Keith Urban is set for another Hall of Fame benefit and Lady Antebellum and Chuck Wicks line up new albums. Plus Jake Owen and Mindy McCready. **SUBSCRIBE FREE / Rate / Comment More: http://twangz.com http://gplus.to/twangz (Google+) http://gotcountryonline.com http://countrysongsonline.com

Tim McGraw has been experimenting lately.  It’s not that McGraw needed to reinvent himself.  He’s the biggest country star of the last fifteen years.  But he has had some legal tussles with the record label that brought him to the table so he has branched out recently with unique collaborations that allowed him to record under different umbrellas.   His last full studio album on Curb records was a long time in the making and it was released as Emotional Traffic in 2012 to solid acceptance despite McGraw feeling it was long overdue for release.

Next up for McGraw is a new studio album on a new home, Big Machine Records.  Big Machine is also the home to superstar Taylor Swift so it may be no surprise to some that she appears on a special new cut on the album along with Keith Urban called Highway Don’t Care.

The new album, along with a “deluxe” version that includes a live performance of his recent hit “Truck Yeah” is set for a February 5th 2013 release.

Tim McGraw ‘Two Lanes of Freedom’ Track Listing:

1. ‘Two Lanes of Freedom’
2. ‘One of Those Nights’
3. ‘Friend of a Friend’
4. ‘Southern Girl’
5. ‘Truck Yeah’
6. ‘Nashville Without You’
7. ‘Book of John’
8. ‘Mexicoma’
9. ‘Number 37405′
10. ‘It’s Your World’
13. ‘Highway Don’t Care’ (Feat. Taylor Swift and Keith Urban)

Deluxe Version Includes:

14. ‘Annie I Owe You a Dance’
15. ‘Tinted Windows’
16. ‘Let Me Love It Out of You’
17. ‘Truck Yeah’ Live

Keith Urban is somebody like you if you’re a good looking country rock superstar married to a award winning actress.  That’s not you?  Well you may have more in common with this country superstar than you thought.   Born Keith Lionel Urban in New Zealand the singer’s musical success has grown well beyond his Australian roots.

Urban, known for his pumped up banjo tinged songs, Keith Urban lyrics have also become legendary.  His second US single as a solo artist “Your Everything” made him the first New Zealand artist to have a top ten country hit in the U.S.  Since then he has delivered more than fifteen number one country singles from “Somebody Like You” to 2012′s “You Gonna Fly.”

In recent years Urban, who is one of music’s highest paid stars, has taken his act to the small screen with stints on Australia’s  version of the hit talent show “The Voice.”

He signed on for the 2013 season of arguably the most watched TV series in the World, American Idol, where he is judging talent along with Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, and Randy Jackson.

Nine critically acclaimed albums under his belt for Capitol Records Nashville, Urban has announced in a fun video that he will tour in future years.

Somebody Like You’s Keith Urban is married to Superstar actress Nicole Kidman on June 25th 2006 and have two children Sunday Rose and Faith Margret.

Leave it to the You Gonna Fly Hit maker for finding a crazy way to announce a new tour.

Keith Urban teams up with Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch for this light hearted YouTube video to make the news official:

a 2013 Tour.   He’s jumping all around north America.  No ticket details yet.  Stay tuned.

Here’s Urban’s Dates So Far:

Keith Urban 2013 Tour Dates:

7/18 – Cincinnati, Ohio
7/19 – Twin Lakes, Wisc.
7/20 – Monticello, Iowa
7/25 – Charlotte, N.C.
7/26 – Raleigh, N.C.
7/27 – Atlanta, Ga.
8/4 – Detriot, Mich.
8/8 – Baltimore, Md.
8/9 – Canadaigua, N.Y.
8/10 – Boston, Mass.
8/16 – Houston, Texas
8/17 – Dallas, Texas
8/22 – Birmingham, Ala.
8/23 – St. Louis, Mo.
8/24 – Indianapolis, Ind.
9/12 – Cleveland, Ohio
9/13 – Pittsburgh, Pa.
9/14 – Philadelphia, Pa.
9/21 – Mountain View, Calif.
9/22 – Sacramento, Calif.
9/27 – Los Angeles, Calif.
9/28 – San Diego, Calif.
9/29 – Phoenix, Ariz.
10/4 – Tampa, Fla.
10/5 – West Palm Beach, Fla.

The guitar slinging country rocker – Keith Urban – has announced another world domination tour.  Or, at least, a major US country music Arena tour extravaganza.

The “Get Closer” tour is name after his newest album that was just released and features the hit country song “Put You In A Song.”   Opening acts and / or “special guests” will also be added soon.  Tickets will go on sale in mid February – check back for ticketing details.

Urban has scheduled the dates to allow for cherished family time and makes his way through much of the continental U.S.

KEITH URBAN announces his

‘GET CLOSER 2011 WORLD TOUR’

Dixie Chicks

The trio that was on top of the country world back before “the incident” returns for a small tour of MASSIVE stadiums.   The Eagles will team up with the Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban for a run USA LiveNation shows. The tour begins June 8 in Toronto; while only eight dates are being announced, it is possible that more may be added. Urban appears on five of the eight shows.

The tour will feature all-in ticket pricing, which incorporates various service fees into the overall ticket price, thus eliminating unpopular add-on fees.

The Eagles are one of the highest-grossing touring bands in history and this will be the first Dixie Chicks tour since 2006.

An American Express pre-sale begins March 22, with sales to the general public beginning a week later.

Tour Dates
June 8: *Toronto, ON (Rogers Centre)
June 10: East Rutherford, NJ (New Meadowlands Stadium)
June 12: Boston (Gillette Stadium)
June 14: Philadelphia (Citizens Bank Ball Park)
June 15: Washington, DC (Nationals Park)
June 19: Chicago (Soldier Field)
June 22: *Winnipeg, MB (Canad Inns Stadium)
June 12: *St. Louis (Busch Stadium0

*Keith Urban is not appearing at these concerts.