Keith Urban fired back at fans with two words that left Nicole Kidman divorce rumors in the dust

Keith Urban just had enough of the speculation.

 

The country music star’s personal life became tabloid fodder after his split from Nicole Kidman.

 

And Keith Urban fired back at fans with two words that left Nicole Kidman divorce rumors in the dust.

 

Keith Urban tells fans to knock it off during Nashville concert

 

Keith Urban wrapped up his "High and Alive Tour" in Nashville with a message for fans who won’t stop analyzing every lyric change in his performances.

 

"I’ve been covering like this for a long time. Stop reading s— into it," Urban told the crowd before launching into an acoustic version of his 2002 hit "You’ll Think of Me."¹

 

The Australian country star altered some lyrics during the performance in ways that had social media buzzing.

 

Instead of singing the original chorus line "You’ll think of me," he belted out "But I betcha think about me!"²

 

He also changed "Take your space and take your reasons" to "all your bulls— reasons" – a harsher version that some fans interpreted as a dig at his estranged wife.³

 

Urban’s frustration is understandable given the intense scrutiny his performances have faced since news broke about his divorce from Nicole Kidman.

 

The actress filed for divorce from Urban on September 30, ending their 19-year marriage.⁴

 

Court documents cited "irreconcilable differences" and ongoing "marital difficulties" as the reasons for the split.⁵

 

Fans defend Urban against divorce speculation

 

The backlash against Urban’s lyric changes sparked a debate among his fanbase on social media.

 

"It’s not music if you can’t sing with emotion," one supporter wrote in defense of the country star.⁶

 

Another fan pointed out the obvious – Urban has been performing these songs with similar variations long before his marriage troubles became public.

 

"He didn’t even know Nicole when he first started singing this live, just like this," the comment read.⁷

 

A longtime fan shut down the speculation entirely.

 

"Been a fan of his since the late 1990s. What he said is 100 truth. Leave him be," they wrote.⁸

 

Urban’s guitarist Maggie Baugh got dragged into the divorce narrative after a video circulated showing him changing a lyric in "The Fighter" during a September concert.

 

The original line "When they’re tryna get to you, baby, I’ll be the fighter" became "When they’re tryna get to you, Maggie, I’ll be your guitar player."⁹

 

But Urban has a long history of personalizing that particular lyric during live shows.

 

When he performed the song with Carrie Underwood at the 2017 CMT Music Awards, he sang her name instead of "baby" – years before his marriage to Kidman hit the rocks.¹⁰

 

Look, Urban’s been in the music business long enough to know how this game works.

 

Every artist tweaks their performances – it’s called putting on a show.

 

The man performed "You’ll Think of Me" the exact same way before he even met Nicole Kidman, but suddenly it’s supposed to be some coded message about their divorce?

 

That’s not how music works.

 

Artists perform songs with emotion and energy that fits the moment.

 

Sometimes that means changing a word here or there to connect with the crowd.

 

Urban’s been doing this for decades, but because his personal life became tabloid gossip, every syllable gets analyzed like it’s the Zapruder film.

 

The real story here isn’t about Urban’s lyrics – it’s about how celebrities can’t sneeze without someone writing a dissertation about what it means for their marriage.

 

The guy literally had to tell his own fans to stop reading into his performances.

 

That should tell you everything about how absurd the speculation has become.

 

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¹ Fan TikTok video, Keith Urban Nashville Concert, October 17, 2025.

 

² Ibid.

 

³ Ibid.

 

⁴ Stephanie Giang-Paunon, "Keith Urban tells fans to stop reading into his concert behavior amid Nicole Kidman divorce," Fox News, October 21, 2025.

 

⁵ Ibid.

 

⁶ Fan comment on TikTok video, October 2025.

 

⁷ Ibid.

 

⁸ Ibid.

 

⁹ Stephanie Giang-Paunon, "Keith Urban tells fans to stop reading into his concert behavior amid Nicole Kidman divorce," Fox News, October 21, 2025.

 

¹⁰ Ibid.