Who is scotty mccreery

McCreery doesn't turn 19 till later this month and there are signs everywhere that his popularity continues to grow. Billboard and Variety both just named him one of music's top young stars. And even his Christmas album, "Christmas with Scotty McCreery," due out next week, shows signs of unusually strong fan interest. The goal now, McCreery says, is to lock in those fans, which requires him to seek a well-rounded education.

Monday through Wednesday he's working on 12 credit hours toward his communications degree. Thursday through Sunday, it's all about learning the secrets of longevity in the country world.

About the only accolade McCreery doesn't have is a top 10 song at country radio, something he knows he'll need if he wants to be doing this at Country music is about the songs. Clear as Day was certified Platinum for sales of one million units in just 13 weeks and became the best-selling solo album released by a country artist in While he had been working on his songwriting craft throughout his rapid rise, McCreery felt that he really needed to buckle down and study if he was going to tell the stories he really wanted to tell on Seasons Change.

It really set me up to where I could write every song on the record, and not feel like I was compromising the quality of what I was singing.

Tickets in the ADA section are for patrons with mobility disabilities and up to three companions. If companion seating is not available because the ADA section is sold out, Rhythm City will offer other seats as close as possible to the accessible seat, if available, at the purchase price of the original section. Doors open at 7 PM for the 8 PM show. When he was in middle school and high school, he performed in school productions, and in he won a singing contest held by local radio station, WQDR-FM.

Soon after, he entered other vocal competitions before auditioning for the 10th season of American Idol in DK : You won American Idol 10 years ago, when you were As you look back now, what was it like to win Idol , and how has it impacted your career? Scotty McCreery : It was an amazing experience.

It was a time in my life where everything got started, and I learned a lot from that show. It was like a bootcamp for me of all things entertainment—learn how to record, rehearse, put on a show, entertain. It was all wrapped into three months in L. DK : I looked at your album credits, and you co-wrote half the songs for your See You Tonight album, all the songs on Seasons Change , and most of the songs on Same Trucks. How has your songwriting developed over your last few albums?

McCreery : I think first, I had to get to Nashville and try to be a sponge, and learn from the best songwriters in the world. Even before I was on Idol , I wrote songs, although I hope they never see the light of day laughs.