In light of their unexpected divorce and growing rumors about altering his performances, Keith Urban reportedly dropped a song from his tour setlist that was influenced by Nicole Kidman.
Keith Urban has reportedly quietly removed a song thought to be inspired by estranged wife Nicole Kidman from his live performances, as he continues his High and Alive World Tour in the wake of their surprise split.
The 57-year-old country musician, who has been living in Hershey, Pennsylvania, performed at the Giant Center on Thursday night for the first time since the couple’s divorce announcement. However, his 2016 hit, which he had previously described as being written for Kidman, was noticeably absent from his setlist. Fans had long attributed the song to his Oscar-winning wife, “When they’re trying to get to you, baby I’ll be the fighter,” which Urban had regularly performed on previous tours, according to reports.
In a recent viral video, Urban sang “Maggie, I’ll be your fighter” while altering the lyrics to The Fighter to include Maggie Baugh’s name. The clip was shared by Baugh, a member of his touring band, with the caption “Did he just say that?” stoking speculations about a potential romance.
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He also changed the lyrics to his 2004 breakup song “Take your space and take your reasons” for “Take your bulls* reasons,” as reported by Us Weekly on Thursday’s show.
Urban’s High and Alive World Tour will end on October 17 in Nashville after performing without his engagement ring. It comes after Nicole and the singer divorced, putting an end to their marriage after nearly 20 years. The 58-year-old actress filed a lawsuit in a Nashville court on Tuesday, alleging that their union “suffered irreconcilable differences.”
After meeting at a Los Angeles event in 2005, the couple, who wed in Sydney in 2006, have two daughters, both 14 and 17 years old.
The divorce documents include a detailed parenting plan, with Kidman set to be the primary residential parent for 306 days of the year. Urban will have the remaining 59. The filing states both girls will remain in Nashville, where they’ve lived their whole lives.
Even though the parents are divorced, the agreement states that “the mother and father will act with each other and each child in a way that fosters a loving, stable, consistent, and nurturing relationship with the child.”
They won’t criticize one another or other members of the other parent’s family. They will encourage each child to remain devoted to the other parent and feel at ease with them.
Both parties make over $100, 000 per month, according to reports, and neither will seek child or spousal support. Each asset will be named in its own name, including royalties and copyrights.
Urban and Kidman signed the parenting agreement on August 29 and on September 6th, which suggests that the separation had been planned in advance of the release of the information. The divorce will be finalized in at least 90 days, according to Tennessee law.
Both Kidman and Urban were married at the time. She previously shared two older children with Tom Cruise.
Just last year, at a Netflix premiere, Kidman told the Associated Press, “You’re heading for trouble if you consider yourselves the perfect couple. I’m not a believer in perfect.”
At the AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony earlier that year, Urban emotionally paid tribute to Kidman by saying, “I’m in rehab for three months.” Nic chose love despite all of her own negative voices, I’m sure even some of her own. 18 years later, we are here.
Urban has been a major country music star since the 1990s, winning four Grammys and more than a dozen ACM Awards, while Kidman is best known for his well-known roles in Moulin Rouge, The Hours, and HBO’s Big Little Lies.
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