Spotlight ENTERTAINMENT In 'The Road,' Keith Urban and Blake Shelton put emerging country artists in front of audiences Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Nov 4, 2025 Nov 4, 2025 Updated Nov 5, 2025 0 × Straight Arrow News Nicole Kidman filed for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage. Fans are dissecting old interviews and a recent lyric change. SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mentoring was part of the game when Blake Shelton was a coach on "The Voice."kAmqFE H96? 96 H2D DE2CE:?8 @FE :? 4@F?ECJ >FD:4[ 2CE:DED H6C6?VE 2=H2JD 3F33=:?8 H:E9 25G:46]k^AmkAmQx H2D 8:G6? a_ >:?FE6D E@ A6C7@C> :? 7C@?E @7 y2>:6 ~V}62=[ 2?5 x 925 23@FE E9C66 766E @7 DE286[Q $96=E@? C6>6>36CD] QxE H2D D@ E6CC:3=6[ 3FE H6 H6C6 ;FDE 8=25 E@ 92G6 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ]Qk^Am Keith Urban, left, and Blake Shelton mentor aspiring country stars on "The Road." 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