Alaina inches way to 18
Alaina is teaming up with local charities and the Special Olympics to donate a portion of each sale of her limited edition 18-City Inch-By-Inch Tour t-shirt. The song, co-written by Carrie Underwood, Kelley Lovelace and Ashley Gorley, has hit the Top 40 on the country singles chart.,
Tour dates are:
Sept. 21 Bloomsburg, PA Bloomsburg Fair Special Olympics (local chapter)
Sept. 22 Long Island, NY Pennysaver Amphitheater Long Island Military Veterans
Sept. 29 Salem, VA Salem Farmer's Market Salem Rotary Club
Oct. 4 Atlanta, GA Wild Bills Special Olympics (local chapter)
Oct. 5 Dalton, GA Northwest GA Convention Ctr. City of Refuge and Family Promise of Dalton
Oct. 9 Akron, OH Sultan's Cabaret "Chicks with Picks" Akron General Medical Ctr. Muffins for Mammograms
Breast Cancer benefit
Oct. 11 Baton Rouge, LA Livingston Parrish Fair Special Olympics (local chapter)
Oct. 13 Maryville, TN Foothills Fall Festival Special Olympics (local chapter)
Oct. 15 Visalia, CA KJUG Courtyard Special Olympics (local chapter)
Oct. 20 Ashburn, VA Farmwell Station Middle School The Nature Nuts Program
Oct. 21 Miami, FL Hard Rock Live Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Oct. 23 Orlando, FL Cowboys Special Olympics (local chapter)
Oct. 25 Mobile, AL TBD St. Jude
Oct. 27 Raleigh, NC City Limits Saloon SPCA of Wake County and Johnston County Animal Rescue League
Nov. 2 Ladson, SC Coastal Carolina Fair Special Olympics (local chapter)
Nov. 9 Jacksonville, FL Greater Jacksonville Fair Special Olympics (local chapter)
Nov. 11 Baltimore, MD Hippodrome at France-Merrick Perf. Arts Ctr. Susan G. Komen for the Cure Maryland
Nov. 12 Pittsburgh, PA TBD Special Olympics (local chapter)
The Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope artist and American Idol Season 10 runner up released her debut album, "Wildflower," which contained the hit Georgia Peaches.
More news for Lauren Alaina
- 09/19/23: Alaina is "Thicc As Thieves"
- 07/05/23: Alaina will "Just Wanna Know That You Love Me"
- 06/01/23: Alaina gets "Unlocked"
- 11/22/22: Alaina gets engaged
- 07/25/22: Alaina signs with Big Loud
- 06/10/22: Lane, Alaina are "Dancin' In The Moonlight"
- 04/04/22: Alaina splits from UMG Nashville
- 02/14/22: Alaina joins Opry
CD reviews for Lauren Alaina
Lauren Alaina is flat out delightful. The bubbly Southern belle charmed her way into the genre via American Idol as a 15-year-old high schooler. Randy Jackson stopped her less than three minutes into her audition to put her through to Hollywood.
Her third studio album, "Sitting Pretty "On Top of the World" begins with the best song she thinks she's written. "It Was Me" starts with a soft acoustic intro and is an apology and a confession that she should take the ...
Lauren Alaina made her national name on American Idol (placing second to Scotty McCreery). But she really seems best fitted for "The X Factor." There's something elusively compelling in how the Georgian's positive, eager attitude shines through, even in small doses. It was on full display when she appeared in a 2020 Thanksgiving halftime concert for the NFL. Alaina was only on stage a minute at most. But she elevated the duet with Kane Brown with those high-octane octaves, then ...
Lauren Alaina's "Getting Good" may not measure up to a traditionalist's high standards, but as a pop-country compromise, it's pretty darn good. Whether it's the fiddle running through the proving-I'm-country "In My Veins," or the banjo underpinning "Somebody Else's Problem," Alaina puts just enough country in these six songs to consistently touch twangy pleasure centers.
"Getting Good" is the EP's best song. ...
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