Alert – Nicole Kidman’s husband Keith Urban will be searching for country music’s next big star on The Road

Keith Urban will be hitting the road in an effort to find country music’s next star. 

The country crooner, 57,  who covered Elton John’s Your Song with the help of wife Nicole Kidman, 57,  will be headlining a new reality show for CBS called The Road the network announced on Tuesday. 

Urban is teaming up with co-executive producer Blake Shelton for the show.

Contestants will be invited to open for Country Music Association Award winner at music venues across the US. 

The audience will have a say whether musicians get to stay with the tour and move on to the next city. 

In a statement, the Somewhere in My Car singer explained the stakes. 

Keith Urban, 57, will be hitting The Road as the star of a new talent search reality show on CBS  (Pictured in New York City in October 2024)

‘I spent a lot of my underage life playing in some seedy pubs, sometimes just for the bartender. So I love the idea of throwing artists into a real-world environment to find out if they are artists,’ he said.

‘Paying your dues sucks, but there are things in this business that can’t be taught, like how to put together a set list, whether to extend or cut a song during your performance or how to work the crowd,’ he argued.

‘For me, touring has always been my first love. It’s where the rubber meets the road. But it’s the only road to take if you want to be a performer.’

In a video on the CBS Instagram account, the hitmaker revealed the show is the latest brainchild of Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, who was also the creator of wife Nicole Kidman’s hit series Lioness. 

‘We’re going to be playing a string of shows over the next few weeks, so stay tuned for more info on how you can attend and we will see you on “The Road.”‘

Shows to be featured in the new show will begin on March 2 at Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall in Fort Worth, Texas.

The other six performances will take place: Wednesday, March 5 – The Factory in Deep Ellum in Dallas, Texas

The country crooner announced the new CBS show in a video on social media Tuesday. ‘We’re going to be playing a string of shows over the next few weeks, so stay tuned for more info on how you can attend and we will see you on “The Road,”‘ he said

The Road was created by Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan. Blake Shelton with co-executive producer the reality show

Sheridan was also the creator the hit series Lioness starring Urban’s wife Nicole Kidman  (Pictured in Charlotte, NC in October 2024) 

Other shows are set for Sunday, March 9 – Oklahoma Ranch in Oklahoma City, OK and Wednesday, and March 12 at the Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa.

The competition will then head to Tennessee beginning  Monday, March 24 at the Minglewood Hall in Memphis, Friday, March 28 at  Marathon Music Works in Nashville, and Wednesday, April 2 at the historic  Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

In addition to seeing how the up-and-coming stars handle the spotlight, Urban will perform his biggest hits and new music in the series.

The Road is expected to begin airing in Fall 2025.