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{{Infobox person
| name               = Keith Urban
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO|size=100%}}
| image              = Keith Urban 2020.jpg
| alt                = Keith Urban, singing into a microphone while playing an electric guitar
| caption            = Urban in 2020
| birth_name         = Keith Lionel Urbahn
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age |df=yes|1967|10|26}}
| birth_place        = [[Whangārei]], New Zealand
| citizenship        = {{ubl|Australia (naturalised)|US (naturalised)}}
| occupation         = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|guitarist}}
| years active       = 1990–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Nicole Kidman]]|2006}}
| children           = 2
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Keith Urban|Full list]]
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| origin             = [[Caboolture, Queensland]], Australia
| instruments        = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|piano}}
| genre              = {{hlist|[[Country music|Country]]|[[country pop]]|[[country rock]]}}
| label              = {{hlist|[[Capitol Records Nashville|Capitol Nashville]], [[Walt Disney Records|Walt Disney]]}}<!-- PLEASE DO NOT ADD ADDITIONAL LABELS WITHOUT A RELIABLE SOURCE. AND DO NOT REMOVE THE NOTE! -->
| past_member_of     = [[The Ranch (band)|The Ranch]]
| website            = {{URL|keithurban.com}}
}}
}}
'''Keith Lionel Urban'''<ref name="Kidman family">{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10388351|title=Kidman family leave no room for country cousins|publisher=[[New Zealand Herald]] |date=26 June 2006|first=Angela|last=Gregory}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Apter |first1=Jeff |title=Life's a sweet thing |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10569998 |access-date=16 September 2020 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=2 May 2009 |language=en-NZ|quote=Yet it was in Whangarei that Keith Lionel Urbahn entered the world, kicking and screaming, on October 26, 1967. ... Keith shed that bothersome "h" on the road somewhere between Whangarei and Nashville.}}</ref> ([[né]] '''Urbahn'''; 26 October 1967) is an Australian and American<!--Do NOT change nationality without new consensus on the talk page.--> [[country music|country]] singer, songwriter and guitarist. Recognised with four [[Grammy Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grammy Awards Winners and Nominees: Keith Urban |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/keith-urban/7015 |access-date=28 March 2022 |website=[[Grammy Awards]]}}</ref> he has also received 15 [[Academy of Country Music Awards]], including the Jim Reeves International Award,<ref>{{Cite web |title=ACM Awards: Winners Search Results, Keith Urban |url=https://www.acmcountry.com/winners?awardTitle=Keith+Urban&awardCategory=&awardYear=&actionButton=Submit |website=[[Academy of Country Music Awards]]}}</ref> 13 [[CMA Awards]], and six [[ARIA Music Awards]]. Urban wrote and performed the song "[[For You (Keith Urban song)|For You]]" from the film ''[[Act of Valor]]'', which earned him nominations at both the [[70th Golden Globe Awards]] and at the [[18th Critics' Choice Awards]] in the respective Best Original Song categories.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Golden Globe Awards winners and nominees: Keith Urban |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/keith-urban |access-date=28 March 2022 |website=[[Golden Globe Awards]]}}</ref>

Urban has released 11 studio albums (one of which was released only in Australia), as well as one album with [[The Ranch (band)|the Ranch]]. He has charted 37 singles on the US [[Hot Country Songs]] chart, 18 of which went to number one, counting a duet with [[Brad Paisley]] ("[[Start a Band]]") and the 2008 single "[[You Look Good in My Shirt]]". Urban also worked with numerous artists from different music genres, such as [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Nelly Furtado]], [[Jason Derulo]], [[Julia Michaels]], Peter Frampton, as well as country artists like [[Dolly Parton]], [[The Chicks]], [[Carrie Underwood]], [[Martina McBride]], [[Eric Church]], and [[Reba McEntire]].

Born in New Zealand, Urban immigrated to Australia as a child. In 1991, he released a [[Keith Urban (1991 album)|self-titled debut album]], charting four singles in Australia before moving to the United States the next year. He began a band known as [[The Ranch (band)|The Ranch]], which recorded [[The Ranch (album)|one studio album]] on [[Capitol Records Nashville|Capitol Nashville]] and charted two singles on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart.

Still signed to Capitol, Urban made his solo American debut in 1999 with a [[Keith Urban (1999 album)|second eponymous album]]. Certified platinum in the US by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], it produced his first number one on the [[Hot Country Songs]] chart with "[[But for the Grace of God (song)|But for the Grace of God]]". "[[Somebody Like You]]", the first single from his second Capitol album ''[[Golden Road (album)|Golden Road]]'' (2002), was named by ''Billboard'' as the biggest country hit of the 2000s decade. The album's fourth single, "[[You'll Think of Me]]" featuring his nephew and fellow country artist Rory Gilliatte, earned him his first Grammy Award. 2004's ''[[Be Here]]'', his third American album became his highest-selling album, being certified 4× Platinum. ''[[Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing]]'' was released in 2006, containing "[[Once in a Lifetime (Keith Urban song)|Once in a Lifetime]]" as well as his second Grammy Award-winning song, "[[Stupid Boy]]". A greatest hits package titled ''[[Greatest Hits: 18 Kids]]'' followed in late 2007. ''[[Defying Gravity (Keith Urban album)|Defying Gravity]]'' and ''[[Get Closer (Keith Urban album)|Get Closer]]'' were released on 31 March 2009 and 16 November 2010, respectively. In September 2013, he released the album ''[[Fuse (Keith Urban album)|Fuse]]'', which produced four more number ones on the [[Country Airplay]] chart. "[[John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16]]" was released in June 2015<ref name="Release date">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2015/06/keith-urban-to-debut-single-from-next-album/|title=Keith Urban To Debut Single From Next Album|last=Hollabaugh|first=Lorie|date=8 June 2015|work=[[MusicRow]]|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref> as the lead single of his eighth American studio album, ''[[Ripcord (album)|Ripcord]]''. Later the album produced the Country Airplay chart number-one hits "[[Break on Me]]", "[[Wasted Time (Keith Urban song)|Wasted Time]]", and "[[Blue Ain't Your Color]]", with the latter also becoming Urban's longest-reigning number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, spending 12 weeks atop the chart. His tenth album, ''[[Graffiti U]]'', was released in 2018 and includes the Top 10 hit "[[Coming Home (Keith Urban song)|Coming Home]]". His eleventh album ''[[The Speed of Now Part 1]]'' was released in 2020 and includes the global hit "[[One Too Many (song)|One Too Many]]" with [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], in addition to Country Airplay top ten hits "[[We Were]]" and "[[God Whispered Your Name]]".

Urban was a coach on the Australian version of the singing competition ''[[The Voice (Australia)|The Voice]]'' and a judge on ''[[American Idol]]''. In October 2013, he introduced his own signature line of guitars and accessories.

