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Lauren Alaina Lends a Hand as Special Olympics Ambassador

Christina Vinson — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:55:17 +0000

Lauren Alaina, runner-up on Season 10 of ‘American Idol,’ has been putting in lots of work hours lately and is ‘Growing Her Wings’ in all sorts of ways, including spending a week with Special Olympics athletes in South Korea. Recently, the growing country star traveled to South Korea to attend the Special Olympics World Games. [...]

Lauren Alaina Put on Vocal Rest, Cancels Weekend Appearances

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:30:54 +0000

Bad news for Lauren Alaina fans planning to see the singer perform live this weekend. She has been forced to cancel all her upcoming shows because her doctor has put her on complete vocal rest. That means no singing! Alaina issued a tweet early on Thursday (August 2), letting fans know that they won’t be [...]

Lauren Alaina vs. Chris Cagle – The Showdown

Billy Dukes — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:12:45 +0000

Make it three in a row for Lauren Alaina and her new single ‘Eighteen Inches.’ After another day of heavy voting online and via the telephone on Taste of Country Nights radio, the song narrowly ousted Jana Kramer‘s hit ‘Why Ya Wanna.’ Now it’s up to fans of the Carrie Underwood co-written ballad to step up once again, if they want to best a man that’s been turning out hits for over a decade.

Lauren Alaina Shares Sassy New Photo Shoot Image

Megan Pacella — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:00:10 +0000

In just a year’s time, Lauren Alaina has transformed from an adorable ‘American Idol’ runner-up to a bombshell blonde country starlet right before our eyes. The ‘George Peaches’ singer was a busy bee in photographer Russ Harrington’s studio this week, and thanks to Twitter, we were able to get a sneak peek at the singer’s sassy, more mature look.

Phillip Phillips Wins American Idol – Who's Your Favorite 'Country' American Idol? [POLL]

Kevin Richards — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:30:08 +0000

Phillip Phillips was crowned the winner of the 11th season of American Idol. Although there was less ‘Country Music’ represented on this year’s show, Skylar Laine looks like the only country hopeful from this season’s show. There have been many singers from American Idol to have success in Country Music, and we’d like to know [...]

Lauren Alaina Returns to 'American Idol' Stage With 'Georgia Peaches'

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:30:10 +0000

Lauren Alaina came thisclose to winning ‘American Idol‘ last season, but she didn’t need to the official title to launch a legitimate, more-than-respectable country career. She’s doing just fine as the runner-up, but she still returned to the show’s stage tonight (March 8, 2012) for a guest spot, performing her rowdy, rocking single ‘Georgia Peaches.’ My, how far she’s come in a year.

Taylor Swift Dating Tim Tebow & More in Casey's Taste of Country

GNA — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:33:20 +0000

Rumor has it Taylor Swift is dating Tim Tebow. And that’s all it is, right now — a rumor. Taylor had dinner with Tim at Toscanova Restaurant in Los Angeles this past Monday night. It is said the two arrived together. An insider added, “After dinner he walked her out, and then he walked back in [...]

Sugarland Going Solo & More in Casey's Taste of Country

GNA — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:17:23 +0000

While in the past Sugarland has referenced that they would be alright with solo projects, a source is now claiming that for 2012, the duo will spend most of the year apart professionally. Rumors are that Kristian Bush is working on a solo project at Mercury Records. The duo is currently set on six 2012 [...]

Lauren Alaina Would 'Love' to Try Acting

Amanda Hensel — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:30:27 +0000

Lauren Alaina will be the first one to tell you that 2011 was the best — and the busiest — year of her life, but 2012 is slated to be a monster one as well. Alaina will kick off the new year in Vegas before hitting the road with Jason Aldean at the end of January, and though she’s gaining new experiences by the day, she says there are still things she’s anxious to try out, like acting.

Country Music Association Hits Digital Milestone & More in Casey's Taste of Country

GNA — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:00:07 +0000

Little congratulations are in order for the Country Music Association. They recently passed the one million mark of digital fans, followers and subscribers. Over 1.2 million fans have connected with them via Facebook, Twitter and Youtube as well as through mobile and “CMA Exclusive” email. The milestone has surpassed all competing award show organizations, including [...]

