captions paid for by nbc-universal television hey, everybody. so good to see you. it's fun day monday. it's march 26th. >> look who's back. >> i know! >> look who is back. >> i know! >> rested? >> we were down in the keys for the week and it was the best weather -- all winter it's been amazing. you know because you've been going down to palm beach. it's just been glorious. went three times to alabama jack's, of course. >> of course you did.

>> always take bambino. but this particular time i met a new man -- i'm just warning everybody right now. i have met a new man and i am in love. and his name is liam. he's there with bambino. he's 20 months old. he's the most beautiful little boy -- from brooklyn! so we're not going to have to be apart. i can see him in brooklyn! >> wait, is bambino in your purse? >> that's bambino, yes. small dogs you have to bring them in little bags. so i literally -- that little boy, his dad's standing right behind -- that's another bunch of kids. we were very big with the young set there. >> does bambino enjoy the flight, the whole thing? >> you know what? frank surprised me. when i got to the airport he had bam with us. because he was saying, no, we're not taking bambino. frank goes, i knew you wouldn't even speak to me the entire ten days if you were missing the baby. cass came down with boo-boo and we had a ball. thanks. it's just a beautiful, beautiful

place. and when the weather is gorgeous, you know -- >> you exercise -- >> walked every morning. prayed for you every single day. you had a lot of guys with you and kelly pickler, you wanted to say thank you to all of them. >> we had a bunch of country music singers, as you guys know. every one of them sang a little something. >> good! >> okay? so just we want to remember them and just give a big thank you. so let's just take a listen to some of our co-hosts singing. >> i was waiting for you to hit the low note, the first low note of the "fire cracker." it's like -- ♪ yeah >> i like it. i like it. ♪ go to work do your best ♪ don't ask much your common sense ♪ ♪ never let your praying knees get lazy ♪ ♪ and love like crazy >> come on! ♪ someday when our dream world finds us and these hard times

are gone ♪ ♪ i feel like making hoda love ♪ hoda love ♪ hoda love ♪ i feel like making hoda love ♪ sing it ♪ hoda love ♪ god made honky-tonk angels ♪ too many times married men say they're still single ♪ ♪ that has made a many good girl to go wrong ♪ >> oh, yeah. >> beautiful! they're all so talented. that's what i love so much about the country stars, they'll just break out and start singing. you know? their talent goes with them. they're not mass produced in a recording studio. you know? >> lee brice did this thing where he actually did a whole segment where he sang. i have to tell you, he just melted my heart. do we have just a teeny bit of him singing -- ♪ i probably eat more drive-through chicken ♪

♪ i'd take a few strokes off my golf game if i'd have never known your name ♪ ♪ still be driving that old green nova ♪ ♪ i probably never would have heard of yoga ♪ >> he was great. >> yeah. yeah. ♪ if i was a single man >> he has those kind of eyes when he looks at you he looks into your eyes and into your soul. >> and hoda's gone! >> you had a great weekend -- >> i was in palm beach and i spoke at this club called the palm beach forum club. this is the only picture i have because i took it from the podium. that was it. nice bunch of people. they want to hear their kathie lee gifford stories. where is she? i'm like hello. >> i thought you're supposed to speak on political subjects. >> exactly. a lot of wine talk. >> we're not doing "favorite things" right now but it's part of my week. maybe i'll just do my part right now. >> i think you should.

>> can we hear a little of this song, please? there's a group called jars of clay. you might know this song. ♪ falling in love with you ♪ i want to fall in love with you ♪ ♪ i want to fall in love with you ♪ >> these are four guys who got together in college and now 18 years later, still traveling the world and their latest cd is called "the shelter." i went -- two times i went to see them down in ocean reef. once was at our friend's home. the cardones. what these guys are doing -- and they do 200 concerts a year or something like that. they're huge, huge, huge. especially in the inspiration world. but one of them, the lead singer, dan, had gone to africa and had never been and he saw some people in a dry river bed digging. digging. and then putting their faces in the holes. he said to the guide, what are those people doing? and he said they're drinking. and it's unbelievable how much disease is carried through dirty, dirty water.

people trying to battle aids are drinking dirty water. so what these guys do now, they go into -- they pay all of their own expenses, hoda, and they go into a private home, and people invite their friends to come and hear a house concert. all acoustic. and just -- and then we raise money for their mission, which is called blood water mission. and you can go to bloodwatermission.com. they have now -- you know that $1, $1 pays for clean water for an african for an entire year. so we raised a ton of money. and they're coming to our house this summer. >> they are? >> so you'll have to come up and see them. that's from their first cd but this is their 12th. so that's for you. i love these guys. one of my favorite things when i was a young girl was crosby, stills, nash and young, and they often sound like that to me. great harmonies. and such wonderful guys. they now bring clean water to over 600,000 people in africa yearly. >> love it. >> so god bless them. they're doing great stuff. >> we have a music theme going here.