==Early life==
Urban was born on 26 October 1967 in [[Whangārei]], New Zealand.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web| url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/keith-urban-mn0000081619| title=Keith Urban biography| last=Leahey| first=Andrew| work=[[Allmusic]]| access-date=24 May 2013}}</ref> He is the youngest son of Marienne and Robert "Bob" Urbahn.<ref name="Kidman family"/> At two years of age, Urban moved with his parents to [[Caboolture, Queensland]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/keith-urban-things-you-may-not-know/|title=10 things you may not know about Keith Urban |date=25 May 2021 |newspaper=Sounds Like Nashville |access-date=19 April 2022 |last1=Vaughn |first1=Grace Lenehan }}</ref> Expressing an early interest in music, at four he was given a ukulele, and at six he took up the guitar. From an early age Urban's influences reflected the tastes of his parents, who enjoyed country music.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Keith-Urban|title=Keith Urban |publisher= Alison Eldridge |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> His father owned a [[convenience store]] and put an ad for a guitar teacher in his shop window,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/keith-urban/biography/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314003714/http://www.cmt.com/artists/keith-urban/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 March 2013 |title=Keith Urban |publisher=[[CMT (U.S. TV channel)|CMT]] Artists |access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref> which led to his taking guitar lessons from Sue McCarthy.<ref>''Fortunate Son, Jeff Apter''</ref> He entered local competitions and acted in a local theatre company.<ref name="allmusic"/> Urban has said that his guitar playing was influenced by two rock guitarists, [[Mark Knopfler]] ([[Dire Straits]]) and [[Lindsey Buckingham]] ([[Fleetwood Mac]]).

In 1980, Urban was a contestant on the Australian TV talent show ''[[New Faces (Australian talent show)|New Faces]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Keith Urban New Faces 1983| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jojvq1lBE84 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/jojvq1lBE84| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live| website=youtube.com| date=16 December 2013 | access-date=23 June 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> A few years later, he began making inroads into the [[Australian country music]] scene, with regular appearances on the [[Reg Lindsay]] Country Homestead TV Program, Mike McClellan's Music Program, and various other TV programmes performing duets with Jenny Wilson, a girl from [[Brisbane]]. They won a Golden Guitar award at the [[Tamworth Country Music Festival]]. Urban also performed regularly on stage at the Northern Suburbs Country Music Club in Bald Hills, where he was a member. He was in a band called 'Kids Country', which performed during school holidays at various venues and made appearances on the Reg Lindsey show and Conway Country.

==Musical career==
===1990–1998: early years===
In 1990, Urban signed with [[EMI]] in Australia and released his [[Keith Urban (1991 album)|self-titled debut album]].<ref name="allmusic"/> He appeared on the 1990 compilation album ''[[Breaking Ground – New Directions in Country Music]]'', which was nominated for the 1991 [[ARIA Award for Best Country Album]].<ref name="CountryAlbum">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/Best-Country-Album|title=ARIA Awards Best Country Album|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref> He toured as a backup act to [[Slim Dusty]] between 1993 and 1994. In the mid-1990s, both people recorded a re-worked duet of Dusty's classic "[[Lights on the Hill (song)|Lights on the Hill]]". Urban appeared for the first time at the [[Grand Ole Opry]] backing Dusty.<ref>Keith Urban on ''[[Saturday Night Country]]'', [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC Radio]], 7 June 2007</ref> He also sang backing vocals on [[INXS]]'s 1991 single "[[Shining Star (INXS song)|Shining Star]]".<ref name="Team 2020">{{cite web | last=Team | first=uDiscover | title=Keith Urban | website=uDiscover Music | date=30 August 2020 | url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/artist/keith-urban/ | access-date=18 February 2022}}</ref>

Urban moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] in 1992. The next year, he appeared in the [[music video]] for [[Alan Jackson]]'s rendition of "[[Mercury Blues]]".<ref>{{cite news| last=Edwards| first=Amy| title=Alan Jackson picked Keith Urban for his looks| url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/467205/alan-jackson-picked-keith-urban-for-his-looks/| archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230225314/http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/alan-jackson-picked-keith-urban-for-his-looks/2086478.aspx| url-status=live| archive-date=30 December 2012| access-date=5 July 2012| newspaper=[[The Newcastle Herald]]| date=25 February 2011}}</ref> He and Vernon Rust co-wrote "Jesus Gets Jealous of Santa Claus" on [[Toby Keith]]'s 1995 album ''[[Christmas to Christmas]]'',<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-to-christmas-mw0000645751 |title=''Christmas to Christmas'' review| last=Parisien| first=Roch| work=[[Allmusic]]| access-date=24 May 2013}}</ref> [[4 Runner]]'s 1996 single "That Was Him (This Is Now)",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&keyid=3688912&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110132215/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&keyid=3688912&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 January 2016 |title=Listing for 'That Was Him This Is Now' |work=[[Broadcast Music Incorporated]] |access-date=24 May 2013 }}</ref> he played guitar on [[Garth Brooks]]' album [[Double Live (Garth Brooks album)]] and "Tangled Up in Love" on the [[Raybon Brothers]]' 1997 [[Raybon Brothers (album)|self-titled album]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/raybon-brothers-mw0000594854| title=Raybon Brothers| work=[[Allmusic]]| access-date=24 May 2013}}</ref> In 1997, he formed a band known as [[The Ranch (band)|The Ranch]], which included drummer Peter Clarke and bassist Jerry Flowers. The Ranch released a [[The Ranch (album)|self-titled album]] for [[Capitol Records Nashville]] and charted two singles on the [[Hot Country Songs]] charts that year: "Walkin' the Country" and "Just Some Love".<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book| last=Whitburn| first=Joel| title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008| publisher=Record Research, Inc |year=2008| page=338| isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> Throughout the late 1990s, Urban also played guitar on several other artists' albums, such as [[Paul Jefferson]],<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Paul Jefferson |others=Paul Jefferson |year=1996 |type=CD booklet |publisher=[[Almo Sounds]] |id=80007}}</ref> [[Tim Wilson (comedian)|Tim Wilson]], and [[Charlie Daniels]].

===1999–2006: ''Keith Urban'', ''Golden Road'' and ''Be Here''===
Urban released his [[Keith Urban (1999 album)|self-titled American debut album]] in 1999 under the production of session pianist [[Matt Rollings]]. It was led by the number 18 single "[[It's a Love Thing]]", followed by the number four single "[[Your Everything]]", which made him the first male New Zealand performer to reach the Top 10 on the US country charts.<ref>Mark Price, "Carolina Country Music," ''[[The Charlotte Observer]]'', 13 August 2000.</ref> Its follow-up, "[[But for the Grace of God (song)|But for the Grace of God]]", written by [[Charlotte Caffey]] and [[Jane Wiedlin]] of [[The Go-Gos]], became his first number 1 hit on the charts. The last single, "[[Where the Blacktop Ends]]", written by [[Steve Wariner]] and [[Allen Shamblin]], went to number three. He won the Top New Male Vocalist Award at the 2001 [[Academy of Country Music]] Awards and the 2001 [[Country Music Association]]'s Horizon Award. [[Allmusic]]'s Thom Jurek described the first and third singles favorably, and praised the instrumental track "Rollercoaster", saying that Urban was "flat picking his Stratocaster like it was another extremity he was born with." He thought that those songs "balance the slick and sometimes too-soft production on the record".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/keith-urban-mw0000252646|title=''Keith Urban'' review| last=Jurek| first=Thom| work=[[Allmusic]]| access-date=24 May 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Keith Urban.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Urban in 2005]]

