Keith Urban’s telling lyric change is raising eyebrows after news broke that he and Nicole Kidman had split following 19 years of marriage.
Ahead of Tuesday’s news that the Oscar-winning actress had filed for divorce from Urban, the country singer’s performance of “The Fighter” went viral on social media after fans noticed he had tweaked the song he previously shared was inspired by his wife.
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While the song typically goes, โWhen theyโre tryna get to you, baby Iโll be the fighter,โ Urban changed it to a reference to his utility player, Maggie Baugh. โWhen theyโre tryna get to you, Maggie, Iโll be your guitar player,” he sang in videos shared to social media Saturday.

Back in 2017, Urban revealed that “The Fighter” was about the early days of his relationship with Kidman. โIt was a very quick song to write because I literally just thought about Nic and I, and our relationship at the beginning and some of the things that weโd said,โ he said at the time. โAnd they all went into that song.โ
Two days later, news broke that Urban and Kidman had separated back in June. The Big Little Lies actress then officially filed for divorce on Tuesday, as per TMZ. The outlet reported at the same time that the former couple’s “inner circleโ believed Urban has already moved on romantically and has been dating a new woman.
One source told TMZ that โall the signs point to the fact Keith is with another woman. Letโs just say, Nicole doesnโt dispute that, but sheโs still shocked over it.โ Another source added, โItโs all over Nashville.โ

Monday, a source toldย PEOPLEย that it โreally hasnโt been a secretโ that the “Somebody Like You” singer and Babygirl actress have โbeen living separately for a while now,โ adding that people close to Urban โfelt like the split was kind of inevitable.โ
Kidman and Urban married in 2006 and are parents to daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.ย The pair were last seen together publicly in June at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup match between Los Angeles Football Club and Esperance de Tunis in Nashville, Tenn.
Two days later, the pair celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary with a romantic Instagram post from Kidman. โHappy Anniversary Baby @KeithUrban,โ The Perfect Couple star wrote at the time.