New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope artist
Lauren Alaina has been nominated for two Teen Choice Awards. Her nominations are for Choice Female Country Artist and Choice TV: Female Reality Star (AMERICAN IDOL). TEEN CHOICE 2012 celebrates the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion and other aspects of pop culture. The two-hour special airs live Sunday, July 22 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
"I am a big fan of the Teen Choice Awards and try to watch it every year," says Alaina. "I love that this is a show where teenagers can rally behind their favorites. I think it's super cool that I am nominated. I would love to take home a surfboard!"
Lauren Alaina, the American Idol Season 10 runner-up, is also nominated for her first major country award -CMT
Music Awards "USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year" for her current top 30 hit "Georgia Peaches." The CMT
Music Awards will be held live Wednesday, June 6 (8:00-10 PM ET) on CMT.
The 17-year-old singer/songwriter released her debut album Wildflower and it landed at No. 2 on the Billboard's Top Country Album chart and an impressive No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200. She became the youngest female artist to debut this high on the Billboard charts since LeAnn Rimes' debut 15 years ago and is the best-selling country female debut since 2006. She landed her first major tour opening for fellow Georgia natives
Jason Aldean and
Luke Bryan for Aldean's "
My Kinda Party"
Arena Tour and is currently on tour opening for Sugarland's "
In Your Hands" tour.
For more information, check out TeenChoiceAwards.Com