Urban released a second American album, ''[[Golden Road (album)|Golden Road]]'', in 2002. Of the 13 songs included on this album, Urban produced seven himself and co-produced the other six with [[Dann Huff]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Golden Road |year=2002 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Capitol Records |id=32936}}</ref> The album's lead-off single, "[[Somebody Like You]]", was released in July 2002 and spent six weeks at number one. The second single was the number three hit "[[Raining on Sunday]]" which [[Radney Foster]] had previously released as a single from his 1998 album ''[[See What You Want to See]]''.<ref name="scoop">{{cite journal| title=The Scoop: Keith Urban Is "In"| journal=[[Country Weekly]]| date=31 May 2010| volume=17| issue=22| page=8| issn=1074-3235}}</ref> The third and fourth singles from the album, "[[Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me]]" and "[[You'll Think of Me]]", went to number one, with the latter winning him the [[Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance]] in 2005.<ref name="allmusic charts">{{cite web| url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/keith-urban-mn0000081619/awards| title=Keith Urban: Awards| work=[[Allmusic]]| access-date=24 May 2013}}</ref> In 2002, Urban posed [[nudity|nude]] for ''[[Playgirl]]''. On ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'', he said that he regretted posing nude despite not showing any full frontal nudity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.country935.ca/2013/01/11/keith-urban-posed-for-playgirl/ |title=Keith Urban posed for 'Playgirl'? |work=[[CKXC-FM|93.5 Country]] |date=11 January 2013 |access-date=16 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106223804/http://www.country935.ca/2013/01/11/keith-urban-posed-for-playgirl/ |archive-date=6 January 2015 }}</ref>

In 2004, Urban performed "[[Lights on the Hill (song)|Lights on the Hill]]" at the [[Tamworth, New South Wales|Tamworth]] tribute concert following the death of Australian country singer [[Slim Dusty]], an artist whom he had both written for and covered.<ref>{{cite web |author=Recommend to a friend |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200412/highlights/245143.htm |title=Program summary – Concert For Slim |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=2 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://abccountry.net.au/news/sing-like-slim |title=Sing Like Slim |publisher=ABC Country |access-date=2 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706123407/http://abccountry.net.au/news/sing-like-slim |archive-date=6 July 2011 }}</ref>

In 2005, Urban performed in front of European audiences for the first time. In May, he supported [[Bryan Adams]] on his UK and Ireland tour, which included dates at [[Earls Court]], London, [[Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre]], Glasgow, and [[The Point, Dublin]]. On 6 June a UK-only album, ''Days Go By'', was released. The album contained songs from both ''Be Here'' and ''Golden Road''. On 22 September 2005, Urban's third studio album, ''[[Golden Road (album)|Golden Road]]'', was certified triple platinum, for sales of three million copies.<ref>{{cite web| title=10 Years Ago: Keith Urban's 'Golden Road' Goes Triple Platinum| url=http://theboot.com/keith-urban-golden-road-triple-platinum/| website=the Boot| access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref> "[[You Look Good in My Shirt]]" was originally intended to be the fifth single from this album.<ref name="shirt">{{cite web| url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1598587/keith-urban-and-songwriters-celebrate-their-latest-no-1-single.jhtml| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081110115843/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1598587/keith-urban-and-songwriters-celebrate-their-latest-no-1-single.jhtml| url-status=dead| archive-date=10 November 2008| title=Keith Urban and Songwriters Celebrate Their Latest No. 1 Single| last=Seif| first=Whitney| date=4 November 2008| work=[[Country Music Television|CMT]]| access-date=30 January 2009}}</ref> Instead, Capitol chose to release "[[Days Go By (Keith Urban song)|Days Go By]]", the lead-off to his third American album ''[[Be Here]]''. By late 2004, this song became Urban's fifth number one hit on the country chart. Although it was not officially released, "You Look Good in My Shirt" spent one week at number 60 on the country charts in July 2004<ref name="Whitburn urban">Whitburn, p. 437</ref> and remained a fan favourite.<ref name="shirt"/> The next single from this album was the #2 "[[You're My Better Half]]", followed by the five-week number 1 "[[Making Memories of Us]]", which was written by [[Rodney Crowell]] and previously recorded by both [[Tracy Byrd]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-truth-about-men-mw0000446749| title=''The Truth About Men'' review| last=Erlewine| first=Stephen Thomas| work=[[Allmusic]]| access-date=24 May 2013}}</ref> and Crowell's side project [[The Notorious Cherry Bombs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-notorious-cherry-bombs-mw0000208622|title=''The Notorious Cherry Bombs'' review| last=Jurek| first=Thom| work=[[Allmusic]]| access-date=24 May 2013}}</ref> The next singles from this album were "[[Better Life]]" and "[[Tonight I Wanna Cry]]". The former, which Urban wrote with [[Richard Marx]], spent six weeks at number 1 and the latter spent three weeks at number 2. After this song, "Live to Love Another Day" spent 14 weeks on the country chart, reaching a peak of number 48, although it was never officially released as a single.<ref name="Whitburn urban"/>

On 21 August 2006, Urban's "[[Once in a Lifetime (Keith Urban song)|Once in a Lifetime]]" debuted at No.&nbsp;17, setting what was then a new record for the highest-debuting country single in the 62-year history of the Hot Country Songs chart.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=198| title=Keith Urban makes history| date=21 August 2006| work=[[Country Standard Time]]| access-date=24 May 2013}}</ref> Despite the high debut, the song peaked at number 6.<ref name="allmusic charts"/> Following it was "[[Stupid Boy]]", which was co-written by [[Sarah Buxton]], went to number 3, and won him his second Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 2007.<ref name="allmusic charts"/> The album's next two singles, "[[I Told You So (Keith Urban song)|I Told You So]]" and "[[Everybody (Keith Urban song)|Everybody]]", respectively peaked at numbers two and five.<ref name="allmusic charts"/> Urban released his first greatest hits collection ''[[Greatest Hits: 18 Kids]]'' on 20 November 2007. The compilation contains all of his Top 10 hits, along with two new songs, "Got It Right This Time (The Celebration) and a cover of [[Steve Forbert]]'s "Romeo's Tune"."

===2007–2009: ''Love, Pain, & The Whole Crazy Thing'', ''Greatest Hits: 18 Kids'' and ''Defying Gravity''===
[[File:Keith Urban in PoAH (cropped).JPG|alt=|thumb|Urban performs in 2007]]

In January 2008, Urban embarked on the "Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride World Tour" with fellow country singer [[Carrie Underwood]]. In early May 2008, Urban debuted a new song at the Grand Ole Opry titled "A New Sunshine". That same month, Urban recorded a new version of "[[You Look Good in My Shirt]]" and released it as a single in June of that year. "Over the years it ("You Look Good In My Shirt") has always played like a hit song," Urban said. "That, combined with numerous requests from both fans and radio about why it was never a single, inspired us to get back into the studio and re-record the song." The single was a precursor to the "Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy World Tour" concert DVD release in the fall of 2008. Later that year, Urban served as a duet artist for [[Brad Paisley]]'s single "[[Start a Band]]," on which both he and Paisley sang and played guitar. This song was included on Paisley's album ''[[Play (Brad Paisley album)|Play]]'' and it went to No. 1 in January 2009.

