While Keith Urban's fan base here in the Greater Binghamton have Summer 2015 on their minds with the big news that he has been added to the HAWK's 'Taste of Country Music Festival' with Tim McGraw, Keith has his TV show, 'American Idol' on his mind.

What many of his fans may not know, he's already back to work on AI, even though new episodes don't begin for some time. He says "It felt like we never stopped. I think when we first met here in Nashville, and I hadn't seen Harry or Jen and Ryan for a month, I guess.  It felt like no time had passed at all, and boom, we're back behind the desk and people are singing for us and it was like, whoa, what the ...."   ’

Keith has high hopes for his third season as a judge on Idol.  He says, “I think we’re finding some really strong talent. So, I think it’s, it’s all [in] the journey. You find these diamonds-in-the-rough, or sometimes you just find straight-out diamonds.”

'American Idol' returns to FOX-TV in January 2015.

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