91-524: Keith Lionel Urban AO (born Urbahn ; 26 October 1967) is an Australian and American country singer, songwriter and guitarist. Recognised with four Grammy Awards , he has also received 15 Academy of Country Music Awards , including the Jim Reeves International Award, 13 CMA Awards , and six ARIA Music Awards . Urban wrote and performed the song " For You " from the film Act of Valor , which earned him nominations at both
182-602: A Hollywood event promoting Australia, in January 2005, and they began dating six months later. They married on 25 June 2006 at the Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel in the grounds of St Patrick's Estate, Manly , in Sydney. On 2 February 2007, Urban filed a lawsuit against a New Jersey painter with the same name, who has a website called KeithUrban.com. Keith Urban, the singer, wanted to acquire
273-613: A self-titled debut album , charting four singles in Australia before moving to the United States the next year. He began a band known as The Ranch , which recorded one studio album on Capitol Nashville and charted two singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Still signed to Capitol, Urban made his solo American debut in 1999 with a second eponymous album . Certified platinum in
364-495: A Girl ", was released in March 2009. Urban performed this song on American Idol , during the season 8 finale, as a duet with eventual winner Kris Allen . " Only You Can Love Me This Way ", the third single, went to number one. The fourth single, " 'Til Summer Comes Around ", went to number three. The fifth and final single " I'm In " is a cover of a song by Radney Foster, taken from the same album as "Raining on Sunday" was. This song
455-559: A UK-only album, Days Go By , was released. The album contained songs from both Be Here and Golden Road . On 22 September 2005, Urban's third studio album, Golden Road , was certified triple platinum, for sales of three million copies. " You Look Good in My Shirt " was originally intended to be the fifth single from this album. Instead, Capitol chose to release " Days Go By ", the lead-off to his third American album Be Here . By late 2004, this song became Urban's fifth number one hit on
546-618: A band known as The Ranch , which included drummer Peter Clarke and bassist Jerry Flowers. The Ranch released a self-titled album for Capitol Records Nashville and charted two singles on the Hot Country Songs charts that year: "Walkin' the Country" and "Just Some Love". Throughout the late 1990s, Urban also played guitar on several other artists' albums, such as Paul Jefferson , Tim Wilson , and Charlie Daniels . Urban released his self-titled American debut album in 1999 under
637-600: A bow on the left shoulder, although they may wear the same insignia as males if so desired. A gold lapel pin for daily wear is issued with each badge of the order at the time of investiture; AK/AD and AC lapel pins feature a citrine central jewel, AO and AM lapel pins have a blue enamelled centre and OAM lapel pins are plain. The different levels of the order are awarded according to the recipients' levels of achievement: Since 1976 any Australian citizen may nominate any person for an Order of Australia award. People who are not Australian citizens may be awarded honorary membership of
728-561: A challenge to take the prime ministership in September 2015. Two months after coming into office, the new republican prime minister announced that the Queen had approved his request to amend the Order's letters patent and cease awards at this level. Existing titles would not be affected. The move was attacked by monarchists and praised by republicans. The amendments to the constitution of
819-565: A concert in Tampa, Florida , Urban announced that he would sell 'signature' guitars and accessories through Home Shopping Network (HSN). HSN offered the guitar packages twice in six months, resulting in 42,000 sales. A portion of the proceeds benefit The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation and the Grammy Foundation . Urban is a citizen of both Australia and the United States. Urban met Australian actress Nicole Kidman at G'Day LA ,
910-625: A cover of Steve Forbert 's "Romeo's Tune"." In January 2008, Urban embarked on the "Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride World Tour" with fellow country singer Carrie Underwood . In early May 2008, Urban debuted a new song at the Grand Ole Opry titled "A New Sunshine". That same month, Urban recorded a new version of " You Look Good in My Shirt " and released it as a single in June of that year. "Over
1001-444: A duet artist for Brad Paisley 's single " Start a Band ," on which both he and Paisley sang and played guitar. This song was included on Paisley's album Play and it went to No. 1 in January 2009. Urban announced that the lead single for his fifth studio album would be titled " Sweet Thing ". This song became his tenth number one hit. Capitol Records released the album, Defying Gravity , on 31 March 2009. The second single, " Kiss
