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Keith Urban Is A ‘Good Audience’

Keith Urban can be seen on the front row in many TV award shows not only in music but at events like the Oscars and Golden Globes as he supports…

Keith Urban Is A 'Good Audience'
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Keith Urban can be seen on the front row in many TV award shows not only in music but at events like the Oscars and Golden Globes as he supports his wife Nicole Kidman.

As Keith told us, he enjoys each show, "I really do. I'm a good audience because I know what someone needs onstage. Some sort of energy that they get back or acknowledgement or some connection that's being made. I love it."

He adds what he gets even from attending random concerts, which he does a lot, "This is how I learn. I see everything that works and things that maybe didn't quite work that I could tweak or do differently or just be inspired. So I love going and seeing anybody onstage. I always learn something."

A couple of months back, Urban caught the Jonas Brothers show in Nashville. He posted to Instagram, "Shout out to @joejonas and the @jonasbrothers for an insanely great show last night - you GOT to go see this tour- the energy in the arena was like Cape Canaveral - the whole band was on !!!!!!!! Joe and Nick splitting verses on Jealous and Cake By The Ocean- sooooo good !!!!!! - KU

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.