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KEITH URBAN IS READY TO PULL THE ‘RIPCORD’ AND LET FANS SOAR WITH NEW MUSIC.

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Keith Urban

Keith Urban releases his new record, Ripcord, the follow-up to his 2013 album Fuse, tomorrow (Friday, May 6th). The collection features special guests Carrie Underwood, Pitbull and Nile Rodgers and a who’s who of creative writers and producers.

“This album’s journey began back in January, 2015 and took me to a lot of unexplored people and places,” Keith has said. “The end result was the recording and exploring of more songs than I’ve ever done before and carving that down to what I felt constituted Ripcord.”

They include new collaborations with Jeff Bhasker, busbee, Greg Wells and Nile Rodgers, as well as those who Keith has worked with before on his previous No. 1 album Fuse, including Shane McAnally, Ross Cooperman, Dann Huff and Nathan Chapman.

Keith has said when he first started working on his new album, he thought it was going to be a continuation of Fuse. However, that all changed once he started recording last January (2015).

“I went into the studio and recorded two songs, and I heard them. We recorded them and I lived with them for about a week, and every time I listened to them, I thought ‘Why aren’t I satisfied with these songs?’ The songs sounded like they would have been on Fuse, and I thought that’s what I was wanting,” says Keith. “So it’s interesting, even the thing in my head that I think I want, being in that setting, suddenly there’s something else. No, this is not what you want, you want something else. Just go back into the forest where there’s no road and just go. Have the faith and go and go for it.”

Keith’s eighth studio album has already produced two No. 1 hits – “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” and his 20th No. 1 song, “Break On Me.” He also has a third hit on the way with “Wasted Time.”

To celebrate, the Grand Ole Opry member will play a FREE outdoor lunchtime show in Nashville on the plaza at the Bridgestone Arena (home of the Nashville Predators) on Monday (May 9th). He also has performed a show last night in New York City and will put on another show in Los Angeles on Tuesday (May 10th).

Keith will definitely be playing several songs from his new album when he launches his ripCORD World Tour 2016 June 2nd in Kansas City, Missouri. He’s going to take Brett Eldredge and Maren Morris along for the ride.

Keith Urban, Ripcord Track List:

“Gone Tomorrow, Here Today” (Written by Jeff Bhasker, Samuel Tyler Johnson and Keith Urban/Co-produced by Jeff Bhasker, Tyler Johnson and Keith Urban)
2. “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” (Written by Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman, Josh Osborne/Co-produced by Dann Huff and Keith Urban)
3. “Wasted Time” (Written by Greg Wells, J. Hart and Keith Urban/Co-produced by Greg Wells and Keith Urban)
4. “Habit of You” (Written by K-Kov and Jackson Morgan/Co-produced by K-Kov and Keith Urban)
5. “Sun Don’t Let Me Down” (Written by Nile Rodgers, busbee, Armando Christian Perez and Keith Urban/Co-produced by Nile Rodgers, busbee and Keith Urban)
6. “Gettin’ in the Way” (Written by Emily Weisband, Jordan Reynolds and David Hodges/Co-produced by Dann Huff and Keith Urban)
7. “Blue Ain’t Your Color” (Written by Steven Lee Olsen, Hillary Lindsey and Clint Lagerberg/Co-produced by Dann Huff and Keith Urban)
8. “The Fighter” (Written by busbee and Keith Urban/Co-produced by busbee and Keith Urban)
9. “Break on Me” (Written by Jon Nite and Ross Copperman/Co-Produced by Nathan Chapman and Keith Urban)
10. “Boy Gets a Truck” (Written by Ash Bowers, Aaron Sherz/co-produced by Dann Huff and Keith Urban)
11. “Your Body” (Written by busbee and Keith Urban/Co-produced by busbee and Keith Urban)
12. “That Could Still Be Us” (Written by Jason Duke, Jesse Lee and Jonathan Price/Co-Produced by Jonny Price and Keith Urban)
13. “Worry ‘Bout Nothin’” (Written by Chris Tompkins, Rodney Clawson and Josh Kear/Co-Produced by Dann Huff and Keith Urban)

