The 2021 CMA Awards might be where trophies are handed out, but it’s also a night filled with live music. Whether it was an all-star duet, a few guest artists or a stunning acoustic performance, we rounded up ten of our favorite performances of the night. Thomas Rhett, “Country Again” Thomas Rhett skipped the bells and whistles to perform…
Keith Urban might not have accepted any trophies on stage at last night’s 2021 CMA Awards, but he didn’t walk away empty-handed. The New Zealand-born star received the CMA International Artist Achievement Award, which according to the Country Music Association, recognizes “creative growth, development and promotion of country music outside of the United States.” “We just got back from…
Keith Urban inherited plenty from his father, Robert, including his love of music and America — and his love of alcohol. Urban’s father passed away in late 2015, and six years later, the country music superstar is still untangling the impact, good and bad, his father had on his life. “It took me a long time to get sober,”…
Keith Urban and Thomas Rhett are among the latest artists announced as performers at the upcoming 2021 CMA Awards, along with Gabby Barrett, Dierks Bentley featuring BRELAND and HARDY, CMA Awards host Luke Bryan, Jennifer Hudson, and the Zac Brown Band. Can’t wait to return to the #CMAawards stage next Wednesday night!! Y’all tune-in at 8/7c on @ABCNetwork! @CountryMusic pic.twitter.com/hOxCs5L59Y…
Happy birthday to Keith Urban! The singer turns 54 on October 26. To celebrate, we rounded up 11 facts about one of country music’s reigning superstars, including his favorite food, biggest pet peeves, and more. 1. He wasn’t born in Australia. Urban is known as one of Australia’s biggest celebrities, but he was actually born in Whangārei, New Zealand….
15 years ago today, on October 19, 2006, a new chapter in Keith Urban‘s life began. It was on this day that the New Zealand-born star checked into the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a little less than four months after he married actress Nicole Kidman. “I deeply regret the hurt this has caused Nicole and the…
If there wasn’t a Johnny Cash, Keith Urban would likely not be a country music superstar. The New Zealand native credits his love of country music to his earliest days, when his father was enamored by the Man in Black. “I sat down and thought about my journey and when did that begin, and the very first thing that…
Keith Urban and his wife, Nicole Kidman, might be successful celebrities in their own respective arts, but their work titles take a distant second place to their most important role: parents. The couple together have daughters Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, a relationship that impacts every other area of their lives and careers, including their own marriage. “We’re always…
Luke Bryan was one of the many artists who performed as part of the star-studded Loretta Lynn’s Friends: Hometown Rising. Proceeds from the event, held at the Grand Ole Opry, went to the United Way of Humphreys County, to raise money for those impacted by the devastating floods that took place in Middle Tennessee last month. Bryan, who performed…
Keith Urban knew something was wrong, even before he found out about the devastating attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. The New Zealand native was planning on enjoying a vacation, when instead he watched in horror as the events unfolded, along with the rest of the world. “I was in Florida,” Urban recalls. “We had just…
