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Published 15:26 12 Jun 2026 GMT
Keith Urban delivers 'most unexpected' update after Nicole Kidman divorce
Country singer Keith Urban has shocked fans with an unexpected update.
It has been nine months since Urban and his wife of nearly 20 years, Nicole Kidman, split up.
The Australian actress filed for divorce in Tennessee court in September 2025, citing irreconcilable differences after 19 years of marriage, having tied the knot in June 2006.
The couple shares two children, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 15, and they lived in Nashville before the split.
The four-time Grammy winner released his first album since the split, Flow State, on Friday (June 12), and it's safe to say that his fans weren't expecting it.
Instead of the country music that his fans are so used to hearing from him, the 58-year-old has pivoted and released some classic yacht rock tunes, with one of them being an original with Michael McDonald.
Keith Urban's honest update
Explaining the inspiration behind the album in a press release, Urban said: "Creating FLOW STATE was one of the most unexpected albums I’ve ever made.
"In a lot of ways, it felt like the whole album had an energy and life of its own, and I was just following where it led me."
He added: "The songs we recorded were all so natural though, and I discovered a lot about how much they’ve helped shape my own music.
"There’s a reason these songs have stood the test of time, and equally so, the need for their spirit of fully disconnecting from 'the grid' and swimming in blue sky simplicity."
The album consists of ten covers as well as collaborations with Little Big Town and John Mayer.
Despite the new approach, Urban told The Independent that he didn't expect to be releasing this genre of music either, though he enjoyed curating the album.
Significance of his divorce in creating "Flow State"
The new album comes just months after his divorce from Kidman, 58, was finalized in January.
Court documents revealed that Kidman would be the primary residential parent of their two daughters, and care for them 306/365 days in the year.
Urban has not been seen publicly with his daughters since before the split was announced.
Neither of the pair has directly spoken about the divorce, though the Big Little Lies actress admitted in an interview with Variety that she wanted to get her family through the turbulent period.
She told the publication: "I'm always going to be moving toward what's good,
"What I'm grateful for is my family and keeping them as is and moving forward. That's that. Everything else I don't discuss out of respect."
It was reported at the time that Kidman didn't want to separate and was "trying to save the marriage," before seemingly being left with no other choice.













