Nicole Beals

Nicole’s News- March 23

Lauren Alaina will return to American Idol for Hollywood Week. She will be mentoring season 20 finalists starting on Monday. Lauren was runner up on season 10, finishing just behind Scotty McCreery.


Riley Green will release a new album on Friday.  We Out Here:Live, will include stripped down versions of some of his biggest hits like, There Was This Girl and I Wish Grandpas Never Died. It will also include a cover of Alabama‘s Dixieland Delight.


Following his first number one song, ‘Til You Can’t, Cody Johnson has announced he will make his debut on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, April 8.


Reba McEntire will perform at the Oscars on Sunday night. She will sing her Oscar nominated song, Somehow You Do, from the film Four Good Days, starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis.

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