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#17327904705081092-783: A girl from Brisbane . They won a Golden Guitar award at the Tamworth Country Music Festival . Urban also performed regularly on stage at the Northern Suburbs Country Music Club in Bald Hills, where he was a member. He was in a band called 'Kids Country', which performed during school holidays at various venues and made appearances on the Reg Lindsey show and Conway Country. In 1990, Urban signed with EMI in Australia and released his self-titled debut album . He appeared on
1183-486: A heavily pop -influenced, upbeat song featuring a duet with pop singer Julia Michaels . This song also features a revamped version of the opening riff of Merle Haggard 's hit " Mama Tried " throughout it and with his family's blessing, Haggard even received a posthumous credit for writing the song. Coming Home reached number one on the Mediabase Country Chart on 5 August 2018. As well as Julia Michaels,
1274-450: A judge on American Idol . In October 2013, he introduced his own signature line of guitars and accessories. Urban was born on 26 October 1967 in Whangārei , New Zealand. He is the youngest son of Marienne and Robert "Bob" Urbahn (Urbański). At two years of age, Urban moved with his parents to Caboolture, Queensland in Australia. Expressing an early interest in music, at four he was given
1365-549: A member of the Grand Ole Opry by Vince Gill at the third annual We're All for the Hall benefit concert which Urban organised. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on 21 April 2012. Urban plays guitar on Tim McGraw 's early-2013 single " Highway Don't Care ", which also features a guest vocal from Taylor Swift . This song is the third single from McGraw's album Two Lanes of Freedom . On 13 May 2013, Urban released
1456-589: A member of the British Empire, members of the colonies and later federated nation of Australia were able to have achievement awarded under the British Imperial Honours system . However, existing criticism of the aristocratic nature of the awards grew following a cash-for-honours corruption scandal in the UK in 1922. Moves to abolish the awards federally and the states were unsuccessful; however
1547-585: A representation of the states (with whom Whitlam's government was constantly in dispute) through the state badges within the Commonwealth Coat of Arms . The original three-level structure of the Order of Australia was modelled closely upon the Order of Canada , though the Order of Australia has been awarded rather more liberally, especially in regard to honorary awards to non-citizens. As of July 2024 only 30 non-Canadians have been appointed to
1638-665: A second daughter, Faith Margaret Kidman Urban, by gestational surrogacy at Nashville's Centennial Women's Hospital. In his past Urban has struggled with alcoholism and cocaine addiction . The singer described the late 1990s as a time when he was heavily using substances. In 1998, he checked into Cumberland Heights, a treatment centre in Nashville. On 19 October 2006, Urban checked into the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California . On 20 October, he released
1729-488: A statement saying: "I deeply regret the hurt this has caused Nicole and the ones who love and support me. One can never let one's guard down on recovery, and I'm afraid that I have." On 18 January 2007, Urban announced he had completed rehab and his plans to go on tour to promote his album, Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing . Headlining tours Co-headlining Supporting tours Residencies Urban
1820-404: A ukulele, and at six he took up the guitar. From an early age Urban's influences reflected the tastes of his parents, who enjoyed country music. His father owned a convenience store and put an ad for a guitar teacher in his shop window, which led to his taking guitar lessons from Sue McCarthy. He entered local competitions and acted in a local theatre company. Urban has said that his guitar playing
1911-542: A video for the song, "Only You Can Love Me This Way", at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2009, Urban was also a judge for the eighth annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. In May 2010, Urban entered the studio to begin work on a new album. The recording process was documented in a blog on his official website. At the beginning of September, it was announced that
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#17327904705082002-444: Is a convex golden disc decorated with citrines, with a blue royally crowned inner disc bearing an image of the coat of arms of Australia. The ribbon of the order is royal blue with a central stripe of mimosa blossoms. Awards in the military division are edged with 1.5 mm golden bands. AKs, male ACs and AOs wear their badges on a necklet and male AMs and OAMs wear them on a ribbon on the left chest. Women usually wear their badges on
2093-451: Is a featured artist on Taylor Swift 's track " That's When " from Fearless (Taylor's Version) , Swift's first re-recorded studio album, which was released on 9 April 2021. "That's When" is one of six "from the Vault" tracks that did not make the 2008 album. That year he also collaborated with Amy Shark on "Love Songs Ain't For Us", which also came out 2021. In August 2021, Urban released
