Listen to Scotty's new single, 'See You Tonight', right now on Rdio! 

Scotty's new single, "See You Tonight", is available now on iTunes! Download it HERE.

Also, don't miss Scotty when he returns to the American Idol stage to perform "See You Tonight" this Thursday, April 4, @ 8pm/7c on FOX!

It's true; Scotty will be performing new songs on his Weekend Roadtrip Tour that kicks off tomorrow, February 14 in Bethlehem, PA. They will also be released on his upcoming sophomore studio album later this year. 

American Country Awards:
Where: FOX
When: Monday, December 10, 2012 at 8:00-10:00 PM (ET/PT)

Good Morning America
Where: ABC
When: 
• Tuesday, December 11, 2012 
• Monday, December 24, 2012 

CMA Country Christmas:
Where: ABC
When:
• Thursday, December 20, 2012 9:00-11:00 PM ET
• Saturday, December 22, 2012 9:00-11:00 PM ET
• Sunday, December 23, 2012 4:00 - 6:00 PM ET

Christmas in Washington: 
Where: TNT
When: Friday, December 21, 2012 at 8:00 PM (ET/PT)

Holiday Christmas Celebration at the Grove: (check local listings)

Country star Scotty McCreery invited friends Gloriana, Jana Kramer and Brett Eldredge to join him on his first holiday special, Christmas with Scotty McCreery & Friends premiering Saturday, December 1, 11:00 p.m./Eastern on Great American Country.  In addition to the beautiful sounds of traditional Christmas music and shared holiday memories, the true spirit of giving shines through two nonprofits of special meaning to McCreery and friends.

McCreery performs “Christmas In Heaven,” an original song from his holiday disc, Christmas with Scotty McCreery,  “Let it Snow” and “Santa Claus Is Back In Town;”  Gloriana performs “O Holy Night,” and “Silent Night;” Kramer performs “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and “Winter Wonderland;” and Eldredge performs “Mary Did You Know” and “Jingle Bell Rock.”  “Growing up Christmas was a special time of year for my family, probably our favorite time,” says McCreery . “It’s nice that we all get together as a family and spend time together.”

“For me personally, ‘Oh Holy Night’ is a song I used to sing in church when I was younger,” says Gloriana’s Rachel Reinert of the trio’s holiday recording.  “This song brings in the spirituality of Christmas and I think that’s why we all connect with it.”  In addition to musical performances, the artists wrapped gifts for specially selected angels from the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program and encouraged audience members to pick a recipient from the Angel Tree set up in the studio. “I have so many holiday memories that bring a smile to my face but for these kids they might not get the gifts I took for granted growing up,” McCreery says while wrapping presents.

It wasn’t easy for Jana Kramer to narrow down her favorite holiday tunes. “I’m so happy to be singing ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.’” she says. “It’s so vulnerable and special.”  As for Brett Eldredge’s performance of “Mary Did You Know,” he says, "There’s no mistaking it when I hear the first few notes of the guitar in that song, it immediately puts me in the Christmas spirit!"

McCreery’s also been involved with Samaritan’s Purse/Operation Christmas Child for as long as he can remember and shares special footage from a recent trip to the Dominican Republic where he saw first hand the good the organization does as he handed out specially packed holiday gift boxes “I’m just glad that I can be on the other end of it now.”

(l to r:)  Brett Eldredge, Jana Kramer, Scotty McCreery, Rachel Reinert, Tom Gossin, Mike Gossin.

                                        Christmas With Scotty McCreery Is Certified GOLD

Country star Scotty McCreery will be spreading Christmas cheer throughout the upcoming weeks with performances on major holiday specials and several television appearances, all in support of his current Gold-certified album Christmas With Scotty McCreery.  Scotty will kick off the holiday season this week, as he appears on NBC’s 15^th Annual Christmas In Rockefeller Center, which airs on Wednesday, November 28^th at 8/7c and also features Mariah Carey, Rod Stewart, CeeLo Green and more.    

McCreery will also be making two appearances on ABC’s Good Morning America, first on December 11^th and again on December 24^th.  Additional upcoming TV appearances will be announced soon.

As previously announced, McCreery will perform and host his own holiday special “Christmas With Scotty McCreery & Friends”  which will premiere on GAC Saturday, December 1^st at 11pm/ET with many re-airings to follow.  He will also appear as a presenter on the American Country Awards, which airs live on Sunday, December 10^th at 8/7c on Fox.  Plus, McCreery will also appear on the CMA Country Christmas special, airing Thursday December 20^th at 9/8c on ABC.

