‘American Idol’ The Reason Keith Urban Flipped Off His Fans
Former American Idol host Keith Urban kicks off a U.S. tour next month to promote his current album, High. The album came out in September 2024. The singer’s duet with Lainey Wilson, “Go Home W U,” is his latest number-one hit. During a recent concert, he grossed fans out with a bloody injury. Keep reading to find out what happened.
Keith Urban Ditches American Idol For New Competition Show
Keith Urban wasn’t a judge on American Idol for very long. He was part of the judging team when the show aired on Fox. The country singer was a judge for just four seasons. He left in 2016 and didn’t return when the singing competition was rebooted by ABC in 2018.
He finally returned to American Idol as a guest mentor for the Season 21 finale in May 2023. Before he was on the American reality competition, he was a coach on the first season of the Australian version of The Voice in 2011. He returned to The Voice Australia as coach in 2021 and 2022.
Keith Urban is teaming up with another country star and former U.S. Voice coach for a new reality show. He headlines the new CBS reality competition The Road with Blake Shelton. The two will search for the latest music sensation. Blake Shelton left The Voice in 2023 after 23 seasons. The duo’s new show will premiere this fall.
Why He’s Obsessed With This Chappell Roan Song
Before he hits the road this summer for the High and Alive World Tour, Keith Urban stopped at Canada’s MuchMusic network for a performance. The network is the Canadian version of the MTV. But before taking the stage, he gave a lengthy interview with the hosts.
One of the hosts praised the lyrics to Urban’s song “Blue Ain’t Your Color.” The singer pointed out that he also loves those lyrics, but didn’t write them. He was then asked if there were any current song lyrics that stood out to him.
Keith Urban couldn’t stop gushing over Chappell Roan‘s hit song “Pink Pony Club.” He said that the song was beautifully written, and the lyrics were a perfect metaphor for finding a place where you belong.
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” Singer Grosses Fans Out With Bloody Injury Story
After chatting with the hosts for a bit, Keith Urban took the stage to perform a stripped-down acoustic version of “Wasted Time.” But first, he had to explain to the audience why he had a bandage on his middle finger. He accidentally flipped the crowd off while telling the story.
According to Keith Urban, the injury happened during a show the night before. He cut his finger somehow but then made it even worse. “As I pulled my finger up on a strumming stroke, the string went into the cut,” he told the horrified audience about the painful injury.
Despite his injury, he played a flawless version of the 2016 hit song. Watch the former American Idol judge’s full interview and performance below. Let us know in the comments what you think about his gnarly injury.
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