Urban announced that the lead single for his fifth studio album would be titled "[[Sweet Thing (Keith Urban song)|Sweet Thing]]". This song became his tenth number one hit. Capitol Records released the album, ''[[Defying Gravity (Keith Urban album)|Defying Gravity]]'', on 31 March 2009. The second single, "[[Kiss a Girl]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sessions.aol.ca/video/kiss-a-girl/keith-urban/696/ |title=Keith Urban AOL Sessions Performance |publisher=Sessions.aol.ca |access-date=2 June 2011 |archive-date=18 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618032634/http://sessions.aol.ca/video/kiss-a-girl/keith-urban/696/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> was released in March 2009. Urban performed this song on [[American Idol]], during the [[American Idol (season 8)|season 8]] finale, as a duet with eventual winner [[Kris Allen]]. "[[Only You Can Love Me This Way]]", the third single, went to number one. The fourth single, "[['Til Summer Comes Around]]", went to number three. The fifth and final single "[[I'm In]]" is a cover of a song by Radney Foster, taken from the same album as "Raining on Sunday" was. This song was also recorded by [[The Kinleys]],<ref name="scoop"/> whose version had been a Top 40 single in 2000. Urban's rendition went to number two. Between the two, Urban also made a guest appearance on then-labelmate [[Emily West]]'s single "Blue Sky," which charted at number 38.

Urban's 2009 Escape Together tour, supporting the ''Defying Gravity'' album, featured many big-name opening acts, such as [[Taylor Swift]], [[Sugarland]], and [[Jason Aldean]]. On 27 June 2009, Urban filmed a video for the song, "Only You Can Love Me This Way", at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2009, Urban was also a judge for the eighth annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.

===2010–2017: ''Get Closer'', ''Fuse'' and ''Ripcord''===
In May 2010, Urban entered the studio to begin work on a new album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.keithurban.net/index.php?page=album_blog&b_id=17273 |title=Keith Urban |publisher=Keith Urban |access-date=2 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006164134/http://www.keithurban.net/index.php?page=album_blog&b_id=17273 |archive-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The recording process was documented in a blog on his official website. At the beginning of September, it was announced that the album would be titled ''[[Get Closer (Keith Urban album)|Get Closer]]'' and would be released on 16 November. "[[Put You in a Song]]" was released as its first single on 13 September.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.keithurban.net/index.php?page=album_blog&b_id=19203 |title=Keith Urban |publisher=Keith Urban |access-date=2 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921040035/http://www.keithurban.net/index.php?page=album_blog&b_id=19203 |archive-date=21 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It went to number 2, followed by "[[Without You (Keith Urban song)|Without You]]", "[[Long Hot Summer (Keith Urban song)|Long Hot Summer]]", and "[[You Gonna Fly]]", all of which went to number one. Urban wrote, "Put You in a Song" with [[Sarah Buxton]] and [[Jedd Hughes]], and "Long Hot Summer" with [[Richard Marx]]. Preston Brust and Chris Lucas, who are the [[LoCash Cowboys]], co-wrote "You Gonna Fly" with [[Jaren Johnston]], then-member of the group [[American Bang]]. After "You Gonna Fly" fell from the charts, Urban released "[[For You (Keith Urban song)|For You]]", which was featured as the theme song of the 2012 action film ''[[Act of Valor]]'' and appeared on the film's [[Act of Valor: The Album|soundtrack]]. The song peaked at number six on the country charts.

On 10 April 2012, Urban was invited to be a member of the [[Grand Ole Opry]] by [[Vince Gill]] at the third annual [[We're All for the Hall]] benefit concert which Urban organised. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on 21 April 2012.<ref>{{cite news| last=Wyland |first=Sarah|title=Keith Urban Inducted Into the Grand Ole Opry|newspaper=Great American Country |url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2012/04/21/keith-urban-inducted-into-the-grand-ole-opry/|publisher=GACTV.com|access-date=18 June 2012}}</ref>

Urban plays guitar on [[Tim McGraw]]'s early-2013 single "[[Highway Don't Care]]", which also features a guest vocal from [[Taylor Swift]]. This song is the third single from McGraw's album ''[[Two Lanes of Freedom]]''.

[[File:Keith Urban on July 25th, 2014 Performing at Darien Lake.jpg|thumb|Urban performing at Darien Lake east of [[Buffalo, New York]] on 25 July 2014]]
On 13 May 2013, Urban released the single "[[Little Bit of Everything (song)|Little Bit of Everything]]", produced by [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/single-review-keith-urban-little-bit-of-everything/ |title=Single Review: Keith Urban – Little Bit Of Everything &#124; Country Music Reviews, Taylor Swift to Lady Antebellum |publisher=Roughstock.com |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=9 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014181911/http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/single-review-keith-urban-little-bit-of-everything |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref> It was the first single from his eighth studio album, ''[[Fuse (Keith Urban album)|Fuse]]'', which was released on 10 September 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Graff|first=Gary|title=Keith Urban's 'Fuse' is Lit, Talks-up 'Diversity' of New Album|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/1564963/keith-urbans-fuse-is-lit-talks-up-diversity-of-new-album|access-date=28 May 2013|newspaper=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=28 May 2013}}</ref> The official music video for "Little Bit Of Everything" debuted on VEVO on 25 July 2013. Unlike his previous albums, Urban co-produced with 10 other producers on this album.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/08/23/keith-urban-fuse-album-10-things-you-should-know/2694231/ | work=[[USA Today]] | first=Brian | last=Mansfield | title=10 things you should know about Keith Urban's 'Fuse' | date=23 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Graff|first1=Gary|title=Keith Urban Sets Date for 'Fuse,' Talks 'Diversity' of New Album|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=28 May 2013}}</ref> The album's second single, "[[We Were Us]]", is a duet with [[Miranda Lambert]]. It reached number one on the [[Country Airplay]] chart in December 2013. The third single, "[[Cop Car (Keith Urban song)|Cop Car]]", was released in January 2014. A fourth single, "[[Somewhere in My Car]]" was released in June 2014. A fifth single, a duet with [[Eric Church]], "[[Raise 'Em Up]]," was released to country radio on 26 January 2015. It reached number 1 on Country Airplay in May 2015.

In June 2015, Urban released "[[John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16]]", as the lead single to his eighth American studio album, ''[[Ripcord (album)|Ripcord]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Leahey|first1=Andrew|title=Keith Urban Reveals New Album 'Ripcord'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/keith-urban-reveals-new-album-ripcord-20151027|access-date=27 October 2015|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=27 October 2015}}</ref> In October 2015, Urban teased a new song called "[[Break on Me]]"; it was released to the public on 23 October. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart.
On 22 September 2015, Urban celebrated the tenth anniversary of his third studio album ''[[Golden Road (album)|Golden Road]]'' being certified triple platinum, for sales of three million copies of his record.<ref>{{cite web|title = Keith Urban's 'Golden Road' Goes Triple Platinum|url = http://theboot.com/keith-urban-golden-road-triple-platinum/|website = The Boot|access-date = 22 September 2015}}</ref> "[[Wasted Time (Keith Urban song)|Wasted Time]]" was released as the album's third single and it went on to reach the number one spot on the Country Airplay chart. "[[Blue Ain't Your Color]]" was released as the album's fourth single and became a huge hit for Urban. It topped the Hot Country Songs chart as well as the Country Airplay Chart, spending 12 weeks at number one on the former chart. "[[The Fighter (Keith Urban song)|The Fighter]]", a duet with [[Carrie Underwood]], was released as the fifth single from the album.

