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Keith Urban Kicks Off 10th Anniversary of Musicians on Call With Surprise Performance

Keith Urban Kicks Off 10th Anniversary of Musicians on Call With Surprise Performance

With a surprise performance for patients at The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Keith Urban kicked off the 10th anniversary of Musicians on Call, a nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in hospitals across the country. In addition to visiting with patients, families and…MORE

VOTE: Who Should Win the Grammy for Best Country Album?

VOTE: Who Should Win the Grammy for Best Country Album?

Will it be Brandy Clark, Maren Morris, Sturgill Simpson, Loretta Lynn or Keith Urban taking home the Grammy Award for Best Country Album? Any way you slice it, country music will be well represented at the 2017 Grammys, hosted by James Corden on Sunday, Feb. 12, on CBS at 8 p.m. EST. With the Grammy’s…MORE

Maren Morris Will Perform With Alicia Keys on the Grammy Awards

Maren Morris Will Perform With Alicia Keys on the Grammy Awards

Four-time Grammy Award nominee Maren Morris will team up with 15-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys for a performance on the 59th Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Maren is nominated for four Grammys this year, including the all-genre Best New Artist, Best Country Album (Hero), Best Country Song (“My Church”) and Best Country Solo Performance (“My…MORE

Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban Set to Perform at 2017 Grammy Awards

Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban Set to Perform at 2017 Grammy Awards

The Recording Academy rolled out its first wave of performers for the 2017 Grammys with a TV spot that aired Saturday night (Jan. 14) during the NFL playoffs. Good news for country music fans: Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban will take the stage, along with Metallica, The Weeknd and John Legend. More performers will be…MORE

Keith Urban Shares a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Making of “Ripcord”

Keith Urban Shares a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Making of “Ripcord”

Ripcord is arguably Keith Urban’s best album to date. It certainly is one of the best-selling country albums of 2016, according to Billboard and Nielson Music, selling 412,000 copies. There is no arguing that. And the fourth single from the album, “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” has simultaneously occupied the top spot on four Billboard charts:…MORE

The 10 Best-Selling Digital Songs of 2016 Include Tunes by Dan + Shay, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini—But Who’s No. 1?

The 10 Best-Selling Digital Songs of 2016 Include Tunes by Dan + Shay, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini—But Who’s No. 1?

According to Billboard and Nielsen Music, individual track sales took a hit in 2016, dropping from 113.9 million units sold in 2015 to 87.5 million units in 2016. Even with the 26.4-million decline, two artists managed to release singles that soared over the 1-million mark: Florida Georgia Line’s “H.O.L.Y” (1.37 million) and Tim McGraw’s “Humble…MORE

Keith Urban’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color” Becomes Just the Third Song to Top All FOUR Billboard Country Charts

Keith Urban’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color” Becomes Just the Third Song to Top All FOUR Billboard Country Charts

Last week we reported that Keith Urban’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color” tripled-up by simultaneously occupying the top spot on three Billboard charts: Country Airplay, Hot Country Songs (airplay/sales/streaming) and Country Digital Song Sales. Well, this week Keith has homered as “Blue Ain’t Your Color” simultaneously occupies the top spot on all four of Billboard’s Nielsen…MORE

The 10 Best-Selling Country Albums of 2016 Include Blake Shelton, Keith Urban & Carrie Underwood—But Who’s No. 1?

The 10 Best-Selling Country Albums of 2016 Include Blake Shelton, Keith Urban & Carrie Underwood—But Who’s No. 1?

According to Billboard and Nielsen Music, 2016 country albums sales were down 11 percent from 2015. Interestingly enough, the top-selling album of 2016—Chris Stapleton’s Traveller—was released in 2015, and so were two other albums in the Top 10: Thomas Rhett’s Tangled Up and Carrie Underwood’s Storyteller. Sam Hunt’s Montevallo was released in 2014. With sales…MORE

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