Watch: Keith Urban Changed Song Lyrics Inspired by Nicole Kidman Romance Before Breakup NewsKeith Urban took a little time to tweak his song. Just days before Nicole Kidman and the country star's breakup was confirmed, he made an eyebrow-raising change to the song "The Fighter," inspired by their relationship. And in this new version, Keith gave a pointed shoutout to touring guitarist Maggie Baugh, who was performing beside him. While the song's lyrics go, "When they're tryna get to you, baby I'll be the fighter," during the recent concert, per a video Maggie shared to Instagram Sept. 27, Keith instead sang, "When they're tryna get to you, Maggie, I'll be your guitar player." As for how Maggie, 25, reacted to the onstage name drop? "Did Keith Urban just say that," she captioned the video, adding a "mind blown" emoji in the clip itself and an eyes emoji in the text of her post. E! News has reached out to reps for Nicole and Keith as well as Maggie for comment but has not heard back.readKeith Urban Awkwardly Avoided Nicole Kidman Marriage Praise Before BreakupKeith, 57, had previously shared insight into how the 2016 track came together, admitting "The Fighter" stemmed from his and Nicole's first fragile days together in 2005. "It was a very quick song to write because I literally just thought about Nic and I, and our relationship at the beginning and some of the things that we'd said," the now-57-year-old Keith, who wed Nicole in 2006, told People in 2017. "And they all went into that song." However, the song of their love story reached its final note two decades years later. Nicole-who shares daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14, with the "Somebody Like You" singer-filed for divorce Sept. 30, after, as E! News learned, separating over the summer. Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/ShutterstockAhead of legally ending their marriage, the Oscar winner, 58, and her ex had already worked through a permanent parenting plan, which, per documents obtained by E! News, names Nicole and Keith as their children's joint custodians, though the Moulin Rouge! actress will be their primary residential parent. (The girls will live with her for 306 days out of the year and Keith 59 days.) However, E! News learned that in the time leading up to their divorce, Nicole-who is mom to Bella Cruise, 32, and Connor Cruise, 30, with ex Tom Cruise-had been trying to save the marriage. During their decades together she had previously detailed the effort she and Keith put into their marriage and how they made it work. "We're always working through stuff, but it's very much love based, so there's an enormous amount of give and take," she explained to Harper's Bazaar in 2021. "I want him to have the best life he can have, and he responds the same way." For a full breakdown of Keith and Nicole's shocking breakup, keep reading... Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/ShutterstockBeginning of Summer 2025: SplitNicole Kidman and Keith Urban privately separated and started living apart at the beginning of summer, E! News learned. But there were many notable moments over the summer that ultimately led to their divorce filing.
Debra L Rothenberg/WireImageMay 22, 2025: Keith Urban Begins His TourHis High and Alive World Tour kicked off in Alabama and he spent the summer traveling across the U.S., Canada and Australia.
Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesJune 20, 2025: Last Public OutingThe pair last appeared together publicly at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in Nashville, where they were seen laughing and smiling. Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/ShutterstockJune 25, 2025: 19th Wedding AnniversaryIn honor of 19 years of marriage in June, Kidman posted a photo of the couple with the caption, "Happy Anniversary Baby." Urban commented a heart emoji but did not write a post of his own.
Charley Gallay/Getty Images for NetflixJuly 1, 2025: Keith Urban Walks Out of Interview After Nicole Kidman QuestionThe country singer raised eyebrows when he abruptly ended an interview after being asked about Kidman's onscreen chemistry with costar Zac Efron in A Family Affair. "The first thing I thought of with your beautiful wife, Nicole Kidman, being on so many great movies, TV shows all the time," a radio host said on Australia's Mix 102.3's Hayley & Max in the Morning. "What does Keith Urban think when he sees his beautiful wife with beautiful younger men like Zac Efron having these beautiful love scenes on TV and radio?" Suddenly, Urban disappeared from the call. "He's disconnected from Zoom," a radio staffer said. "I think his team hung up on us because they didn't want us to ask that question." His rep didn't respond to E!'s request for comment at the time. Matt Winkelmeyer/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueJuly 24, 2025: It's Revealed That Nicole Kidman Applied for Residency in PortugalE! News learned that the Practical Magic star had submitted application to become a resident of Portugal, with Urban preparing to do the same himself. "Keith was unable to be in Portugal for t