In addition, he will appear on the 10^th Annual “Hollywood Christmas Celebration At The Grove,” a nationally syndicated TV special which is airing across the country for the next 6 weeks (check local listings for show times).

Christmas With Scotty McCreery is now certified Gold by the RIAA and is one of this season's top selling holiday albums. The 11-song collection features two original holiday tracks as well as classic favorites, and is in stores now.

McCreery was just added to the list of celebs who will appear on the special holiday program, which will air on NBC on Wednesday Nov. 28 at 8PM ET.

Of course, McCreery’s signature baritone voice will be one highlight of the special, but the main show will be the lighting of the nearly 80-foot Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center. A tree has been placed at the same spot in New York City since 1933, the year the tradition began when it was lit up with 700 lights. In 1951, NBC began televising the lighting of the tree. Today, it takes more than 30,000 lights to decorate the tree each year, according to CBS News.

Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride and Rascal Flatts have all performed during previous ‘Christmas in Rockefeller’ specials. This year, McCreery and Adkins will represent country music during the annual television airing.

The gig is a perfect fit for the ‘Water Tower Town’ crooner, who is currently promoting his holiday record, ‘Christmas with Scotty McCreery.’ Plus, the Rockefeller Center special can help prepare the young country star for his own Christmas special on GAC. The television program ‘Christmas with Scotty McCreery and Friends’ will air on Saturday, Dec. 1.

Country music star and American Idol winner Scotty McCreery will turn his November 23rd concert at the historic Beacon Theater in New York City into a benefit concert to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy.  The show, originally billed as "Christmas with Scotty McCreery" is now being tagged as the "Beacon Theater Benefit for Hurricane Sandy Relief."  McCreery will donate a portion of the ticket sales to World Vision’s Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. 

"Being from North Carolina, I have seen firsthand what hurricanes can do. After seeing the devastation caused by Sandy, I wanted to figure out a way to help,” says McCreery of the upcoming concert.  “And given that we have a show at the Beacon Theater the day after Thanksgiving, I thought 'why not turn that New York show into a benefit?’”

Since the storm struck, World Vision has focused on providing assistance to communities in Queens, Staten Island, Bronx, Yonkers and Coney Island in New York; as well as in Hoboken and Egg Harbor township in New Jersey.  In addition to McCreery's ticket donation, World Vision will also be collecting donations onsite during the November 23rd concert.

"World Vision is honored to have been chosen by Scotty and his family to join together and help those still suffering from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,” says Michael Bianchi, Director, World Vision Artists.  “Our global mission is to serve those in need, even here in our own country.  Scotty's wish to do the same, especially at this time of the year, makes for a perfect partnership." 

McCreery has also invited his friend and American Idol fan favorite Pia Toscano to join him at the Beacon for a special performance.  "New York is my hometown and it's been difficult to watch what has happened there to my friends and family,” says Toscano.  “So when Scotty asked me to be a part of his Beacon Theater benefit performance, I jumped at the chance."

The New York City concert will feature songs from McCreery’s Platinum debut album Clear As Day as well as many songs from his new holiday album, Christmas With Scotty McCreery, which has sold more than 100,000 units in 5 weeks.  Christmas With Scotty McCreery, an 11-song collection produced by Mark Bright, features two original holiday tracks as well as classic favorites.

With the holidays in mind, McCreery adds, "It's fitting that the day after Thanksgiving, we can all show how thankful we are to live in a great country where Americans help Americans in their time of need.  So, I hope everyone will come out and support the 'Beacon Theater Benefit for Hurricane Sandy Relief.'  It will be a fun night and a grateful way for us all to kick off the holiday season."

Doors open at 5pm on Friday, November 23rd and the show begins at 5:30pm.  For tickets, go to Ticketmaster here:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D004949814D4921?camefrom=CFC_BEACONTHEATRE_BEACONTHEATRE&brand=beacontheatre.

About World Vision:

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.  Working in nearly 100 countries around the world, World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

Country music star and American Idol winner Scotty McCreery will turn his November 23rd concert at the historic Beacon Theater in New York City into a benefit concert to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy.  The show, originally billed as "Christmas with Scotty McCreery" is now being tagged as the "Beacon Theater Benefit for Hurricane Sandy Relief."  McCreery will donate a portion of the ticket sales to World Vision’s Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. 