2184-434: Is a registered charity, whose stated purpose is "[t]o celebrate and promote outstanding Australian citizenship". It also supports the "community and social activities" of members and promotes and encourages the nomination of other Australians to the Order. The Order also runs a foundation that provides scholarships to tertiary students that show potential as future leaders and are involved in community activities. Branches of
2275-563: Is likely to feel a bit second-rate, and the public is likely to agree. We hate to be the first to say it, but there is no doubt that the Order of Australia (OA) will be labelled as the Ocker Award. Satire and mockery also greeted the awards, being dubbed "Gough’s Gongs" and "the Order of the Wombat". The newly elected Liberal Fraser government decided to once again make recommendations for imperial awards, whilst maintaining and expanding
2366-921: The 70th Golden Globe Awards and at the 18th Critics' Choice Awards in the respective Best Original Song categories. Urban has released 11 studio albums (one of which was released only in Australia), as well as one album with the Ranch . He has charted 37 singles on the US Hot Country Songs chart, 18 of which went to number one, counting a duet with Brad Paisley (" Start a Band ") and the 2008 single " You Look Good in My Shirt ". Urban also worked with numerous artists from different music genres, such as Pink , Nelly Furtado , Jason Derulo , Julia Michaels as well as country artists like Dolly Parton , The Chicks , Carrie Underwood , Martina McBride , Eric Church , and Reba McEntire . In 1991, he released
2457-488: The Australian Labor Party remained opposed and generally refused to recommend awards whilst in office, with this a part of the party's platform since 1918. This was confirmed in a resolution adopted unanimously by the party conference in 1921. However, the non-Labor parties remained supportive, with the long running Menzies government making significant use of the imperial system. The Order of Australia
2548-633: The Country Airplay chart in December 2013. The third single, " Cop Car ", was released in January 2014. A fourth single, " Somewhere in My Car " was released in June 2014. A fifth single, a duet with Eric Church , " Raise 'Em Up ," was released to country radio on 26 January 2015. It reached number 1 on Country Airplay in May 2015. In June 2015, Urban released " John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16 ", as
2639-548: The Country Airplay chart. " John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16 " was released in June 2015 as the lead single of his eighth American studio album, Ripcord . Later the album produced the Country Airplay chart number-one hits " Break on Me ", " Wasted Time ", and " Blue Ain't Your Color ", with the latter also becoming Urban's longest-reigning number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, spending 12 weeks atop
2730-574: The Harvey Weinstein scandal ." Urban said that the song, "[a]s a husband and a father of two young girls... It affects me in a lot of ways. And as a son – my mother is alive," he added. "It just speaks to all of the females in my life, particularly. For a guy who grew up with no sisters in a house of boys, it's incredible how now I'm surrounded by girls. But not only in my house; I employ a huge amount of women in my team. The song just hit me for so many reasons." Kidman provided background vocals on
2821-462: The LoCash Cowboys , co-wrote "You Gonna Fly" with Jaren Johnston , then-member of the group American Bang . After "You Gonna Fly" fell from the charts, Urban released " For You ", which was featured as the theme song of the 2012 action film Act of Valor and appeared on the film's soundtrack . The song peaked at number six on the country charts. On 10 April 2012, Urban was invited to be
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2912-534: The music video for Alan Jackson 's rendition of " Mercury Blues ". He and Vernon Rust co-wrote "Jesus Gets Jealous of Santa Claus" on Toby Keith 's 1995 album Christmas to Christmas , 4 Runner 's 1996 single "That Was Him (This Is Now)", he played guitar on Garth Brooks ' album Double Live (Garth Brooks album) and "Tangled Up in Love" on the Raybon Brothers ' 1997 self-titled album . In 1997, he formed
3003-640: The 1990 compilation album Breaking Ground – New Directions in Country Music , which was nominated for the 1991 ARIA Award for Best Country Album . He toured as a backup act to Slim Dusty between 1993 and 1994. In the mid-1990s, both people recorded a re-worked duet of Dusty's classic " Lights on the Hill ". Urban appeared for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry backing Dusty. He also sang backing vocals on INXS 's 1991 single " Shining Star ". Urban moved to Nashville in 1992. The next year, he appeared in
3094-474: The 435 people who have received the nation's top Order of Australia honours since they were first awarded in 1975, shows they disproportionately attended a handful of elite Victorian secondary schools. Scotch College alumni received the highest number of awards, with 19 former students receiving Australia's [then] highest honour". On 26 January 1980 the Order of Australia Association was created as an incorporated body with membership open to award recipients. It
