n 2000, Keith Urban, his self-titled debut in the United States, became a real breakthrough effort that established Urban as one of country's brightest talents. The album, co-produced by Matt Rollins and Keith Urban, featured three Top 5 hits, including the No. 1 hit "But For The Grace of God". In the wake of that tremendous success, Urban won the Country Music Association's prestigious Horizon Award in 2001, as well as the Top New Male Vocalist Award at the 2001 Academy of Country Music Awards. As if that wasn't enough, his highflying instrumental performance on "Rollercoaster" was nominated for a Grammy Award, and all of this in the midst of two years of non-stop touring.

When it was released in 2002, Golden Road became another great leap forward. The album went gold in eight weeks and spawned a wildly impressive run of hits including "Somebody Like You," "Raining On Sunday," "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" and "You'll Think of Me." "Somebody Like You" spent eight consecutive weeks at the top of the charts, remaining at #1 longer than any other country artist in 2002. The album has now gone at least platinum in every country where it's been released and is now double platinum in the United States. Be Here, is now triple Platinum, marking sales of over three million albums, according to the RIAA.

"Be Here is the fastest selling record of Keith's career," said Bill Kennedy, VP Sales at Capitol Records Nashville. "The fact that this artist has scored back-to-back three million sellers - his last album, Golden Road, and now Be Here - proves Keith continues to connect with music fans throughout the country."

Since the album's debut in September 2004, Be Here has spawned a number of top hits, including three number one singles: "Days Go By," "Making Memories of Us" and "Better Life." Additionally, the videos for "Days Go By" and "Making Memories of US" achieved #1 status at music channel CMT. The strength and depth of Be Here, in addition to highly successful domestic and international tours, have led to a number of industry awards, including "Male Vocalist of the Year" and "Album of the Year" at the 2005 ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards, the "Video of the Year" Award from CMT (for "Days Go By"), and just recently, "Male Vocalist of the Year" and "Entertainer of the Year" at the CMA Awards. The fifth single from Be Here, "Tonight I Wanna Cry," is moving up the country charts, currently at #12 in music trade publications BILLBOARD and R&R.