The nation music world has been rocked by surprising claims that Keith City could have already got moved on from his marriage to Nicole Kidman.

Simply days after the “9 Excellent Strangers” actress filed for divorce, rumors are swirling a few youthful lady on the middle of the break up, and insiders say Nashville is buzzing with hypothesis.

Though neither City nor the alleged girlfriend has confirmed the whispers, the gossip has solely gotten worse, particularly after a shocking onstage second.

When information broke that Kidman had filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable variations, the shock was rapid.

Sources mentioned she was caught off guard when her estranged husband reportedly turned sad within the marriage, however her swift submitting the following day hinted that there is likely to be extra to the story.

Quickly, insiders started speaking about an “different lady.” As one supply instructed the Every day Mail, “The rumor is that he is with a youthful lady within the enterprise. It is all everyone seems to be speaking about.”

Now in Nashville, the place City and Kidman have lived for almost 20 years, the whispers have centered on rising nation star and 25-year-old singer and guitarist Maggie Baugh.

A number of insiders say the thrill round Keith City and Maggie Baugh is “the gossip throughout city.”

Even Baugh’s personal father, Chuck, did not absolutely deny the hypothesis when contacted.

“I do not know something about it, apart from she’s a guitar participant for him,” he instructed the Every day Mail.

Whereas insisting it appeared “extra of a musician factor than a relationship factor,” he admitted he hadn’t “heard in some way.”

In the meantime, Baugh, who has been performing alongside the Grammy Award winner on his Excessive and Alive World Tour, isn’t any stranger to the highlight.

Dubbed one in every of nation music’s rising stars by Spotify and Apple Music, she has over 370,000 followers on TikTok and has constructed a powerful fanbase together with her violin and guitar abilities.

For these questioning how Baugh entered City’s circle, the timeline is evident.

Earlier this 12 months, he invited her to carry out with him on the CMT Music Awards.

Later, she joined him on appearances for late-night exhibits like “Jimmy Fallon” and “Jimmy Kimmel Reside!” When his world tour kicked off in Might, she turned a part of his band.

Whereas some insist their relationship is strictly skilled, others level to their simple stage chemistry.

“That is the gossip throughout city, that Keith and Maggie have had a factor for a number of months,” one insider revealed. “It is like one huge highschool with rumors and innuendo, but in addition lots of people know quite a lot of issues. It’s 100% credible that they’d be collectively.”

The hypothesis intensified when a video surfaced of Keith City and Maggie Baugh performing his hit tune “The Fighter,” initially written for Nicole Kidman.

Within the clip, City appeared to alter the lyrics. As an alternative of singing, “After they’re tryna get to you, child I will be the fighter,” he switched it as much as, “After they’re tryna get to you, Maggie I will be your guitar participant.”

Baugh posted the video herself on Instagram, simply 48 hours earlier than information of City’s separation broke.

For a lot of followers, the second felt like greater than only a playful efficiency.

One Nashville radio skilled mentioned bluntly, “I do know Keith. I do know his mannerisms. Even when I did not know what I do know, I would be like, ‘There’s one thing occurring right here.'”