3185-491: The Hill " at the Tamworth tribute concert following the death of Australian country singer Slim Dusty , an artist whom he had both written for and covered. In 2005, Urban performed in front of European audiences for the first time. In May, he supported Bryan Adams on his UK and Ireland tour, which included dates at Earls Court , London, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre , Glasgow, and The Point, Dublin . On 6 June
3276-460: The Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II , Queen of Australia , on the advice of then prime minister Gough Whitlam . Before the establishment of the order, Australians could receive British honours , which continued to be issued in parallel until 1992. Appointments to
3367-418: The Order of Australia and the award of 199 Honorary Medals of the Order of Australia. Notable honorary awards include: Since 1975, just over 30 per cent of recipients of an Order of Australia honour have been women. The number of nominations and awards for women is trending up, with the 2023 Australia Day Honours resulting in the highest percentage of awards for women to date (47.1 per cent, 47.9 per cent in
3458-465: The Order of Australia is a convex disc (gold for AKs, ADs and ACs, gilt for AOs, AMs and OAMs) representing a single flower of mimosa . At the centre is a ring, representing the sea, with the word Australia below two branches of mimosa. The whole disc is topped by the Crown of St Edward . The AC badge is decorated with citrines , blue enamelled ring, and enamelled crown. The AO badge is similar, without
3549-597: The Order of Australia. This was done by with the addition of two additional award levels: Knight or Dame (AK or AD) above the level of Companion, and the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) below Members. The Civil Division was also renamed the General Division, so that awards could be given to those in the Defence Force for non-military achievement. These changes were made on 24 May 1976. The reaction to
3640-486: The Order of Canada, while 537 non-Australians have been appointed to the Order of Australia, with 46 to the Companion level. Public reaction to the new awards was mixed. Only the state Labor governments of Tasmania and South Australia agreed to submit recommendations for the new awards, with the remaining governments affirming their committent to the existing imperial honours system. Newspaper editorials similarly praised
3731-498: The Order were gazetted on 22 December 2015. Yvonne Kenny AM represented the Order at the 2023 Coronation . King Charles III , when he was Prince of Wales , was appointed a Knight of the Order of Australia (AK) on 14 March 1981. As he is not an Australian citizen, even though he was the heir to the Australian throne at the time, this would have required the award to be honorary. To overcome this issue, his appointment
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3822-594: The Order would be determined by the Council of the Order of Australia. Awards of the Order of Australia are sometimes made to people who are not citizens of Australia to honour extraordinary achievements. These achievements, or the people themselves, are not necessarily associated with Australia, although they often are. On 1 July 2024, the Australian Honours website listed appointments for 46 Honorary Companions, 118 Honorary Officers, 174 Honorary Members of
3913-441: The Queen to reinstate the level of knight or dame and the Queen co-signed letters patent to bring this into effect. The change was publicly announced on 25 March, and gazetted on 17 April 2014. Up to four knights or dames could be appointed each year, by the Queen of Australia on the advice of the prime minister after consultation with the chairman of the Order of Australia Council. Five awards of knight and dame were then made, to
4004-714: The US by the RIAA , it produced his first number one on the Hot Country Songs chart with " But for the Grace of God ". " Somebody Like You ", the first single from his second Capitol album Golden Road (2002), was named by Billboard as the biggest country hit of the 2000s decade. The album's fourth single, " You'll Think of Me " featuring his nephew and fellow country artist Rory Gilliatte, earned him his first Grammy Award. 2004's Be Here , his third American album became his highest-selling album, being certified 4× Platinum. Love, Pain &
4095-716: The United Kingdom. In May 2020, Keith Urban hosted a drive-in concert for medical workers. His latest gig was mostly just him and two other musicians playing on a flatbed truck in front of about 125 cars. Urban played at the Stardust Drive-In movie theatre, about 60 km east of Nashville, Tennessee, for a crowd of more than 200 medical workers from Vanderbilt Health. Later in May 2020, Urban announced his eleventh studio album, The Speed of Now Part 1 , would be released on 18 September 2020. In July 2020, Urban released another promotional single, " Superman ", which
4186-422: The Whole Crazy Thing was released in 2006, containing " Once in a Lifetime " as well as his second Grammy Award-winning song, " Stupid Boy ". A greatest hits package titled Greatest Hits: 18 Kids followed in late 2007. Defying Gravity and Get Closer were released on 31 March 2009 and 16 November 2010, respectively. In September 2013, he released the album Fuse , which produced four more number ones on
