Keith Urban To Perform At Super Bowl XLV

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Country music star Keith Urban is set to perform live from Cowboys Stadium as part of the Super Bowl pre-game festivities next month.

The Fox Super Bowl Sunday pre-game show begins at 2 p.m. EST and will be broadcast worldwide.

The three-time Grammy winner plans to include songs from his newly released album, "Get Closer."

Urban has sold nearly 20 million CDs and earned numerous awards. He has charted 11 No. 1 hits, including "Only You Can Love Me This Way," "Sweet Thing," "Better Life" and "Days Go By."

The Super Bowl will be held on Sunday of Feb. 6 and will air on Fox. More than 153 million viewers in the United States viewed last year's Super Bowl, the most-watched television program in history.

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