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Metro
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Keith Urban abruptly quits interview after awkward Nicole Kidman question
Keith Urban abruptly ended a live radio interview today, after an 'uncomfortable' question about wife Nicole Kidman came up. The Blue Ain't Your Color singer, 57, has been married to the Babygirl actress for nearly 20 years, and they have welcomed two daughters together in that time. The couple, who tied the knot in 2006, have kept much of their relationship behind closed doors, so the Grammy-winner didn't seem too thrilled when he was asked about watching some of the 58-year-old's steamiest sex scenes. During an appearance on Hayley & Max in the Morning, on Mix 102.3, things took a turn when he played a game with hosts Hayley Pearson and Max Burford. 'In our Wall of Truth, Keith, we often get put into this situation where we have to answer a very tricky question, deeply personal question,' Hayley informed him. 'I get really uncomfortable, to be honest, asking our beautiful guests something they might feel uncomfortable [answering].' Clearly in good spirits, Keith quickly interjected: 'What about the ugly ones?' 'Not you, Keith. No ugly guests on today,' Max replied, to which their guest could be heard laughing. 'The way the Wall of Truth works is that you just have to answer this question truthfully. 'When I was coming up with something to ask you, Keith Urban, if you're happy to play this game – the first thing I thought of, with your beautiful wife, Nicole Kidman, being on so many great movies, TV shows, all the time… 'I watched a movie with her and Zac Efron, A Family Affair.' 'Oh yeah, that's a good one,' the singer proudly praised. However, things took a turn when Max questioned: '[I thought], 'What does Keith Urban think when he sees his beautiful wife with beautiful younger men like Zac Efron having these beautiful love scenes on TV and radio?'' The query was met with silence from Keith's end, before it was confirmed that he had left the call. 'He's just disconnected from Zoom,' a man – thought to be a producer – said. 'I think his team hung up on us because they didn't want us to ask that question.' 'That's 100 percent what's just happened,' Hayley remarked. 'I knew that would happen … We've upset him! He's gone. 'He doesn't like talking about his wife.' Nicole and Keith have been together since 2005, and walked down the aisle together the following year. They share daughters Sunday Rose and Faith together, while the Big Little Lies actress previously adopted children Bella and Connor with ex-husband Tom Cruise. Although they have kept much of their romance away from the spotlight, the Oscar-winner couldn't help but celebrate their 19-year wedding anniversary last month, sharing a loved-up snap on Instagram. 'Happy Anniversary Baby @KeithUrban,' she simply captioned the post. In recent years, Nicole has basically been everywhere – thanks to roles in The Perfect Couple, Spellbound, Holland and racy Netflix movie A Family Affair, in which she embarks on a romance with Zac, who plays her daughter's needy boss. At the beginning of 2025, she also led the way in steamy erotic thriller Babygirl, opposite Harris Dickinson, and shared how much filming took out of her, declaring that she suffered 'burnout' during the shoot. More Trending She said at the time: 'There were times when we were shooting where I was like, 'I don't want to orgasm any more.' ''Don't come near me. I hate doing this. I don't care if I am never touched again in my life! I'm over it.' 'It was so present all the time for me that it was almost like a burnout.' Metro has contacted Keith's reps for a comment. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Khloe Kardashian lists every cosmetic surgery procedure she's had after transformation speculation MORE: Country icon cancels concert after extreme weather ruins equipment MORE: Orlando Bloom hints at new beginning after Katy Perry 'split'
USA Today
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Keith Urban exits interview after racy Nicole Kidman 'love scenes' question
Keith Urban seemingly abruptly ended a recent interview with a radio station in his native Australia after the host asked about the country star's wife, actress Nicole Kidman, participating in "love scenes." The Grammy Award winner, 57, called into Mix 102.3's radio show "Hayley & Max in the Morning" via Zoom on Tuesday, July 1, to promote an August concert in the country. Midway through Urban was told by the hosts that they had a "very tricky" and "deeply personal question" for him during a segment on the show called "Wall of Truth." Pearson, who said she was "uncomfortable" asking Urban the question, handed the interview over to Burford, who then asked the "Blue Ain't Your Color" crooner, "What does Keith Urban think when he sees his beautiful wife with beautiful younger men like Zac Efron, having these beautiful love scenes?" When does Nicole Kidman's thriller 'Babygirl' release on Max? Date, time, cast Urban didn't answer the question and then the host said the singer's team "disconnected from Zoom" over frustrations with the questioning. USA TODAY reached out to reps for Urban for comment. Last year, Kidman, 58, participated in on-screen intimate scenes with 37-year-old costar Efron in