4277-467: The album also features duets with Lindsay Ell , Shy Carter , and Kassi Ashton. Never Comin’ Down was released to radio as the fourth single in August 2018. On 16 May 2019, Keith Urban released a brand new single, " We Were ", a reflective mid-tempo ode to mischievous youth. "I like the idea that life just happens. At some point, whether in the moment or not, you just gotta go with it", he said. The track
4368-431: The album would be titled Get Closer and would be released on 16 November. " Put You in a Song " was released as its first single on 13 September. It went to number 2, followed by " Without You ", " Long Hot Summer ", and " You Gonna Fly ", all of which went to number one. Urban wrote, "Put You in a Song" with Sarah Buxton and Jedd Hughes , and "Long Hot Summer" with Richard Marx . Preston Brust and Chris Lucas, who are
4459-559: The association are in all the states and territories of Australia as well as the UK and the USA. Total inductees as of July 2024 . The order of wearing Australian and other approved honours is determined by the government. The award is parodied in the play Amigos , where the central character is determined to be awarded the AC, and uses persuasion, bribery and blackmail in his (ultimately successful) attempts to get himself nominated for
4550-450: The award to Prince Philip in a ReachTEL poll. The Australian Labor Party continued to oppose knighthoods and damehoods. Leader of the opposition Bill Shorten stated in March 2014 that the party would again discontinue the level if it were to win the next Australian federal election. The knighthood decision was a significant factor that caused Liberal party members to question Abbott's leadership, with Malcolm Turnbull succeeding in
4641-411: The awards as an example of Australia's greater independence, whilst also noting that the awards would likely appear second-rate. The Australian stated that There is no longer a British Empire; everyone knows that. But somehow the phrase "imperial honours" still carries a ring of regal authenticity that somehow transcends nationalism. For the time being a recipient ... of the Order of Australia
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#17327904705084732-519: The changes to the awards were similarly split along party lines. Following the 1983 federal election , Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke recommitted to the end of recommendations for imperial awards. No knighthoods were awarded during his first term in office and he advised the abolition of the knight/dame level after being re-elected in 1986. During the time the division was active from 1976 to 1983, twelve knights and two dames were created. On 19 March 2014, monarchist prime minister Tony Abbott advised
4823-464: The chart. His tenth album, Graffiti U , was released in 2018 and includes the Top 10 hit " Coming Home ". His eleventh album The Speed of Now Part 1 was released in 2020 and includes the global hit " One Too Many " with Pink , in addition to Country Airplay top ten hits " We Were " and " God Whispered Your Name ". Urban was a coach on the Australian version of the singing competition The Voice and
4914-558: The charts. The last single, " Where the Blacktop Ends ", written by Steve Wariner and Allen Shamblin , went to number three. He won the Top New Male Vocalist Award at the 2001 Academy of Country Music Awards and the 2001 Country Music Association 's Horizon Award. Allmusic 's Thom Jurek described the first and third singles favorably, and praised the instrumental track "Rollercoaster", saying that Urban
5005-531: The citrines. For the AM badge, only the crown is enamelled, and the OAM badge is plain. The AK/AD badge is similar to that of the AC badge, but with the difference that it contains at the centre an enamelled disc bearing an image of the coat of arms of Australia . The colours of royal blue and gold are taken from the livery colours of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms , the then national colours . The star for knights and dames
5096-669: The country chart. Although it was not officially released, "You Look Good in My Shirt" spent one week at number 60 on the country charts in July 2004 and remained a fan favourite. The next single from this album was the #2 " You're My Better Half ", followed by the five-week number 1 " Making Memories of Us ", which was written by Rodney Crowell and previously recorded by both Tracy Byrd and Crowell's side project The Notorious Cherry Bombs . The next singles from this album were " Better Life " and " Tonight I Wanna Cry ". The former, which Urban wrote with Richard Marx , spent six weeks at number 1 and
5187-518: The eleventh season in 2022. However, in October 2022, it was announced that Urban would not be returning to the big red chair for the twelfth season in 2023 due to his upcoming tour and was replaced by Jason Derulo . The Fox Broadcasting Company officially announced on 16 September 2012 that Urban would replace Steven Tyler as a judge in season 12 of American Idol alongside Randy Jackson , Mariah Carey , and Nicki Minaj . On 1 August 2013, it
