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November 16, 2002 .:Keith will be on the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, December 14. .:Keith will be performing a Christmas song on CMT's MWL on December 13. .:Keith will be presenting on the 2002 Billboard Awards in Las Vegas. This event airs on Fox at 8PM ET on December 9. November 14, 2002 Keith is set to perform at Kenny Chesney's New Year's Eve show...being held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville. This is the show's second year. The show will take place on December 31, 2002. Also set to perform with Keith and Kenny will be Montgomery Gentry. source: Pure Country Prep Online November 12, 2002 Keith recorded a duet with fellow aussie Olivia Newton John called "A Sunburned Country". November 8, 2002 Keith was named in the Best Hair Category by people magazine at the CMAs on Wednesday. November 10, 2002 Keith to appeared on 60 minutes Australia Sunday Keith launches new website along with the release of Golden Road!! check out keith's brand new website, ran by countrywired.com!! Keith's new site even features a I-squad!! click here!! Keith is set to record a duet with Olivia Newton John in the future..... more details as they are available!! Keith scores 2nd #1 With "Somebody Like You"!!! From his sophmore album Golden Road, Keith scores his 2nd #1 with this very first single from this album!! Keith On GAC Keith will appear on GAC's CRL with host Bobby Eakes Wednesday, October 2, 2002!! New .net?? September 29, 2002 Keith is set to launch his brand new website for the release of Golden Road. The website will be run by CountryWired.com. You might know that name because they run Tim McGraw's website, along with Faith Hill, JoDee Messina, and many more!!! - September 29, 2002 -Top 10 Videos 1- "Somebody Like You" --Keith Urban 2- "These Days" --Rascal Flatts 3- "My Town" --Montgomery Gentry 4- "The Good Stuff" --Kenny Chesney 5- "Forgive" --Rebecca Lynn Howard 6- "Long Time Gone" --Dixie Chicks 7- "Beautiful Mess" --Diamond Rio 8- "Look At Me Now" --Sixwire 9- "Something Worth Leaving Behind" --LeAnne Womack 10- "The Impossible" --Joe Nichols *Compiled entirely from votes from G*A*C viewers at www.countrystars.com -Pure Country - Country Prep Online - September 10, 2002 -Country Stars to Perform at Fundraiser Richard Marx is holding his second annual fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Nashville on October 1st. Clint Black, Keith Urban, and Emerson Drive are among this years performers. - Country Prep Online - September 9, 2002 -KEITH URBAN SCORES 4th TOP 10 HIT WITH "SOMEBODY LIKE YOU" Keith Urban has done it again. The first single "Somebody Like You," from his new album Golden Road, due in stores October 8th, has been soaring up the charts since it was released eleven weeks ago and now stands at #8 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. "Somebody Like You" is also having major success overseas. The single is currently #3 on the Canadian Country Airplay Chart, #5 on the Canadian Country Singles Sales Chart and after only 3 weeks, #8 on the Australian Country Airplay Chart. -Keith Performs on CCMAs!! September 5, 2002 CMT to Simulcast 2002 Canadian Country Music Awards Sept. 9 Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Terri Clark and Paul Brandt Top Fans' Choice Award List; Performances to Include Kenny Rogers, Diamond Rio and Keith Urban CMT will simulcast this year's prestigious 2002 Canadian Country Music Awards. The two-hour gala awards presentation will be broadcast live from Calgary's Pengrowth Saddledome on both CBC in Canada and on CMT in the U.S., Monday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT with a later re-broadcast by CMT in Canada. The 2002 Canadian Country Music Awards list of nominees is headlined by fan favorites Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Terri Clark, Emerson Drive and Paul Brandt, each receiving five nominations. The excitement of the CCMA Awards will also include perform- ances by one of music's all-time greats, Kenny Rogers, multi- platinum super group Diamond Rio and one of the hottest ris- ing stars in country music Keith Urban. The awards represent the high point of the country music year in Canada, closing Canadian Country Music Week each September. The CCMA's 2002 Fans' Choice category finalists this year include: Brandt, Clark, Adam Gregory, Johnson and Jason McCoy. Fans will be able to vote for their favorite artist now through midnight Sept. 8 online at www.ccma.org. The winner will be announced during the CCMA Awards telecast. Keith Urban To Play Farm Aid September 3, 2002 Keith Urban will