Multiple ARIA and GRAMMY Award winner Keith Urban today releases his new track “GO HOME W U” with Lainey Wilson, the third song released from his forthcoming album, slated for release later this year.

The up-tempo, ‘fuzzy good feeling towards all friends and strangers’ song, was not meant to be a duet,” says Urban. So, when the CMA Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson signed on, the song took shape. “GO HOME W U,” follows the release of Urban’s current single “Messed Up As Me” as well as the song “Straight Line”, released earlier this year.

“I wrote “GO HOME W U” in 2020 with BRELAND, Sam (Sumser) and Sean (Small),” said Urban. “We had a blast writing it. It started out as a late-night drum loop, I grabbed a bass guitar and started playing a simple recurring bass line. Before we knew it, we were writing a chorus that could be sung by any drunk person in any bar anywhere in the world.”

He adds, “A friend of mine suggested the idea of making the song a duet and I immediately thought of Lainey. Besides the fact that I love her voice, she’s got the swagger and attitude that fit so well with the song.”

“Keith has been someone in the industry I’ve taken notes from for a while now,” said Wilson. “From watching him at CMA Fest every year growing up to hearing the way he treats people up and down music row, he has taught me a lot. He’s a genuine supporter of mine and I am honored I get to continue to learn from one of the best. Getting to do a song with Keith is a notch on my belt I am very proud of.”

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Multiple ARIA and GRAMMY Award winner Keith Urban today unveils his first single of 2022, ‘Nightfalls’, a euphoric moonlit anthem co-written with Greg Kurstin (Beck, Paul McCartney) and Mozella (Madonna, Rhianna).

Bound to be a crowd favourite at Keith’s forthcoming ‘THE SPEED OF NOW WORLD TOUR’ shows,  the infectious track marks a similar return of Urban’s high-energy, in-the-moment spirit and all-round divergent musicality.

Keith says, “Writing “Nightfalls” with Greg Kurstin and Mozella was pure joy. Two summers have gone by with no way to tour and the desire to have that feeling again inspired every part of this song and recording. In a world so full of real struggles and fractures, I wanna try and bring something to help us exhale and be in the moment – if only for 3 mins and 41 seconds.”

‘Nightfalls’ follows on from ‘Wild Hearts’ and Urban’s global smash, his duet with P!nk, ‘One Too Many’, which to date has amassed 340 million worldwide streams.  The song has become Urban’s 43rd Top 10 single in the U.S. and his 27th #1 in Canada.  It was certified double platinum in Australia, reached #1 on the Australian Artist singles chart and has spent 44 weeks in the Top 50 UK Airplay Chart. Urban’s latest album, THE SPEED OF NOW Part 1, marks the fourth in an historic streak of simultaneous #1 album debuts in the United States, Canada and Australia.

Urban will re-appear on The Voice Season 11 this year in the coaches chair, alongside Rita Ora, Jessica Mauboy and Guy Sebastian. Season 11 kicks off on Channel 7 and 7plus on Monday April 18th, 2022.

THE SPEED OF NOW WORLD TOUR gets underway in April 2022 at the O2 Academy in the UK before ending up in Australia in December 2022 with Birds of Tokyo as the special guest.

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“I wanted to create the feeling of the journey I’ve been on – hoping that one day I’d be playing live in front of as many people as can be jammed into a concert hall,” said Urban.  Of the boom box in the opening scenes of the new video for his latest single “Wild Hearts,” Urban says, “it represents the beginning, when I had no band, and I just played to a couple of people.”

But things didn’t stay that way for Urban and as the video and song reveals his was a steady climb driven by his own dream.  “The building I’m playing on starts rising higher, as my audience grows,” explains Urban.  “All of this leading to a starry sky becoming a sea of camera phones in the air – a phenomenal sight to see from any stage.”

And after nearly four years, Urban will have the chance to see them again.  “All of this gives me the same adrenaline rush. Knowing that we’re heading back out on the road again – it’s been so long since we’ve done that (because of COVID).  I feel like a caged animal kicking at the gate to be let out!”

THE SPEED OF NOW WORLD TOUR gets underway in April 2022 at the O2 Academy in the UK before launching in the U.S. on June and sending up in Australia in December.

“Wild Hearts” is quintessential Urban.

The fist-pumping, arena-ready, rise-up against all odds anthem is as musically intoxicating as it is infectious and relatable. It’s the follow up to his duet with P!nk, “One Too Many,” which to date has amassed over 400 million worldwide streams.

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Multiple ARIA and GRAMMY Award winner Keith Urban has paired with global pop star P!nk on his new single ‘One Too Many’, available now on all streaming services ahead of Urban’s tenth studio album ‘THE SPEED OF NOW Part 1’ which is released on Friday.

‘One Too Many’ is one of the most anticipated musical events of the year. It pairs together two of the most successful and well-respected artists in the world, both known for their combustible talents.

“I’ve always loved P!nk’s voice,” said Urban. “But her artistry and her multi-faceted ability to create, and her God-given talent, truly makes her one of the greatest voices of our time.”

The highly anticipated release sees the two powerhouses come together and Urban “couldn’t have pictured anyone else’s voice on the song”. But the COVID lockdown presented its challenges. Urban and P!nk were not only forced to piece together the recording, they found themselves at opposite side of the globe – P!nk from Los Angeles and Urban from Sydney – for filming of the music video.

The official music video for ‘One Too Many’ will premiere on Facebook.

Urban’s ‘THE SPEED OF NOW Part 1’ is out now.

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When the four-time GRAMMY Award winner revealed the track listing for his upcoming album release ‘THE SPEED OF NOW Part 1’, little did he know that worldwide social media chatter would erupt because of faded yellow blocks placed next to songs, “Out The Cage” and “One Too Many.” Fans from around the globe, quipped, speculated about collaborators and exhibited the tell-tale signs of FOMO.

Today, the chatter ends as Urban reveals that “Out The Cage,” the album’s opening track, highlights a collaboration with Breland and the legendary guitarist Nile Rodgers, while “One Too Many” features the incomparable P!nk.  An alternate version of “We Were,” features the song’s co-writer, Eric Church.

As the collaborators were announced Urban explained, “When I collaborate, I’m always looking for that ‘third thing.’  There’s what I do, there’s what my collaborator does and then there’s this ‘third thing’ that I’m most curious about.  That’s what interests me the most – when the sum of the parts becomes even more than what I envisioned.  That’s what I love so much about it – finding common ground, shaping it and bringing it together.”

THE SPEED OF NOW Part 1 is due to release on September 18th, 2020.

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