5278-484: The end of August (which is the 31st). Urban features in the 2020 Australian documentary film Slim and I , directed by Kriv Stenders , talking about the influence on his life of acclaimed Australian country music husband-and-wife duo Slim Dusty and Joy McKean . The film features interviews and covers of McKean songs by acclaimed contemporary artists including Urban ( Lights on the Hill ), Missy Higgins , Paul Kelly , and Troy Cassar-Daley . In October 2013, during
5369-463: The exception of awards recommended by the soon to be independent government of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea ); however this did not affect the constitutional right of state governments to recommend imperial awards. According to the governor general's then-secretary Sir David Smith , Whitlam was furious when he first saw Devlin's design for the insignia of the order, due to the inclusion of
5460-521: The fifth single from the album. In 2016, Urban was selected as one of 30 artists to perform on " Forever Country ," a medley of " Take Me Home, Country Roads ", " On the Road Again ", and " I Will Always Love You " which celebrates 50 years of the CMA Awards . On 8 November 2017, Urban released a new song titled " Female ", which has been described as "an empowerment anthem partially inspired by
5551-489: The general division). Advocacy groups such as Honour a Woman and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency have called for greater effort to be made to reach equal representation of men and women in the order. In December 2010, The Age reported a study of the educational backgrounds of all people who had received Knight/Dame and Companion level awards at that time. It reported: "An analysis of
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#17327904705085642-632: The governments of each respective state and territory, and three ex officio members (the chief of the Defence Force , the vice-president of the Federal Executive Council and a public servant responsible for honours policy). The Council chair as of August 2024 is Shelley Reys. The Council makes recommendations to the governor-general. Awards are announced on Australia Day and on the King's Birthday public holiday in June, on
5733-586: The governor-general to remove an individual from the order, who may cancel an award. Announcements of all awards, cancellations and resignations appear in the Commonwealth Gazette . Nomination forms are confidential and not covered by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) . The reasoning behind a nomination being successful or unsuccessful—and even the attendees of the meetings where such nominations are discussed—remains confidential. As
5824-551: The high debut, the song peaked at number 6. Following it was " Stupid Boy ", which was co-written by Sarah Buxton , went to number 3, and won him his second Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 2007. The album's next two singles, " I Told You So " and " Everybody ", respectively peaked at numbers two and five. Urban released his first greatest hits collection Greatest Hits: 18 Kids on 20 November 2007. The compilation contains all of his Top 10 hits, along with two new songs, "Got It Right This Time (The Celebration) and
5915-421: The latter spent three weeks at number 2. After this song, "Live to Love Another Day" spent 14 weeks on the country chart, reaching a peak of number 48, although it was never officially released as a single. On 21 August 2006, Urban's " Once in a Lifetime " debuted at No. 17, setting what was then a new record for the highest-debuting country single in the 62-year history of the Hot Country Songs chart. Despite
6006-428: The lead single to his eighth American studio album, Ripcord . In October 2015, Urban teased a new song called " Break on Me "; it was released to the public on 23 October. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart. On 22 September 2015, Urban celebrated the tenth anniversary of his third studio album Golden Road being certified triple platinum, for sales of three million copies of his record. " Wasted Time "
6097-417: The occasion of a special announcement by the governor-general (usually honorary awards), and on the appointment of a new governor-general. The governor-general presents the order's insignia to new appointees. Appointments to the order may be made posthumously as long as a person was nominated for an award whilst they were still alive. Awardees may subsequently resign from the order, and the Council may advise
6188-478: The order are made by the governor-general , "with the approval of The Sovereign", according to recommendations made by the Council for the Order of Australia . Members of the government are not involved in the recommendation of appointments, other than for military and honorary awards. The King of Australia is the sovereign head of the order, and the governor-general is the principal companion and chancellor of
6279-674: The order at all levels. Nomination forms are submitted to the Director, Honours Secretariat, a position within the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia , at Government House, Canberra , which are then forwarded to the Council for the Order of Australia . The council consists of 19 members: seven selected by the prime minister (described as "community representatives"), eight appointed by
