CMIL posted this earlier today. The new cover for Keith Urban’s upcoming album ‘Defying Gravity’. We really like it!
Keith also published his track listing for the new album on his website.
1. Kiss A Girl
2. If Ever I Could Love
3. Sweet Thing
4. Til Summer Comes Around
5. My Heart Is Open
6. Hit The Ground Runnin’
7. Only You Can Love Me This Way
8. Standing Right In Front Of You
9. Why’s It Feel So Long
10. I’m In
11. Thank You
Like Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban is offering $20 concert tickets at many of his stops on his ‘Escape Together World Tour’. For many of these tickets, a ticket transaction fees have been waived as well.
“It’s easy to see that people out there are hurting,” said Urban. “And if these ticket prices can help some of them to let loose, forget about their daily grind and enjoy a night of music, then that’s what we intend to give them and everyone else that comes out to our shows.”
Check out all the info after the jump:
FINALLY! Keith Urban has announce some of the dates for his Escape Together World Tour.
May 7 & 8 Uncasville, CT June 28 Moline, IL
May 9 State College, PA July 9 Omaha, NE
May 15 Chicago, IL July 10 Wichita, KS
May 28 Charleston, WV July 11 Dallas, TX
May 29 Roanoke, VA July 15 Denver, CO
May 30 Huntsville, AL July 19 Los Angeles, CA
June 5 Cincinnati, OH July 25 Glendale, AZ
June 6 Detroit, MI July 31 Boston, MA
June 7 Ft. Wayne, IN August 1 Philadelphia, PA
June 11 St. Louis, MO August 8 Kansas City, MO
June 13 Atlanta, GA August 13 Pittsburgh, PA
June 17 Greenville, SC August 14 Columbus, OH
June 18 Charlotte, NC August 18 Hershey, PA
June 19 Raleigh, NC August 21 Cleveland, OH
June 27 Des Moines, IA August 27 Charlottsville, VA
Nashville Narc has just posted more Keith Urban tour dates. New Yorkers should be very happy with these additions.
New details surrounding Keith Urban’s upcoming Escape Together World Tour were posted today. Check out all the people who will be opening for him and where they’ll be performing. And for you lucky Canadians, apparently the tour dates for you have leaked! Lady Antebellum posted their opening dates on their myspace page. KUCountry spotted this one.
Sept 16 -Vancouver
Sept 18-19 Calgary
Sept 20-22 Edmonton
Sept 23-24 Saskatoon
Sept 26-27 Winnipeg
Sept 30- Oct 1 London, Ontario
SUGARLAND WILL JOIN KEITH IN THESE CITIES:
Uncasville, CT State College, PA
St Louis, MO Memphis, TN
Greenville, SC Charlotte, NC
Raleigh, NC Denver, CO
Fresno, CA Los Angeles, CA
Glendale, AZ Little Rock, AR
Tulsa, OK Washington, DC
Cleveland,OH Charlottesville, VA
Knoxville, TN Nashville, TN
Albany, NY New York, NY
Buffalo, NY
TAYLOR SWIFT WILL JOIN KEITH IN THESE CITIES:
Cincinnati, OH Ft. Wayne, IN
Atlanta, GA Des Moines, IA
Moline, IL Boston, MA
Philadelphia, PA Rochester, NY
Kansas City, MO Detroit, MI
JASON ALDEAN WILL JOIN KEITH IN THESE CITIES:
Omaha, NE
Wichita, KS
Dallas, TX
Pittsburgh, PA
Columbus, OH
Hershey, PA
LADY ANTEBELLUM WILL JOIN KEITH IN THESE CITIES:
Vancouver, Canada
Calgary, Canada
Edmonton, Canada
Saskatoon, Canada
Winnepeg, Canada
London, Canada
ZAC BROWN BAND WILL JOIN KIETH IN THESE CITIES:
St. Paul, MN
Chicago, IL
Green Bay, WI
Charleston, WV
DIERKS BENTLEY WILL JOIN KEITH IN THESE CITIES:
Roanoke, VA
Huntsville, AL
GLEN CAMPBELL WILL JOIN KEITH IN:
Las Vegas, NV
After much speculation about the name of Keith Urban’s upcoming album, we finally have an answer. It is not ‘Born To Love’ like many us thought. The name of the album is ‘Defying Gravity’. We are already in love with his single ‘Sweet Thing’ and can’t wait to hear the rest of the album.
All the rumors can finally be put to rest, as Keith Urban has given his forthcoming March 31st CD release a name. “Defying Gravity” will feature Keith’s 18th Top 10 single “Sweet Thing.”
“I’ve always approached making records as a journey where I just have to let myself go,” said Urban. “If the conditions are just right the music will reflect the mood and feeling of where I am in my life.”
“Defying Gravity comes from the lyrics of a song on the album and it just struck me at the time as a phrase that really defined the joyous, optimistic and uplifting spirit that seemed to show itself while making the album.”
2009 is shaping up to be a busy one for Urban. This May will mark the launch of his “Escape Together World Tour,” which will visit fifty-eight cities across North America. Urban will team with a different touring partner in each city, including superstars Sugarland and Taylor Swift, as well as Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, The Zac Brown Band and Dierks Bentley.
Many, many years ago - 1990 to be exact - Keith Urban won the Starmaker Contest at the Tamworth Country Music Festival down under in Australia. This year, a young man by the name of Liam Brew has taken that honor. Unbeknown to many, the country music scene in Australia is rather large.
Liam Brew beat out 9 other finalist to take the crown. He told reporters after winning, ‘I’m a huge fan of Keith Urban’s and he’s influenced my music a great deal, so to be on that list is exciting.’ The 18 year old singer from Palmview, Queensland got into country music when he was 13 and has since attended the Australian College of Country Music to work on his skills.
What’s not to love about Australian country music? Without it, we wouldn’t have Keith Urban. Bring on the Aussies.
The other 9 finalists:
Amber Joy Poulton
The suspense is over! Keith Urban has finally released his video for ‘Sweet Thing’ on myspace, and we really like it! Check it out below.
What do you think of Keith’s new video? Let us know.
Keith Urban has definitely been playing the field these days. Not only is he rocking a no. 1 single with Brad Paisley, ‘Start A Band’, but he also put in a cameo on LeAnn Womacks most recent album ‘Call Me Crazy’ that was released back in October. The song is ‘The Bees’ and LeAnn was stoked to work with Urban.
LeAnn says “Tony (Brown, LeAnn’s producer) called Keith. I kept rolling my eyes thinking, ‘Okay, now let’s get serious. He’s not gonna have time. He’s havin’a baby and all this stuff,’and I thought they were probably in Australia, and I just didn’t know, and one day I was on my way to the studio and Tony said, ‘Hey, Keith just got here,’and I said, ‘You’re kidding!,’so when I got there he was putting the part on.”
We love it when artists team up!
If you’re lucky enough to get to attend the Daytona 500 you’ll get to see Keith Urban perform at the pre-race show. The race takes place February 15.
Keith will be joined a long list of artists who have previously played the pre-race show: Brooks & Dunn, Bon Jovi, Kelly Clarkson and LeAnn Rimes.