Lauren Alaina announced that she will be returning to American Idol as a mentor on March 28th.

Lauren shared on Instagram: “I am FLIPPING OUT to return to @americanidol as a guest mentor for #HollywoodWeek! I’ll be mentoring the country genre! Tune in to Idol tonight to see who else joins us in Hollywood and I’ll see you next week on Monday, March 28 at 8/7c on ABC. #AmericanIdol”

Lauren’s professional musical career started on American Idol‘s 10th season, where she came in second place to winner Scotty McCreery.  Lauren has since become one of the rising stars in country music, and was just inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

Lauren Alaina Returning To ‘American Idol’ As a Mentor for Country Genre

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