Lauren Alaina

Lauren Alaina debuted a few surprises for fans at her performance in Kentucky on Saturday night. For starters, she walked onstage with a shorter new haircut. But the real kicker happened when the 17-year-old 'American Idol' runner-up announced that she had missed her own prom, so she was going to throw one herself -- onstage.

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Lauren Alaina is ready for the hot weather, and now she has the hairstyle to prove it! Over the weekend, Alaina had her long locks chopped off and is now sporting a short hairdo that hits her at the chin and makes her look much more mature.

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Lauren Alaina became a household name as the runner-up of 'American Idol' Season 10. And now the country singer is using that name to give back and to advocate for a cause for which she cares deeply: the Special Olympics. Recently named a Special Olympics Project UNIFY Ambassador for North America, Alaina was introduced by Special Olympics Minnesota athlete and National Youth Activation Committee member Danielle Liebl at the 23rd Annual National Service-Learning Conference, sponsored by the Special Olympics.

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In honor of the 2012 ACM Awards festivities, the 'Today' Show has gone country this week. With scheduled appearances by Randy Travis, Lee Brice, Josh Turner and Kellie Pickler spread out throughout the remainder of the days leading up to April 1, Lauren Alaina took the 'Today' stage this morning (March 26) to perform her high-energy single 'Georgia Peaches' for 'Today' Show hosts Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford.

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Country cutie Lauren Alaina gets "tipped," er, ticked off when diners don't leave tips. The singer, who worked at CiCi's Pizza in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.while in high school, recalled the difficulties and stresses of working in the service sector. But people who skip out on tips get deepest under her skin, because she saw how much it upset her mother, who is a former waitress. Needless to say, the teen is full of empathy for wait staffers.

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Country cutie Lauren Alaina didn’t win Season 10 of ‘American Idol,’ but she’s still enjoying all the perks that come with having been on the show. In fact, her latest professional coup is even better than winning the ‘Idol’ crown. The singer, who returned to the 'Idol' stage to perform her rawkin’ hit ‘Georgia Peaches’ on Thursday, March 8, tweeted the good news that she took part in a major new collaboration.

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