{"id":19994,"date":"2019-11-08T05:06:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T12:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1814299"},"modified":"2019-11-08T05:06:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T12:06:55","slug":"at-25-lauren-alaina-thrives-in-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/at-25-lauren-alaina-thrives-in-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"At 25, Lauren Alaina Thrives in Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:684484?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/morrise\/\" title=\"Posts by Edward Morris\" rel=\"author\">Edward Morris<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n40m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Imagine all the grains of sand on all the beaches in the world. Add to that all the leaves on all the trees. And, finally, toss in all the times you\u2019ve been interrupted by a robocall just as you were about to consummate another deliciously empty relationship. Total these things together and the amount you come up with will still be dwarfed by the number of talent contests <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/lauren-alaina\">Lauren Alaina<\/a> has won.<\/p>\n<p>OK, maybe we\u2019re stretching things a bit, but Alaina \u2014 who turns 25 today (Nov. 8) \u2014 has been wowing judges and audiences since the age of 8, when the Roswell, Georgia, native copped first prize at the Southern Stars Pageant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j-NAEvc-b6E?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j-NAEvc-b6E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>There followed wins at Chattanooga\u2019s River Festival on both the children\u2019s and adult stages over a period of three years, the American Model and Talent Competition, the WinniSTAR Youth Talent Contest and culminated with her runner-up win on <em>American Idol<\/em> in 2011. More recently we\u2019ve marveled at her triumphant twirling on <em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Since moving into the country recording orbit, Alaina has demonstrated that her talents go well beyond singing. She co-wrote her first and only solo No. 1 hit, \u201cRoad Less Traveled,\u201d with superstar songwriters Meghan Trainor and Jesse Frasure. When the song was developed into a movie of the same title in 2017, she won the starring role. She\u2019s also spoken of her interest in doing live theater \u2014 on Broadway, of course.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fM8V1XOI-14?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fM8V1XOI-14?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alaina scored again in 2017 when \u201cWhat Ifs,\u201d her duet with school chum Kane Brown, topped both <em>Billboard<\/em> country singles charts.<\/p>\n<p>While exploring new talent venues, she\u2019s been steadily building her concert presence as a supporting act for such hard-ticket heavyweights as Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, Martina McBride, Sugarland, Cole Swindell, Luke Combs and Blake Shelton. But the big news is that she will finally headline her own concert circuit \u2014 That Girl Was Me Tour \u2014 next year. Win a few, and then win a few more.<\/p>\n<p>Her current single, \u201cGetting Good,\u201d looks over a life that\u2019s always anticipating, but never achieving, emotional satisfaction. It started its journey up the charts four weeks ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xebJj6ONjks?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xebJj6ONjks?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\"> Edward Morris is a veteran of country music journalism. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is a frequent contributor to CMT.com. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1814299\/at-25-lauren-alaina-thrives-in-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Edward Morris 40m ago Imagine all the grains of sand on all the beaches in the world. Add to that all the leaves on all the trees. And, finally, toss in all the times you\u2019ve been interrupted by a robocall just as you were about to consummate another deliciously empty relationship. 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