Keith Urban is being honored at the 2025 ACM Awards. The New Zealand native will receive the prestigious Triple Crown Award, last given during the ACM Awards in 2010, to Carrie Underwood. Urban is eligible because he won Top New Male Vocalist in 2001, Male Vocalist of the Year in 2005 and 2006 and Entertainer of the Year in…
Keith Urban is a big, big fan of Lainey Wilson. Urban still vividly remembers hearing her voice for the first time, long before Wilson was a household name. “I heard her voice before she put anything out.,” Urban recalls on MuchMusic, adding that a friend of his happened to be working with Wilson at the time. “I got access to…
Gretchen Wilson is joining the upcoming CBS reality TV talent show, The Road! Wilson has been tapped as the Tour Manager, joining an all-star cast that includes Keith Urban and Blake Shelton. The new show sees aspiring singers open for Urban, in venues all over the country, trying to win over local fanbases to remain in the competition. Shelton…
Keith Urban is opening up about his High and Alive World Tour. The country music superstar will hit the road on May 22, joined by Chase Matthew, Alana Springsteen and Karley Scott Collins. Perhaps surprisingly, Urban picked all of his openings acts himself. “Chase I had heard about a couple of years ago, and just loved his voice, and…
Keith Urban is opening up about a particularly challenging time in his life. The 57-year-old recalls a career shift, in the best way possible, with the release of his 2013 album, Fuse. “I had vocal surgery probably a year and a half before this record,” Urban reveals on World Cafe. “I’d made a whole bunch of albums with Dann…
When Keith Urban was announced as the host of the 55th ACM Awards in 2020, no one could have predicted what a challenge that job would become. The original ceremony was postponed, due to COVID-19, later held in September, albeit without an audience. “It was a strange sensation, walking out on the Opry stage, to empty seats with lights…
Keith Urban shocked fans when it was revealed that he had let some of his band members go. Urban doesn’t give any specific reasons for the restructuring of his band, but he does say that he is thrilled with the new formation, especially as he gets ready to embark on his High and Alive World Tour. “It feels really good,”…
Keith Urban is returning to TV, with the new talent show, The Road. Urban is teaming up with Blake Shelton and Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, giving 12 aspiring singers a taste of what life is really like as a touring musician. For Urban, who has been on both The Voice and American Idol, he was drawn to the premise…
Keith Urban draws inspiration from a lot of places, including up-and-coming singers. The Grand Ole Opry member reveals that he is a big, big fan of new talent, of all genres, who become his biggest source of inspiration. “Getting out in the sun, going for a walk. New music,” Urban shares during a recent media event, when asked what…
The nominees for the 2025 ACM Awards are out. While there are plenty of artists that were rightfully nominated, including Ella Langley‘s eight nominations, and Post Malone‘s first ACM Awards nods, there are still several artists who should have been nominated, but weren’t. Keep reading to see who inexplicably didn’t hear their name mentioned when the nominees were announced….