In 2016, Urban was selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "[[Forever Country]]," a medley of "[[Take Me Home, Country Roads]]", "[[On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)|On the Road Again]]", and "[[I Will Always Love You]]" which celebrates 50 years of the [[CMA Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/scenes-cmas-historic-music-video-featuring-30-country/story?id=42129062|title=30 Country Music Stars Join Forces for Historic CMA Music Video|date=22 September 2016|website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref>

===2017–present: ''Graffiti U'', ''The Speed of Now Part 1'', and ''High''===
On 8 November 2017, Urban released a new song titled "[[Female (song)|Female]]", which has been described as "an empowerment anthem partially inspired by the [[Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations|Harvey Weinstein scandal]]." Urban said that the song, "[a]s a husband and a father of two young girls... It affects me in a lot of ways. And as a son – my mother is alive," he added. "It just speaks to all of the females in my life, particularly. For a guy who grew up with no sisters in a house of boys, it's incredible how now I'm surrounded by girls. But not only in my house; I employ a huge amount of women in my team. The song just hit me for so many reasons." Kidman provided background vocals on the song. The song was the lead single for Urban's tenth studio album.<ref name="Female">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8030323/keith-urban-female-cma-awards-2017|title=Keith Urban Brings His Harvey Weinstein-Inspired Song 'Female' to 2017 CMAs|author=Joe Lynch|date=8 November 2017|work=Billboard.com|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref>

It was announced that Urban's tenth studio album would be titled ''[[Graffiti U]]'' and that a [[Graffiti U World Tour|world tour in support of it]] would begin in summer 2018.<ref name="GraffitiU">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/keith-urban-announces-2018-graffiti-u-world-tour-new-album-w515567|title=Keith Urban Announces 2018 Graffiti U World Tour, New Album|author=Jon Freeman|date=17 January 2018|access-date=18 January 2018|magazine=rolling Stone}}</ref>
On 19 January, the [[Ed Sheeran]] co-written song "[[Parallel Line (Keith Urban song)|Parallel Line]]" was released as a single in Australia and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/keith-urban-new-song-written-by-ed-sheeran/news-story/d7b10709be116398ea4a9591bc305e47 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119235558/http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/keith-urban-new-song-written-by-ed-sheeran/news-story/d7b10709be116398ea4a9591bc305e47 |archive-date=19 January 2018 |title=Country star Keith Urban has released a song written by a team of top songwriters including Ed Sheeran |url-status=dead |first=Danielle |last=McGrane |publisher=News Limited }}</ref> On 21 March, Urban released the album's second single "[[Coming Home (Keith Urban song)|Coming Home]]", a heavily [[pop music|pop]]-influenced, upbeat song featuring a duet with pop singer [[Julia Michaels]]. This song also features a revamped version of the opening riff of [[Merle Haggard]]'s hit "[[Mama Tried (song)|Mama Tried]]" throughout it and with his family's blessing, Haggard even received a posthumous credit for writing the song. Coming Home reached number one on the Mediabase Country Chart on 5 August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mediabase Country |url=http://pdf.mediabase.com/PDFChart.aspx?id=099111117110116114121036036036036049050047049055047050048048054032055058052053058050049032080077|date=15 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915051105/http://pdf.mediabase.com/PDFChart.aspx?id=099111117110116114121036036036036049050047049055047050048048054032055058052053058050049032080077|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=15 September 2012}}</ref> As well as Julia Michaels, the album also features duets with [[Lindsay Ell]], [[Shy Carter]], and Kassi Ashton.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/hear-keith-urban-revamp-a-haggard-riff-in-new-song-coming-home-w518161|title=Hear Keith Urban Revamp a Merle Haggard Riff in New Song 'Coming Home'|last=Crawford|first=Robert|date=21 March 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=18 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Never Comin' Down|Never Comin’ Down]] was released to radio as the fourth single in August 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://tasteofcountry.com/keith-urban-never-comin-down/| title= Keith Urban's 'Never Comin' Down' Is His Boldest Radio Single to Date [Listen] | date=21 August 2018|work =Taste of Country| access-date=7 May 2020 | author=Billy Dukes}}</ref>

On 16 May 2019, Keith Urban released a brand new single, "[[We Were]]", a reflective mid-tempo ode to mischievous youth. "I like the idea that life just happens. At some point, whether in the moment or not, you just gotta go with it", he said.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=146693|title=Keith Urban Releases New Single "We Were"|date=16 May 2019|website=Top40-Charts.com|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> The track was co-written by [[Eric Church]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://tasteofcountry.com/keith-urban-nicole-kidman-we-were-eric-church-interview/| title= Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Truly Lived 'We Were' | date=15 July 2019|work =Taste of Country| access-date=7 May 2020 | author=Billy Dukes}}</ref> On 24 November 2019, Urban played the halftime show at the [[Canadian Football League]]'s [[Grey Cup]] championship in [[Calgary]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5958105/keith-urban-grey-cup-halftime-show-calgary/|title=Keith Urban announced as halftime performer for 107th Grey Cup in Calgary|date=26 September 2019|work=Global News|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/keith-urban-grey-cup-halftime-performance-919355/|title=Keith Urban Rips Through Hits Medley at Canadian Football Halftime Show|first=Joseph|last=Hudak|date=29 November 2019|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> On 27 February 2020, Urban released the single, "[[God Whispered Your Name]]" to country radio.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/keith-urban-god-whispered-your-name-958928/|title= Keith Urban Gets Introspective on New Song 'God Whispered Your Name'|first=Claire|last=Shaffer|date=27 February 2020|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> The track was co-written by [[Contemporary Christian music|contemporary Christian]] artist [[Chris August]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://tasteofcountry.com/keith-urban-god-whispered-your-name-review/| title= Keith Urban's 'God Whispered Your Name' Could Be the Start of New God Country Era [Listen]|work =Taste of Country| date=27 February 2020 | author=Billy Dukes|access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref> On 24 April, Urban released the single, "[[Polaroid (Keith Urban song)|Polaroid]]" to radio in Australia and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/doja-cat-scores-radio-hit-say-so/|title=Doja Cat scores her first #1 Aussie radio hit with 'Say So'|date=9 May 2020|first=Zanda|last=Wilson|work=[[The Music Network]]|access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/news/country/keith-urban-polaroid-new-single-new-album/|title=Keith Urban releases first single 'Polaroid' from new 2020 album|date=24 April 2020|first=Rory|last=O'Connor|work=[[Smooth Radio (2014)|Smooth Radio]]|access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://tasteofcountry.com/keith-urban-polaroid/| title= Keith Urban's 'Polaroid' Looks Back at Fond Memories [Listen]|work =Taste of Country| date=24 April 2020 | author=Hillary Pierce|access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url= https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/keith-urban-polaroid-stream-9365193| title= Keith Urban Has a Photographic Memory In 'Polaroid': Stream It Now|magazine =[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| date=24 April 2020 | author=Lars Brandle|access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref>

