Keith Urban Praises Taylor Swift's 'Remarkable' Career Despite So Many 'Brutal' Trials 'By Fire' -- Like THAT 'Forgotten' Grammys Controversy!!

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Keith Urban has always been a Taylor Swift fan! As Swifties surely know, the legendary musicians go way back — all the way back to 2009 when the up-and-coming country star opened for Keith’s tour!

Ever since then, they’ve been huge supporters of one another, and now Keith is opening up about how proud he is of the artist! Related: Keith Urban Says Miley Cyrus ‘Sounds Like An Ashtray’! In a new chat with The Times out on Friday, The Fighter crooner gushed about how TayTay has grown so much as a singer despite many “brutal” challenges along the way.

He shared: A LOT of those challenges come to mind — from her feud with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian to her battle with Scooter Braun and so much more — but he was specifically referring to her 2010 “sub-par” Grammys performance that had “critics slamming her.” Taylor performed solo and with Stevie Nicks, but was widely criticized for being off-key.

Reflecting on this, Nicole Kidman‘s husband continued: That’s for sure! She’s risen above so much BS to become the mega sensation she is now — though Keith always saw this coming, he gushed: And look at her now!