6370-446: The order. The governor-general's official secretary , Paul Singer (appointed August 2018), is secretary of the order. The order is divided into a general and a military division. The five levels of appointment to the order in descending order of seniority are: Honorary awards at all levels may be made to non-citizens. These awards are made additional to the quotas. The order's insignia was designed by Stuart Devlin . The badge of
6461-457: The outgoing governor-general , Quentin Bryce ; her successor, Peter Cosgrove ; a recent chief of the Defence Force , Angus Houston ; a recent governor of New South Wales , Marie Bashir ; and Prince Philip . This last award was widely met with ridicule and dismay by many in the Australian media. The award was also heavily criticised in the community, with 72% disapproving and 12% in favour of
6552-681: The prime minister alone, rather than by the Council of the Order of Australia, as is the case with all lower levels of the order. In accordance with the statutes of 2014, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , was created a Knight of the Order by letters patent signed by the Queen on 7 January 2015, on Abbott's advice. Prince Philip's knighthood was announced as part of the Australia Day Honours on 26 January 2015 and his appointment attracted criticism of what Abbott described as his "captain's call". Abbott responded by announcing that future recommendations for appointments as Knights and Dames of
6643-406: The production of session pianist Matt Rollings . It was led by the number 18 single " It's a Love Thing ", followed by the number four single " Your Everything ", which made him the first male New Zealand performer to reach the Top 10 on the US country charts. Its follow-up, " But for the Grace of God ", written by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Gos , became his first number 1 hit on
6734-466: The reality singing competition The Voice , alongside Seal , Joel Madden , and Delta Goodrem . On 14 September 2012, Urban released a statement that he would not be signing back on for season two and was replaced by Ricky Martin . On 15 December 2020, it was announced that Urban would return to The Voice Australia season 10 for his second season replacing Kelly Rowland , alongside Jessica Mauboy , Guy Sebastian , and Rita Ora . All judges returned for
6825-657: The rights to the site. The painter counter-sued. The lawsuit was settled in the painter's favour. On 7 January 2008, Kidman said that she and Urban were expecting their first child together. Kidman's publicist said, "the couple are thrilled and cannot wait". Kidman gave birth to a daughter in 2008 in Nashville. On his website, Urban said: "Earlier this morning Nic gave birth to our beautiful baby girl, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban. We want to thank everybody that has kept us in their thoughts and prayers. We feel very, very blessed and grateful that we can share this joy with all of my loving fans today." On 28 December 2010, Urban and Kidman had
6916-451: The single " Little Bit of Everything ", produced by Nathan Chapman . It was the first single from his eighth studio album, Fuse , which was released on 10 September 2013. The official music video for "Little Bit Of Everything" debuted on VEVO on 25 July 2013. Unlike his previous albums, Urban co-produced with 10 other producers on this album. The album's second single, " We Were Us ", is a duet with Miranda Lambert . It reached number one on
7007-404: The single " Wild Hearts ", which he followed up with the single " Nightfalls " in March 2022. In July 2022, Urban released the single " Brown Eyes Baby ," which was co-written by Morgan Wallen . He embarked on his headlining " The Speed of Now World Tour " in June 2022, with Ingrid Andress as his opening act. In October 2022, he released the single " Street Called Main ". In 2024, Urban released
7098-413: The singles " Straight Line " and " Messed Up as Me ". The songs were later included on Urban's twelfth studio album, High , which was released on September 20, 2024. The album also included the previously released songs "Wildside", " Go Home W U " featuring Lainey Wilson , and "Heart Like a Hometown". On 23 November 2011, Urban was confirmed as one of the four vocal coaches in the Australian version of
7189-478: The song. The song was the lead single for Urban's tenth studio album. It was announced that Urban's tenth studio album would be titled Graffiti U and that a world tour in support of it would begin in summer 2018. On 19 January, the Ed Sheeran co-written song " Parallel Line " was released as a single in Australia and the United Kingdom. On 21 March, Urban released the album's second single " Coming Home ",
7280-481: The years it ("You Look Good In My Shirt") has always played like a hit song," Urban said. "That, combined with numerous requests from both fans and radio about why it was never a single, inspired us to get back into the studio and re-record the song." The single was a precursor to the "Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy World Tour" concert DVD release in the fall of 2008. Later that year, Urban served as