"britain's got talent" was on. >> yes. >> and there was a guy who stepped out on the stage who did not look like a singer. i don't know how you describe a singer. >> he didn't. he did not look -- >> he was a 17-year-old and he caught everybody by surprise. he started singing. simon cowell looked at him originally like, oh, gosh. >> like only simon can. >> yeah. and then the guy opens his mouth and sings like an angel. let's listen. ♪ ♪ >> that's that gorgeous song "the prayer" that celine dion and andrea bocelli had a hit on. it's a gorgeous song. >> yeah. >> you can't judge a book by its cover.

>> you can't say -- >> he's going to go far in that whole deal. >> how about our children's voice thing we are doing? >> this is the biggest competition of them all. i love how they make it look like our chairs turn. in no. >> we had to move them. >> we move them with our feet. >> these are kids between the ages of 8 and 16. kids are going to come in and sing for us. we're going to have blindfolds on so we won't be able to see the child. then we're going to decide whether or not they're going to make the cut. we're in trouble. >> i know. >> the parents are going to be furious. >> so we have a little entrant right now. >> yeah. >> okay. ♪ what hurts the most ♪ being so close ♪ and having so much to say ♪ and watching you walk away ♪ never knowing >> okay. >> all righty. >> let's hear the next one. >> is this riveting tv or what?

♪ we could have had it all ♪ rolling in the deep ♪ you had my heart and soul in your hands ♪ ♪ and you played it ♪ to the beat >> all righty. >> it's always so much fun to hear kids sing like really adult songs. you know? they should be singing stuff like "twinkle twinkle little star," but "we could have had it all." we're 6 years old but we could have had it all. >> our contest goes through march 30th. go to klgandhoda.com. submit your videos and stuff. we're going to start april 10th. that's when it all happens here. >> i saw one other concert. we have a gorgeous cultural center down there that actually 12 years ago we indoctrinated it. and i was the first performer there. i had told them -- i had a 50-piece orchestra. i said you guys put in a sound system like none other and

people will come. well, they've had everybody from tony bennett, willie nelson. everybody. i also went to see diana krall, who was terrific! terrific! yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. if you get a chance to go see diana krall, go do that, too. >> here's a great story. there was a british couple that was going to get married at the manchester town hall. they thought why don't we invite the queen to come. >> they heard the queen was going to be in the building that day. >> they sent her an invite and she sent her regrets, said sorry, i'm not going to be able to make it. >> which i'm sure they were not surprised. >> took it graciously. >> lo and behold, guess who showed up at their wedding? >> they got punk'd. >> yeah, they did. the queen and prince philip showed. they must have freaked out that they were there. >> i guess the queen didn't have anything else to do that day. she's just wandering through. >> very sweet. >> would that just put a damper on the party or what? i doubt she got in a conga line or started doing -- what is it you do at weddings? all those crazy --

>> the chicken dance. >> the chicken dance. >> how funny would that be? >> somebody should do that. somebody should do the queen and philip doing the chicken dance at the wedding. >> yes. what was your favorite thing? >> this is so good especially right now. >> haven't you used this before? this is the second time around for this. >> i don't care. because you need it. okay? >> i had mine done last night. you need it. >> i need it. look. >> hoda woman, let's do it now. >> if your roots are poking out and you don't want to go get your hair colored because you just did it and you keep feeling like you've just done it? you buy this. you spray this stuff on your hair. it doesn't go away until you wash it with shampoo. it's by rita hasan. they have different colors. >> it really is great stuff. >> can you believe that my color is dark blonde? that's ridiculous. >> yeah. yeah. >> my sister keeps reminding me, you're egyptian. so you just take it and you spray it. and it works. >> i've done it here. right here is where you really need it -- >> careful. you're too close.

