London, Jun 28 Rapper Kid Rock is reportedly dating American Idol star Kellie Pickler.

he 38-year-old singer, real name Robert James Ritchie, had showed up at the recent CMT Video Awards in Nashville, Tennessee with ex-girlfriend Sheryl Crow.

But as per Globe, he had attended the prize giving show only to be close to his new love.

"The romance between Kellie and Kid has been the worst-kept secret in Nashville," the Daily Express quoted a source as telling the publication.

Insiders claim Pickler was talking about Rock when she recently told a radio interviewer she has a man in her life.

"I'm seeing someone. I got a man. He's a great, great guy. We've been seeing each other for over a year," Pickler had revealed. (ANI)