Keith Urban’s Duet Of ‘Lean On Me’ With Singer Breland Captivates Audience

Oct 04, 2021 by apost team

The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee is one of the most prestigious places a musician or singer can perform. It’s a specifically notable location for country music artists to make their presence known. When an artist performs here, it shows that they have truly made it in the industry and are surely going to continue to leave their mark on the world. Australian singer Keith Urban is no stranger to the Grand Ole Opry and made his star presence known once again in September 2021.

Loretta Lynn’s Friends: Hometown Rising was a benefit concert for flood relief hosted at the Grand Ole Opry on Sept. 13, 2021. It featured some of country music’s finest stars, including Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Reba McEntire, Luke Bryan and Little Big Town. Urban was another musician listed in the lineup, and he performed a beautiful rendition of a powerful song with an up-and-coming artist, showing the world just how much heart and soul the two could deliver together through the power of music.

Standing alongside country and R&B singer and songwriter Breland, Urban performed a stunning rendition of “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers with both his and Breland’s vocals on full display. The two carried the tune effortlessly in front of an excited audience. The performance not only captured the attention of other respected artists in the music industry, but has also been captivating audiences all across the world. Read on to find out more about how these two singers came together for such a powerful performance.

Urban was born on Oct. 26, 1967, in New Zealand and grew up in Queensland, Australia. He is most known for his unique voice, songwriting abilities and his impeccable skills as a guitarist. Urban released his debut self-titled album in 1991 and moved to the United States the following year, finding his footing in the country music industry. Some of his most well known songs include “You’ll Think of Me,” “You Look Good in My Shirt” and “Sweet Thing.” 

Although he is a solo artist, that hasn’t stopped him from collaborating with plenty of other talented artists throughout his career. In 2008, he released a duet called “Start a Band” with Brad Paisley, another artist known for constantly having a guitar in his hands. Since then, Urban has released a few more duets, including “We Were Us” with Miranda Lambert in 2013, “Raise ‘Em Up” with Eric Church in 2015 and “The Fighter” with Carrie Underwood in late 2015.

Although Urban is most known for his work in the country music scene, he has at times expanded his horizons and worked alongside artists from other genres, including pop singer Julia Michaels. The pair released their pop-influenced upbeat duet titled “Coming Home” in March 2018.

Urban has also worked with the artist Breland a handful of times and the pair have released several songs together such as “Throw It Back” and “Out The Cage.” Breland, whose real name is Daniel Gerard Breland, was born on July 18, 1995, and is best known for being a singer, songwriter and record producer of music that features a mix of country-trap, R&B and soul music.

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On Sept. 13, 2021, Urban and Breland performed a gorgeous version of “Lean On Me,” originally written and recorded by Withers, as part of Loretta Lynn’s Friends: Hometown Rising at the Grand Ole Opry. We can’t seem to trace the origin of the video of Urban and Breland performing together, but we found it on the internet and loved it. With his Stratocaster in hand, Urban excitedly introduced his “good friend” Breland, and the two put on a show-stopping performance filled with powerful vocals and an amazing amount of heart and soul.

Urban started the song off by singing the first verse and first chorus with Breland taking over during the second verse. The pair joined forces for the second chorus and showed off their breathtaking harmonies. When the song came to a close, the two artists came together and met in a friendly hug as the crowd loudly cheered for their outstanding performance.

While Urban and Breland undeniably shared an amazing moment together on stage, they proved that their friendship went further. On Sept. 15, 2021, Urban shared some intimate behind-the-scenes moments with Breland on TikTok showing the two practicing the song together with Urban playing piano and singing with Breland. Urban’s beautiful wife Nicole Kidman was right by their side, encouragingly nodding her head along to the music. The video has since been seen over 300,000 times. 

It’s clear that everyone was a fan of this performance from the small setting behind the scenes to the grandiose performance on the Grand Ole Opry stage.

What did you think about Keith Urban and Breland’s duet of “Lean On Me?” Let us know, and be sure to pass this along to any country music fan you know!