Lauren Alaina Parts Ways With UMG Nashville
Lauren Alaina. Photo: Katie Kauss
Lauren Alaina is parting ways with her long-time label UMG Nashville, MusicRow has confirmed. In a social media message posted on Monday (April 4), Alaina wrote that she had come to the “tough decision to spread [her] wings and close a very important chapter of [her life.]”
Alaina signed with UMG imprint Mercury Nashville after she placed as the runner-up on the tenth season of American Idol in 2011. The singer-songwriter has gone on to become a multi-Platinum-selling artist, with three No. 1 singles including 2017’s “Road Less Traveled,” the now 6x Platinum “What Ifs” (2018) with Kane Brown, and “One Beer” (2020) with Hardy and Devin Dawson.
Alaina released her third album, Sitting Pretty On Top of the World, in September of 2021 and was welcomed as a Grand Ole Opry cast member in February.
In her social media post, Alaina thanked her Mercury team who took a chance on her, and let her fans know that “exciting things” were on the horizon for her career. It’s unclear if Alaina has plans to sign another recording contract or if she will remain independent.
— Lauren Alaina (@Lauren_Alaina) April 4, 2022
