Lauren Alaina

Fast-rising country star Lauren Alaina returned to the stage of 'American Idol' on Thursday (May 9), performing her new single 'Barefoot and Buck Wild' from her forthcoming second album.

Meet the new Lauren Alaina. With just a few weeks of her senior year of high school remaining, the singer introduces a grown-up new look, grown-up style and grown-up attitude with her latest single, 'Barefoot and Buckwild.' It's especially difficult to find songs that fit when you're short on life experience, so the one-time 'American Idol' runner-up wrote her own ...

You'll find no boots, hats or excessive rhinestones in this list of country artist prom pictures. Instead, you'll see a little leg, a few low-cut dresses and plenty of smiles.

If there are two things we know about contestants that go deep into their seasons of 'American Idol,' it's that they tend to enjoy incredibly successful careers even if they lose the top prize, and they always, always return to the show to perform.

Lauren Alaina may be a country star who is in the studio working on her second album (the follow-up to her 2011 debut 'Wildflower'), but she's still a lot like your average 18-year-old. The singer and runner-up on Season 10 of 'American Idol' went through a teenage rite of passage on Saturday night (March 23), as she attended her senior prom.

'American Idol' runner-up Lauren Alaina saw her life change in drastic ways after Season 10 wrapped up. While the 18-year-old high school senior and 'Georgia Peaches' singer strives to have a 'normal' life, it can be challenging to find a significant other who understands the life of a musician. Alaina recently dished on her new boyfriend and how he fits into her jam-packed life.

Lauren Alaina suffered a bit of a headache over the weekend when her car was broken into. While in Fort Oglethorpe in her native Georgia on Sunday (March 17), someone forced their way into her parents' Kia Sorento, which she had left parked near the Florida Monument at Chickamauga Battlefield while she and a friend enjoyed a bike ride.

Lauren Alaina, runner-up on Season 10 of 'American Idol,' has been putting in lots of work hours lately and is 'Growing Her Wings' in all sorts of ways, including spending a week with Special Olympics athletes in South Korea.

It's a new chapter for Lauren Alaina. The country singer, who got her liftoff as the second place finisher to country superstar Scotty McCreery on Season 10 of 'American Idol' way back in 2011, will begin work on her sophomore album and the followup to her impressive debut, 'Wildflower,' today!

Remember when we first met Lauren Alaina in 2011? She had long, two-toned, teenager hair that was appropriate for her age. It was long and blonde at the time, with some black streaks woven throughout -- cute, but a little dated, so we were thrilled when she went for a shorter, more sophisticated 'do in the form of an angled, shoulder-skimming bob. Now, the 'Georgia Peaches' singer has tried anothe

Over the weekend, Lauren Alaina was able to take a break from work to celebrate a milestone ... her 18th birthday! The singer thought it would be a quiet night out with friends, but soon found her friends had bigger plans.

Laura Alaina has had a great year, but in light of her country music success, it's pretty obvious that the 17-year-old star hasn't lost sight of what's important. Although the country songstress is in the middle of her Eighteen Inches Tour, she cleared her calendar recently to surprise Jordan Trunfio -- a West Springfield High School student in Springfield, Va. who is suffering from a brain tumor

Eighteen is not an insignificant number for Lauren Alaina. Not only is the 17-year-old country star's latest hit called 'Eighteen Inches,' Alaina is about to embark on an 18-city Eighteen Inches tour. The tour kicked off last night (Sept. 21) in Bloomsburg, Pa., and will lead up to the singer's 18th birthday on Nov. 8.