play Farm Aid 2002, set for September 21st at the Post Gazette Pavillion in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and the DAve Matthews Band will also perform. Urban was forced to postpone a show in Paducah, Kentucky, to do the Farm Aid Show. Source - Pure Country Prep Online -Golden Road September 3, 2002 Keith's sophmore album is set to be released on October 8, 2002. The album will be titled "Golden Road", keith says there will be one cover song, and also a couple Radney Foster songs. Source - Keith Urban ~~October 22, 2001 !!2001 Horizon Winner!!!!! Keith recieved his second american award last night....keith was named the new 2001 CMA Horizon Award WInner!!! GO KEITH!!!! "What do you know..praying really does work"-keith as he accepted his award!!! Keith also performed Where The blacktop Ends.. ~~October 22, 2001 Keith shows his USA pride!! Keith showed his american pride last night when he did a suprise solo performance at the Country Freedom Concert..keith peformed "But For The Grace Of God" and "Where The BlackTop Ends" with just him and his acoustic..keith also preformed two songs (on guitar and sitar) with Brooks & Dunn...the concert was aired on over 600 radio stations in the US and Canada and also aired on CMT....check out country.com for rerun times...DON'T MISS IT!! ~~September 26, 2001 Keith on the CMAs (Airing November 3 on CBS) Keith is not only going to be nominated for the CMA Horizon award..but it was jsut released that Keith will be performing on the CMAs as well...so don't miss it....it airs November 3rd.... ~~September 26, 2001 URBAN TO GET ARIA. (Aria is the Australian record industry awards!) Australian Country Music Aritist KEITH URBAN Will Be Recognized For His Triumphant U.S Chart Success With An Outstanding Acheivement Award At The ARIA MUSIC AWARDS At The CAPITOL THEATRE on OCT 3RD. Urban Who Has Been Based In Nashville For Eeight Years, Is The First Australian To Hit The Top Of The U.S Country Chart. He Made Histroy With The Ballad , But For The Grace Of God Which Hit #1 In Februaru On All The Major Airplay Charts, And He Has Had Three Consecutive Top Five Singles!! Keith also performed with kasey Chambers , "am I not pretty enough" before this song became a number 1 selling hit. ~~August 28, 2001 !Keith nominated for Horizon Award!! Trick Pony along with Brooks & Dunn (and more) announced the nominees for the 2001 CMA Awards....Keith recieved a nod for the CMA Horizon Award..Along with Phil Vassar...Jamie O'Neal...Jessica Andrews and Nickel Creek....watch for air time of CMA's ~~August 28, 2001 !Keith nominated for 3 CCMA's!! Keith was recently nominated for three Christian Country Music awards at the CCMA's He recieved nominations for: MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR and SONG OF THE YEAR-- for "But For The Grace Of God" the CCMA's will air November 1-3 on various stations....check your local guide for sir time... ~~July 31, , 2001 !Keith recently had his FIRST fan club party... Keith recently hosted his VERY FIRST fan club party with the IFCO..at nashvill'e Cafe Milano on June 13, 2001... over 100 people show up for this event....keith preformed a selection of his songs....plus some new ones.... ~~May 12, 2001 !"Where The Blacktop Ends" Video Premere! Keith's Video for his new single "Where The Blacktop Ends" will premere on CMT on May 17 at 8p.m./7p.m. central!!! The video is supposed to start off in a parking garage and take to the open country road in a fast car....keith said recently that he would like to drive a Dodge Viper in this video!!! Best New Male Vocalist! Keith Urban Recently dominates the ACM's award for BEST NEW MALE VOCALIST!!! Urban was in the runnings with Singer/Songwritter Phil Vassar, and Youngster Billy Gilman..This award for Urban was a long time coming and VERY VERY WELL DESERVED!!!! Keith Urban Recently dominates the ACM's award for BEST NEW MALE VOCALIST!!! Urban was in the runnings with Singer/Songwritter Phil Vassar, and Youngster Billy Gilman..This award for Urban was a long time coming and VERY VERY WELL DESERVED!!!! Keith Voted One Of The Sexiest Aussies Of 2001 Keith was recently named one of the "Aussome Aussies" in People Magazine's 2000 issue of "Sexiest Man Alive"...along with other aussie's such as Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Russell Crowe, and more..... #29 On GAC's Top 50 Videos Of 2000 GAC charted keith's "Your Everything" video at #29 on their Top 50 Videos Of 2000 Instrumental Of The Year Keith recently received several nominations at the Country Music Awards Austrailia, he took home a Golden Guitar Award for Instrumental Of The Year for his song "Rollercoaster" |