Netflix's "A Family Affair." "I think his team hung up on us because they didn't want us to ask that question," a producer said. Then, Pearson said that "he doesn't like the personal stuff" and "he doesn't like talking about his wife" because "it's private." Burford jokingly added, "Does Keith Urban hate us? Do we have beef with Keith Urban?" The hosts were not able to get Urban back on the line for the rest of the interview. "I've had this feeling ... that they don't like these personal questions at all," Pearson added. Urban and Kidman, who rank among Hollywood's longest and most recognizable couples, celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary last month. The partners are parents to daughters Sunday, 16, and Faith, 14. The Academy Award-winning actress and fellow Aussie has spoken out about filming intimate scenes herself. She told The Sun last year that "there were times when we were shooting where I was like, 'I don't want to orgasm anymore.'" She was speaking about shooting buzzy 2024 movie "Babygirl," a psychosexual thriller, opposite younger costar Harris Dickinson, who is now 29. "There was an enormous amount of sharing and trust and then frustration," Kidman said, adding that sometimes she felt like, "I hate doing this" in regard to intimate scenes.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Keith Urban's got a new tour, a new show and zero interest in acting
In the nearly 20 years I've been an entertainment reporter, I can count on one finger how many times a celebrity has called me themself — no publicist or agent on the line, no Zoom link setup. Keith Urban changed that one week ago when, as I poured my first cup of coffee, I had the pleasure of picking up the phone to one of country music's biggest stars on the line: "Hey Taryn, it's Keith!" "Mr. Urban! Hi!" I said, surprised. "Oh, definitely call me Keith!" he laughed. "Even my dad hated 'Mr. Urban.' I don't think anyone in the Urban lineage has ever liked 'Mr. Urban.' Sounds way too official!" Urban's breezy, fun and down-to-earth attitude was on display during our 20-minute chat, and he's taking it on the road this summer. Urban kicked off his High and Alive tour on Thursday night in Orange Beach, Ala., eight months after the release of his 11th U.S. studio album, High. And yes, the 57-year-old country music star wants you to feel high and alive — "literally" — when you come and see him. "It sums up the energy that I like to play with. The energy I want to bring, the energy I want everybody to feel. I'm not a sort of sit-down contemplative, pensive kind of artist. I love firing everybody up and bringing everybody together," he told Yahoo Entertainment. "We're high and alive in '25, it's just tailor-made." Urban's had 16 No. 1 Hot Country songs, with hits like "Blue Ain't Your Color," "Long Hot Summer" and "Somebody Like You." Although he's been busy building what he likes to call a "playlist," not a setlist, for his upcoming shows, Urban had a surprising response when asked about his approach to this tour. "It's crazy, I've always been wired to be very — I don't have any sense that I've done anything," Urban said. To be clear, the New Zealand-born Australian singer has accomplished more than most in his three-decade career. He's won four Grammys, 12 Country Music Association Awards (including Entertainer of the Year twice) and 15 Academy of Country Music Awards and has sold out arenas all over the world. The list goes on. Hasn't done anything? I let him explain what he means. "I'm highly aware that I've done a lot of tours and I've made a lot of albums," he laughed. "I get all of that, but I don't think about it. Everything is just very now." Urban said preparing for High and Alive made him realize he's as driven now as he was when he released his self-titled stateside debut album in 1999. "Even when we went down to rehearsals a couple of weeks ago and I had a massive whiteboard on the stage as I was chipping away at shaping a playlist, it felt like my first tour," he explained. It's been three years since Urban last hit the road with his band, and while his 2024 hit song "Messed Up as Me" made the playlist, there are several others he broke out for the first time, including covers of Post Malone and Morgan Wallen's "I Had Some Help," plus Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club." He also covered New Radicals' "You Get What You Give" during his encore. Embracing this "blank canvas" feeling means he has no preshow rituals or superstitions. "I got a lot of new band members. It's a new stage, it's a new production, so there's more things new about it than there isn't. I just feel a sense of freshness and excited energy to get out and play and see what works, what doesn't work, what we have to move and shape, and just be in the moment with the audience," he said. "It always feels brand-new to me." While Urban is embracing a "blank canvas" professionally, his personal life is happily colorful. In June, he and his wife, Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, will celebrate their 19th wedding anniversary. Urban gave his family, including daughters Sunday, 16, and Faith, 14, a sweet shout-out earlier this month when he was honored with the Triple Crown Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Urban considers himself a family man, which is