{"id":2296048,"date":"2026-02-23T19:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2296048"},"modified":"2026-02-23T19:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:48:08","slug":"keith-urbans-longtime-manager-gary-borman-retires-shutters-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/keith-urbans-longtime-manager-gary-borman-retires-shutters-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Urban&#8217;s longtime manager Gary Borman retires, shutters company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"84084174007\" title=\"Keith Urban talks his newest record and his love for the crowd at CMA Fest 2025\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/06\/02\/PNAS\/058f2183-aa5d-4aef-93ed-51d7cbd866fa-02_Fan_Fair-5.jpg?crop=932,524,x1,y173\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Keith Urban talks his newest record and his love for the crowd at CMA Fest 2025<\/p>\n<p>Keith Urban catches up with Marcus K. Dowling backstage at CMA Fest 2025 to reflect on his tour and his love for the crowd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Veteran artist manager Gary Borman is retiring and shuttering his company, Borman Entertainment after 50 years in Nashville.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The announcement brings to an end a 25-year professional relationship with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/12\/26\/keith-urban-restores-music-row-recording-studio-tracking-room\/87724880007\/\">Keith Urban<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Borman Entertainment also has represented The Yellowjackets, The Bee Gees, James Taylor, The Violent Femmes, Dwight Yoakam, Faith Hill and along with Steve Moir, The Rolling Stones and Natalie Cole.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/18\/PNAS\/86762284007-keith-urban-06.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/18\/PNAS\/86762284007-keith-urban-06.jpg?crop=4385,3288,x410,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/18\/PNAS\/86762284007-keith-urban-06.jpg?crop=2467,3288,x1369,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/10\/18\/PNAS\/86762284007-keith-urban-06.jpg?crop=5205,2928,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Larry McCormack \/ For The Tennessean\" caption=\"Keith Urban performs during the HIGH AND ALIVE WORLD TOUR at Bridgestone Arena Friday Oct. 17, 2025, in Nashville, TN.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo say I\u2019ve been lucky to have spent my time doing what I\u2019ve loved, would be an understatement,\u201d Borman said in a statement.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve worked side by side with some of the most gifted artists.\u00a0I\u2019m grateful beyond words to all the teachers, artists, colleagues, collaborators, supporters, Lady Luck, as well as the adversaries and turbulent moments that sharpened my resolve and taught me how to manage emotion and life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Urban added in the statement that he is grateful to Borman and the entire Borman Nashville family for the most incredible and successful time together.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>\u201cIt was extraordinary what we were able to accomplish together and I\u2019ll forever be grateful for the creative and collaborative spirit we were all a part of for so long,&#8221; Urban&#8217;s statement read.\u00a0&#8220;I wish Gary and everyone at Borman Entertainment the very best journey ahead and look forward to what the future holds for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More news: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/02\/22\/sheryl-crow-recalls-meeting-pope-leo-italy-concert\/88811081007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sheryl Crow and the Pope, a match made during concert visit to Italy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">On Broadway: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/02\/19\/kane-brown-broadway-bar-venue-restaurant\/88758701007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kane Brown to open bar on Lower Broadway<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Borman said he and Urban shared a brotherly journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe place that I have in my heart will remain warm and my mind filled with wonderful memories. I have been and will remain a fan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Melonee Hurt covers music and music business at The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK \u2014\u00a0Tennessee. Reach Melonee at\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:mhurt@tennessean.com\"><em>mhurt@tennessean.com<\/em><\/a><em> or on Instagram at @MelHurtWrites.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-02-23 13:41:49.804680744 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-02-23 13:43:12.879702137 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.tennessean.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keith Urban talks his newest record and his love for the crowd at CMA Fest 2025 Keith Urban catches up with Marcus K. Dowling backstage at CMA Fest 2025 to reflect on his tour and his love for the crowd. 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