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Ripcord World Tour
The Ripcord World Tour (stylized as the ripCORD World Tour) was the tenth headlining concert tour by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban, in support of his ninth studio album '' Ripcord'' (2016). The tour began on 2 June 2016 in Bonner Springs, Kansas and concluded on 17 December 2016 with two shows in Brisbane, Australia. Brett Eldredge, Maren Morris, and Dallas Smith all served as supporting acts for Urban in North America. The Oceania leg of the tour was co-headlined with American singer Carrie Underwood, with Buchanan as opening act. Background The tour was first announced in January 2016. About the tour, Urban said that new music from RipCORD would be played, there would be new production, and that he would be playing in cities he'd never been to before. Australian dates were announced in April 2016. Opening acts *Maren Morris * Brett Eldredge *Dallas Smith *Buchanan Buchanan may refer to: People * Buchanan (surname) Places Africa * Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripcord (album)
''Ripcord'' is the ninth studio album by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on 6 May 2016 via Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville. The album produced the singles " John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"; " Break on Me", " Wasted Time", "Blue Ain't Your Color", and "The Fighter". It also features musical artists Nile Rodgers, Pitbull, and Carrie Underwood. Just like his previous album ''Fuse'' (2013), Urban co-worked with multiple producers on this one. The album was nominated for Best Country Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. On 7 April 2017, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Background This album has been called Urban's most experimental album to date. Urban told ''Rolling Stone'', "It was a lot of searching, a lot of experimenting, and when you get to work with as many people as I did, you end up with a lot of stuff." One of the tracks, "Sun Don't Let Me Down" features Pitbull, and Nile Rodgers on guitar. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viacom Media Networks
Paramount Media Networks (formerly known as Warner Cable Communications, Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, MTV Networks, Viacom Media Networks, and ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks) is an American mass media division of Paramount Global that oversees the operations of many of its television channels and online brands. Its related international division is Paramount International Networks. History Warner Communications joint venture (1977–1984) Warner Cable Communications was founded on December 1, 1977 by Warner Cable, itself a division of Warner Communications, to launch QUBE, an interactive cable television network. Seeing the potential in the creation of new cable networks, Warner Cable divested QUBE's biggest brands, Star Channel, Pinwheel and Sight on Sound, into nationwide outlets. Star Channel began by satellite in January 1979 and was renamed The Movie Channel by the end of the year. The original Channel C-3, by then known as Pinwheel, became Nickelodeon in Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Gonna Fly
"You Gonna Fly" is a song written by Preston Brust, Chris Lucas, and Jaren Johnston, and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in October 2011 as fourth and final single from Urban's 2010 album '' Get Closer''. The song reached number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart in March 2012. Content Preston Brust and Chris Lucas of the country duo LoCash wrote the song with Jaren Johnston. According to Brust, a Sony/ATV Music Publishing representative suggested that he and Lucas write with Johnston. Johnston suggested on adding a lyric about a " ackbird on a country street / Hiding from the world with a broken wing", and wrote a song about a man convincing a woman if she "gonna fly with im. Music video The music video was directed by Brad Belanger and premiered in January 2012. Critical reception Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' gave the song four stars out of five, saying that it "doesn't do much to separate itself from many of Ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cop Car (Keith Urban Song)
"Cop Car" is a song written by Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, and Matt Jenkins and recorded by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in January 2014 as the third international single and fourth overall from Urban's 2013 album '' Fuse''. Content The song is a mid-tempo ballad about two young lovers who are arrested when trespassing together, and "f l in love in the back of a cop car". Critical reception Joseph Hudak of ''Country Weekly'' gave the song a B+ grade, saying that " t's a clever concept, elevated to near greatness by its sheer originality." He praised Urban's "earnest" vocals, and said that "the production is slick and alive—though not necessarily squarely 'country'." Kevin John Coyne of ''Country Universe'' gave it an identical rating, saying that he did not believe its storyline, but said that "Keith Urban’s heartfelt delivery and careful choice of what lines to emphasize keep the proceedings grounded. He’s so effective at capturi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Were Us
"We Were Us" is a song written by Nicolle Galyon, Jimmy Robbins, and Jon Nite and recorded by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban as a duet with American country music singer Miranda Lambert. It was released in September 2013 as the second international single and third overall from Urban's 2013 album ''Fuse''. Content The song is the narrators' reminiscence of lost love. Lambert sings the first verse, Urban sings the second verse, and both sing the choruses and bridge together. The song is set in the key of D major with a vocal range of A–A. Critical reception Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' compared its theme favorably to "Springsteen" by Eric Church, and praised the blending of Urban's and Lambert's voices, although he criticized the production as "a bit too busy and loud". "We Were Us" won Musical Event of the Year at the 2014 CMA Awards. Personnel From liner notes to ''Fuse'': *Nathan Chapman — drum programming, bass g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days Go By (Keith Urban Song)
