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Country singer Keith Urban stops by Global News Morning ahead of ripCORD World Tour

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Keith Urban talks ‘ripCORD’, upcoming summer tour
Country singer Keith Urban joins Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan to talk about his latest album “ripCORD” as well as his upcoming summer world tour. March 16, 2017 – Mar 16, 2017

Mark your calendars, Keith Urban fans – this is one you won’t want to miss.

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The multiple Grammy Award winner joined Global News Morning last week to promote his upcoming ripCORD World Tour.

“It’s just expanded out and people have found the music they haven’t heard before, it’s finding a lot of new audiences,” Urban said about his 10th studio album, ripCORD.

Urban spoke about his time on American Idol, performing carpool karaoke with his wife, Nicole Kidman, and the influence his parents had on his career.

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“You can leave school when you’re 15 in Australia and I said to my mother, ‘I want to leave school when I’m 15,'” he said.

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“I was playing [music] five nights a week the second I left school, I was very lucky.”

WATCH BELOW: Keith Urban sings on Global News Morning

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Keith Urban sings karaoke at Global News Morning

He also showed off his singing capabilities as Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan sang along.

ripCORD World Tour will arrive at the Bell Centre on Aug. 12 at 8 p.m.

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Tickets go on sale Saturday at 12 p.m. and can be purchased at the Bell Centre Box Office, online through evenko’s website or by phone 1-855-310-2525.

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