something his fans deeply connect with. Being away from home and on the road, though, is something he and Kidman are used to. When asked if they have any two-week rule, or they have a maximum amount of time they can go without seeing each other, Urban said no. "I've never believed in rules," he said. "It's gotta be a want, you know? And I don't want to be away from my family for too long, so I don't need a rule. I'm really lucky that I get to tour the way I do, which is kind of three shows in a row, and then three to four days off. Then three shows in a row. It's pretty rare to even be gone for two weeks. It's fortuitous where Nashville is [located] in that it's a fairly decent flying time to a lot of places." Urban thrives on connecting with his audiences to take them on an unforgettable ride. Part of the reason he has such a passionate fan base isn't just because of the songs themselves, but because of his songwriting, which touches on themes like love, loss and redemption. His self-reflective lyrics typically mirror where he's at in his phase of life. "I think I've gone from writing about things I'd like to experience to being able to write from experience," he explained when I asked how his songwriting has evolved. "A lot of my early songs were imagining what it would be like to have a particular feeling, to be a particular person because I wasn't that person but wanted to be," he continued. "These songs probably just have more depth to them. And there's just more things to write about. It doesn't have to be family, it's just experience. It's losing parents. It's friends who have been in your life for a long time. Moving. Things changing in life. New seasons. Chapters coming to a close, and new ones opening that are equally as exciting, if not more so." Urban categorizes his current chapter as "unfolding." Given all he has on his plate in 2025, that seems fitting. This fall, Urban will headline the new country music competition series The Road on CBS. Unlike other singing competition shows, this one puts aspiring singers straight on tour, as contestants will join Urban onstage this summer and trade off opening for him. The series, which doesn't have a premiere date as of yet, is executive produced by Blake Shelton and Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan. This isn't Urban's first stint on reality television: He was a judge on American Idol from 2013 to 2016 and on the inaugural season of Australia's The Voice in 2011. When asked if he's taking any learnings, good or bad, from those experiences to The Road, he said it's wildly different. "I don't know if I took any specific things from those other shows other than — because this show is not really, not like those in so many ways," he explained. "It's quite extraordinary what Blake and Taylor envisioned for this thing. To put it back into this real-world environment — being in clubs where you don't have hair, glam, a stylist and all this noise and nonsense. You've got your talent, your drive, your ambition and you've got a stage and a house band. You've got two songs, one original and one cover, and you've gotta grab this audience that hasn't come to see you. This audience has come to see me play at the end of the night, and you gotta grab 'em." Urban said the "do or die" feeling is really what it's like when you start out in the music industry. "I came from another country. Having the odds stacked against you is something I've spent my life having to continue working through," he added. "I'm not comparing my journey to anybody else's. It's just aspiring to be the best you can always be, staying curious, passionate, hungry and never giving up. Staying the course is always key, and in the end, I think it works." Urban also had a blast working with Shelton, who he called a "unique guy." "I love being around his energy. He's just funny," he said. As for Sheridan, who is known for creating the Yellowstone universe, Urban admires his talent — but has no interest in throwing on a pair of ranching boots. "Absolutely not," Urban said. "I've never had any interest in acting. I just bought a studio here in Nashville because that's my passion. I don't have any hobbies. I just love playing music. I love being in the studio. I love creating, I love recording." For what it's worth, there's zero pressure from his wife to get on set. Kidman recently said in an interview that she and Urban have no desire to work together. ("We're together in life, so we don't need to do our show together," she told People. "Our life is a show.") "I've been on enough sets now to know that that's absolutely not anything I ever want to do," Urban laughed. "It's not for me!" Right now, it's curiosity in the studio that's fueling the artist. "That's literally what powers me forward and drives me and has always driven me, is curiosity about writing songs, playing, putting on a show, connecting with an audience," he said. "I don't know if you can cook, but I can't cook," Urban continued, "but I realize that's what I do in my head. I hear ingredients, and I imagine what those things together might taste like to my ears. Having a studio now gives me the chance to really explore those kinds of opportunities to blend things that I hear and see what goes together. ... I'm constantly curious to explore musical art, which [is what] my life is."
