Keith Urban will be honoured with the Triple Crown Award at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards.

The 57-year-old singer will become the first star to be handed such an accolade live on the ACM stage since Carrie Underwood was awarded the Triple Crown in 2010.

Following the announcement, the Australian export said: “I came halfway around the world to live in Nashville. It was my dream since I was seven years old. All I ever wanted to do was write songs, try and get them recorded, try and get them on the radio, and now get them on streaming.

“And hopefully people like them and want to come and see me live. That’s never changed.”

Brothers Osborne, Chris Stapleton and Megan Moroney will make tribute performances to the star at the May 8 event in Frisco, Texas, in honour of his achievement.

Stars can receive the ACM Awards’ Triple Crown only if they have won the top three prizes at the ceremony.

Urban has done so after winning top new male vocalist in 2001, male vocalist of the year in 2005 and 2006, and scooping the entertainer of the year accolade in 2019 after being nominated on eight other occasions.

The star said he had been “content and grateful” to receive entertainer of the year nominations, but when he finally landed the elusive accolade he called it a “wonderful blessing”.

(Australian Associated Press)