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it's $14.50 and it's so hot, they will only let you order four at a time. >> i hate when they do that. >> i know! >> is it really all over? >> yeah. >> miss sara's not feeling so well today. we send our love to her. who do we have? >> our winner is emily rickerson. she's from gainesville, florida. can you believe in? wmbw, channel 9. she watches us on an airplane, even at the dentist, outside the studio, she's always got it on. her favorite part of the show is "today's pop." she likes hearing your perspective on all the topics. she says you give good advice because you think it through. >> i try. >> she's talking about you? >> i think so. >> she says we all go through the ups and downs, you make our day positive and brighter. i like reading about us. >> we love reading that. >> you know where she's going? >> where? >> the bohemian hotel -- the grand bohemian hotel in asheville, north carolina. it's right where the "hunger games" movie was filmed. >> that's going to be the

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and on today's menu, everything from kim kardashian's flour bombing reaction to madonna's latest music video controversy. >> here with all -- >> new album, new controversy. >> gawker.com staff writer maureen o'connor. hey. >> great to see you. >> we saw kim get flour bombed over and over. tell us about that. she decided to file charges. >> she did. initially she laughed it off and said she wouldn't press any charges. now she came out and said this is bullying and i don't condone it and says she's thinking about pressing charges now. >> i think once people start pressing charges we probably won't see it happen as often. >> it reminded me of sacha baron cohen, you know. >> it is assault. >> i don't know about bullying. you don't do that in civilized society. you don't throw stuff at people. >> what if it had been something else? >> i agree. >> i think it is totally uncivil to do this. >> i think someone should stop that. we talk about the glitter bombers, the ones who throw glitter at the politicians. you're right, if it ever escalates beyond that. i think most people say just

laugh it off, so what. but i can see where it would be a little bit disconcerting when that happens. >> first, somebody made a good point earlier. i guess it was bonnie fuller. saying this is how she makes her living and we wouldn't go into somebody's real estate office and do something like that to somebody. i understand people are passionate about their feelings but that's not the best way to make your point. >> big, big day for "the hunger games." big weekend. >> who's going? >> i thought it -- with all the hype, i thought it would be the biggest ever. >> it made $155 million in this weekend. >> nothing to sneeze at. >> third highest domestic take ever on an opening weekend. remember, normally these big blockbusters come out on holidays or summer. it is sort of an unusual moment to do it. it was really big, it did very well. they said actually the breakdown is about like 60% women, 40% men. so not like "twilight" where it's all teen girls. this is more even split but young. >> huge teens. >> it's pg-13 but some people

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of the relationship a little. >> that will be interesting. so madonna, there's always a controversy, especially when she has more music out. she has a new video. what's going on? >> she can still do it. her new music video came out for "girl gone wild," and youtube actually is censoring it a bit in that only people over the age of 18, you have to be logged in to your google account in order to watch it on youtube. there are some bare bottoms. there are some things people rubbing themselves. things they said weren't appropriate for people under the age of 18. madonna's publicist compared it to when "justify my love" came out in 1990, the music video that mtv wouldn't play. and actually that was a windfall for madonna if you recall because she ended up selling it. so she made a lot of money off it. >> this is the same person who was just upset with the young girl m.i.a. who gave the wave with an appendage during the super bowl. so i mean, is this hypocrisy or what is this? >> it's so silly. they play this perpetual game of like what they can or they can't do right on the edge.

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♪ spring cleaning ♪ get ready for love we're back with more of "today" on this fun day, monday, with some spring cleaning tips. it happens every time the sun shines into your house -- what you thought was spic n' span clean is all of a sudden covered by dust and smudge marks. >> hey, hey, hey. sarah newell is here with the tricks of the trade to get those little annoyances around the house taken care of. she is the lifestyle editor at thenest.com. >> she's got a little nest of her own right now. good to see you. >> we are going to help you get really clean for spring. >> a lot of people have flat screen tvs or other types of tvs. >> yeah. >> and you want to get that dust off. >> you don't want to scratch that. what you want to use is actually a coffee filter. it is clean and it won't scratch at all. you can wipe everything off. >> do you use windex or anything? >> you don't need anything. it works great for computer screens, too, or mirrors. >> my ipad is so disgusting right now. i'm going to try that.

>> paper towels sometimes leave some of that dust behind. and you definitely don't want to scratch it. >> these are nasty. whose is this? i need to know whose blackberry that is. >> that looks like yours. >> i know. with makeup on it. >> you never want to spray anything on any of these devices. what you can do is actually just use a nice clean pink eraser. it will take off all the little grime. >> that's such a good thing. >> it will clean it right off. can you do it on tv remotes -- >> it's not working on hoda's. >> if it's really caked on, you might have to work on it a little bit. >> keyboard. you can turn it upside down and shake it and everything but sometimes you'll see there's still dust in there. you really want to get in there. >> or pizza or anything, right? >> could be some crumbs. >> you can use just a mascara wand. you can clean it first with like shampoo or makeup remover. this can really get in there and just get the bristles down and it will clean it. which is really fun. >> looks like fun.

