 February 18, 2008
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Smoky Gets in Keith Urban's Eyes
He was smoking when he performed at Madison Square Garden in New York this week, but it was his old mate and mentor Smoky Dawson who was on Keith Urban's mind.
The country crooner revealed one of his most precious possessions is a photo taken with the Aussie legend, who died on Wednesday, when he was just starting out on the country music circuit.
"I feel so fortunate to have met and spent time over the years with one of the few true country gentleman, Smoky Dawson," he told music editor Kathy McCabe.
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February 10, 2008 |
Keith Wins Grammy Award!
Keith was honored tonight as the winner in the category for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "Stupid Boy" at the 2008 Grammy Awards!
"Winning this particular Grammy in light of the crazy way last year started is all the more sweet. I am so grateful that I can hardly put it into words. It's especially moving to be recognized among such a mighty group of fellow nominees this year."
January 7, 2008 |
Keith Wins the CMT Online Award
Keith is the winner of the No. 1 Digitally Active Male Artist on the CMT Online Awards.CMT!
January 7, 2008 |
Nicole & Keith Expecting a Baby - Confirmed!
Nicole Kidman and Keith confirmed today that they are expecting a baby! The couple are thrilled. Congratulations Keith and Nicole!
December 6, 2007 |
Keith Nominated at the 2008 Grammy Awards
Keith has been nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "Stupid Boy" at the 2008 Grammy's! Tune in to the Grammy's on February 10, 2008 at 8pm EST live on CBS!
November 13, 2007 |
GAC's Top 50 Videos of the Year - Vote Keith!
Great American Country wants YOU, the fans, to decide the outcome of our Top 50 Videos of 2007. There are well over 100 videos to pick from, but only 50 will make it into our year end countdown. It's up to you, vote for up to 10 of your favorites each day and help determine which videos make it to the big show!
Keith's videos for "I Told You" and "Stupid Boy" are among the vidoes that are nominated. Make sure to log on to GAC's website and vote for Keith! Click here to vote now!
Catch Keith on Good Morning America Tomorrow Morning
Keith will be performing on Good Morning America tomorrow morning, Wednesday, November 14. Tune into Good Morning America on ABC to catch Keith! Don't miss it!
November 12, 2007 |
Keith & Carrie Underwood Confirm the "Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride" Tour!
Grammy Award winners Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood are set to hit the road together in '08, a 24-city tour that combines the music of two of the music industry's most powerful performers. "Love, Pain & the whole crazy Carnival Ride Tour," a name that combines the titles of each artist's most recent album; Keith's double platinum #1 debuting Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing and Carrie's recent #1 debut second album Carnival Ride," will feature 12 #1 songs (7 for Urban and 5 from Underwood). Tickets are set to go on sale as of December 1st.
"I'm looking forward to hitting the road with Carrie, and to bringing our audiences together for what I think will be a magical night of sights, sounds, songs and solos," said Urban.
"I can't think of a better person to begin 2008 with than Keith," shares Underwood. "He is an amazing entertainer and a well-respected musician, singer and songwriter."
Urban, who will release Greatest Hits: 18 Kids on November 20th, has been on the road since April in support of his #1 album Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing. In that time, he's performed shows on three continents, to packed houses, frantic crowds and widespread critical praise. Electrifying performances and world-class production combine with songs that have helped define a career; "Somebody Like You," "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me," "Better Life," "Days Go By," "You'll Think Of Me," "Once In A Lifetime," as well as his latest single "Everybody," and more.
Underwood's new album Carnival Ride recently debuted at #1 selling over half a million copies in its first week, immediately becoming the best-selling debut of any female artist in 2007. Earning the highest debut-week sales of any sophomore country album in over a decade, the album contains four Underwood co-penned songs including its first hit single, "So Small."
In 2001, the Country Music Association honored Keith with its Horizon Award. That same year, The Academy of Country Music named him Top New Male Vocalist. Six years and more than 10 million albums sold later, Urban is a Grammy Award winner, who to this day remains the only Horizon Award winner in history to go on to win the CMA's Entertainer of The Year and Male Vocalist of the Year, a title he's captured three times. He's had seven #1s, as well as another seven Top 5 hits and 2 consecutive #1 albums.
American Idol's 2005 champion, Underwood is now a two-time Grammy winner and the reigning Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist of The Year. In addition to her 2 Grammys, 4 CMA Awards and 5 ACM awards, her trophy mantle includes 8 Billboard Music Awards, 4 CMT Awards, 2 People's Choice Awards, an American Music Award, and more. Her debut album, Some Hearts, sold over 6 million copies, spawned 5 #1 singles and became the best-selling, single-disc country album by a solo female in the new millennium, with sales topping 1.3 million copies this year alone. Some Hearts is also the best selling female country album of 2005, 2006 and 2007.
