LAUREN ALAINA’S FORTHCOMING ALBUM STAGES DUE AUGUST 28
TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR HER HEADLINING THE STAGES TOUR BEGINNING THIS FALL
THIS WEEK, SMASH HIT “ALL MY EXES (FEAT. CHASE MATTHEW)” LEAPS INTO TOP 15 AT COUNTRY RADIO
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Today, country superstar Lauren Alaina releases confessional new track “Never Been In Love (feat. Kane Brown)” from her forthcoming album Stages, due August 28. Featuring her RIAA Diamond-certified “What Ifs” duet partner, childhood friend and global superstar Kane Brown, the two announced the collaboration via Instagram last week in a “Love Island” style parody.
“I wrote ‘Never Been In Love (feat. Kane Brown)’ about the stage of life I’m in now,” shares Alaina. “I remember falling for my husband and feeling different than I’ve ever felt before. When you find true love and happiness, you realize how much you never had it in past relationships. I’m so excited to sing this song with my boy, Kane Brown. We’ve come a long way from those two kids singing ‘What Ifs’ ten years ago. It’s so exciting to sing this song to celebrate the love we have with our spouses and children.”
“Never Been In Love (feat. Kane Brown)” was written by Lauren Alaina, Songwriters Hall of Famer Ashley Gorley and Ben Johnson. After reflecting on her previous relationships, Alaina comes to a revelation about her love interest in this upbeat track:
I, I’ve never been in love
I swear I thought I was, but now it’s time the truth came out
Oh
I said it a thousand times
Now I know I was lying
I’ve never been in love ’til now
Her forthcoming album Stages, produced by hitmakers Joey Moi and Ben Johnson, chronicles the defining chapters of Alaina’s life with the lyrical candor she’s known for, and signature powerhouse vocals. Over the course of the album, she explores coming of age and sowing wild oats on Nashville’s Lower Broadway to starting a family and much more. The project builds on the momentum of chart-climbing “All My Exes (feat. Chase Matthew),” the smash that earned Alaina the biggest first-week streaming numbers of her career and was twice most-added at country radio, anthemic new jam, “Raining Whiskey” and better-than-revenge track “Better Off.”
Tonight, Lauren makes history as the first female headliner at Paperfest, a free-admission event that supports local charitable organizations in Kimberly, Wisconsin. Throughout the summer Alaina will play a variety of festivals including Sun Country Fest, The Back Road Music Festival and more.
Beginning this fall, Alaina will go 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 Hannah Harper. Tickets for all dates (except Nov 7) are on sale now. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit Lauren Alaina’s Official Website.
Lauren Alaina 2026 Additional Tour Dates
July 17 – Kimberly, WI – Paperfest
July 24 – Verona, NY – Turning Stone Resort Casino
July 25 – Uncasville, CT – Sun Country Fest
July 26 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
August 7 – Elkhorn, NE – The Club at Indian Creek
August 8 – Lincoln, IL – Logan County Fair
August 14 – Bloomfield Trailer Court, NE – Knox County Fair
August 15 – Galva, IL – The Back Road Music Festival
August 28 – Ocala, FL – Rock The Country Ocala
August 29 – Biloxi, MS – Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
September 4 – Colville, WA – FarmJam Music Festival
September 7 – Fort Oglethorpe, GA – Labor Day at the Post 2026
September 26 – Las Vegas, NV – Downtown Rocks 2026
October 26 – Orlando, FL – Eat to the Beat Concert Series
October 27 – Orlando, FL – Eat to the Beat Concert Series
The Stages Tour Dates
October 1 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater *
October 2 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place *
October 3 – Clear Lake, IA – Surf Ballroom *
October 8 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa ^
October 9 – Charlotte, NC – Coyote Joe’s ^
October 10 – Jacksonville, FL – FIVE ^
October 15 – Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre >
October 16 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall >
October 17 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note >
October 22 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall >
October 23 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Cleveland >
November 5 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre *
November 6 – Troy, OH – Arbogast Performing Arts Center *
November 7 – Jackson, MI – Potter Center *
November 12 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium >
* with Shane Profitt
^ with Ashley Kutcher
> with Hannah Harper