Keith Urban Tour 2013: American Idol Judge And Country Singer’s Album ‘Fuse’ Beats Out The Weekend To No. 1 Spot In U.S. Billboard, Sold 98,000 Copies In First Week

Keith Urban’s tour for 2013 is off to a good pre-start as the news came that the album where the tour is based, “Fuse” sold 98,000 copies in its first week, putting the American Idol judge and country singer to no. 1 on the U.S. Billboard.

Keith Urban beat out Canadian The Weekend to the spot, whose debut studio album “Kiss Land” sold 95,000 units, leaing the R&B artist less than 3,000 shy of the top spot, Reuters reports.

Figures that tracked the release of the albums are from Nielsen SoundScan. “Fuse’ is the follow-up to Keith Urban’s 2010 album, “Get Closer,” which contained the number one country singles, “Without You,” “Long Hot Summer,” and “You Gonna Fly” according to the artist’s website. The record is a reflection of Keith’s last few years and is influenced by his collaboration with world-class artists like the Rolling Stones, Alicia Keys and John Mayer. Keith’s site also noted that his experience as judge at The American Idol, where he will be returning this season as judge (the only member from last season’s panel to come back), is reflected in “Fuse.”

“My wife was in filming in Europe, so we spent a lot of time in France, Belgium and the UK. I was on tour in Australia and spending a lot of time in LA for American Idol,” Keith says when talking about the inspiration for the album.

“I found myself listening to music from all over the place- compiling this bizarre, eclectic list of songs and sounds that I loved.”

Keith Urban’s official fan club, “The Ville” is offering pre-sale tickets to the Keith Urban “Fuse” tour. From Keith’s website, tickets are now being sold for his performances in California, Arizona, Florida, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Tennessee and Canada.

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