Keith Urban has written a song about Harvey Weinstein, who is facing claims he harrassed or assaulted multiple women. Photo/AP
Keith Urban has written a song about Harvey Weinstein, who is facing claims he harrassed or assaulted multiple women. Photo/AP
Country star Keith Urban will debut a new song at the Country Music Association Awards inspired by the allegations of sexual assault and harassment hurled against Harvey Weinstein.
BMI country songwriter of the year Ross Copperman said that the widening sexual harassment crisis that has developed after multiple womenaccused the top producer and film executive inspired him to write a song and record it with Urban.
"We actually wrote a song three weeks ago called Female," Copperman said during the red carpet for the annual BMI Country Awards.
"It's from the Weinstein announcement. We're in a room and we're like, 'What can we do about this?' And that's the one thing we can do is write songs."
Urban, who was honoured by BMI for his philanthropy, said the song was so important that he immediately recorded it.
"I think it's just time for a recalibrating of the past, you know? Things have been a certain way for a long, long time, and I think you're seeing a turning of the tide for that," Urban said.
"This song just spoke to me. I just wanted to get in and record it right away."
After much analysis and deliberation, the jury has unanimously concluded that on the charge of being The Worst, Keith Urban's "Female" is guilty on all counts.