7371-417: Was "flat picking his Stratocaster like it was another extremity he was born with." He thought that those songs "balance the slick and sometimes too-soft production on the record". Urban released a second American album, Golden Road , in 2002. Of the 13 songs included on this album, Urban produced seven himself and co-produced the other six with Dann Huff . The album's lead-off single, " Somebody Like You ",
7462-518: Was also recorded by The Kinleys , whose version had been a Top 40 single in 2000. Urban's rendition went to number two. Between the two, Urban also made a guest appearance on then-labelmate Emily West 's single "Blue Sky," which charted at number 38. Urban's 2009 Escape Together tour, supporting the Defying Gravity album, featured many big-name opening acts, such as Taylor Swift , Sugarland , and Jason Aldean . On 27 June 2009, Urban filmed
7553-405: Was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia at the 2020 Australia Day Honours for "distinguished service to the performing arts as a singer and songwriter, and to charitable organisations". Urban was named the 241st greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone in 2023. †Honorary former member; was scheduled to be invited, but died before the invitation was extended Officer of
7644-537: Was co-written by Eric Church . On 24 November 2019, Urban played the halftime show at the Canadian Football League 's Grey Cup championship in Calgary . On 27 February 2020, Urban released the single, " God Whispered Your Name " to country radio. The track was co-written by contemporary Christian artist Chris August . On 24 April, Urban released the single, " Polaroid " to radio in Australia and
7735-447: Was created by an amendment to the constitution of the Order of Australia by special letters patent signed by the Queen, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser . In March 2014 the knight and dame levels, which had been abolished in 1986 by Prime Minister Bob Hawke , were reintroduced to the Order of Australia by Tony Abbott . At the same time, Abbott announced that future appointments at this level would be recommended by
7826-498: Was established on 14 February 1975 by letters patent of Queen Elizabeth II , acting as Queen of Australia , and on the advice of the newly elected Labor prime minister , Gough Whitlam . The original order had three levels: Companion (AC), Officer (AO) and Member (AM) as well as two divisions: Civil Division and Military Division. Whitlam had previously announced in 1972 (on his third day in office) that his government would no longer nominate persons for British Imperial honours (with
7917-678: Was influenced by two rock guitarists, Mark Knopfler ( Dire Straits ) and Lindsey Buckingham ( Fleetwood Mac ). In 1983, Urban was a contestant on the Australian TV talent show New Faces . A few years later, he began making inroads into the Australian country music scene, with regular appearances on the Reg Lindsay Country Homestead TV Program, Mike McClellan's Music Program, and various other TV programmes performing duets with Jenny Wilson,
8008-406: Was officially confirmed that Urban would return as a judge for season 13 . He was joined by former judge Jennifer Lopez and newest judge Harry Connick Jr. On 23 June 2014, Fox announced that Urban would return to the judging panel for season 14. Urban returned to judge the 15th season of American Idol in 2016, though in 2017, he announced his retirement from being a judge on American Idol in
8099-482: Was released as the album's third single and it went on to reach the number one spot on the Country Airplay chart. " Blue Ain't Your Color " was released as the album's fourth single and became a huge hit for Urban. It topped the Hot Country Songs chart as well as the Country Airplay Chart, spending 12 weeks at number one on the former chart. " The Fighter ", a duet with Carrie Underwood , was released as
8190-718: Was released in July 2002 and spent six weeks at number one. The second single was the number three hit " Raining on Sunday " which Radney Foster had previously released as a single from his 1998 album See What You Want to See . The third and fourth singles from the album, " Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me " and " You'll Think of Me ", went to number one, with the latter winning him the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 2005. In 2002, Urban posed nude for Playgirl . On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , he said that he regretted posing nude despite not showing any full frontal nudity. In 2004, Urban performed " Lights on
8281-578: Was released to radio in Australia. " Change Your Mind " followed in August 2020. In the week prior to the album's release, Urban hosted the rescheduled 55th Academy of Country Music Awards and premiered the third North American single off the album, " One Too Many " with Pink , which would become Urban's first Top 10 all-genre song in his homeland of Australia. In December 2020, Urban was listed at number 29 in Rolling Stone Australia's "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time" issue. He
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