>> that's my favorite when you're at work and you don't have one of those, you just take a post-it note and you can go in through -- and it will pick it right up and it pulls it all right off. >> that's smart. >> very, very smart. >> better yet, don't eat pizza around it to begin with. >> exactly. >> so copper, brass, sometimes it gets tarnished and gets this film on it. what works is good old-fashioned ketchup. >> of course it does. >> you can squirt some on. what you're going to do is rub it. the tomato is acidic and it really gets in there and it will clean it right up. then you wash it off with a damp cloth. >> wow. >> you'll clean it and it will have it shiny again. it will take off some of the tarnish. >> what does that do in your system? i eat so much ketchup. i love it. >> i think it is a bit of a problem. but what do i know? >> then silver. if you're having holidays, passover, if you want to clean some of your silver, what you do is you just take some toothpaste. >> really? >> yeah. it works wonders. it's so easy. you just squirt a little bit on. >> any kind, right?

>> any kind of toothpaste. whatever brand you like. it makes it really clean. you can see it's like cleaning up right there -- and you can just rinse it. >> that is awesome. >> and keep going. >> vases are a pain. they really are because can you put them in the dishwasher and still stuff gets stuck in the bottom. >> what you want do is fill it with soapy water. just like this. then if you put some just raw rice in it. >> rice is like -- >> then you just shake and it comes off. >> have rice sitting next to the toilet so when your phone falls in -- >> and it will be all clean. yeah. do that a couple times and it will get off all the grime. it's really fun. >> this is one i have trouble with occasionally when i light candles. you can't get the wax out. you take a knife and you're -- >> right. some of it doesn't come off or like maybe it doesn't get all the way in there. what you do is just glycerin that you can buy at the

supermarket, which is famous for enemas and other lubricating events -- >> spuppositories. i've heard about them. >> it is good and cleaning all kinds of things. it is good with wax, it just helps get it up. it softens it and it will slide like right off. and you can kind of clean the whole edge. >> all good tips. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. coming up next, from singer to "celebrity apprentice," our good friend clay aiken on how he surprised donald trump. >> and we surprised him. >> yes, we did. ♪ all over the world but this year, i can only afford one trip and i've always wanted to learn how to surf. austin's great -- just not for surfing. so i checked out hotwire. and by booking with them, i saved enough to swing both trips. see, hotwire checks the competition's rates every day so they can guarantee their low prices. that's how i got a 4-star hotel on the beach in san diego for half price. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com

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clay aiken started his journey into stardom almost ten years ago during the second season of "american idol." since then he has released a handful of albums, authored a "new york times" best-selling book, and he has appeared on broadway. >> but he hadn't lived until he appeared with us on last night's episode of the "celebrity apprentice," where he led his team to victory by creating the ultimate beach experience.

>> it's like a bar mitzvah. >> what was going on there? what was even happening at that point? >> forget about him, i'm missing my old hair. >> how are you? >> i'm good. we threw a party for crystal light and you guys surprised us. >> the donald called and we went. what are you going to do? >> i'm glad you did. you made it lively. >> how grueling is the "celebrity apprentice" business? because everyone who's on it says it's tough. >> it is about 20 times tougher than "idol." >> really? >> it is -- i just did something with jack wagner the other day who's on another reality show, and it's 15 times harder than anything -- any other reality show. you're up at 5:00 a.m. you don't get done until 10:30. six days a week and it's stuff you don't know how to do. >> sounds like "dateline" with hoda. >> so who got voted off last night? >> last night patricia velasquez, a super -- the very first latina supermodel, was voted off. i'm so used to saying voted off. was fired last night. but i was okay with that because

that means i did not lose. >> are you getting along with everybody? because there can be a lot of cat fights. >> don't lie. >> you know what? naturally -- naturally, you put people in a room with -- who are all type-a personalities and it can be difficult. i'll say last week i had a little bit of an issue with penn jillette. next week i have a little bit of an issue with penn jillette. >> why is that? because he can be a pain, let's be honest. >> you know what? i don't like to admit it but it is probably because we're too much alike. >> oh. >> and he's so -- and he's so smart. that's not how we're alike necessarily. but you know, he's very smart. and he's probably -- you know, he's probably a threat to me. and so i -- you know, that can scare you a little bit and turn you into -- you know, make you do things you wouldn't normally do. >> we should point out you have your hoodie on and this is not by accident. >> i didn't accidentally leave