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Keith Urban's got a new tour, a new show and zero interest in acting
In the nearly 20 years I've been an entertainment reporter, I can count on one finger how many times a celebrity has called me themself — no publicist or agent on the line, no Zoom link setup. Keith Urban changed that one week ago when, as I poured my first cup of coffee, I had the pleasure of picking up the phone to one of country music's biggest stars on the other line: "Hey Taryn, it's Keith!" "Mr. Urban! Hi!" I said, surprised. "Oh, definitely call me Keith!" he laughed. "Even my dad hated 'Mr. Urban.' I don't think anyone in the Urban lineage has ever liked 'Mr. Urban.' Sounds way too official!" Urban's breezy, fun and down-to-earth attitude was on display during our 20-minute chat, and he's taking it on the road this summer. Urban kicked off his High and Alive tour on Thursday night in Orange Beach, Ala., eight months after the release of his 11th studio album, High. And yes, the 57-year-old country music star wants you to feel high and alive — "literally" — when you come and see him. "It sums up the energy that I like to play with. The energy I want to bring, the energy I want everybody to feel. I'm not a sort of sit-down contemplative, pensive kind of artist. I love firing everybody up and bringing everybody together," he told Yahoo Entertainment. "We're high and alive in '25, it's just tailor-made." Urban's had 16 No. 1 Hot Country songs, with hits like "Blue Ain't Your Color," "Long Hot Summer" and "Somebody Like You." Although he's been busy building what he likes to call a "playlist," not a setlist, for his upcoming shows, Urban had a surprising response when asked about his approach to this tour. "It's crazy, I've always been wired to be very — I don't have any sense that I've done anything," Urban said. To be clear, the New Zealand-born Australian singer has accomplished more than most in his three-decade career. He's won four Grammys, 12 Country Music Awards (including Entertainer of the Year twice) and 15 Academy of Country Music Awards and has sold out arenas all over the world. The list goes on. Hasn't done anything? I let him explain what he means. "I'm highly aware that I've done a lot of tours and I've made a lot of albums," he laughed. "I get all of that, but I don't think about it. Everything is just very now." Urban said preparing for High and Alive made him realize he's as driven now as he was when he released his self-titled stateside debut album in 1999. "Even when we went down to rehearsals a couple of weeks ago and I had a massive whiteboard on the stage as I was chipping away at shaping a playlist, it felt like my first tour," he explained. It's been three years since Urban last hit the road with his band, and while his 2024 hit song "Messed Up as Me" made the playlist, there are several others he broke out for the first time, including covers of Post Malone and Morgan Wallen's "I Had Some Help," plus Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club." He also covered New Radicals' "You Get What You Give" during his encore. Embracing this "blank canvas" feeling means he has no preshow rituals or superstitions. "I got a lot of new band members. It's a new stage, it's a new production, so there's more things new about it than there isn't. I just feel a sense of freshness and excited energy to get out and play and see what works, what doesn't work, what we have to move and shape, and just be in the moment with the audience," he said. "It always feels brand-new to me." While Urban is embracing a "blank canvas" professionally, his personal life is happily colorful. In June, he and his wife, Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, will celebrate their 19th wedding anniversary. Urban gave his family, including daughters Sunday, 16, and Faith, 14, a sweet shout-out earlier this month when he was honored with the Triple Crown Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Urban considers himself a family man, which is something his fans deeply connect with. Being away from home and on the road, though, is something he and Kidman are used to. When asked if they have any two-week rule, or they have a maximum amount of time they can go without seeing each other, Urban said no. "I've never believed in rules," he said. "It's gotta be a want, you know? And I don't want to be away from my family for too long, so I don't need a rule. I'm really lucky that I get to tour the way I do, which is kind of three shows in a row, and then three to four days off. Then three shows in a row. It's pretty rare to even be gone for two weeks. It's fortuitous where Nashville is [located] in that it's a fairly decent flying time to a lot of places." Urban thrives on connecting with his audiences to take them on an unforgettable ride. Part of the reason he has such a passionate fan base isn't just because of the songs themselves, but because of his songwriting, which touches on themes like love, loss and redemption. His self-reflective lyrics typically mirror where he's at in his phase of life. "I think I've gone from writing about things I'd like to experience to being able to write from experience," he explained when I asked how his songwriting has evolved. "A lot of my early songs were imagining what it would be like to have a particular feeling, to be a particular person because I wasn't that person but wanted to be," he continued. "These songs probably just have more depth to them. And there's just more things to write about. It doesn't have to be family, it's just experience. It's losing parents. It's friends who have been in your life for a long time. Moving. Things changing in life. New seasons. Chapters coming to a close, and new ones opening that are equally as exciting, if not more so." Urban categorizes his current chapter as "unfolding." Given all he has on his plate in 2025, that seems fitting. This fall, Urban will headline the new country music competition series The Road