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Lauren Alaina kicked off the weekend with an anthem that meets listeners at the intersection of “heartbreak” and “happy hour.”
Alaina, 31, marked her first new music release of 2026 with “Raining Whiskey.” Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps, Jordan Minton, Geoff Warburton and VWillz teamed up to write the infectious anthem, which follows Alaina’s hit single “All My Exes” with Chase Matthew. Alaina said “Raining Whiskey” doesn’t reflect the current chapter of her life; however, that doesn’t stop the Georgia-born country star from “tapping into her most melodic and sassy era yet,” states a press release issued Friday (April 17).
“'Raining Whiskey' is what happens when heartbreak meets happy hour,” Alaina said in a statement. “It represents a completely different stage of my life than the one I am in now, but it reflects one that I'm glad I lived through. I am happy to finally be able to tell the story of my twenties while living a new chapter in my thirties.”
“It's raining whiskey in this bar/ Two in the morning and it's pouring on a broken heart/ Yeah I can hear the thunder roll when I throw them back/ Yeah you know as long as you ain't with me/ There's a 100 proof chance it's raining whiskey in this bar”
“Raining Whiskey” follows “All My Exes,” “Those Kind Of Women,” “Household,” “Heaven Sent” and “Little Things.” Alaina is gearing up for a long list of performance dates, including a show on April 25 at the University of Georgia's Sanford Stadium. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Zach Top are also taking the stage. After that, Alaina will join the ACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green: Riley Green & Friends lineup, featuring headliner Riley Green with Randy Houser and Rodney Atkins. Throughout the summer, Alaina will join Darius Rucker on his headlining “Songs of Summer Tour.”
Alaina is also part of the star-studded lineup of the 2026 iHeartCountry Festival, along with Carly Pearce, Luke Bryan, Kane Brown, Parker McCollum, Riley Green, Shaboozey, Dylan Scott, Russell Dickerson, Gretchen Wilson and Chase Matthew, plus special guest George Birge. Alaina will also perform during the free Daytime Village show, along with Matthew, Birge, RaeLynn and Josh Ross. iHeartRadio's Bobby Bones is returning as the 2026 iHeartCountry Festival’s host. The show will take place on May 2 at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Tickets to the show are available on Ticketmaster.com. Fans across the country will be able to catch all the action as the 2026 iHeartCountry Festival will be broadcast live across iHeartCountry stations nationwide and the free iHeartRadio app on Saturday, May 2nd at 8pm ET/5pm PT (7pm CT).
Lauren Alaina 2026 Tour Dates
April 21 – Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry
April 25 – Athens, GA – Sanford Stadium+
May 2 – Austin, TX – Moody Center>
May 8 – Irvine, CA – Great Park Live*
May 15 – Las Vegas, NV – ACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green
May 16 – Las Vegas, NV – The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
May 19 – Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry
May 23 – Reno, NV – Drifters Music Festival>
May 25 – Orem, UT – SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre
May 29 – Oceanside, CA – Frontwave Arena
May 30 – Portland, OR – Ponderosa Lounge & Grill
June 4 – Myrtle Beach, SC – Carolina Country Music Festival>
June 5 – Roanoke, VA – Dr Pepper Park at the Bridges
June 7 – Nashville, TN – CMA Fest>
June 12 – Decatur, AL – Rock The South>
June 20 – Rockton, IL – Old Settlers Days>
June 25 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater^
June 26 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center^
June 27 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre^
July 5 – Aurora, IL – RiverEdge Park
July 6 – Traverse City, MI – National Cherry Festival>
July 10 – Bristol, VA – Hard Rock Live Bristol
July 11 – Ashland, KY – Rock The Country>
July 17 – Kimberly, WI – Paperfest>
July 26 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
August 7 – Elkhorn, NE – The Club at Indian Creek
August 8 – Lincoln, IL – Logan County Fair>
August 15 – Galva, IL – The Back Road Music Festival>
August 28 – Ocala, FL – Rock The Country Ocala>
September 4 – Colville, WA – FarmJam Music Festival>
+Supporting Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean
* Supporting Billy Currington
^Supporting Darius Rucker
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