November 3, 2007 |
Keith Covers People Magazine
As he begins another leg of his U.S. tour and releases his first greatest hits album, the country superstar opens up about his road back after rehab, the devotion of his wife, Nicole Kidman–who stuck by him–and how he's getting it right this time.
Sweat glistens off Keith Urban's dirty-blond hair as he rips through 2½ hours of blistering guitar solos and power ballads during his Sept. 16 show in Vancouver. Near the end of the set, the country superstar slows the pace, moves center stage and sits down at the piano. His face beams as he makes a very public confession to an enthusiastic crowd of 15,000. "I would not be here tonight playing for you guys if it...
To read the rest of the article, pick up this week's People magazine!
October 28, 2007 |
Keith Wins Best Country Album at the Australian ARIA Awards
Keith Urban has dedicated his Aria award for best Country album to wife Nicole Kidman - "his inspiration".
Picking up the gong for his album Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing, Urban paid special thanks to his Oscar winning wife.
"It (the album) would not exist without my wife, she was the inspiration for it," he said from the stage as Kidman blew him a kiss from their table.
Later he told reporters he recorded the album at their Nashville home.
"She is very prevalent in most of the songs," Urban said.
But he said fans shouldn't expect a duet from the couple any time soon.
"I promise not to act as well, so it's a fair deal," he joked.
Urban was keen to perform with the John Butler Trio, who picked up the Aria award for best Blues And Roots Album and best Independent Release for Brand National.
The pair played the John Butler Trio hit Funky Tonight and were both full of praise for one another.
"It was what I have been looking forward to more than anything. It was a blast," Urban said of the collaboration.
"I hope I get to play with him more than just tonight."
Butler extended Urban and open invitation to join the band.
"He is more than welcome to be in the band any time he wants," he said.
"(We can call it) The John Butler Quadrangle."
October 20, 2007 |
Keith Surprises Ellen's Audience
Keith Urban stepped in and delivered an impromptu concert to the studio audience of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, after the popular host cancelled the taping of two shows in Los Angeles, Oct. 18.Keith was on his way to the television studio when he heard about the cancellations, which were believed to have resulted from the controversy surrounding a dog that DeGeneres had adopted. He performed his current hit “Everybody” for a segment that will air on Ellen’s show Monday, Oct. 22, and “Once in a Lifetime,” expected to air around Nov. 20. According to Nashville’s daily newspaper The Tennessean, Keith wished Ellen well and noted, “We all love her, and God bless her.”
October 12, 2007 |
Keith's Back in the Studio, On TV and Headed Out for More Tour Dates
Keith Urban has a lot going on these days before his return to the road on November 1st for more of his critically acclaimed "Love, Pain & the whole crazy World Tour." This week, he'll return to a Nashville recording studio to record new material for his forthcoming Greatest Hits CD (November 20th), after which he'll head to Los Angeles for several network television appearances. All, while the latest single "Everybody," from his multi-platinum release, Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing climbs the charts.
Keith will appear next Wednesday (October 17th) on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno before heading to PBS' Tavis Smiley Show (airdate TBD). On Thursday, Keith will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (to air Thursday, October 22nd). On Friday, October 19th Keith will take the outdoor stage at The Jimmy Kimmel Show, tickets for which are sold-out.
October 12, 2007 |
Keith Scheduled to Perform at Alzheimer's Event in Atlanta!
On November 28, 2007, CMA nominated songwriter and singer, Monty Powell will perform together with his friends Keith Urban and Anna Wilson in an intimate and original concert, establishing Atlanta as the launching pad for a new initiative in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.
The concert, coined better start livin', will allow the artists to share their vision of communicating a powerful message through an intimate "storytelling" performance, while raising funds and awareness for the Alzheimer's Association. Among the many friends joining Powell in kicking off this exciting event are superstar Keith Urban and jazz-singer Anna Wilson.
better start livin' began when Monty Powell, Georgia native and award-winning Nashville songwriter, joined with the Alzheimer's Association, Georgia Chapter and the Alzheimer's Society of Atlanta to create a new paradigm in the fight against Alzheimer's. Like many others, Powell lost his father to early onset Alzheimer's and now uses his talents to forward the fight against the disease. The vision for better start livin' is to deconstruct the "big event" so that intimacy and engagement replace staging and theatrics, so that the message, rather than extravaganza, becomes the focal point.
"This vision very close to my heart," says Powell. "Alzheimer's is a thief. Music was the one priceless jewel that was overlooked in the heist of my father, so it is only fitting that it be the weapon that I have chosen in my own personal fight to help rid the world of this thief. Each of my songs is a gift, the gems passed on to me thru him, and now to others. better start livin' will aid in spreading awareness and knowledge of the disease, and one day soon, we will defeat Alzheimer's, forever."
