Keith Urban & Nicole Kidman Updates 9/19/2012

Keith has been enjoying the first rounds of auditions of American Idol. Word is that the crew has a great chemistry and it should be very interesting to see what they agree/disagree on.

From the exec producer of The Voice Australia

@JulieWardTV: Word from the set of American Idol is that @KeithUrban is fantastic. But we at #TheVoiceAU knew that. We miss him but wish only the best

This comes just as the skeptics in the basement are creating fake posters who are "Australian" or just now "deciding to join in". Spelling mistakes and all. Of course there's the poster that says she has sources which are really Google links she's not posting and her own imagination. They keep trying and failing but that's what happens when you join a board specifically created by an owner that has a desperate need to throw reality out the window.

CNN has a peice profiling the judges on why they decided to join. You can watch that HERE.

CMT has a list of why Keith is a great choice for AI. We have to agree!
You can read the list HERE.


Keith will be the guest host on this weekend's Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton. For more click HERE.


Keith also has the honor of being picked by The Grand Ole Opry as the spokesperson for their new radio campaign. You can read more and listen to the ads HERE.


Keith's segment on this year's Country's Night to Rock is now up!




Nicole is off to France again for pre-preoduction on Grace of Monaco. She'll be back in the States though for The Emmys this weekend. We can't wait.




Speaking of The Emmys, nominated actors were asked what were their favorite tv shows growing up. Nicole has answered this before, around the time of the Bewitched remake. She also borught up th e two miniseries that really started it all for her. Miniseries tend to get a bad rap but the Kennedy-Miller productions were always of such high quality that Nicole's movies have been available on dvd for ages. Check them out if you haven't already. You can read the small story HERE.

Lee Daniels spoke recently about working with Nicole on The Paperboy. To read more click HERE.

Daniels: I said to Nicole, 'Listen, if you can't do your own makeup on this, you can't do this movie because you don't know this character,'" Daniels says. "This chick is, well, she's trailer trash. When one thinks of Nicole Kidman, one doesn't think of that. I thought she'd go running for the hills, but she came back right at me."

She sure did. Kidman, 45, texted Daniels photos of herself in naughty lingerie in which she also did her own—yup!—makeup. By now, most movie fans have heard about the scene in which Kidman urinates on Efron after his character is stung by a jellyfish.
"Nicole gets down and dirty," Daniels said. "But let me tell you what else she does, she sent the crew members champagne. She's in the trenches. She was at craft services helping out. She was one of the guys."

We haven't heard much on The Railway Man. That's because Colin and the crew snuck off to Australia with very little press coverage compared to Scotland. Nicole did not film any scenes there but we did find an interview with Colin where he talks about the film, Australia, and Nicole. Colin quipped on Nicole being his wife in the film "Some things are easy." and that she was an asset in his goal to play a husband returning as a tortured man.

You can read more and watch the video HERE.

September Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman updates

Congrats to Keith! He was nominated for CMA Male Vocalist Of The Year! And it's no wonder with performances like ”Your Everything” last night at the Opry. If you weren't there we hope you listened online because it was stellar! There's Keith with the Bellamy Brothers backstage in the photo above.

Thanks to Billy Gilman and the participation of many country artists including Keith, the Soles 4 Souls single ”The Choice” has given over 30,000 pairs of shoes to adults and kids in need. For more click here.

And with the TIFF and NYFF festivals approaching we have noticed that Nicole is not on the official guest list for TIFF. Although that could change, most likely filming commitments as we stated previously will be preventing Nicole from attending the screening.

Keith Urban: Newest Grand Ole Opry Inductee

Tears of joy for such a talented and deserving man! Keith Urban, during the All For The Hall benefit, was asked to become a member of The Grand Ole Opry. His induction will take place on April 21, 2012. What a beautiful night of music, memories, and history with groups ranging from The Oak Ridge Boys to The Band Perry. On hand to make the night even more memorable were Keith's heroes Don Williams and Merle Haggard, and of course wife Nicole and daughter Sunday.

Thank you Keith for all you have inspired, the music you've made and continue to make, and most of all CONGRATULATIONS!

Keith Urban & Nicole Kidman Updates 09/12/10

The Grand Ole Opry announced their grand re-opening this morning in a press conference held to place the history circle back in place. Brad Paisley and Little Jimmy Dickens spoke with excitement about the re-opening. The Opry will return home on September 28th featuring a star-studded line-up including Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Josh Turner, Trace Adkins, Montgomery Gentry, Jason Aldean & many many more! Tickets are on sale NOW.

The Opry will also host an open house on Saturday, October 2. The open house will be free and the public is invited to attend! The Grand Ole Opry is very proud of the work that has taken place over the past few months since the terrible flood and wants to thank the public for their support. The Band Perry will perform on the Opry Square Plaza as well! It’s going to be a memorable day and we can’t wait to see the transformation!