"Being from North Carolina, I have seen firsthand what hurricanes can do. After seeing the devastation caused by Sandy, I wanted to figure out a way to help,” says McCreery of the upcoming concert.  “And given that we have a show at the Beacon Theater the day after Thanksgiving, I thought 'why not turn that New York show into a benefit?’”

Since the storm struck, World Vision has focused on providing assistance to communities in Queens, Staten Island, Bronx, Yonkers and Coney Island in New York; as well as in Hoboken and Egg Harbor township in New Jersey.  In addition to McCreery's ticket donation, World Vision will also be collecting donations onsite during the November 23rd concert.

"World Vision is honored to have been chosen by Scotty and his family to join together and help those still suffering from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,” says Michael Bianchi, Director, World Vision Artists.  “Our global mission is to serve those in need, even here in our own country.  Scotty's wish to do the same, especially at this time of the year, makes for a perfect partnership." 

McCreery has also invited his friend and American Idol fan favorite Pia Toscano to join him at the Beacon for a special performance.  "New York is my hometown and it's been difficult to watch what has happened there to my friends and family,” says Toscano.  “So when Scotty asked me to be a part of his Beacon Theater benefit performance, I jumped at the chance."

The New York City concert will feature songs from McCreery’s Platinum debut album Clear As Day as well as many songs from his new holiday album, Christmas With Scotty McCreery, which has sold more than 100,000 units in 5 weeks.  Christmas With Scotty McCreery, an 11-song collection produced by Mark Bright, features two original holiday tracks as well as classic favorites.

With the holidays in mind, McCreery adds, "It's fitting that the day after Thanksgiving, we can all show how thankful we are to live in a great country where Americans help Americans in their time of need.  So, I hope everyone will come out and support the 'Beacon Theater Benefit for Hurricane Sandy Relief.'  It will be a fun night and a grateful way for us all to kick off the holiday season."

Doors open at 5pm on Friday, November 23rd and the show begins at 5:30pm.  For tickets, go to Ticketmaster here:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D004949814D4921?camefrom=CFC_BEACONTHEATRE_BEACONTHEATRE&brand=beacontheatre.

About World Vision:

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.  Working in nearly 100 countries around the world, World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

Scotty McCreery is in a good spot right now. The 19-year-old fast-rising country star’s debut album ‘Clear as Day’ went platinum, no doubt bolstered by the burst of publicity he received after winning ‘American Idol’ in 2011. In the last year, he has finished high school, started college, and toured all over the country, and he recently released his first Christmas album, the aptly-titled ‘Christmas With Scotty McCreery.’

McCreery spoke to Taste of Country recently about his Christmas album, what he wants to do differently with his upcoming second studio record, how he balances his college classes and career and more. The deep-voiced singer’s success and earnest manner belie his youth, but despite an innate maturity beyond his years, McCreery acknowledged that in some ways he’s just a normal kid.
 

ToC: What makes a Christmas album so important to you right now? The industry’s generally accepted wisdom would say that it’s a bit early in your career for an album like that.
 

Scotty McCreery: It’s definitely early for a Christmas album in the country music world. A lot of people wait until they’re far down in their careers. For me, it’s just kind of another step where I’m growing as an artist. We talked about this for about a year now, and we finally got the okay to do it from the label, and everybody supports that. I was pumped up when they said yes.

I think it’s a good move. I think I’m going to have a lot more time to grow and take my time with my true sophomore album after ‘Clear as Day’ and really find the right songs. You know, in the last year I’ve won awards, I’ve had sold out shows across the country, but I haven’t had that big radio hit yet. So that’s my mission right now. So I’ve got to go out there and try to find it.

Read the rest of the interview - and 10 Things You Didn't Know About Scotty McCreery - at Taste of Country. 

» tasteofcountry.com

Just one album into a career, it's unusual for an artist to turn around and release a Christmas set next, but 2011 "American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery says he "got lucky," even if he admits he did have to talk his record label into the idea.

"A lot of people have to wait a few years -- a lot of years -- before they ever get to do a Christmas album," he says. "I just wanted to get it out there, and I really put a lot of time and effort into it. Christmas is my favorite holiday."

In keeping with the music industry's strategy of releasing Christmas fare before the Halloween candy has cleared the aisles, "Christmas With Scotty McCreery" arrived in stores on Oct. 16.