Keith Urban (change of course on Ripcord) OC: …you gotta go. 1:04
“I think of that probably in terms of when I recorded in January. I went into the studio and recorded two songs and I heard them. We recorded them and I lived with them for about a week, and every time I listened to them, I thought ‘Why aren’t I satisfied with these songs?’ The songs sounded like they would have been on Fuse, and I thought that’s what I was wanting. So it’s interesting, even the thing in my head that I think I want, being in that setting suddenly there’s something else. No, this is not what you want, you want something else. Just go back into the forest where there’s no road and just go. Have the faith and go and go for it. And part of me was like ‘Ah, not again!’ Like making Fuse was so arduous and complicated and such a process and I would have given anything to just go into a studio with one producer and record thirteen songs and be done. That would have been just bliss for me. And I could have done that, but I would have so been so denying the inner voice that was saying to just go where you gotta go.“

Keith Urban (Ripcord title) OC: …the tour. :32
“The name Ripcord comes from a play that’s opening in New York soon. But the image of a ripcord, I like it. I like the sound of the word. I like the energy that it denotes, but metaphorically I also love that it’s a thing that you grab to save your life, and that’s a really beautiful thing. And I was thinking about the various things in my life that I reach for, like family, faith, music, all manner of things. So, Ripcord took on a whole new meaning, but it really, for me, fits the music. It definitely fits the tour.”

LUKE BRYAN TAKES CARE OF HIMSELF ON THE ROAD.

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Luke Bryan

Luke Bryan has certainly upped his game from when he was playing bars and clubs in his early days to now where he’s selling out arenas and stadiums. The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year says when his first album was released, he didn’t know the proper way to take care of himself before and during a tour.

“I didn’t even know how to get myself necessarily ready for five shows in a row or take care of myself and even exercise properly or eat right to even feel healthy enough to get out there and work my tail off,” says Luke. “When you’re out there opening for years, you know, you’re doing 20 minutes. You’re doing 40 minutes. And NOW, I do four or five shows in a row and I’m doing almost two hours, and it’s a different animal. So, just learning how to do all that and learning what it takes. I mean, I’ve even learned on what time of the day is probably the best to work out, take care of my voice and be ready to sing.”

The next stop on Luke’s Kill the Lights Tour, featuring Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch, is May 12th in Omaha, Nebraska.

Catch Luke and R&B star Jason Derulo on CMT Crossroads May 21st at 10pm ET. The two will trade vocals on each other’s songs during the show.

Luke is up for Top Country Artist and Top Country Album for Kick the Dust Up, which has spawned three No. 1 songs, at this year’s Billboard Music Awards. The show will air live from Las Vegas May 22nd at 8pm ET on ABC.

Luke Bryan (evolution as a performer) OC: …good feeling. :60
“From first album to now is, you know, back then, I didn’t even know how to get myself necessarily ready for five shows in a row or take care of myself and even exercise properly or eat right to even feel healthy enough to get out there and work my tail off. When you’re out there opening for years, you know, you’re doing 20 minutes. You’re doing 40 minutes. And NOW, I do four or five shows in a row and I’m doing almost two hours, and it’s a different animal. So, just learning how to do all that and learning what it takes. I mean I’ve even learned on what time of the day is probably the best to work out, take care of my voice and be ready to sing. The only time when I get depressed in this business or down is when I can’t sing and do my job like I want to. As long as I can get up there and sing like I feel like that people deserve, and I gave them my best, and that’s a good feeling.”

LUKE BRYAN AND JASON DERULO HAVE A DATE…FOR THEIR CMT CROSSROADS EPISODE.

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Luke Bryan

Luke Bryan, the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, will be joined by R-&-B star Jason Derulo, for the latest installment of CMT Crossroads premiering May 21st.

While the two actually had a viral smash hit on Jason’s “Want to Want Me” because of the Sing! App, the two never performed together onstage…until now.

The pair sang and danced their way through a number of Luke hits, such as “That’s My Kinda Night,” “Country Girl (Shake It For Me),” “Strip It Down” and “Move,” as well as Jason’s “Want to Want Me,” “Talk Dirty to Me,” “Trumpets” and his new single “If It Ain’t Love.”

The CMT Crossroads episode featuring Luke and Jason will air May 21^st at 10pm ET on CMT.

MOTHER’S DAY 2016: Charles, Clare, Darius, Dierks, Church, Paslay, Jon, Kacey, Lauren, LBT

Charles Kelley / Clare Dunn / Darius Rucker / Dierks Bentley / Eric Church / Eric Paslay / Jon Pardi / Kacey Musgraves / Lauren Alaina / Little Big Town

Clare Dunn (Mother’s Day) OC: …in the world. :41
“She is unrelenting in her love and her support, and even when we’re crazy kids and we screw up, it doesn’t matter. Her love knows no bounds. And her undying devotion to her kids – to my sister and I – always believing in us a million percent, always backing us up a million percent and helping us navigate life and navigate our dreams and helping us go towards that goal – those are some of the qualities that I hope to have some day as a mother, you know? And I’m so grateful I have THE best mom in the WORLD!”

