Lauren Alaina

Billboard's Hot 100 chart recently unveiled its weekly lineup, and both 'American Idol' winner Scotty McCreery and his co-pilot Lauren Alaina are sitting high with impressive Top 20 debuts.

We were sad enough to hear that 'American Idol' duo Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery are not dating, but now we find out that the kiss was a hoax, too? Awful. The runner-up appeared on 'Live! With Regis and Kelly' today, where she spilled that her lip lock with the country 'Idol' winner was nothing more than the ultimate dare.

Lauren Alaina sat down with Jay Leno on 'The Tonight Show' last night, where she not only outright denied rumors that she's dating fellow 'American Idol' star Scotty McCreery, but also spilled that she was actually rejected from 'America's Got Talent' ... Twice!

Producer Rodney Jerkins is working with several of the 'American Idol' contestants from Season 10, including winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina. He's also been in the studio with Pia Toscano -- whose "we can't believe it" elimination sent gasps across couches and water coolers -- telling The Hollywood Reporter that Toscano's album is "a big, diva-sounding record.&quo

It looks like the 'American Idol' romance between Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina was too good to be true. The 17-year-old winner has confirmed that he is not dating the runner-up of the competition.

'American Idol' runner up Lauren Alaina soars through what should become a quintessential and universal pop-country power ballad with her debut single, 'Like My Mother Does.'

A few weeks ago, 'American Idol' finalists Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina denied they were dating.

'American Idol' is going out with a huge bang on tonight's finale, as the two remaining contestants will perform with two country superstars. Scotty McCreery will be performing a duet with country luminary Tim McGraw, while Lauren Alaina will sing alongside her personal idol and former 'American Idol' winner, Carrie Underwood.

Lauren Alaina, who pushed past her pre-show vocal issues to deliver two rock-solid performances during the the first two rounds of the 'American Idol' finale tonight, unveiled her single 'Like My Mother Does' for her final song of the season.

Lauren Alaina, who almost didn't perform at all due to a ruptured vocal cord she sustained during rehearsals, sang Pam Tillis' 'Maybe It Was Memphis' for her second performance on 'American Idol' tonight. The song was selected by Alaina's personal idol, country superstar Carrie Underwood.