The initiative's theme, better start livin', illustrates the urgency of the mission to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease. As Powell wrote in his #1 song co-written and performed by Keith Urban, "Days Go By," "We think about tomorrow and then it slips away. We talk about forever but we've only got today...so you better start livin' right now." Each better start livin' performance will create a "storytelling" ambience allowing listeners to focus on the message at hand. Most importantly, they will promote a call-to-action for audience members, encouraging them to become Champions and continue to raise Alzheimer's awareness.
The first better start livin' event was a special acoustic performance by Powell at the Biltmore Ballroom of Atlanta on April 19 to share this vision with Atlanta supporters and organizers. The project has now soared to new levels.
Patron tickets for November concert and the Champions Party with the Stars are $300.00 each and are available now by calling 404-728-1181, or through www.alz.org/georgia. Regular tickets of $100.00 and $65.00 each will be available to the public starting October 12 through Ticketmaster.com and Cobbenergycentre.com, with proceeds going to the Alzheimer's Association. For more information, please visit www.alz.org/georgia or contact The Wyche Group at 404-233-4480.
"I Told You So" Will be Starbucks "Song of the Day" on October 5!
Starbucks announced that it will introduce the digital music experience across all of its U.S. company-operated and licensed stores by offering its customers the "Song of the Day," an unprecedented free digital music promotion. From October 2 to November 7 at more than 10,000 Starbucks locations, customers may receive "Song of the Day" cards redeemable on the iTunes Store for Mac or PC (www.itunes.com) for a complimentary song hand-selected by Starbucks Entertainment. Throughout the promotion, Starbucks will give away 1.5 million downloads on iTunes per day for a total of more than 50 million free songs.
"Song of the Day" kicks-off Starbucks exclusive partnership with Apple which lets customers use the T-Mobile HotSpot Wi-Fi Network at participating Starbucks to wirelessly download music onto their iPhone, iPod touch or laptop from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store with no Wi-Fi connection fees or HotSpot login required.
"Song of the Day" will offer hand-picked songs from top artists including Bob Dylan, Joss Stone, Dave Matthews, Bebel Gilberto, John Mayer, KT Tunstall, John Legend, Annie Lennox, Joni Mitchell, Keith Urban and Paul McCartney plus great music from up-and-coming artists such as Sia, Band of Horses, Hilary McRae, Frederico Aubele and Sara Bareilles.
Each morning and while supplies last, Starbucks customers nationwide can discover that day's complimentary download as part of their daily coffee routine. Upon receiving their complimentary download card at Starbucks, customers will have until the end of the calendar year to redeem the song on the U.S. iTunes Store.
October 4, 2007 |
Keith Urban Statement Regarding Motorcycle Accident
Today's incident was the result of one person's desire to do his job and my desire to maintain my privacy. Some have already attempted to inflate the facts, but the reality is this; while out riding to an AA meeting, a time when my privacy is especially important to me, I felt myself being pursued. I sped up, and in an effort to elude an oncoming car which was making an illegal u-turn, saw no choice but to drop my bike. In actual fact, my pursuer came to my assistance, without taking photos, and helped me from the road. I returned home, got my car, and continued on my way.
September 11, 2007 |
Keith to Release Greatest Hits Album in November
Rumored to be in the works over the past few months, Keith Urban today confirmed that he is at work putting together a Greatest Hits album. While the release is as of yet untitled and while Urban's camp was unable to issue a confirmed track listing, the recording is expected to contain all of Urban's #1 hits and many of his Top 5's including "Where The Blacktop Ends," "Raining On Sunday," "You'll Think Of Me," "Somebody Like You," "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me," "You'll Think Of Me," "Days Go By," "Better Life," as well as "Once In A Lifetime," "I Told You So," and more.
Insiders say that Urban is expected to be in Nashville to record, although it is uncertain whether the sessions are for additional new material for the ‘hits' package.
The album is due in stores on November 20th.
July 23, 2007 |
Keith Urban Talks Rehab, Romance and Paparazzi
Country megastar Keith Urban is racking up some major frequent-flier miles these days. He's currently in the middle of the American-leg of his Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy World tour, but he's still flying halfway around the world twice a month.
It's all part of a shift in the newly wed and newly sober singer's life, as he juggles touring with spending time with his wife of one year, actress Nicole Kidman, who is filming a movie in Australia.
Urban took a very early morning wakeup call with AOL Music this week from Darwin, Australia, where he's visiting his bride. Read on as he talks about touring, the paparazzi, his recent stint in rehab and why his main goal in life has nothing to do with music. Plus, we surprise Urban with a rumor about him he's never heard before... but gets quite a laugh out of. Click here to read the article.