Darius Rucker (Mother’s Day) OC: …killed me. :17

“I think that’s the main reason I am how I am…an innate fear of disappointing my mom. My mom’s not even alive, and I have a fear of her looking down from heaven and going, ‘Man I’m just disappointed in my son.’ She could have said anything in the world to me, but if she would have said, ‘Son, you just disappointed me,’ That would have killed me. It would have killed me.”

Darius Rucker (favorite memory of his mother) OC: …my Mom’s song. :34
“Oh goodness! A lot of great memories of her, but probably one of my favorite memories, I was a young kid, probably eight or nine, and she was in the kitchen cooking and listening to the gospel station and Shirley Caesar’s ‘No Charge’ came on and she was singing ‘No Charge.’ I just remember I ran into our living room which was adjoined to our kitchen and I just sat there and I just listened to her sing that song, and I remember thinking, ‘Wow! What an amazing voice.’ That’s just always a memory I’ve always had, and that song still to this day when I hear it just moves me because that was my mom’s song.”

Dierks (Mother’s Day) OC: …for sure. :20
“When it’s your actual mom, you know, there’s some slack there, but when with your wife – any touring husband, anyone who tours who has kids and a wife back home, it’s tough man. It’s a lot of work. So, I definitely need to step up to think of something great to do this Sunday, for sure.”

Eric Church (Mother’s Day) OC: …as a man. :57
“My mom, even though my dad won’t like this, my mom is by far the toughest person that I’ve met. She’s tough. One of those people that’s been through a lot in her life, adversity wise and never complains, always really resilient with anything that’s happened to her. And it’s just that attitude, the positive attitude, regardless of what has happened that I think is the one thing that I got from her. With career, she’s always been a person that’s been really positive through times that I couldn’t find a positive streak, [laughs] and she was always really positive, and very much believes in tough it out, keep working hard, and that’s her motto with stuff like that. I’ve always been impressed with that stuff. Then musically, she’s where I get my talent from, musically. She sings great, always has, her mom sang great. I owe my musical chops to her. And she still sings some. So, career-wise, I owe her everything. And just in life-wise she’s given me a lot of the qualities that it has taken for me to get me where I am. Not only as a musician, but as a man.”

Eric Paslay (Mother’s Day) OC: …it’s good. :21
“I wanna thank my mom for giving me faith, laughter and pride in the family I came from. She’d be the fun Mom, just goofing off in the sprinklers outside or we’d go out and play in the rain and all that stuff growing up. She’s always good to be around; always happy, and it’s good.”

Jon Pardi (Mother’s Day 2015) OC: …worrying about me. :29
“My mom’s always been there for me. First of all, she’s a great mom. She’s an angel. She takes care of people that aren’t even in the family. She’s always been like that, and she’s a great mother. She’s always proud, and she’s always there supporting and being a great mom. She’s just a good human being. There’s not one mean bone in her body. And she cries about every time I talk to her. She always worries about me. I have to tell her, ‘Stop worrying about me.’”

Kacey Musgraves (creative women) OC: …taking pictures. :16
“My mom’s an artist – all different kinds of mediums, paint, but she’s always working on something different. My Meemaw, she’s a soap maker. She makes soap and they’re beautiful and they smell really good and they’re all natural. My sister has an etsy store, and she’s constantly creating something, sewing pillows and taking pictures.”

Charles Kelley (Mother) OC: …playing music. :23
“We were honestly, at times, pretty hard to handle, both of us. We used to play our music loud up above on the second floor [of the house], bang on the drums and the guitar. And my mom’s just one of those people, she’ll do anything for her family and she sacrificed a lot for us boys. Anytime we needed something, she made it happen. And so, we owe her a lot. She’s definitely the reason we’re playing music.”

Lauren Alaina (Mom) OC: …same for her. :19
“I honestly would not be able to do it without my mom. I get overwhelmed sometimes, and if she wasn’t there to comfort me or tell me, ‘Look just realize what you’ve got going for you,’ I’d be up the creek [without a paddle]. She’s got my back. My mom would walk through a fire pit for me, and I’d do the same for her.”