In May 2020, Keith Urban hosted a drive-in concert for medical workers. His latest gig was mostly just him and two other musicians playing on a flatbed truck in front of about 125 cars. Urban played at the Stardust Drive-In movie theatre, about 60&nbsp;km east of Nashville, Tennessee, for a crowd of more than 200 medical workers from Vanderbilt Health.<ref>{{Cite web|website=NZherald.co.uk|title=Entertainment, Covid 19 coronavirus|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12332363|access-date=25 June 2020|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625133822/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12332363|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later in May 2020, Urban announced his eleventh studio album, ''[[The Speed of Now Part 1]]'', would be released on 18 September 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://tasteofcountry.com/keith-urban-the-speed-of-now-part-1-album-announcement/| title= Keith Urban Announces, Previews 'The Speed of Now Part 1′ Album|work =Taste of Country| author=Billy Dukes|date=8 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="billboard20">{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/9373929/keith-urban-announces-the-speed-of-now-part-1-album |title= Keith Urban Announces New Album 'The Speed of Now Part 1': Exclusive|first= Melinda |last= Newman |date=8 May 2020 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/05/08/keith-urban-speed-of-now-part-1-new-album-release-date/3099289001/|title=Keith Urban talks date, title of new album 'The Speed of Now Part 1'|first= Matthew |last= Leimkuehler|date=8 May 2020 |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> In July 2020, Urban released another promotional single, "[[Superman (Keith Urban song)|Superman]]",<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/keith-urban-superman-video-1030270/|title=Keith Urban Has His A-ha Moment in Animated 'Superman' Video|first= Joseph|last= Hudak|date=22 July 2020 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> which was released to radio in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1298/1298-singles-to-radio/|title=Singles to Radio – Issue 1298|website=The Music Network|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> "[[Change Your Mind (Keith Urban song)|Change Your Mind]]" followed in August 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/keith-urban-change-your-mind/ |title= Keith Urban Wants to 'Change Your Mind' in New Song [Listen]|first= Angela|last=Stefano|date=7 August 2020 |work=Taste of Country}}</ref>

In the week prior to the album's release, Urban hosted the rescheduled [[55th Academy of Country Music Awards]] and premiered the third North American single off the album, "[[One Too Many (song)|One Too Many]]" with [[Pink (singer)|Pink]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Keith Urban Debuts 'One Too Many' Music Video Days After ACM Awards Performance With Pink|url=https://etcanada.com/news/692336/keith-urban-and-pink-perform-new-duet-one-too-many-during-acm-awards/|first=Sarah|last=Curran|date=18 September 2020|work=[[Entertainment Tonight Canada]]|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=29 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929003638/https://etcanada.com/news/692336/keith-urban-and-pink-perform-new-duet-one-too-many-during-acm-awards/|url-status=dead}}</ref> which would become Urban's first Top 10 all-genre song in his homeland of Australia.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9455995/keith-urban-australia-chart-future-of-now|title=Keith Urban Snags Australian Chart Crown With 'Speed Of Now'|first= Lars |last= Brandle |date=28 September 2020 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> In December 2020, Urban was listed at number 29 in ''Rolling Stone Australia's "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time"'' issue.<ref>[https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/50-greatest-australian-artists-of-all-time-keith-urban-22666/ 50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time – #29: Keith Urban]. SEAFORTH, ''Rolling Stone Australia'', 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.</ref> He is a featured artist on [[Taylor Swift]]'s track "[[That's When]]" from ''[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless (Taylor's Version)]]'', Swift's first re-recorded studio album, which was released on 9 April 2021. "That's When" is one of six "from the Vault" tracks that did not make the 2008 album.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cantor|first=Brian|date=3 April 2021|title=Taylor Swift Confirms Keith Urban Collaboration, Reveals Full Track List For 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)'|url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2021/04/03/taylor-swift-confirms-keith-urban-collaboration-reveals-full-track-list-for-fearless-taylors-version/|access-date=3 April 2021|website=Headline Planet|language=en-US}}</ref> That year he also collaborated with [[Amy Shark]] on "Love Songs Ain't For Us", which also came out 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1830553/keith-urban-australian-vocalist-amy-sharp-love-songs-aint-for-us/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220070801/http://www.cmt.com/news/1830553/keith-urban-australian-vocalist-amy-sharp-love-songs-aint-for-us/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=20 February 2021 | title=Keith Urban Partners with Australian Vocalist Amy Shark for "Love Songs Ain't for Us" }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/amy-shark-reveals-she-wrote-forthcoming-single-love-songs-aint-for-us-with-ed-sheeran-2879629 | title=Listen to Amy Shark's new single with Keith Urban, 'Love Songs Ain't for Us' | website=[[NME]] | date=19 February 2021 }}</ref>

In August 2021, Urban released the single "[[Wild Hearts (song)|Wild Hearts]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/news/country/keith-urban-new-song-wild-hearts/|title=Keith Urban releases stunning new country anthem 'Wild Hearts', and it's a banger|work=[[Smooth Radio (2014)|Smooth Radio]]|last=Eames|first=Tom|date=19 August 2021|access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1837277/keith-urban-releases-wild-hearts-a-single-for-dreamers-ready-to-fly/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819234932/http://www.cmt.com/news/1837277/keith-urban-releases-wild-hearts-a-single-for-dreamers-ready-to-fly/|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 August 2021|title=Keith Urban Releases "Wild Hearts," A Single For "Dreamers Ready To Fly"|work=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]|last=K. Dowling|first=Marcus|date=19 August 2021|access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref> which he followed up with the single "[[Nightfalls]]" in March 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/keith-urban-nightfalls/|title=Keith Urban's New 'Nightfalls' Is a Fun Summer Anthem [Listen]|date=31 March 2022|first=Sterling|last=Whitaker|work=Taste of Country}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1843276/keith-urban-encourages-fans-to-let-loose-in-new-feel-good-anthem-nightfalls/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331220803/http://www.cmt.com/news/1843276/keith-urban-encourages-fans-to-let-loose-in-new-feel-good-anthem-nightfalls/|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 March 2022|title=Keith Urban Encourages Fans To Let Loose In New Feel-Good Anthem, "Nightfalls"|date=31 March 2022|first=Tiffany|last=Goldstein|work=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> In July 2022, Urban released the single "[[Brown Eyes Baby]]," which was co-written by [[Morgan Wallen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/listen-keith-urban-releases-new-single-brown-eyes-baby-co-penned-by-morgan-wallen/|title=Keith Urban Releases New Single "Brown Eyes Baby," Co-Penned By Morgan Wallen [Listen]|date=8 July 2022}}</ref> He embarked on his headlining "[[The Speed of Now World Tour]]" in June 2022, with [[Ingrid Andress]] as his opening act.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.audacy.com/music/country/keith-urban-announces-the-speed-of-now-world-tour-dates|title=Keith Urban announces 'The Speed of Now World Tour': See the dates|date=1 December 2021|first=Joe|last=Cingrana|work=[[Audacy]]}}</ref> In October 2022, he released the single "[[Street Called Main]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Keith-Urban-Releases-New-Single-Street-Called-Main-20221028|title=Keith Urban Releases New Single 'Street Called Main|last=Major|first=Michael|date=28 October 2022|publisher=[[BroadwayWorld]]|accessdate=2 November 2022}}</ref>

In 2024, Urban released the singles "[[Straight Line (song)|Straight Line]]" and "[[Messed Up as Me]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/keith-urban-new-song-straight-line-1234959665/|title=Keith Urban Teases New Album With First Single 'Straight Line'|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 2, 2024|access-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://roughstock.com/news/2024/03/46653-keith-urban-releases-new-single-messed-up-as-me|title=Keith Urban Releases New Single "Messed Up As Me"|first=Matt|last=Bjorke|work=Roughstock|date=March 1, 2024|access-date=March 27, 2024|archive-date=15 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415035200/http://roughstock.com/news/2024/03/46653-keith-urban-releases-new-single-messed-up-as-me|url-status=dead}}</ref> The songs were later included on Urban's twelfth studio album, ''[[High (Keith Urban album)|High]]'',  which was released on September 20, 2024.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/keith-urban-announces-album-high-1235719971/|title=Keith Urban Announces New Album 'High,' Shares First Single 'Wildside'|first=Jessica|last=Lynch|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 28, 2024|access-date=September 19, 2024}}</ref> The album also included the previously released songs "Wildside", "[[Go Home W U]]" featuring [[Lainey Wilson]], and "Heart Like a Hometown".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.freecountrychicago.com/keith-urbans-got-a-heart-like-a-hometown/|title=Keith Urban's got a "Heart Like a Hometown" |website=Free Country Chicago|date=2 August 2024|access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref>