GAC will be airing the special event at the following times

September 28, 2010 9:00 PM ET
September 29, 2010 1:00 AM ET
September 29, 2010 10:00 AM ET
September 29, 2010 4:00 PM ET
October 02, 2010 2:00 PM ET



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Another tidbit on Nicole's film Rabbit Hole

THE DAYLIGHTS SYNCH RABBIT HOLE

This past year Los Angeles rock band, The Daylights created a seven song project for Twenty Ten Music. We love these songs! Thanks to our partners Secret Road, the song “Oh-Oh” was placed in the upcoming film RABBIT HOLE, starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, and Sandra Oh.

The Daylights full-length releases September 14th, 2010. Watch for the band on tour with Civil Twilight and Needtobreathe.

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As film festivals approach we always get conflicting opinions on how good a fest will be, how will the films perform, what is worthy of distribution, awards etc etc.

Although we've already heard certain films including Rabbit Hole are front runners to be snatched up by distributors, here's a piece that takes a pessimistic look in general at the climate of Toronto.

RH, like most of the films, is briefly mentioned. Some of the responses to the article are...to be nice we'll say...interesting.

Climate For Deals At Toronto Feels Gloomy

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Michael Caine is releasing an autobiography and an excerpt has been put out online. Nicole and some other lovely ladies have been mentioned.

Michael Caine - Daily Mail

"I have a list of younger actresses that I love to work with and Charlize is right at the top, along with Nicole Kidman, Beyoncé Knowles and Scarlett Johannson.I was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award in 1999 for my role in Cider House."

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DizMihok: Nic Kidman and Cage doing their thang along with Ben Mendelsohn, Jordana Spiro, Cam Gigandet, Liana Liberato #Trespass

(an actor in Trespass http://dashmihok.com/)


ntortorellacom: Nico has been casted in Joel Schumacher's new film Trespass also starring Nicole Kidman, Nicholas Cage and Cam Gigandet http://bit.ly/aHvebz

TheMarkCrawford: Nicole Kidman's Saints Game Watching Party (@ Chianti Restaurant) http://4sq.com/aSUsAq

NashGirl01: Whoo-hoo! My second Keith and Nicole sighting at Whole Foods!

JayVenom: OMG! I got a call bak to go audition for the movie ''Trespass'' starring Nicole Kidman! :D so excited wish me luck!

Some Lessons For The E! Online Skeptics and Urban Myths

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Keith Urban pays tribute to Rolling Stones — and Nashville — on 'Fallon'

Keith Urban represented Nashville again on Tuesday night with an all-star band and an inspired performance of The Rolling Stones' “Tumbling Dice” on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Fallon is hosting a Rolling Stones-themed week on the show, and Urban changed the lyrics in the last chorus of the Stones classic to reflect the recent flood in Nashville.

“There’s a rain been coming down in Nashville, Tennessee,” Urban sang, a borrowed guitar slung around his chest. (Urban lost all of his gear in the flood.) “All week in Nashville, baby. All week in Nashville we’ve been watching the Cumberland rise. So send the money, mama.”

Seems like there's a good chance The Stones approved of the timely lyrics, as longtime keyboard player Chuck Leavell sat in with Urban's band. Familiar Nashville faces in the backing group included Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town and Sarah Buxton on background vocals, producer Tony Brown on upright piano, and Urban’s usual players Jerry Flowers, Chris McHugh and Brian Nutter.

Tennesseean.com

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maclen: Orb was very much a "bland pale white bread" version of a true classic...and beleive me...my two cents...orb aint no "guitar hero"...he's a one dimensional "picker"...jangles like a "jingle"..no more...no less.

No, the fact that the orb's current cd...the now year old "Defying Sales" sold a paltry 800k cds...as compared to the 2mil sold of his previous cd, "Whole crazy thing" is proof his career is over!

Jakra777 / Oh " so" Leery: Yea its funny that Urban was on JF last night singing an RS tune. I guess hes trying out for his opening spot for the Eagles. I dont see it myself maybe Im missing something here. (shaking my head)



erniesmom: Yep---Very selfish if you ask me...I saw him on CNN and whinning about his big loss.Nothing Tommy's money can't replace...

And where is she? Oh How she loves Nashville..........Is she there? He$$ NO.

Safe & sound in hawaii

erniesmom: I watched and did not especially enjoy this song......And I really ddint like the a$$ shaking...He dances just like the wife..
He has the wierdest shape from behind.IMO
Kind of a big Butt and those oh so faggy jeans he wears.Are they dirty? Always look like those stretch cheapos...What happened to all those free Gap jeans?


erniesmom: I thought he butchered it.....awful song selection for his kind of voice. What is the matter with him?


Mimosa: Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm EGO,perhaps



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