Lauren Alaina News

Sirius XM “Highway Find” Kalie Shorr has been named to Taste of Country's “2018's Hottest Artists Under 25” list. Shorr joins list veterans Lauren Alaina and Kane Brown, along with Kelsea Ballerini, Danielle Bradbery, former tourmate RaeLynn, Maddie & Tae, Mason Ramsey, and CB30, making Shorr the only independent artist included. You can read the article here.

CMA Fest has announced more than 100 additional performances throughout Downtown Nashville Thursday through Sunday, June 7-10. Xfinity Fan Fair X is back and more exciting than ever featuring three stages packed with artist performances, panels and meet and greets, in addition to music and lifestyle exhibits, prize giveaways and the Marketplace taking place daily from 9:30 AM-5:00 PM inside Music City Center. The HGTV Lodge returns for a seventh year, hosting performances with Country Music favorites and appearances from HGTV stars. Newly added to the Nissan Stadium stage, Jake Owen will perform on Friday night and Cole Swindell will perform on Sunday night. 

Fresh off announcing that country super-group Little Big Town will host the “2018 CMT Music Awards,” CMT today revealed that Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Kelly Clarkson, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan and Sam Hunt will perform at this year's show, premiering LIVE from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 6th at 8 pm ET/ PT.  Additional performers will be announced soon. 

Superstar recording artists Jennifer Hudson, Ryan Adams, Kane Brown and Julia Michaels have been added as special performers on the star-studded season finale of NBC's four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice,” airing Tuesday, May 22 (9-11 p.m. ET/PT). 

The “2018 Billboard Music Awards,” hosted by “The Voice” coach, Kelly Clarkson, was an emotional and celebratory night of nostalgic and one-of-a-kind musical performances and touching moments all to celebrate this year's biggest and best in music! This year's show aired live on both coasts from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 20 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC.

Tune in Today, May 18 at 9:00 pm ET/PT to watch the broadcast premiere of the concert special “Stone Temple Pilots” on AT&T* AUDIENCE Network via DIRECTV Ch 239, AT&T U-verse Ch 1114 and streaming on-demand through DIRECTV NOW.

CMT today announced that tickets will go on presale on May 18 and general sale on May 19 for the “2018 CMT Music Awards,” premiering LIVE on Wednesday, June 6 at 8pm ET/PT from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Hosted byLittle Big Town, the “2018 CMT Music Awards” is country's only entirely fan-voted awards show. Fans can purchase presale tickets beginning tomorrow, May 18 via Ticketmaster using password “BUCKLEUP,” and vote now for their favorite artists at vote.cmt.com. A superstar roster of performers and presenters will be announced soon.

Tune in Friday, May 18 at 9:00 pm ET/PT to watch the broadcast premiere of the concert special “Stone Temple Pilots” on AT&T* AUDIENCE Network via DIRECTV Ch 239, AT&T U-verse Ch 1114 and streaming on-demand through DIRECTV NOW.

AT&T and AUDIENCE Network Present: “STONE TEMPLE PILOTS” Concert Premieres Via Broadcast Friday, May 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PTOn DIRECTV, U-verse (DIRECTV Ch 239 and U-verse Ch 1114) and streaming on DIRECTV NOW Watch A “First Look” Today On LOUDWIRE As Stone Temple Pilots Perform New Song “Roll Me Under”

Six-time winning “Voice” coach Blake Shelton, award-winning and internationally acclaimed band Panic! At The Disco and breakthrough country star Kane Brown are set to take the stage on NBC's four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” on the Tuesday, May 15 live telecast (8-9 p.m. ET/PT).

Tune in Friday, May 11 at 9:00 pm ET/PT to watch the broadcast premiere of the concert special “Mat Kearney” on AT&T* AUDIENCE Network via DIRECTV Ch 239, AT&T U-verse Ch 1114 and streaming on-demand through DIRECTV NOW. 

Diamond Resorts, a global leader in the hospitality and vacation ownership industries, is excited to announce it has signed country music singer and songwriter Lauren Alaina as its newest Diamond Celebrity ambassador.

Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line and Thomas Rhett were announced last month as the headliners of the 2018 Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam, which BillboardMagazine named one of 'The 10 Best Country Music Festivals.' Today, organizers released the full lineup for the star-packed Country Music festival scheduled for Labor Day weekend, August 31-September 2, 2018 at Frank Brown Park in beautiful Panama City Beach. 

After a monumental return to television in 2018, “American Idol” announces it's taking the show on the road with the American Idol Live! 2018tour, spanning three months this summer. The shows will feature this season's talented Top 7 finalists: Cade Foehner, Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Catie Turner, Gabby Barrett, Jurnee, Maddie Poppe and Michael J. Woodard with special guest, Season 8 “American Idol” winner, Kris Allen. The 40+ city tour will kick off on Wednesday, July 11 in Redding, CA and will include a stop in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Friday, August 10 at 7:00 p.m.

Tune in Friday, May 4 at 9:00 pm ET/PT to watch the broadcast premiere of the concert special 'Vance Joy' on AT&T* AUDIENCE Network via DIRECTV Ch 239, AT&T U-verse Ch 1114 and streaming on-demand through DIRECTV NOW.

iHeartMedia announced today that AT&T will livestream the 2018 iHeartCountry Festival by AT&T* for fans nationwide on www.att.com/iHeartCountry and Twitter.  iHeartMedia will also broadcast the event live across its Country music radio stations in more than 120 markets live on Saturday, May 5 at 7pm CT (8pm ET / 5pm PT).

BØRNS live at AT&T AUDIENCE Network. Tune in Friday, April 27 at 9:00 pm ET/PT to watch the broadcast premiere of the concert special "BØRNS" on AT&T* AUDIENCE Network via DIRECTV Ch 239, AT&T U-verse Ch 1114 and streaming on-demand through DIRECTV NOW.  The concert special highlights singer/songwriter BØRNS, aka Garrett Borns' original mix of sublime melodies, dreamlike pop and shimmying grooves. Watch a preview of the show HERE.

AUDIENCE Network's music slate continues to deliver groundbreaking concerts, unique stories and exclusive performances across all genres, plus select programming in ultra high-definition/4K1, to audiences nationwide. Recent concert specials include: Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Eric Church, Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum, Sheryl Crow, CeeLo Green, Prophets of Rage, Hank Williams Jr., Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, 2 Chainz, The Lumineers, Cole Swindell, Kelsea Ballerini, Dan + Shay, Andra Day, Melissa Etheridge, Mac Miller, Brett Eldredge, Lukas Graham, Tinashe, JoJo, Bebe Rexha, Brandy Clark, Chris Janson, Daya, Machine Gun Kelly, Trey Songz, Lauren Alaina, Rae Sremmurd, William Michael Morgan, X Ambassadors, Sam Hunt, The Head and the Heart, Chris Lane, Andy Grammer, Rachel Platten, Charlie Worsham, 311, Bea Miller, All Time Low, Hanson, Neon Trees, Vic Mensa and others. New shows premiere via national broadcast Friday at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on DIRECTV Ch 239/AT&T U-verse Ch 1114, as well as streaming on-demand at DIRECTV NOW, directv.com, uverse.com and on smartphones and tablets, via the DIRECTV and U-verse apps.2

dick clark productions and NBC today announced nominees for the "2018 Billboard Music Awards," which will honor the year's most successful artists in 57 categories of music.  Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran lead the pack with 15 nominations each, followed by Post Malone with 13, Imagine Dragons with 11, Drake with 9 and Justin Bieber and Cardi B with 8. The "2018 Billboard Music Awards" will broadcast LIVE coast to coast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 20 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC.

Winners have been announced for the 53rd ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, which aired LIVE earlier this evening on the CBS Television Network from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.  Hosted by multimedia superstar, Reba McEntire, the ACM Awards named Jason Aldean as Entertainer of the Year, the evening's biggest honor. This is the third consecutive win for Aldean in this category and his 13th overall ACM Award win.