==Television and film appearances==
===''The Voice''===
On 23 November 2011, Urban was confirmed as one of the four vocal coaches in the Australian version of the reality singing competition ''[[The Voice (Australian TV series)|The Voice]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1123/thevoiceaus.html |title=Judges announced for Aussie Voice |publisher=RTE.ie |access-date=23 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125032301/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1123/thevoiceaus.html |archive-date=25 November 2011}}</ref> alongside [[Seal (musician)|Seal]], [[Joel Madden]], and [[Delta Goodrem]]. On 14 September 2012, Urban released a statement that he would not be signing back on for season two and was replaced by [[Ricky Martin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://getitsignedautographs.com/autographs/keith-urban-signed-some-autographs-after-volunteering-his-time/ |title=Keith Urban signed autographs after volunteering his time |publisher=getitsignedautographs.com |date=15 September 2012 |access-date=15 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729054303/http://getitsignedautographs.com/autographs/keith-urban-signed-some-autographs-after-volunteering-his-time/ |archive-date=29 July 2013}}</ref> On 15 December 2020, it was announced that Urban would return to The Voice Australia season 10 for his second season replacing [[Kelly Rowland]], alongside [[Jessica Mauboy]], [[Guy Sebastian]], and [[Rita Ora]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dukes |first=Billy|title=Keith Urban to Return as a Coach on 'The Voice' Australia |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/keith-urban-the-voice-australia-coach/ |access-date=10 October 2022 |website=Taste of Country |date=13 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Keith Urban Returns As Coach On "The Voice Australia" |url=https://countrymusicfamily.com/keith-urban-returns-as-coach-on-the-voice-australia/ |access-date=10 October 2022 |website=Country Music Family |date=16 December 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> All judges returned for the eleventh season in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 October 2021 |title=Keith, Rita, Guy & Jess all set to return to The Voice next year |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/the-voice-australia-2022-judges/ |access-date=10 October 2022 |website=The Music Network}}</ref> However, in October 2022, it was announced that Urban would not be returning to the big red chair for the twelfth season in 2023 due to his upcoming tour and was replaced by [[Jason Derulo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Keith Skips The Voice due to Australian tour |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_MRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Fsydney-confidential%2Fkeith-urban-skips-the-voice-to-kick-off-aussie-leg-of-world-tour%2Fnews-story%2F2fd947d49bcd5c9595b7f58c374af8cd&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=dynamic-low-control-score&V21spcbehaviour=append |website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]}}</ref>

===''American Idol''===
The [[Fox Broadcasting Company]] officially announced on 16 September 2012 that Urban would replace [[Steven Tyler]] as a judge in [[American Idol season 12|season 12]] of ''[[American Idol]]'' alongside [[Randy Jackson]], [[Mariah Carey]], and [[Nicki Minaj]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hibbead|first=James|title='American Idol' announces judges: Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj, confirmed |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/09/16/american-idol-season-12-judges/|publisher=EW.com|access-date=16 September 2012}}</ref> On 1 August 2013, it was officially confirmed that Urban would return as a judge for [[American Idol season 13|season 13]].<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/08/01/keith-urban-return-american-idol/ That's one: Keith Urban confirmed for 'American Idol' return] Entertainment Weekly, Retrieved 1 August 2013</ref><ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/keith-urban-return-american-idol-598012 It's Official: Keith Urban to Return to 'American Idol'] Hollywood Reporter, Retrieved 3 August 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20722442,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontent Keith Urban Officially Returning to American Idol] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103203845/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20722442,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontent |date=3 January 2014 }} People.com, Retrieved 4 August 2103</ref> He was joined by former judge [[Jennifer Lopez]] and newest judge [[Harry Connick Jr.]] On 23 June 2014, Fox announced that Urban would return to the judging panel for season 14.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/23/american-idol-judges-season-14/ |title= 'American Idol': ALL the judges returning for season 14 |first=James |last=Hibberd |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=24 June 2014}}</ref> Urban returned to judge the [[American Idol season 15|15th season]] of ''American Idol'' in 2016, though in 2017, he announced his retirement from being a judge on ''American Idol'' in the end of August (which is the 31st).<ref name="deadline-idolcancelled">{{cite web|title='American Idol' Renewed For Final Season|date=11 May 2015|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/american-idol-renewed-final-season-15-1201424278/|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=29 September 2017}}</ref>

===''Slim and I''===
Urban features in the 2020 [[Cinema of Australia|Australian documentary film]] ''[[Slim and I]]'', directed by [[Kriv Stenders]], talking about the influence on his life of acclaimed Australian country music husband-and-wife duo [[Slim Dusty]] and [[Joy McKean]]. The film features interviews and covers of McKean songs by acclaimed contemporary artists including Urban ([[Lights on the Hill]]), [[Missy Higgins]], [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]], and [[Troy Cassar-Daley]].<ref>''Slim Dusty documentary is pure joy, in more ways than one''; SMH; Sp 10, 2020</ref><ref>''Country music great Joy McKean reveals why living with legend Slim Dusty wasn't always easy''; Herald Sun, Spe 9, 2020</ref>

==Signature guitar line==
In October 2013, during a concert in [[Tampa, Florida]], Urban announced that he would sell 'signature' guitars and accessories through [[Home Shopping Network]] (HSN).<ref name="hsn2013">{{cite web| title= Keith Urban Unveils Signature Guitar Line| url= http://www.countryweekly.com/news/keith-urban-unveils-signature-guitar-line | first=Joseph |last=Hudak | date=7 October 2013 | work= [[Country Weekly]] | access-date= 16 November 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150910040434/http://www.countryweekly.com/news/keith-urban-unveils-signature-guitar-line |archive-date=10 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> HSN offered the guitar packages twice in six months, resulting in 42,000 sales.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/05/22/keith-urban-sets-record-guitar-sales-hsn/9439963/ | title= Keith Urban sets record with guitar sales on HSN |date= 22 May 2014| work= [[The Tennessean]]| access-date= 16 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.hsn.com/shop/urban-guitar-collection/11385 | title= Urban Guitar Collection | publisher= [[Home Shopping Network]] | access-date= 16 November 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190227041432/https://www.hsn.com/shop/urban-guitar-collection/11385 | archive-date= 27 February 2019 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

A portion of the proceeds benefit [[The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation]] and the [[Grammy Foundation]].<ref name="hsn2013"/>

==Personal life==
[[File:Nicole Kidman Keith Urban 2009.jpg|thumb|Urban with wife [[Nicole Kidman]] at the [[2009 American Music Awards]]]]

Urban is a citizen of both Australia and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/328373-country-music-star-keith-urban-unsure-if-hed-accept-invitation/|title=Country music star Keith Urban unsure if he'd accept invitation from White House|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|first=Rebecca|last=Dickson|date=12 April 2017}}</ref>

Urban met Australian actress [[Nicole Kidman]] at ''[[G'Day LA]]'', a [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] event promoting Australia, in January 2005, and they began dating six months later. They married on 25 June 2006 at the Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel in the grounds of [[St Patrick's Seminary|St Patrick's Estate, Manly]], in Sydney.