"Days Go By" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on 28 June 2004, as the first single from his 2004 album '' Be Here''. It became Urban's fifth number one single on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart in late-2004, spending a four-week stay at that position. Urban wrote this song with Monty Powell. Content Starting with an acoustic guitar phrase and then built in D major around Urban's typical up-tempo banjo/mandolin-driven riffs with exuberant vocal yelps and electric guitar fills, the song's message is a variation on the '' carpe diem'' theme, as played off the song's title phrase. Music video A portion of the song's music video shows Urban appearing to walk forwards, while everyone else about him is walking backwards. This segment was actually filmed in the opposite direction, with Urban walking backwards. In another part of the video, Urban makes a hand gesture, holding it parallel to the ground while r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Ain't Your Color
"Blue Ain't Your Color" is a song recorded by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban and written by Steven Lee Olsen, Hillary Lindsey, and Clint Lagerberg. It was released on 8 August 2016 as the fourth single from Urban's 2016 album '' Ripcord''. The song has been a big commercial and chart success. In the United States, it reached number one on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts for 12 straight weeks in that position on the former. It also peaked at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Blue Ain't Your Color" also received two Grammy nominations at the 59th Grammy Awards – Best Country Solo Performance for Urban and Best Country Song for its songwriters. It also won both the CMA Award for Single of the Year and the American Music Award for Favorite Country Song in 2017. The song was even nominated for Single for the Year at the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards. Content "Blue Ain't Your Color" is about a male o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody (Keith Urban Song)
"Everybody" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in September 2007 as the fourth and final single from his 2006 album ''Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing''. The song peaked at number 5 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts in early 2008. Urban wrote this song with Richard Marx. Content "Everybody" is a mid-tempo ballad that Urban co-wrote with Richard Marx. In it, the male narrator addresses a female who is escaping her relationship ("And the only thing that you've ever known is to run") and tries asking her to stay ("Everybody needs somebody sometimes"). Critical reception Jordan Levin and Howard Cohen of ''The Miami Herald'' called the song "formulaic," and Keith Groller of ''The Morning Call'' said that it was "ultra-sappy." Music video The music video was directed by Chris Hicky, and premiered on CMT on September 22, 2007. Personnel As listed in liner notes. *Keith Urban – lead and backing vocals, lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somewhere In My Car
"Somewhere in My Car" is a song co-written and recorded by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in June 2014 as the fourth international single and fifth overall from his 2013 album ''Fuse''. In December 2014, it became Urban's sixteenth number one single on the Country Airplay chart. Urban wrote this song with J. T. Harding. Content "Somewhere in My Car" is an uptempo, guitar-driven breakup song about a male recalling a failed relationship and wishing that he and his lover were "somewhere in iscar". The song is set in the key of B major with a main chord pattern of E5–B5–E/G-Gm–Fsus-F, and Urban's vocals range from F to G. Critical reception Country music blog ''Taste of Country'' described the song favorably, saying that "One can’t ignore his guitar solo. It screams ’80s rock, while the rest of the song is distinctively modern. The new 'modern' comes with a strong ’80s influence, however, and 'Somewhere in My Car' rides bliss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where The Blacktop Ends
"Where the Blacktop Ends" is a song written by Allen Shamblin and Steve Wariner and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in April 2001 as the fourth and final single from Urban's first American self-titled album. The song became the Urban's third (consecutive) Top 5 hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles and Tracks Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ... chart after reaching number 3. Chart positions "Where the Blacktop Ends" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 14, 2001. Year-end charts References 2001 singles Keith Urban songs Songs written by Steve Wariner Music videos directed by Peter Zavadil Songs written by Allen Shamblin Capitol Records Nashvil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break On Me
"Break on Me" (stylized as "Break on Me.") is a song written by Ross Copperman and Jon Nite and recorded by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on 23 October 2015 as the second single from Urban's 2016 album '' Ripcord''. This ballad with its prominent bassline (played by Tal Wilkenfeld) was co-produced by Urban along with Nathan Chapman and has been deemed a stylistic counterpoint to its funky predecessor " John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16". The song is also the second of his career to not have an accompanying music video, after 2010's "I'm In". Critical reception Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' complimented both the "nuanced" songwriting and Urban's "understated and accessible" delivery of the lyrics, noting that his approach elevates the song to something special. Chart performance "Break on Me" was the most-added song at country radio for the week of 26 October 2015 with 67 stations, according to radio monitoring organization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Hot Summer (Keith Urban Song)
"Long Hot Summer" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in June 2011 as the third single from his 2010 album '' Get Closer''. They reached number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart for the week of 22 October 2011. Urban wrote this song with Richard Marx. Critical reception Nate Chinen of ''The New York Times'' wrote that the song was "one of the friskier tunes" on the album. Dan Milliken of ''Country Universe'' gave the song a B grade, saying that it is the "closest he’s come in two albums to capturing his old uptempo spark." Coyne states the song could function as a "prequel to the melancholy, ''Til Summer Comes Around'". Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying that the only criticism is the "early guitar work that runs beneath the song’s first verse" and that "only the grouchiest of grouchies can frown on." Music video The music video was direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
