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Keith Urban Found ‘Burden’ Through Ed Sheehan

Keith Urban performed a song called “Burden” at the ACM Awards last week and has now produced a two-minute video about the song for fans to see how it all…

Keith Urban Found 'Burden' Through Ed Sheehan

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 07: Keith Urban performs onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Keith Urban performed a song called "Burden" at the ACM Awards last week and has now produced a two-minute video about the song for fans to see how it all came about.

“Burden” was originally written and recorded by Irish singer/songwriter Foy Vance. Urban explains in the video how he found the song.

“We played at the 02 in London and Ed (Sheeran) came out to see us play,” explains Urban. “We talked about Foy (Vance), who’s an incredible musician and songwriter. The next day, I had a day off in London, so I got on my bike and put my headphones on and road around London for like two hours listening to Foy non-stop.”

Keith continued, “And when I got back to Nashville, I realized that I had never seen him play live – he must be fantastic – so I jumped on YouTube and heard this song 'Burden' and just fell in love with him. I thought, ‘I’d love to be able to do a version of the song – the way that I was feeling it in my heart.’”

Fans can stream the new song here.

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.