it on. it's just kind of a silent statement in memory of trayvon martin and hoping for justice in that situation. >> and we all are, of course. >> and it is a little chilly also. >> you have a new album coming out? >> i do. today. we have an album out today called "steadfast" -- >> who's "we"? >> it's not just one person who puts all their work into it. i'm singing. you hear me singing but linda eder is performing on it with me. >> one of the greatest voices god ever gave anybody. >> absolutely. it's a bunch of songs, quite a few songs that i grew up listening to, my mom played when i was younger, songs from the '50s and '60s and then some new stuff as well. >> your fans i remember they were all called claymates when they came out on the plaza. >> they were at the party, too. >> they were at the party, too. is it still the same kind of fan for this cd? >> i think so. i think the thing about "idol" when i did it, lauren alaina may have a little different but when i was on we did songs from the '60s.

and whatnot. so it's not too much of a departure from what i did on "idol." they're actually songs that i did on "idol." "unchained melody," which i sang on "idol" and i love singing is on this album. o'it's not too big a departure. >> it's always good to see you, sweetie. god bless. >> and you can root for clay and all the other contestants on the "celebrity apprentice" sundays at 9:00, 8:00 central right here on nbc. up next, how to fix that chipped manicure without a trip to the nail salon. yes. and other beauty fixes. right after this. >> she gets excited. >> i know. little things. good morning. i'm meteorologist crystal egger with the weather channel. and the latest forecast over the next seven days coming from our global forecast center. we are tracking some showers across the northern plains into the lakes. a lot of wind here tomorrow as well. could see some thunderstorms around wisconsin into northern illinois. and temperatures are another big story. not only is it hot, if you will, across the south, but temperatures are going to cool off quite a bit in the northeast, starting out with freezing temperatures in many

spots, only getting up to 51 in new york city. 46 in boston. and despite the system pushing through the high plains, we'll hold on to that 70 in minneapolis. 65 in salt lake city. more stormy weather headed for the west. all the way down into central california. eventually we could see some of the showers move into southern california by wednesday. we have the mountain snow in the west there and rain at lower elevations. it has just been back to back to back with these storms lately. the showers will move through the ohio valley in the northeast by wednesday. so we do expect the rain showers in d.c. and up into new york city and boston there. 61 in new york on wednesday. so we'll slowly start to see those temperatures rebound a bit. 80 in kansas city. 80 in atlanta. still unseasonably warm across much of the south. on thursday a few areas of rain. and look at the northwest. really can't seem to get a break there. we'll watch for some showers moving into parts of texas. pushing east. by the time we get into friday we'll take all the rain here. 76 in dallas.

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we've all had that moment where we're headed out the door and notice a chipped nail -- >> or maybe just overslept a little leaving you no time to wash your hair and dry it before you left the house. >> "marie claire's" beauty director ying chu is here with a bunch of beauty solutions for you. >> hello. >> these are quick and easy ones, huh? >> these are quick and easy beauty disasters. you can wake up and first thing is with some undereye bags. that's the first place where a little bit of stress, not enough sleep, maybe a hangover can show up. >> hey, careful. >> you want to show up at your meeting looking really bright and perky. so really, you want to take an antihistamine in the morning and get the blood flowing so that the fluids underneath your eyes get moving. that helps. you can put some eye cream on to moisturize. you can actually put it in the fridge to keep it a little bit chilled, and that will also get the circulation going. and then you just want to use a high-coverage concealer. put a little on. emily here has got some already on the left eye. you'll see the difference.

and then on the right eye. >> boy, what were you doing last night, honey? >> in the corner. in the corners, underneath the bag. and then you can go back over with a highlighting concealer and just go underneath the brow to brighten up the eyes. >> if i sleep on my back, i don't have bags. if i sleep on my stomach or side -- >> it's true. >> how about sleeping on your back then? >> because i flip over. >> i'm sorry you had to hear that. >> your self-tanner. >> oh, there's nothing worse. >> look at these streaks. they can be really off-putting. what happens is you put on your self-tanner and you go to bed and the sheet can kind of pick up some of the formula, so you can get some streaks. but a tanning oil from st. tropez. it's called tan detox. you buff it off. you can actually rub it off an the color will get more even.

