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Keith Urban received the Triple Crown Award at the ACM Awards in Frisco, Texas on May 8
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Before the singer accepted the honor, Megan Moroney, Chris Stapleton and Brothers Osborne performed a tribute of Urban’s hits, which he later joined with his guitar
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Urban’s wife, Nicole Kidman, danced with him during the tribute and watched on as he accepted the prestigious award
Congratulations are in order for Keith Urban!
On Thursday, March 8, the country star, 57, received the prestigious Triple Crown Award at the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards — held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas — starting with a tribute from some of the biggest names at the ceremony.
Megan Moroney kicked off a career-spanning tribute to Urban with a shortened rendition of “Stupid Boy,” and Chris Stapleton followed with a cover of “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” which sweetly signed off, “We love you, Keith.”
.@_megmoroney, @ChrisStapleton and @brothersosborne have one more job… award @KeithUrban with the prestigious ACM Triple Crown Award! 🏆 #ACMawards pic.twitter.com/e800V5oK9g
— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) May 9, 2025
As Moroney, 27, and Stapleton, 47, performed, a smiling Urban sang along to his own tracks and danced with wife Nicole Kidman in the audience. While Stapleton crooned, Kidman, 57, could be seen wrapping her hands around the honoree as the pair swayed side to side.
Brothers Osborne wrapped the mini tribute to Urban by performing 1999’s “Where the Blacktop Ends,” which ended with Urban grabbing a guitar and making his way to the stage. After shredding alongside the duo, he approached the mic to accept the Triple Crown.
Urban kicked off his speech by thanking the performers and band for the “amazing” tribute, the academy for the award, and, of course, Kidman, with what may be a nod to her recent role in Babygirl.
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban dance together at the 2025 ACM Awards
“My wife, Nicole Mary, is here tonight. I love you, babygirl. And our girls Sunday and Faith watching at home tonight, I love you both, too,” Urban said, shouting out the couple’s 16 and 14-year-old daughters.
He continued, “I have a massive team that I couldn’t possibly thank by name, but I want to thank my team for working so insanely hard behind the scenes, ’cause there’s no such thing as a self-made man. I wanna thank my road band and my road family. And I wanna say a special thanks to all the fans that have been coming out to see us play. I really appreciate it.”
More thanks were in order for the star, who then expressed gratitude for country radio, his record company, Capitol Records and “the most amazing promo team out there.”
Urban then wrapped his speech by mentioning his upcoming tour with Blake Shelton, which kicks off later this month. “Thank you so much,” he concluded. “We’ll see you soon.”
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban at the 2025 ACM Awards
The “Somebody Like You” hitmaker received the milestone award because he previously won “three distinct, prestigious awards, including new artist of the year, artist of the year, and entertainer of the year,” per a press release.
Check out all of PEOPLE’s full ACM Awards coverage here.
Urban previously took home the awards for top new male vocalist in 2001, male vocalist of the year in 2005 and 2006, and entertainer of the year in 2019.
He is also the first artist to receive this honor at the ACM Awards since Carrie Underwood in 2010.
Coming up, Urban is set to headline a new music competition series called The Road. The show, which was announced in February by CBS and will focus on discovering new musical talents, will premiere this fall.
Executive co-produced by Shelton, the upcoming series will follow the pair’s journey to discover the next big musician as up-and-coming artists open for Urban at music venues across America. The audience will also have a say in which musicians are able to continue touring and move to the next city.
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban at the 2025 ACM Awards
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This year’s ACM Awards nominations were led by Ella Langley, with eight in total.
Other top nominees include Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson and Cody Johnson with seven each, followed by Chris Stapleton with six. Additionally, Riley Green and Post Malone each nabbed five nominations.
The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, are streaming live on Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
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