The singer, who just turned 19 this month, grew up loving Christmas music and performing it in school and church, so he was eager to get an album of his favorites into the marketplace. With his first studio album, "Clear as Day," having been certified platinum for sales of more than 1 million units just three months after its release last year, McCreery had a little leverage in gently twisting the arms of executives at his label. Once they agreed to the idea, he says, "They had my back on it, so it's been really nice to have their support."

Recording the album in August, during a scorching heat wave in Nashville, posed a second set of challenges, which McCreery and his team overcame by immersing themselves in holiday trimmings.

"We had Christmas lights, Christmas trees, Christmas cookies, Christmas hats; it was Christmas-y in there," says McCreery with a grin. "That made it easy on us, as long as we didn't go outside."

Read more about how Scotty picked which Christmas songs to record and how his first year in college is going at MSN Entertainment. 

» music.msn.com

Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope artist Scotty McCreery debuts at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200, No. 2 on the Top Country Albums charts and No. 1 on the Top Seasonal Albums chart with Christmas With Scotty McCreery, selling over 40,000 albums. As the holiday season begins, this is the best-selling holiday album so far this season.

"I owe it all to my fans,” said McCreery. “It's just incredible that last October AND this October, the fans put my new albums at the top of the Billboard charts."

The Platinum-selling teen, who spends half of each week as a full-time student at NC State and the other half on the road performing, will be all over the airwaves as the holiday season kicks in to high gear. He will perform one or two of his Christmas favorites on the upcoming “CMA Country Christmas,” which tapes in front of a live audience Saturday, Nov. 3 (7:30 PM/CT) at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The special will air later this holiday season on the ABC Television Network.

McCreery will also be part of some other major holiday specials that will be announced soon.

Christmas With Scotty McCreery, an 11-song collection produced by Mark Bright,follows his history-making debut album, Clear As Day, which was certified platinum for sales ofmore than 1 million units in just three months. Clear As Day debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and Top CountryAlbums charts, making him the youngest man in history to open at the topof the all-genre chart with a debut release. It also garnered the highestsales of any country solo album released last year and held the No. 1 spoton the Billboard Top Country Albums chart for six weeks.  The album'sfirst two singles, "I Love You This Big" and “The Trouble With Girls,” have also been certified gold.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                      
Oct 22, 2012

SCOTTY McCREERY TO PERFORM SONGS FROM CHRISTMAS WITH SCOTTY MCCREERY ON QVC TUESDAY, OCT 23

Viewers Have Opportunity To Order A Two CD set Including His Platinum-Selling Debut Clear As Day

NASHVILLE, TN – QVC’s gone country! American Idol Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery is scheduled to perform songs from his newly released album,Christmas with Scotty McCreery, live on QVC Tuesday October 23 at 2 PM (ET). In the spirit of the upcoming holiday season, the CMT award-winning artist will offer QVC viewers the exciting opportunity to order his new album as part of a two CD set including his platinum-selling debut album Clear as Day.

Christmas with Scotty McCreery blends classic holiday favorites such as “Let it Snow” and “Jingle Bells” with a distinct country vibe, creating a unique and refreshing sound sure to please music lovers of all ages. The album also features two new singles, “Christmas in Heaven” and “Christmas Comin’ Round Again.”

The two CD set containing Christmas with Scotty McCreery and Clear as Day will be available starting October 23 through QVC.com, while supplies last.

In September, the North Carolina State student was ranked No. 4 on Billboard’s list of “21 Under 21: Music’s Hottest Minors 2012,” which was his second consecutive year to be ranked No. 4 on that prestigious list. He was also among only five musical artists to be included in Variety’s Youth Impact Report 2012 that detailed those under age 21 who are driving forces in the entertainment industry. 

McCreery quickly emerged as the most successful new country artist of the last year. He won New Artist of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards in April, the same award he received at the American Country Awards in December. He also won the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year for “The Trouble With Girls” at the 2012 CMT Music Awards. He was ranked No. 1 on  Billboard’s list of Top New Country Artists for 2011 and has been touring as part of Brad Paisley’s “Virtual Reality Tour 2012” presented by Chevrolet.

Clear As Day debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and Top Country Albums charts, making him the youngest man in history to open at the top of the all-genre chart with a debut release. It also garnered the highest sales of any country solo album released last year and held the No. 1 spot on theBillboard Top Country Albums chart for six weeks.  The album's first two singles, "I Love You This Big" and “The Trouble With Girls,” have also been certified gold.