LBT (Mother’s Day) OC: …for my mother. :34
“Being a mother is a life-long dream for me. When I was a kid, that’s what I wanted to be is a mama. It took a long time. I wasn’t ever sure that I would be, but I am now, and it’s the greatest gift of my life. And as I’m a mother now, I see what my mother gave up and her sacrifices and her love and how she made us the most important thing in her life, and that’s what I strive to do for my little girl. It’s the most important job I have, and it’s the most responsibility that I have, and I try to live up to a great example that I had for my mother.”

MOTHER’S DAY LINERS 2016

Brothers Osborne / Canaan Smith / Clare Dunn / Darius Rucker / Dierks Bentley / Eric Church / Eric Paslay / George Strait / Jon Pardi / Josh Turner / Kacey Musgraves / Keith Urban / Kelleigh Bannen / Little Big Town / Luke Bryan / Sam Hunt / Shania Twain

“Hey! What’s up guys! We’re Brothers Osborne, wishing all you mothers out there a very, very Happy Mother’s Day.”

“Hey! What’s up, guys? I’m Canaan Smith. Happy Mother’s Day!”

“Hey! What’s up? This is Clare Dunn, hoping you have a Happy Mother’s Day.”

“Hey y’all, what’s up? This is Darius Rucker, hoping you have a Happy Mother’s Day.

“Hey, y’all! This is Dierks Bentley, wishing all you mothers out there a Happy Mother’s Day.”

“Hey everybody! This is Eric Church, wishing you a Happy Mother’s Day. Happy Mother’s Day, mom!”

“Hey! This is Eric Paslay. Happy Mother’s Day to all you awesome Mom’s out there.”

“Hi! This is George Strait, wishing you a Happy Mother’s Day.”

“Hey y’all, it’s Jon Pardi. I want to wish all the mamas out there a very Happy Mother’s Day.”

“Hi! This is Josh Turner, wishing you a Happy Mother’s Day.”

“Hey! It’s Kacey Musgraves. To all you mothers out there, Happy Mother’s Day!”

“Hi everyone, it’s Keith Urban. Hoping all the mothers out there have a very, very Happy Mother’s Day. Love ya, Mom!”

“Hi! I’m Kelleigh Bannen, hoping you have a Happy Mother’s Day.”

“(ALL) Hi! This is Little Big Town. (KIMBERLY) We want to wish all you mothers out there a Happy Mother’s Day. I love ya, Mama!”

“Hey! It’s Luke Bryan, hoping all you mothers out there have a Happy Mother’s Day.”

“Hey! This is Sam Hunt, wishing you a very Happy Mother’s Day.

“Hi! This is Shania Twain. Happy Mother’s Day.”

DARIUS RUCKER ‘SANG’ BECAUSE OF HIS MOTHER’S LOVE.

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Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker lost his sweet and hardworking mother when he was barely out of college and before he experienced huge success with his band, Hootie & the Blowfish, in the ‘90s. However, he carries with him her qualities, her memories and even immortalized her in the emotional and true-to-life song, “So I Sang,” from his Southern Style album.

Many times following his performance of the song on stage, he is very emotional and needs to take a moment to collect himself. “It’s probably the most honest song I’ve ever been a part of writing. For me, it’s just so real. Everything, every song that’s mentioned in there is a song that affected my life in some way and every moment we talk about is something that really happened to me in my life,” says Darius. “When you get to the last verse and singing about my mom and what she meant to me and that, it’s such an emotional song for me, because it’s so real.”

His mother was a single mom and most days worked overtime to help support her children, which and Darius attributes all of his success to her. “She worked a lot. She was a nurse, and she worked a lot. She took a lot of overtime and a lot of stuff to make sure we could live, basically,” he says. “She always supported whatever I wanted to do, whatever I wanted to listen to, wherever I wanted to go, she always had my back. Going to college and everything, she was just my biggest supporter and never let my brothers and sisters knock me down or try to tell me I can’t do this or do that. All my success comes because my mother was always in my corner.”

The Charleston, South Carolina native even gives his mom the credit for his role as a father, who puts his family first and is present every step of the way. “She was always a rock and making sure that she took care of us and that we had things we needed to survive – food and clothes and a home. Seeing that and seeing how hard she worked and all the things she did really made me the father that I am today,” he adds. “I mean, I’m so crazy and hands-on with my kids. I think it all comes from watching my mom have to struggle so much to support us. So now, I don’t want me or my wife ever have to struggle and I don’t want my kids to ever want or to wonder where I am or where their mother is. I want them to always know where we are and always be taken care of, and that all comes from my mom.”

