{"id":783,"date":"2026-08-28T09:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurenalaina.com\/home\/?p=783"},"modified":"2026-08-31T09:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T13:32:43","slug":"country-superstar-lauren-alaina-releases-highly-anticipated-new-album-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenalaina.com\/home\/country-superstar-lauren-alaina-releases-highly-anticipated-new-album-stages\/","title":{"rendered":"COUNTRY SUPERSTAR LAUREN ALAINA RELEASES HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM STAGES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

OUT NOW VIA BIG LOUD RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALAINA’S HIGHEST STREAMING DEBUT \u201cNEVER BEEN IN LOVE (FEAT. KANE BROWN)<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u201d HAS SURPASSED 12M STREAMS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SMASH HIT \u201cALL MY EXES (FEAT. CHASE MATTHEW)<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u201d ENTERS TOP 10<\/strong> AT COUNTRY RADIO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR THE STAGES TOUR<\/strong><\/em>, WHICH INCLUDES ALAINA’S HEADLINING RYMAN AUDITORIUM DEBUT<\/strong> ON NOVEMBER 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIT’S ALWAYS BEEN: SAME DREAM \u2013 DIFFERENT STAGES<\/strong>.\u201d \u2013 ALAINA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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STAGES<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0cover art\u00a0<\/strong>| Download\u00a0here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NASHVILLE, TENN.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Today, country superstar\u00a0Lauren Alaina<\/strong>\u00a0releases her highly-anticipated album\u00a0STAGES<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a>, 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.\u00a0STAGES<\/em>\u00a0chronicles 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\u00a0STAGES\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Stage One: The Dreaming, Stage Two: The Breaking, Stage Three: The Becoming.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stage One: The Dreaming\u00a0<\/strong>| Image by Katie Kauss | Download\u00a0here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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 \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d and her dreams started to become a reality. This chapter begins with \u201cBabies Raising Babies,\u201d which features her older brother Tyler Suddeth, \u201cThose Kind Of Women,\u201d \u201cHousehold,\u201d \u201cPaints The Picket\u201d and \u201cThe Ringer.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy 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\u2026Rossville, Georgia,\u201d shares Alaina<\/strong>. \u201cFrom 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stage Two: The Breaking\u00a0<\/strong>| Image by Katie Kauss | Download\u00a0here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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 \u201cRings On The Table,\u201d \u201cIf You Ain’t Gonna Love Me\u201d and \u201cWalking On Broadway.\u201d In addition to previously released tracks \u201cBetter Off<\/u><\/strong><\/a>,\u201d \u201cRaining Whiskey<\/u><\/strong><\/a>,\u201d that MusicRow<\/em> called \u201cclever\u201d and the smash hit \u201cAll My Exes (feat. Chase Matthew)<\/u><\/strong><\/a>,\u201d which enters Top 10 <\/strong>at country radio this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStage 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,\u201d Alaina <\/strong>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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stage Three: The Becoming\u00a0<\/strong>| Image by Katie Kauss | Download\u00a0here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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 \u201cDaddy Shoots Straight,\u201d \u201cSpin,\u201d \u201cNever Been In Love (feat. Kane Brown)<\/u><\/strong><\/a>,\u201d Alaina’s highest-streaming debut to date with 1.8M streams in its first week, \u201cBoots On The Ground,\u201d \u201cLittle Things,\u201d and closes with \u201cHeaven Sent.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStage Three is where I stand now. A wife. A mother. A dreamer. A woman still learning and still growing, just in different ways,\u201d Alaina<\/strong> shares. \u201cA 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<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the release of STAGES<\/em>, 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 <\/em>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 \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d alum Hannah Harper. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit Lauren Alaina’s Official Website<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STAGES<\/strong><\/em> Tracklist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Babies Raising Babies (feat. Tyler Suddeth)<\/strong>\u00a0(Lauren Alaina, Ben Hayslip, Matt Jenkins<\/em>) *<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Those Kind Of Women<\/strong>\u00a0(Monty Criswell, Derek George, Lynn Hutton, Lainey Wilson<\/em>) *<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Household<\/strong>\u00a0(Lauren Alaina, Casey Brown, Lydia Vaughan, Parker Welling<\/em>) *<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Paints The Picket<\/strong>\u00a0(Johnny Clawson, Peytan Porter, Kyle Sturrock<\/em>) *<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The Ringer<\/strong>\u00a0(Mackenzie Carpenter, Josh Jenkins, Steve Moakler<\/em>) *<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Rings On The Table<\/strong>\u00a0(Claire Douglas, Adam James, Madison Kozak<\/em>) *<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. If You Ain’t Gonna Love Me<\/strong>\u00a0(Lauren Alaina, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps<\/em>) *^<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Walking On Broadway<\/strong>\u00a0(Marc Cohn, Ashley Gorley, Michael Hardy, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps<\/em>) ^<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Better Off\u00a0<\/strong>(Lauren Alaina, Joe Fox, Matt Jenkins, Josh Miller<\/em>) ^<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Raining Whiskey\u00a0<\/strong>(Ben Johnson, Jordan Minton, Hunter Phelps, Geoff Warburton, Victor Williams<\/em>) ^<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. All My Exes (feat. Chase Matthew)\u00a0<\/strong>(Lauren Alaina, Jimmie Gutch, Ben Johnson, Whitney Phillips<\/em>) *+<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Daddy Shoots Straight<\/strong>\u00a0(Lauren Alaina, John Byron, Ben Johnson, Blake Pendergrass<\/em>) ^<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Spin<\/strong>\u00a0(Lauren Alaina, Casey Brown, Lydia Vaughan, Parker Welling<\/em>) *<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Never Been In Love (feat. Kane Brown)<\/strong>\u00a0(Lauren Alaina, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson<\/em>) ^<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Boots On The Ground<\/strong>\u00a0(Lauren Alaina, Adam James, Madison Kozak, Mikey Reaves<\/em>) #<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Little Things<\/strong>\u00a0(Lauren Alaina, Ross Copperman, Seth Ennis, Emily Falvey<\/em>) *<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Heaven Sent\u00a0<\/strong>(Lauren Alaina, Michael Hardy, Ben Johnson<\/em>) *<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Produced by Joey Moi *<\/em>
    Produced by Ben Johnson ^<\/em>
    Co-produced by Jacob Durrett +<\/em>
    Produced by Mikey Reaves and Adam James #<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Stages Tour<\/strong><\/em> Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    October 1 \u2013 Milwaukee, WI \u2013 Pabst Theater *
    October 2 \u2013 Des Moines, IA \u2013 Hoyt Sherman Place *
    October 3 \u2013 Clear Lake, IA \u2013 Surf Ballroom *
    October 8 \u2013 Norfolk, VA \u2013 The NorVa ^
    October 9 \u2013 Charlotte, NC \u2013 Coyote Joe’s ^
    October 10 \u2013 Jacksonville, FL \u2013 FIVE ^
    October 15 \u2013 Springfield, MO \u2013 Gillioz Theatre >
    October 16 \u2013 Little Rock, AR \u2013 The Hall >
    October 17 \u2013 Columbia, MO \u2013 The Blue Note >
    October 22 \u2013 Lexington, KY \u2013 Manchester Music Hall >
    October 23 \u2013 Cleveland, OH \u2013 House of Blues Cleveland >
    November 5 \u2013 McKees Rocks, PA \u2013 Roxian Theatre *
    November 6 \u2013 Troy, OH \u2013 Arbogast Performing Arts Center *
    November 7 \u2013 Jackson, MI \u2013 Potter Center *
    November 12 \u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013 Ryman Auditorium ><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    * with Shane Profitt
    ^ with Ashley Kutcher
    > with Hannah Harper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lauren Alaina 2026 Additional Tour Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    August 28 \u2013 Ocala, FL \u2013 Rock The Country Ocala
    August 29 \u2013 Biloxi, MS \u2013 Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
    September 1 \u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013 Grand Ole Opry
    September 4 \u2013 Colville, WA \u2013 FarmJam Music Festival
    September 7 \u2013 Fort Oglethorpe, GA \u2013 Labor Day at the Post 2026
    September 26 \u2013 Las Vegas, NV \u2013 Downtown Rocks 2026
    October 26 \u2013 Orlando, FL \u2013 Eat to the Beat Concert Series
    October 27 \u2013 Orlando, FL \u2013 Eat to the Beat Concert Series<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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