2011 American Country Awards Best Dressed Pictures

Amanda Hensel — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:29:10 +0000

The best dressed artists at any given music awards show are often as news-making as the winners themselves, and tonight’s 2011 American Country Award’ best dressed were no exception. We want to bring special attention to adorable ‘American Idol’ duo Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina, who both made our list of the ACAs’ most stylish, which is pretty impressive given their short awards show resume.

ACA Awards Tonight & More in Casey's Taste of Country

GNA — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:33:33 +0000

The second annual American Country Awards will be held tonight on FOX. Show is set to air from 8pm to 10pm in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Zac Brown Band and Jason Aldean lead the American Country Award nominees with a total of eight each.

American Idol's Lauren Alaina Flubs National Anthem [VIDEO]

Scott Blaine — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:16:54 +0000

It seems to have happened a lot in the last year, many music stars messing up the Star Spangled Banner at sporting events. We all know what happened to Christina Aguilera at the Super Bowl this past February, but there was also a flub from Cyndi Lauper at the US Open this year and it [...]

Billy Currington Has A Stalker & More In Casey's Taste of Country

GNA — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:20:51 +0000

Billy Currington is dealing with a stalker right in his own neighborhood. The stalking has apparently been going on for the last six months. His official Twitter page stated “the peeping tom has been scoping out the Billy through a pair of binoculars.” The guy has also been peering at Billy through a telescope. He even went [...]

Lauren Alaina Wants Help Designing A Pair of Cowboy Boots & More in Casey's Taste of Country

GNA — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:35:30 +0000

Blake Shelton and Hunter Hayes set to perform November 17th at the NASCAR Championship Drive in Miami Beach. It’s the second year for the outdoor fan fest. More details can be found at nascar.com . Taylor Swift says besides playing her original songs at her concerts, she also really loves playing cover songs. She feels it breaks up [...]

Brantley Gilbert Talks About Jason Aldean Recording His Songs & More in Casey's Taste of Country

GNA — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:00:07 +0000

Sara Evans, Martina McBride, Scotty McCreery, Sugarland and Zac Brown Band all will perform on “Country’s Biggest Night Out.” The CMAs will be hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood again this year on ABC, November 9th. Lauren Alaina set to appear on the “Ellen” Show today with Ellen Degeneres to help promote her new album, “Wildflower.” [...]

George Strait Announces Tour Dates & More in Casey's Taste of Country [AUDIO]

GNA — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:32:21 +0000

Lauren Alaina will be on LIVE with Regis & Kelly today. She’ll be promoting her debut album, “Wildflower,” which if you recall, came out last week. Miranda Lambert is teaming up with Hipstamatic – an iPhone app that’s hosting a “Listen and Create” contest. What you do is listen to Miranda’s new song, “Mama’s Broken Heart.” After hearing [...]

Martina McBride And Others With New Albums Out Today – New Tune Tuesday [VIDEOS]

Scott Blaine — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:53:59 +0000

One of the best voices in country music history and two brand new artists hit the stores and online today on this New Tune Tuesday. Martina McBride releases her eleventh studio album called “Eleven” today. It’s Martina’s first album on her new record label Republic Nashville, which is a part of the Big Machine label group. The album [...]

American Idol Finale Tops Last Year's Ratings

Kevin Richards — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:08:54 +0000

For those that thought ‘American Idol’ was losing it’s steam after the departure of Simon Cowell, here’s some reassuring news that the show is still as popular. According to Zap2It, the show was up significantly from last year’s finale, with FOX averaging 29.3 million viewers, compared to 24.2 million in 2010. Furthermore, according to Ryan Seacrest, [...]

American Idol Winner Scotty McCreery's New Single

Scott Blaine — Thu, 26 May 2011 18:31:42 +0000

As you know by now and was previously mentioned here on wgna.com, Scotty McCreery beat Lauren Alaina last night to become the 2011 American Idol. His first single which he sang last night has already hit the internet and sounds like a big ol' hit to me! It's called "I Love You This Big".