Right? But Paisley took to Twitter to take a few good-hearted jabs at Keith Urban before they took the stage together for the We're All for the Hall show to benefit Nashville's Country Music Hall ...

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 [...]

By Alison Bonaguro In this insightful story from the Tennessean's music critic Peter Cooper is putting his theory out there that 70 is the new 30. Kris Kristofferson is the first bit of proof, after he released Closer to the Bone, a brand new album full of original songs. Loretta Lynn, Bill Anderson, Willie Nel...

By Alison Bonaguro I could have predicted this. The KC Masterpiece and Kingsford promotion that Keith Urban just did was the most successful one they've ever had. The sweepstakes, which encouraged you to text a special Urban phone number to enter to win the Me, You and a BBQ private concert and backyard cookou...

By Chet Flippo Artist: Carrie Underwood Video: "Cowboy Casanova'" Director: Theresa Wingert Artist: Keith Urban Video: "Hit the Ground Runnin''" Director: Jeff Johnson Artist: Kenny Chesney (With Dave Matthews) Video: "I'm Alive'" Directors: Ponciroli/Silva

By Alison Bonaguro Greg Shaw was Keith Urban's manager for most of the late '80s. And the whole time, whether he intended to or not, he was coming up with material for a comedy series. Fast forward about a decade and now Shaw's RockDogs series is becoming a reality. The first of five webisodes of RockDogs will prem...

By Alison Bonaguro Looking to stock up on artist memorabilia? This Web site for the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation is the place. There are all kinds of tickets, passes, autographed CDs and posters and so on. But what I love the most is when artists donate their own clothes. So Alan Jackson's given up his Wrangler...

When I interviewed Keith Urban last month, we talked a lot about guitars. Well, he talked. I listened. He had a lot to say about his whole arsenal. But the thrill in his voice seemed to go up a notch when we got around to his latest creation. It's a Fender, ...

Keith Urban fans no longer need to rely on each other for the latest up-to-the-minute goings-on from the road. They have Luke, Urban's Web site manager. Since he's going to be hitting the road with Urban once in a while during this tour, he blogs that he is going to ...

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Four wildly different new music are among the latest to hit the screening room for the CMT New Video Evaluation Team. Keith Urban walks an urban dreamscape, Reba hits the sheets, Megan Mullins hits the road and Cledus T. Judd weeps for Garth in a karaoke bar. Artist: Keith Urban Video: "Kiss ...

The list of performers keeps getting longer and longer for the CMT Music Awards taking place June 16 in Nashville. It now includes Lady Antebellum, Kellie Pickler, Darius Rucker, Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Taylor Sw...

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 TN He'll be playing master of ceremonies for the awards and performances by Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and British rockers Def Leppard. ...

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Not that he needed it, but American Idol contestant Kris Allen sure found a good luck charm in Keith Urban on last night's (May 20) finale. I know, I know. The nearly 100 million votes were already counted by the time Urban and Allen took the stage to sing "Kiss a ...

 TN Some alone, a couple with Keith Urban and one with Andy Griffith. It'sa fun collection. The two constants in all the shots are the guitar (most often a paisley-adorned Fender) and the genuine look of contentment on Paisley's face when he's playing. ...

 TN “We'd been in Texas and Louisiana and were playing our way up to Nashville when we got this call from our manager,” he said. “In a way, it was just another show, but we were extremely excited about it, too.” McIntyre told me how they celebrated: with a ...

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Fans may have missed out on Sugarland at Keith Urban's shows last week in Uncasville, Conn., but they were treated to something else on Friday night (May 8) instead. In addition to Little Big Town -- who substituted for Sugarland after Jennifer Nettles was placed on voice rest -- Jamey ...

By Whitney Self Roth also has a series in addition to Hushabye called Rockabye that includes more than 26 albums of classic rock songs set to lullaby. She said the series has even become quite a hit among artists and celebrities who also have used the collection to calm their wee ones. Some of those mentioned...

By Chris Parton Keith Urban’s new video is for “Kiss a Girl,” but it’s not finished yet. He did set us up with the raw footage, though. It looks like it will be mostly computer generated with Urban and the band doing their thing in front of a green screen. No doubt, it will end up looking real [...]

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

By Alison Bonaguro Sure, Nicole Kidman gets to climb into bed with him every night. But Keith Urban has another partner in his life. Monty Powell, Urban’s longtime songwriting collaborator, was feted last night (April 23) for the No. 1 hit, “Sweet Thing.” Urban was there, but it sounds like Powell did most of the...

By Whitney Self I’ve always felt that music has the ability to really touch a person’s soul, rattle your inner core — or it does me anyway. It can be such a moving experience and when it happens, you don’t forget it. Last night (April 22), I had one of these moments. Attending the Nashville4Africa benefit conce...

