*Signed jacket* The world has watched Lauren Alaina grow up in the spotlight. Introduced as a small-town Georgia girl on American Idol, she has evolved into a country superstar, devoted wife and mother. Her journey with music the throughline of it all, today she announces her long-awaited and most self-assured body of work to date: Stages, due on August 28, 2026. “I’m fifteen years into a ten-year town and 31 years into a lifelong dream,” shares Alaina. “Stages represents every version of me along the way: the dreaming, the breaking, and, ultimately, the becoming. There’s something on this album for everyone, no matter what stage of life they’re in. Stages is letting everyone see behind the curtain of the girl in the spotlight. It’s a reflection of the moments that shaped me and the dream that carried me through. It’s always been the same dream, different stages.” Produced by hitmakers Joey Moi and Ben Johnson, Stages chronicles the defining chapters of Alaina’s life.