You can catch Darius performing “So I Sang” on his Good for a Good Time Tour, which kicks off June 3rd in Tampa, Florida.

Darius Rucker (So I Sang) OC: …so real. :23
“‘So I Sang,’ when we play it live, I say it’s probably the most honest song I’ve ever been a part of writing. For me, it’s just so real. Everything, every song that’s mentioned in there is a song that affected my life in some way and every moment we talk about is something that really happened to me in my life. When you get to the last verse and singing about my mom and what she meant to me and that, it’s such an emotional song for me, because it’s so real.”

Darius Rucker (Mother) OC: …my corner. :46
“My mom was just always great. She worked a lot. She was a nurse, and she worked a lot. She took a lot of overtime and a lot of stuff to make sure we could live, basically. She was just always so supportive, ever since I was a kid. I was always a music kid, and I was never that guy. Growing up in an African American neighborhood, I was never that guy who was gonna be pigeonholed and let people say I could only listen to this or only do this because I was African American. But she always supported whatever I wanted to do, whatever I wanted to listen to, wherever I wanted to go, she always had my back. Going to college and everything, she was just my biggest supporter and never let my brothers and sisters knock me down or try to tell me I can’t do this or do that. All my success comes because my mother was always in my corner.”

Darius Rucker (Mother’s qualities make him a great father) OC: …my mom. :47
“She had a lot of great qualities, but she was always, family was first for her. She was always a rock and making sure that she took care of us and that we had things we needed to survive – food and clothes and a home. Seeing that and seeing how hard she worked and all the things she did really made me the father that I am today. I mean, I’m so crazy and hands-on with my kids. I think it all comes from watching my mom have to struggle so much to support us. So now, I don’t want me or my wife ever have to struggle and I don’t want my kids to ever want or to wonder where I am or where their mother is. I want them to always know where we are and always be taken care of, and that all comes from my mom.”

“’So I Sang’ from my album, Southern Style, is a special song for me. It’s special because it’s pretty much my story. Here it is…”

“Just in time for Mother’s Day, here’s a song from my Southern Style album called ‘So I Sang,’ which I dedicate to every single mom out there.”

MICKEY GUYTON IS SURPRISED BY A MEETING WITH HER IDOL, DOLLY PARTON.

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Mickey Guyton

CBS This Morning host Gayle King helped Mickey Guyton realize her dream of meeting her idol Dolly Parton, and it was very overwhelming for the “Better Than You Left Me” singer. You see, last year Gayle interviewed Mickey on being a newcomer and asked her who her dream duet partner would be. Mickey immediately said her No. 1 choice would be the Country Music Hall of Famer. Well, Gayle recently surprised her with an appearance by Dolly, which she’d been planning for nearly a year.

“When Dolly Parton walked into that interview, I completely freaked out. I had no clue that Gayle had been planning for me to meet Dolly for the past nine months, and I was overwhelmed with such shock that it brought me to tears because then I realized what was going on,” recalls Mickey. “Before I even walked into the interview, I was told that this was just going to be a follow-up interview and just talk to Gayle and catch up, and it just did not even cross my mind about where I was or who I was waiting for. So, I was just in complete shock, and it was a dream come true. I met a legend. I can walk away and from here on out, I can say that I met a legend, and it is such an awesome feeling.”

Mickey says meeting Dolly was a complete blur. “I heard absolutely nothing that Dolly was saying to me. It wasn’t until I watched the video later that I realized everything that she said. It was a blur. It was a complete blur, an out-of-body experience, like my life flashed before my eyes.”

Mickey Guyton (how she felt meeting Dolly) OC: …awesome feeling. :49
“When Dolly Parton walked into that interview, I completely freaked out. I had no clue that Gayle had been planning for me to meet Dolly for the past nine months, and I was overwhelmed with such shock that it brought me to tears because then I realized what was going on. Before I even walked into the interview, I was told that this was just going to be a follow-up interview and just talk to Gayle and catch up, and it just did not even cross my mind about where I was or who I was waiting for. So, I was just in complete shock, and it was a dream come true. I met a legend. I can walk away and from here on out, I can say that I met a legend, and it is such an awesome feeling.”

