Country Singer Alexandra Kay Speaks Out About Romance Rumors Between Keith Urban and His Guitar Player Maggie Baugh

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Keith Urban and Maggie Baugh onstage during the 2024 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 7, 2024 in Austin, Texas

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• Country singer Alexandra Kay told Taste of Country in a new interview that her friend, Maggie Baugh, is not romantically involved with Keith Urban, despite recent rumors claiming otherwise

• “Honestly, I was heartbroken for them because the media scrutiny is insane and the things that people say … They’re like, stirring up rumors about Maggie Baugh, and I’m like, ‘She’s a good friend of mine and I know that’s absolutely not true,’ ” Kay told the outlet

• Rumors of a romantic relationship between Baugh and Urban began after it was announced that the country star and his former wife, Nicole Kidman, had separated after 19 years of marriage

Alexandra Kay is shutting down rumors about a romance between her friend, Maggie Baugh, and Keith Urban.

In a new interview with Taste of Country, published Wednesday, Oct. 22, Kay said there’s nothing going on between Baugh, 25, and Urban, 57.

“Honestly, I was heartbroken for them because the media scrutiny is insane and the things that people say … They’re like, stirring up rumors about Maggie Baugh, and I’m like, ‘She’s a good friend of mine and I know that’s absolutely not true,’ ” Kay told the outlet.

“I’ve met her boyfriend, and she’s very happy, and she has nothing to do with that whole relationship [with Urban],” she added.

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Maggie Baugh and Keith Urban onstage t the 2024 iHeartCountry Festival – Show at Moody Center on May 4, 2024 in Austin, Texas

She continued, “I feel sad for everybody involved that people are doing that and picking apart their personal life. I pray for peace for them and for everybody to have their privacy.”

PEOPLE reached out to Urban and Baugh’s reps for comment, but they did not immediately respond.

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Rumors of a romantic relationship between Baugh and Urban began after it was announced that the country star and his former wife, Nicole Kidman, had separated after 19 years of marriage.

PEOPLE then reported that Kidman, 58, filed for divorce on Sept. 30, citing irreconcilable differences.

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Maggie Baugh performing on March 16, 2022 in Nashville

Following the divorce news, footage of Urban onstage showcased him changing the lyrics to his song “The Fighter,” which was inspired by Kidman.

While the track originally states, “When they’re tryna get to you, baby I’ll be the fighter” Urban sang, “When they’re tryna get to you, Maggie I’ll be your guitar player.”

Baugh then posted the video on  Sept. 26, with the caption “Did he just say that👀.”

However, Urban also previously changed the lyrics while performing with the song’s featured artist. Carrie Underwood, at the 2017 CMT Music Awards.

“Carrie Underwood, I’m gonna be your fighter!” he ad-libbed at the time.

Nowadays, the musician is encouraging fans to stop reading into his lyric changes.

“I’ve been covering like this for a long time. Stop reading s— into it. It’s called ‘You’ll Think of Me,’ ” he said at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 17, per a video shared by a fan on TikTok.

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