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

Lauren shared “I am FLIPPING OUT to return to American Idol as a guest mentor for Hollywood Week! I’ll be mentoring the country genre! I’ll see you next week on Monday, March 28 at 8/7c on ABC”

If you didn’t know, Lauren’s musical journey started on American Idol‘s 10th season, and she wound up coming in second place to winner Scotty McCreery.

In the years since, Lauren has become one of the rising stars in country music and was just inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

Idol contestants will learn much from Lauren.

Photo Courtesy of Lauren Alaina