dry it so there is no more oil left and can you use a gradual tanner, something like the jergens glow and that will just even out the color. lavender and lemon. >> it smells good. >> trouble is you think you're putting it on but you can't see the places -- >> you can't tell. and the fabric or any dry skin will create some streaks. so you want to moisturize really well beforehand. >> thank you. >> we're talking chipped nails. look who's with us? >> it's our producer. kate. >> a chipped nail. how embarrassing. >> kate chipped her nail polish. and what you want to avoid doing is picking at it. if you chip a nail or break a nail, you want to kind of do a quick fix. >> yeah, hoda. >> so instead of trying to just go over it with polish, you want to actually buff it down so there's no ridges, there are no ridges. and then go over it with the polish itself. >> and if you don't have the color in your purse handy -- >> if you don't have the polish

in your purse handy, what you can actually do is put a little clear coat on it. or if you break a nail you also don't want to rip it off because it could cause an infection. you can use a little piece of tape. >> we have three seconds. you can put a band-aid on. that works every single time. >> no problem. what do we have here? >> a last-minute zit, take it down with some ice to take down the inflammation. if you don't have any zit cream, urk use aspirin and crush that up. and put it on your -- >> aspirin's good for everything! >> wow. >> if you must squeeze your zit, you want to put a warm compress on it to first clean -- >> everyone squeezes. >> what's better than that? come on. >> nothing. nothing. >> absolutely do not use your finger. fingernails can have a lot of bacteria. use two q-tips and squeeze with that. >> don't let somebody else do it to you. >> if your hair's greasy -- it's only a little. >> just a little greasy. >> you can actually use some dry shampoo. so you just spray a little and then flip your hair over, brush

it through, and it will give you a little extra volume and soak up. >> thank you, sweetie. you look good. up next, country singer and "idol" runner-up, lauren alaina is here with a performance. she is one great singer. but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪

>> announcer: "the "toyota concert series" on "today" -- brought to you by toyota. even though she came in second place, lauren alaina is living the life of an "american idol" winner.

in less than a year she signed a record deal, sang alongside her musical heroes, and performed at the grand ole opry. >> so it should be no surprise that the 17-year-old georgia native's very first album debuted at number 2 on the billboard country album charts. it's called "wildflower." we're so happy you are with us. >> congratulations, sweetie! that's very unusual, especially for someone as young as you are. >> thanks. >> 17 years old. >> 17. >> i am 17. >> you're beautiful. >> what does it feel like to be 17 and on top of the charts? >> yeah, what's that like? >> well, it's pretty cool, i must say. i never expected it, you know. i grew up dreaming about it. and then i tried out for "american idol" and all of a sudden everything changed. >> well, we're going to see why. because you are going to sing us the new hit called "georgia peaches." right? all right! lauren alaina. ♪

♪ way beyond the city lights ♪ ♪ lies a cowboys paradise ♪ honeysuckle on the vine ♪ growing up on southern time ♪ hey ♪ love to dance and love to flirt ♪ ♪ ain't afraid of a little dirt ♪ ♪ we ain't late for sunday church ♪ ♪ mama raised us not to curse ♪ our shorts a little shorter 'cause the sun's a little hotter ♪ ♪ sipping lemonade while we're playing in the water ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ain't nothing sweeter than us georgia peaches ♪ ♪ oh, whoa, whoa ♪ oh, whoa, whoa ♪ there's a reason why the boys pick georgia peaches ♪

♪ we grow where the grass is green ♪ ♪ we got home grown in our jeans ♪ ♪ we love country everything ♪ alan jackson to aldean ♪ our drawl will drive you crazy when we wink and call you baby ♪ ♪ you don't stand a chance once you've seen a southern lady ♪ ♪ oh, whoa, whoa ♪ oh, whoa, whoa ♪ ain't nothing sweeter than us georgia peaches ♪ ♪ oh, whoa, whoa ♪ oh, whoa, whoa ♪ there's a reason why the boys pick georgia peaches ♪ ♪ ain't nothing sweeter ♪ it don't matter where you're

from ♪ ♪ come on in and have some fun ♪ we're gonna treat you like you're one of us ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ oh, whoa, whoa ♪ ain't nothing sweeter than georgia peaches ♪ ♪ oh, whoa, whoa ♪ oh, whoa, whoa ♪ there's a reason why the boys pick ♪ ♪ whoo ♪ hey ♪ yeah ♪ georgia peaches ♪ oh, whoa, whoa ♪ there's a reason why the boys pick ♪ ♪ ain't nothing sweeter ♪ ain't nothing sweeter ♪ ain't nothing sweeter, no ♪ than georgia peaches >> whoo!