Overview
- Urban opened CBS’s The Road on Oct. 19 with “Straight Line,” a track he previously said in Feb. 2024 was about escaping a “soul‑sucking routine.”
- In the premiere, he described tour life as “lonely and miserable,” reflecting on exhaustion, distance from family, and questioning purpose.
- Outlets note the series was filmed months before the separation became public, providing context for song selections and on‑camera remarks.
- Kidman filed for divorce in Nashville on Sept. 30 citing irreconcilable differences, with court documents seeking primary residential custody and a parenting plan that allocates most days to her.
- Urban told a Nashville crowd on Oct. 17 to stop reading into his performances after fans parsed lyric changes and a brief setlist tweak; rumors linking him to guitarist Maggie Baugh remain unverified and were denied by her father.