People.com — Some of country music's favorite artists gathered together for a group shot in PEOPLE's photo booth more info

Rolling Stone — Juggling a busy schedule of American Idol tapings, tour dates, rehearsals and his wife's film shoots, Keith Urban recorded Ripcord all over the world, booking studio time on three different continents along the way. One week before the album's rel... more info

Rolling Stone — Keith Urban's most sonically adventurous album yet, Ripcord is out today. The musician recorded about 35 songs for the project and narrowed them down to 13 in a rather unique way. "In the end, I went, 'OK, I'm going to approach it like a gig,'" he... more info

PopSugar — Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have racked up some pretty adorable moments over the years, and we have a feeling that won't be changing anytime soon. The country singer recently opened up about his marriage in a new interview with CBS's Sunday Mornin... more info

MSN Music — The 48-year-old country singer's interview on CBS' 'Sunday Morning' is set to be broadcast May 8th. more info

Rolling Stone — For all its country curveballs, Ripcord — Keith Urban's widest-reaching album to date, full of synthesizers, samplers, Steve Miller-inspired guitar leads and guest appearances by left-field collaborators like Pitbull and Chic's Nile Rodgers â... more info

Rolling Stone — No country music was played over the PA in the half-hour before Keith Urban's new album was premiered last night at Manhattan's Stage 48. The nightclub played songs like "I Love Rock 'N Roll," "Crazy in Love," "California Love" and "Sexy Back," until... more info

People.com — Ripcord is out Friday more info

Newsday — Keith Urban walks an interesting tightrope on his 10th studio album, "Ripcord" (Capitol Nashville), balancing new influences with country traditionalism. more info

USA Today Music — The country star releases ripCORD Friday.             more info