By Alison Bonaguro This from a man who didn’t even listen to country music when he was growing up in Nashville. His circuitous career path led him out of Nashville to Los Angeles, through years as a session guitarist for rock bands to eventually playing on a Shania Twain album. It was Twain’s producer (and then h...

By Alison Bonaguro Compare Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson and Trace Adkins to Keith Urban, Jamey Johnson, Darius Rucker, Gary LeVox and Zac Brown Band. What’s the big difference? The cowboy hat. To wear one is to stay true to the clichéd roots that all country singers need o...

By Alison Bonaguro God love Big Kenny. Not only does he have a big ol’ charitable soul, but the man knows how to throw a party in a huge way. He has booked Keith Urban, Martina McBride, Dierks Bentley, Faith Hill, the SteelDrivers and more to play a benefit concert for Nashville4Africa on April 22 at the Laura Tur...

By Alison Bonaguro According to her MySpace blog today (April 13), Taylor Swift is currently listening to Keith Urban’s new album, Defying Gravity. Two great country artists, together in a cyber kind of way. I like that. But beyond just telling fans what she’s listening to, she sums up the way she feels about he...

By Alison Bonaguro If other artists start following Charley Pride’s example, I’m about to come into some serious money. Because he just flew to some town in Canada to repay a fan who had spent $933 on tickets to Pride’s show in Edmonton. She’d bought the seats through abstix.com, a ticket reseller. He showed up wh...

By Alison Bonaguro I was blessed to spend Monday night (March 30) with Keith Urban at a small bar watching one of his “No Frills” shows. It was me, Urban, and about 1,000 other big-time fans in Chicago. As usual, Urban was outstanding. So I have no beef whatsoever with his show or with the other folks who [...]

By Alison Bonaguro Billboard had a story last week about how Swift had some seats with a face value of $20. They say that was her call and if it was up to her, all the seats would be $20. And I had blogged about Urban’s similar fight to keep some seats affordable. The Tennessean reported on the trend as well, quoting Ga...

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...

By Alison Bonaguro This week’s Billboard magazine has a story — the cover story, in fact — about what concerts should cost. And I won’t go into all the facts and figures here, but what stood out to me more than any of the other numbers was this: the common concert industry practice is to give the artist [...]

By Alison Bonaguro I know some Nashville guitar players get acrylic nails so they can play without a pick. You ever indulge in a manicure like that? You took your first guitar lessons from a woman when you were little, but how did you learn to play piano and banjo?

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

By Craig Shelburne Carrie Underwood, “Just a Dream” I’ll be working in the CMA Awards pressroom tomorrow night, so I’ve been brushing up on the nominations this afternoon. I am reluctant to make predictions, but I will say that I hope Trace Adkins wins for “You’re Gonna Miss This,” and I’m never disappointed...

By Alison Bonaguro He makes it sound so easy, doesn’t he? Brad Paisley and Keith Urban could talk you into just about anything if they do it together. And I have to say, after listening to their new duet, “Start a Band,” I just might. Because this is the best damn song I have heard in years.

By Chris Parton He started with “Days Go By,” which led into “Where the Blacktop Ends,” and then slowed it down with “Stupid Boy.” During “Blacktop,” he got out to the edge of the stage and shredded a guitar solo. It was at this point that the crowd started getting into it. To see guys wearing big gold chains and b...

By Alison Bonaguro I like so many country videos for so many reasons. Sugarland’s “Stay” comes to mind because of its sparse music and even sparser makeup. Jennifer Nettles has guts to do that. So did the Dixie Chicks when they went all-natural on “Without You,” another love of mine. But I also get a little thrill j...

By Alison Bonaguro Even if you don’t love Keith Urban’s music, you have to love his latest video. Because he loves his latest video. At least, it looks like he loves what he’s doing. And after a few (OK, maybe more like 10) years of country artists getting up onstage and going through the same old same old motions li...

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.

By Alison Bonaguro Still, I do love a man who can make something mundane sound good. A handful of country stars are really good musicians. But Urban already had the whole string section down. Then he proved to be a prolific piano man. He even plays something called an E-Bow, and a bouzouki, a kind of a Greek mandolin....

By Link Ray First, Keith Urban was on stage telling folks he'd give them a show worth seven bucks a gallon. Then later he admitted to reporters that he didn't know that a onesie was called a onesie. Afterwards, he was caught in a little street side make-out session with wife Nicole Kidman.

By Link Ray Naomi Judd has a message for American Idol contestant David Archuleta's dad: Leave him alone! Billboard has good advice from Dolly Parton, who says she wakes up with new dreams every day. C'mon. Everybody's doing it. Even Nelly Furtado's getting in on the country scene, with her recent coll...

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...