LAUREN ALAINA NEW ALBUM

Today, country superstar Lauren Alaina releases her highly-anticipated album STAGES, out now via Big Loud Records. The 17-song collection was co-produced by hitmakers Joey Moi, Ben Johnson, Jacob Durrett, Mikey Reaves and Adam James. STAGES chronicles the defining chapters of Alaina’s life, with her signature lyrical candor and powerhouse vocals. Over the course of the album, she explores coming of age to starting a family and more, marked by three STAGES – Stage One: The Dreaming, Stage Two: The Breaking, Stage Three: The Becoming.

Stage One: The Dreaming, explores Lauren’s adolescent years growing up in her small town of Rossville, Georgia. This is also where fans first met her on “American Idol” and her dreams started to become a reality. This chapter begins with “Babies Raising Babies,” which features her older brother Tyler Suddeth, “Those Kind Of Women,” “Household,” “Paints The Picket” and “The Ringer.”

“My first stage was a hot pink and lime green bedroom, frogs everywhere, a hairbrush microphone, and a little girl dreaming bigger than those four walls. This stage is shaped by my parents’ love, my brother, our family’s highs and lows, and the small-town I’ll always love…Rossville, Georgia,” shares Alaina. “From singing in restaurants (shoutout Magoo’s), talent shows and chorus at Lakeview Middle School, Sunday mornings at River of Life, to the stage that changed everything: American Idol. A little girl with a dream. That girl was me.”

Stage Two: The Breaking, pays tribute to Lauren’s young adult life, when making mistakes and learning lessons along the way was all part of the plan. This chapter includes “Rings On The Table,” “If You Ain’t Gonna Love Me” and “Walking On Broadway.” In addition to previously released tracks “Better Off,” “Raining Whiskey,” that MusicRow called “clever” and the smash hit “All My Exes (feat. Chase Matthew),” which enters Top 10 at country radio this week.

“Stage Two is the growing up no one prepares you for. I packed my bags, moved to Nashville, and spent my twenties figuring out who I was and who I wasn’t,” Alaina reminisces. “It was heartbreak and healing, first loves and last calls, career highs and personal lows, Broadway, Red Door, and people who weren’t meant to stay but were meant to shape me. It was messy, beautiful, necessary, and ultimately led me to the love I was always meant to find.”

Stage Three: The Becoming, reflects Lauren’s current life, becoming a wife and a mother, on top of continuing to pursue her dreams through unimaginable grief. This chapter includes “Daddy Shoots Straight,” “Spin,” “Never Been In Love (feat. Kane Brown),” Alaina’s highest-streaming debut to date with 1.8M streams in its first week, “Boots On The Ground,” “Little Things,” and closes with “Heaven Sent.”

“Stage Three is where I stand now. A wife. A mother. A dreamer. A woman still learning and still growing, just in different ways,” Alaina shares. “A woman who has everything I’ve ever dreamed of. I am balancing my dreams in my career and my dreams at home with my family. This stage holds the deepest joy I’ve ever known and the deepest loss. Losing my dad has changed me, and I’m still learning how to carry both love and grief at the same time. This stage is about holding tight to what matters and letting go of the little things.”

Following the release of STAGES, Lauren will play Rock The Country in Ocala, Florida tonight. She will make an appearance at the Grand Ole Opry next week with additional festival dates to close out the summer. Beginning in October, Alaina will head out on her headlining The Stages Tour spotlighting every era of her career, blending new music with the fan-favorite anthems that have defined her rise. Support across select dates will include rising artists Shane Profitt, Ashley Kutcher, and fellow “American Idol” alum Hannah Harper. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit Lauren Alaina’s Official Website

Stage Three: The Becoming, reflects Lauren’s current life, becoming a wife and a mother, on top of continuing to pursue her dreams through unimaginable grief. This chapter includes “Daddy Shoots Straight,” “Spin,” “Never Been In Love (feat. Kane Brown),” Alaina’s highest-streaming debut to date with 1.8M streams in its first week, “Boots On The Ground,” “Little Things,” and closes with “Heaven Sent.”

“Stage Three is where I stand now. A wife. A mother. A dreamer. A woman still learning and still growing, just in different ways,” Alaina shares. “A woman who has everything I’ve ever dreamed of. I am balancing my dreams in my career and my dreams at home with my family. This stage holds the deepest joy I’ve ever known and the deepest loss. Losing my dad has changed me, and I’m still learning how to carry both love and grief at the same time. This stage is about holding tight to what matters and letting go of the little things.”

Following the release of STAGES, Lauren will play Rock The Country in Ocala, Florida tonight. She will make an appearance at the Grand Ole Opry next week with additional festival dates to close out the summer. Beginning in October, Alaina will head out on her headlining The Stages Tour spotlighting every era of her career, blending new music with the fan-favorite anthems that have defined her rise. Support across select dates will include rising artists Shane Profitt, Ashley Kutcher, and fellow “American Idol” alum Hannah Harper. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit Lauren Alaina’s Official Website.