Keith Urban Announced as Headliner for Upcoming CBS Singing Competition SeriesThe Road

Mar. 15, 2025

Keith Urban.Photo:Tim Ashton

Tim Ashton

Keith Urbanis looking for the next music superstars!

The country star, 57, will beheadlining a new music competition series calledThe Roadin the hopes of finding fresh musical talents. The show will premiere this fall, CBS announced on Tuesday, Feb. 25.

“I spent a lot of my underage life playing in some seedy pubs, sometimes just for the bartender. So I love the idea of throwing artists into a real-world environment to find out if they are artists," Urban said, per a release for the new show.

The four-time Grammy winner explained that the young artists appearing on the show will get the chance to learn lessons about the business “that can’t be taught,” helping them flourish in their music careers.

‘The Road’s premieres on CBS this Fall.CBS

CBS

“Paying your dues sucks, but there are things in this business that can’t be taught, like how to put together a set list, whether to extend or cut a song during your performance or how to work the crowd,” said Urban.

He added that performing onstage is where the emerging musicians will get to prove themselves as artists. “For me, touring has always been my first love,” said Urban. “It’s where the rubber meets the road. But it’s the only road to take if you want to be a performer.”

The Roadoffers a behind-the-scenes look at life on the road as a musician and the grueling tour schedule as performers travel together to follow their dreams of becoming successful artists.

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Urban and Blake Shelton perform together in Nashville in 2016.John Shearer/Getty

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Urban will perform his biggest hits and new music alongside the musical hopefuls in a series of shows in March which will be filmed for the series as it airs later this year.

His first show will be held in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, March 2. He will then travel to Dallas and Oklahoma to perform before closing out his last show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on April 2.

Tickets for each show are free and they will be given out on a first-come, first-serve basis. Fans can visitThe Road’s websiteto reserve tickets now.

source: people.com