Overview
- At the Oct. 19 premiere, Urban performed "Straight Line" from his album High during the debut episode of The Road on CBS/Paramount.
- He has said the track is about change and "feeling alive again," describing it as breaking out of an exhausting routine.
- On the broadcast, Urban detailed touring hardships, citing long separations from family, illness, sleep loss and loneliness despite his commitment to performing.
- The Road features 12 emerging musicians competing to open for Urban, with audience reaction guiding advancement and a winner earning about €216,394 plus a record deal.
- Nicole Kidman filed for divorce in Nashville on Sept. 30 after 19 years of marriage, and it remains unclear whether Urban’s remarks or performance were intended to reference the separation; Kidman has not commented directly.