On 2 February 2007, Urban filed a lawsuit against a [[New Jersey]] painter with the same name, who has a website called KeithUrban.com. Keith Urban, the singer, wanted to acquire the rights to the site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3if477e99d5c9afc6cb34884b6b1867e96 |title=Keith Urban sues Keith Urban over web site |publisher=Billboard.biz |date=7 February 2007 |access-date=2 June 2011}}</ref> The painter counter-sued.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070405/ENTERTAINMENT06/70405027|title=Keel, Beverly, "Keith Urban countersues Keith Urban"|newspaper=[[The Tennessean]]|access-date=19 September 2020}}</ref> The lawsuit was settled in the painter's favour.

On 7 January 2008, Kidman said that she and Urban were expecting their first child together. Kidman's publicist said, "the couple are thrilled and cannot wait". Kidman gave birth to a daughter in 2008 in Nashville. On his website, Urban said:

<blockquote>
"Earlier this morning Nic gave birth to our beautiful baby girl, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban. We want to thank everybody that has kept us in their thoughts and prayers. We feel very, very blessed and grateful that we can share this joy with all of my loving fans today."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.keithurban.net/content/news_article.php?em1934=191697_-1__0_~0_-1_7_2008_0_0&content=news&em1975=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310163722/http://www.keithurban.net/content/news_article.php?em1934=191697_-1__0_~0_-1_7_2008_0_0&content=news&em1975=|url-status=dead|title=Keith Urban.net &#124; Keith Welcomes Sunday Rose Kidman Urban!|archive-date=10 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7497137.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |title=Kidman's baby name mystery solved |date=9 July 2008 |access-date=7 May 2010}}</ref>
</blockquote>

On 28 December 2010, Urban and Kidman had a second daughter, Faith Margaret Kidman Urban, by [[gestational surrogacy]] at Nashville's Centennial Women's Hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-welcome-a-daughter-via-surrogate/|title=Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Welcome a Daughter!|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=17 January 2011}}</ref>

In February 2025, Urban and Kidman's home in Beverly Hills was burglarized. Someone broke in, ransacked it, and fled. The family was not there at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-news/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-home-burglarized-1236141043/|title=Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's L.A. Home Burglarized|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 19, 2025|access-date=February 19, 2025}}</ref>

===Substance use and recovery===
In the past, Urban struggled with [[alcoholism]] and [[cocaine addiction]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Stark |first1=Phyllis |title='Road' Seems a Sure Path to Success for Capitol's Urban |magazine=Billboard |date=5 October 2002 |page=44}}</ref> The singer described the late 1990s as a time when he was heavily using substances.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/country/keith-urban-past-drug-alcohol-addiction-hasnt-defined-creativity/ |title=Keith Urban Opens Up About Past Drug and Alcohol Addiction: 'I Feel Lucky It Hasn't Defined My Creativity' |work=People |last=Irvin |first=Jack |date=18 April 2022 |access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref> In 1998, he checked into Cumberland Heights, a treatment center in Nashville.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/keith-urban-checks-into-rehab-again-1.610849|title=Keith Urban checks into rehab, again|website=CBC News |date=21 October 2006 |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref> On 19 October 2006, Urban checked into the [[Betty Ford Center]] in [[Rancho Mirage, California]]. On 20 October, he released a statement saying, "I deeply regret the hurt this has caused Nicole and the ones who love and support me. One can never let one's guard down on recovery, and I'm afraid that I have." On 18 January 2007, Urban announced he had completed rehab and his plans to go on tour to promote his album ''[[Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6270247.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |title=Singer Urban ends rehab treatment | date=17 January 2007 |access-date=7 May 2010}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Keith Urban discography}}
'''Solo studio albums'''
* ''[[Keith Urban (1991 album)|Keith Urban]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Keith Urban (1999 album)|Keith Urban]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Golden Road (album)|Golden Road]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Be Here]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Defying Gravity (Keith Urban album)|Defying Gravity]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Get Closer (Keith Urban album)|Get Closer]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Fuse (Keith Urban album)|Fuse]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Ripcord (album)|Ripcord]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Graffiti U]]'' (2018)
* ''[[The Speed of Now Part 1]]'' (2020)
* ''[[High (Keith Urban album)|High]] '' (2024)

'''The Ranch studio albums'''
* ''[[The Ranch (album)|The Ranch]]'' (1997)

==Filmography==
* ''Paradoria'' (2015) - Various roles (voice)
* ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]'' (2016) - Guitar Man (voice)
* ''Paradoria 2: Enchanted Realm'' (2019) - Various roles (voice)
* ''[[Back to the Outback]]'' (2021) – Doug (voice)

==Tours==
[[File:Keith Urban 20071209 duck walk.jpg|thumb|Keith Urban in concert in 2007]]
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'''Headlining tours'''
*CMT on Tour: Keith Urban Be Here '04 (2004)
*Alive in '05 (2005) 
*Still Alive in '06 (2006)
*Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy World Tour (2007) 
*Escape Together World Tour 2009 (2009) 
*Summer Lovin' 2010 Tour (2010) 
*[[Get Closer 2011 World Tour]] (2011) 
*[[Light the Fuse Tour]] (2013–2014)
*[[Raise 'Em Up Tour]] (2014) 
*[[Ripcord World Tour|ripCORD World Tour]] {{small|(2016–2017) ([[Carrie Underwood]] joined Urban as co-headliner for the New Zealand and Australia shows)}}
*[[Graffiti U World Tour]] (2018–2019)
*[[The Speed of Now World Tour]] (2022)
*High and Alive World Tour (2025)

'''Co-headlining'''
*A.C.M Presents : Keith Urban & Rory Gilliatte '6 String Bandits' Tour (2008)
*Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride Tour (2008) co-headlined with Carrie Underwood

'''Supporting tours'''
*Brooks & Dunn's Neon Circus & Wild West Show 2001
*Eagles Summer 2010 Tour (2010) – Opened for [[The Eagles]] and [[The Dixie Chicks]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eaglesband.com/ |title=Eagles band |publisher=Eagles band |date=8 February 2011 |access-date=2 June 2011 |archive-date=11 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511050733/http://www.eaglesband.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

'''Residencies'''
*Keith Urban the Las Vegas Residency (2023)
*High in Vegas (2024–2025)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kruger|first1=Jonah|title=How to Get Tickets to Keith Urban's New Las Vegas Residency|url=https://consequence.net/2024/05/how-to-buy-tickets-to-keith-urban-las-vegas-residency/|website=Consequence|access-date=May 20, 2024|date=May 6, 2024}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Keith Urban}}Urban was appointed [[Order of Australia|Officer of the Order of Australia]] at the [[2020 Australia Day Honours]] for "distinguished service to the performing arts as a singer and songwriter, and to charitable organisations".<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 January 2020 |title=A-listers, a rabbi and grassroots community leaders among Australia Day award winners |language=en-AU |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-26/australia-day-honours-list-keith-urban-rachel-griffiths-awarded/11898344 |access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>

Urban was named the 241st greatest guitarist of all time by ''Rolling Stone'' in 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-10-13 |title=The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitarists-1234814010/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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