Keith Urban To Have Throat Surgery
Keith Urban has developed a polyp on his vocal cords that will require surgery forcing him to cancel almost all of his public appearances and remaining concerts.
Keith Urban has developed a polyp on his vocal cords that will require surgery forcing him to cancel almost all of his public appearances and remaining concerts.
Next month’s CMA Awards in Nashville will begin with Blake Shelton. The reigning Male Vocalist of the Year will open the show singing ‘Footloose,’ the song he recorded for a remake of the 1984 movie starring Kevin Bacon.
Check out the Top 40 songs that made the list for November!
For the third straight week, Blake Shelton has locked down the No. 1 position on the country singles chart with his latest smash, ‘God Gave Me You.’ The tune is the follow-up single to his four-week chart-topping hit, ‘Honey Bee.’ Both songs can be found on his ‘Red River Blue’ album that hit stores in July.
For the second year in a row, the day after the CMA Awards, November 10th, there will be a TV taping for the CMA Country Christmas special. The show will air on ABC, Thursday December 1st at 8pm and will be hosted by Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland. This year tickets for the show are for sale to the general public for only $25
We can’t think of a better way to spend the holiday season than with a full lineup of country’s hottest stars, and on December 1, we’ll have the pleasure of inviting Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Sugarland, Brad Paisley and more into our homes via our television screens. The ‘CMA Country Christmas’ event will air on ABC at 8PM ET that evening, but will be recorded live from Nashville a few weeks earlier.
Keith Urban wants you to get creative with your own commercial for his new cologne, Phoenix. You can submit it to Keith's website to win great prizes. Deadline is November 11th. Here a a few examples
Keith Urban has just released his latest single, which you can hear on 99.5 WKDQ. It's called, "You Gonna Fly." Keith Urban has been a master at writing great hits over the years, but he also has a good ear for a hit when someone else as written it.
The American Country Awards is the new kid on the block as far as award shows go. I think a lot of people had their doubts when it debuted last year, but it has made it back for a second year. While other award shows have fallen short of, well...awards, the ACA's have no shortage of them. They've gone as far as doubling the number of categories of the heritage award shows like the CMA's and ACM's.
Keith Urban brought Russell Crowe up on stage at his concert in Vancouver. The two covered Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues." Pretty AWESOME!!! :-)
In most American cities, it’s been getting harder to sell a house for a few years now — and the buyer’s market can be difficult to navigate even if you’re one of country’s top hitmakers.
That’s the lesson learned by John Rich, who’s taking no chances when it comes to selling his first Nashville residence — which, as luck would have it, sits next door to his current home.
Seems every celebrity these days has a signature scent — and this September, country superstar Keith Urban will have his own, as well.
He told Women’s Wear Daily the name of the men’s fragrance, Phoenix, is an homage to the Hopi Indian thunderbird tattoo on his left forearm.