Mickey Guyton (didn’t hear a thing Dolly said) OC: …at that time. :21
“I heard absolutely nothing that Dolly was saying to me. It wasn’t until I watched the video later that I realized everything that she said. It was a blur. It was a complete blur, an out-of-body experience, like my life flashed before my eyes. I, no, I have no idea what she said to me. Well, now I do, because I saw the interview back, but I didn’t know at that time.”

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NEWS AND NOTES: Keith, Gary, Church

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Eric Church / Gary Allan / Keith Urban

Keith Urban is set to perform his latest single, “Wasted Time” on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday (May 6th), the same day his new album, Ripcord, is released. Jane Fonda and Andrew Rannells (The Intern, The New Normal) are also on the show.

Gary Allan took to his socials to announce that he had surgery on his elbow last week. He promised fans he’s on the mend. “See you on the road soon! #CantKeepMeDownTooLong

Eric Church is set to headline one night of the 4^th annual Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam this fall. The festival, which also features Brad Paisley and Jake Owen, takes place September 2nd – 4th in Panama City Beach, Florida. Two dollars from every ticket sold will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

CHARLES KELLEY HITS THE ROAD IN CHICAGO AND MAKES HIS OWN DEEP DISH PIZZA IN THE LATEST EPISODE OF THE DRIVER DIARIES.

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Had fun making deep dish pizza at @unochicagogrill in Chitown in Ep 2 of #TheDriverDiaries picked up by @Enterprise!https://t.co/AXewILP7WL
— Charles Kelley (@charleskelleyla) May 2, 2016

KEITH URBAN PULLS THE ‘RIPCORD’ ON THREE ONE-OF-A-KIND ALBUM LAUNCH EVENTS.

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Friday, May 6th marks the much-anticipated release of Keith Urban’s eighth studio album RIPCORD, which has already produced two #1 songs (“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” and “Break On Me”) and one of the fastest rising chart singles of his career with “Wasted Time,” the current single streaking to the top of the charts.

The album’s release will be celebrated with THREE unprecedented one-of-a-kind events that will take place within days of RIPCORD’s release, as Urban crisscrosses the country with stops in New York City, Nashville AND Los Angeles. Fans are invited to attend ALL of the events and should go to http://smarturl.it/ripcordevents for further information. (Limited seats are available for the Los Angeles event.)

Urban’s first stop will be in New York City, where he’ll premiere all-new music from RIPCORD (as well as some of his hits) at Stage 48. Those unable to attend will be able to view the May 4^th New York City show, titled TIDAL X: Keith Urban, live online on TIDAL, the global music and entertainment streaming platform at 8:00 pm at www.tidal.com/tidalxkeithurban.com.

Following his May 4th stop in New York City, Urban will return home for a free outdoor noontime show in Nashville’s Bridgestone Plaza, complete with some of Nashville’s finest food truck vendors. The album release event is being done in partnership with the City of Nashville.

“Keith is an asset to this city on every level,” said Butch Spyridon of The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. “His talent as a singer, songwriter and musician is unquestionable and as a citizen he is a model for others to follow. He has given back time and time again and it is truly appreciated. While he is celebrating the release of his next great record, which is already a hit in our book, he is still giving back! We can’t say enough and it is an honor to help celebrate the album release by partnering with him for this this event.”

After the Nashville event’s conclusion Urban will head off to Los Angeles where he’ll grace the stage of the 200-seat GRAMMY Museum’s Clive Davis Theater for a special intimate evening KEITH URBAN “Inside The Songs Of RIPCORD.” The ‘inside the actor’s studio’ format will include moderator Scott Goldman, Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares, and intimate performances and stories behind the writing, producing and recording of Urban’s groundbreaking new album.

“The GRAMMY Museum is thrilled to host Keith in our Clive Davis Theater,” said Bob Santelli, Executive Director of the GRAMMY Museum^® at L.A. LIVE. “He’s one of our industry’s most prolific songwriters, insightful producers and most electrifying performers. He’s continued to break new ground through his music and that’s never been more apparent than on his new album RIPCORD. It’s our honor to be hosting this one-time only event.”

The recording of RIPCORD, Urban’s nearly 18-month musical journey, features some of the music industry’s most celebrated and influential musical collaborators from Pitbull to Nile Rodgers to Carrie Underwood and Dann Huff to Jeff Bhasker, Greg Wells and busbee.

Its release coincides with the June 2^nd launch of the four-time Grammy Award winner’s ‘ripCORD WORLD TOUR 2016’ with Brett Eldredge and special guest Maren Morris.

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