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Keith Urban Performs 'Straight Line' on 'The Road' Premiere After Kidman Divorce Filing

Viewers are parsing the choice because Urban had described the song as a break from a "soul-sucking routine" months before the split.

Overview

  • The Oct. 19 CBS premiere featured Urban performing "Straight Line," a choice that drew fresh interpretation, though the episode was filmed months before the separation became public.
  • Urban said in a February 2024 Instagram post that the song is about wanting to break out of a "soul-sucking routine," potentially in a relationship, a job, or with oneself.
  • At a recent Nashville show, Urban told the crowd to stop reading into his setlist choices, according to local reporting cited by Cosmopolitan.
  • During the premiere, Urban spoke about tour life feeling "lonely and miserable" at times, saying he keeps going because it is what he is "born to do."
  • Nicole Kidman filed for divorce on Sept. 30 after 19 years of marriage and reportedly requested primary custody, while rumors of a new relationship for Urban remain unconfirmed.