on CBS. Unlike other singing competition shows, this one puts aspiring singers straight on tour, as contestants will join Urban onstage this summer and trade off opening for him. The series, which doesn't have a premiere date as of yet, is executive produced by Blake Shelton and Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan. This isn't Urban's first stint on reality television: He was a judge on American Idol from 2013 to 2016 and on the inaugural season of Australia's The Voice in 2011. When asked if he's taking any learnings, good or bad, from those experiences to The Road, he said it's wildly different. "I don't know if I took any specific things from those other shows other than — because this show is not really not like those in so many ways," he explained. "It's quite extraordinary what Blake and Taylor envisioned for this thing. To put it back into this real-world environment — being in clubs where you don't have hair, glam, a stylist and all this noise and nonsense. You've got your talent, your drive, your ambition and you've got a stage and a house band. You've got two songs, one original and one cover, and you've gotta grab this audience that hasn't come to see you. This audience has come to see me play at the end of the night, and you gotta grab 'em." Urban said the "do or die" feeling is really what it's like when you start out in the music industry. "I came from another country. Having the odds stacked against you is something I've spent my life having to continue working through," he added. "I'm not comparing my journey to anybody else's. It's just aspiring to be the best you can always be, staying curious, passionate, hungry and never giving up. Staying the course is always key, and in the end, I think it works." Urban also had a blast working with Shelton, who he called a "unique guy." "I love being around his energy. He's just funny," he said. As for Sheridan, who is known for creating the Yellowstone universe, Urban admires his talent — but has no interest in throwing on a pair of ranching boots. "Absolutely not," Urban said. "I've never had any interest in acting. I just bought a studio here in Nashville because that's my passion. I don't have any hobbies. I just love playing music. I love being in the studio. I love creating, I love recording." For what it's worth, there's zero pressure from his wife to get on set. Kidman recently said in an interview that she and Urban have no desire to work together. ("We're together in life, so we don't need to do our show together," she told People. "Our life is a show.") "I've been on enough sets now to know that that's absolutely not anything I ever want to do," Urban laughed. "It's not for me!" Right now, it's curiosity in the studio that's fueling the artist. "That's literally what powers me forward and drives me and has always driven me, is curiosity about writing songs, playing, putting on a show, connecting with an audience," he said. "I don't know if you can cook, but I can't cook," Urban continued, 'but I realize that's what I do in my head. I hear ingredients, and I imagine what those things together might taste like to my ears. Having a studio now gives me the chance to really explore those kinds of opportunities to blend things that I hear and see what goes together. ... I'm constantly curious to explore musical art, which [is what] my life is."
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Megan Moroney, Chris Stapleton & Brothers Osborne Salute Keith Urban at ACM Awards
With 16 Hot Country Songs No. 1s and 21 Country Airplay No. 1s, Keith Urban has been a force in country music in the 21st century. On Thursday (May 8) night's ACM Awards broadcast, the Aussie legend was saluted with the Triple Crown Award. That award goes to an artist who has been named new artist of the year, artist of the year and entertainer of the year, which Urban has – making him just the 12th person to do so. Before Urban took the stage to accept the award, Megan Moroney, Chris Stapleton and Brothers Osborne hit the stage of the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, to perform three of Urban's many hits. Moroney sang an affecting, lovely version of 'Stupid Boy,' with her voice in fine form as she delivered the bittersweet song. Chris Stapleton crooned 'Blue Ain't Your Color' as Urban and his wife, Nicole Kidman, held each other and swayed; Stapleton's signature rasp suited the song beautifully, and Urban himself couldn't help but sing along whenever the camera was on him. 'We love you, Keith,' Stapleton said after he wrapped. Concluding the Triple Crown musical salute, Brothers Osborne rocked through 'Where the Blacktop Ends,' bringing Urban onstage to help them rip up the 2001 hit, ending the tribute on an energetic note. More from Billboard 2025 ACM Awards: Exclusive Photos From the Boot Barn Portrait Studio Kendrick Lamar Leads 2025 BET Awards Nominees With 10 Nods Prince Royce to Sing at TelevisaUnivision's Upfront in New York Accepting the award, Urban thanked the Academy of Country Music and, of course, his wife. 'I love you, babygirl,' he told the Oscar winner (and Babygirl star) as she looked on and smiled. 'Our girls watching at home, Sunday and Faith, I love you both. I have a massive team I couldn't possibly thank by name,' Urban said. Still, he made a point to shout out his behind-the-scenes players, noting that 'there's no such thing as a self-made man.' Additionally, ever the gentleman, he thanked Moroney, Stapleton and Brothers Osborne, as well as the other musicians on stage. 'We're gonna be out on tour by the end of the month!' he said before leaving. As Billboard's Paul Grein noted in his exclusive on this year's Triple Crown Award, Urban qualified by winning top new male vocalist in 2001, male vocalist of the year in 2005 and 2006. and entertainer of the year in 2019. Additionally, he's the first singer to get the Triple Crown Award on the ACM Awards telecast since 2010. The ACM Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