"It's been three weeks since my first day," McCreery recently told SoundSpike via telephone from Virginia Beach, VA. "It's going really well for me so far... I've gotten to do so many cool things, like go to the World Series and sing. Right now, I'm on tour with Brad Paisley. It's been a crazy great year for me since 'Idol.'" 

» www.soundspike.com

The autographed CD’s have been so popular, they are all gone!  You can still buy the CD here and be entered to get a chance for Scotty to call you or win a trip to see Scotty on his 2013 tour complete with airfare, hotel, tickets to the show and a MEET & GREET with Scotty! 

If you’d really like to get an autographed CD, you still have a chance to pick one up at one of Scotty’s many tour dates throughout the year!

SCOTTY McCREERY WILL RELEASE CHRISTMAS ALBUM ON OCT. 16

Christmas with Scotty McCreery Contains His Lifelong Favorites and Two New Standout Originals

NASHVILLE, TN – Scotty McCreery will release a new album, Christmas with Scotty McCreery, on Oct. 16 that features many of the holiday songs that have played an important role in his life, as well as two exciting new originals that he hopes will have a place in many Christmases to come.

“Christmas has always been my favorite time of the year,” he says. “And what is Christmas without music? We start listening to Christmas songs early in the McCreery household, so it felt right. I’ve always wanted to record a Christmas album since I’ve had my music career.

“It’s a special thing for me,” he says. “As a family, we were all really excited about making a Christmas album. Now we can add my CD to the collection we listen to.”

McCreery quickly emerged as the most successful new country artist of the last year. He won New Artist of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards in April, the same award he received at the American Country Awards in December. He also won the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year for “The Trouble With Girls” at the 2012 CMT Music Awards. He was ranked No. 1 on  Billboard’s list of Top New Country Artists for 2011 and has been touring as part of Brad Paisley’s “Virtual Reality Tour 2012” presented by Chevrolet.

Christmas with Scotty McCreery, an 11-song collection produced by Mark Bright, follows his history-making debut album, Clear As Day, which was certified platinum for sales of more than 1 million units in just three months. Clear As Day debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and Top Country Albums charts, making him the youngest man in history to open at the top of the all-genre chart with a debut release. It also garnered the highest sales of any country solo album released last year and held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart for six weeks.  The album's first two singles, "I Love You This Big" and “The Trouble With Girls,” have also been certified gold.

McCreery’s goal for his Christmas album was to create a body of work that makes people feel good and celebrate the birth of Jesus. “I just wanted it to be holly and jolly and really lift people’s spirits in the Christmas season because it’s supposed to be a really happy time. But I also wanted to get across the real reason for the season. ‘Christmas in Heaven’ is my favorite song on the album and it really speaks to that.”

Of course, the album embraces the traditional country sound for which McCreery has become known, but he also stretches his boundaries a bit to showcase songs with a more rocking feel, like “Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Santa Claus Is Back in Town,” and even create a musical atmosphere reminiscent of the Rat Pack on some songs.

“There will be some songs that sound like a different Scotty – not different as far as not country, but a different sound than they heard on the first album. Hopefully, they will be pleasantly surprised.”

He says deciding which songs to record was the most difficult part of the process because there are so many great Christmas standards. “I knew of a few that I just had to do, like ‘Mary, Did You Know?’ and ‘The First Noel.’ Then we heard some originals that blew me away and it was a no-brainer to put them on the album. When I heard ‘Christmas in Heaven,’ I listened to the first verse and automatically said, ‘You can stop it. That is on the album.’

“The other new song is called ‘Christmas Is Coming Around,’” he says. “That’s just a great story about Christmas time and really just lifting people’s spirits. Times may be tough, but during Christmas, it needs to be a happy time.”

Standards on the album include “Winter Wonderland,” “Jingle Bells,” “Let It Snow,” “The Christmas Song” and “O Holy Night.”  “With me being such a huge Elvis fan, I had to have one Elvis song, so I chose ‘Santa Claus Is Back in Town.’”

Since his elementary school days, he has delivered special performances for Christmas. In elementary school, he got a last-minute solo in a holiday concert and was able to sing it with ease. He played Joseph in a Christmas play and sang “O Holy Night” in fifth grade.

“For the last few years, I sang ‘Mary, Did You Know?’ in Christmas Eve services before the church service started with my friend Cody Wilson. He would play a little drum and I would play the guitar.

“Music is a very important part of Christmas time for me and everybody else.”

Beginning today, McCreery’s official site, www.ScottyMcCreery.com, will have an exclusive CD offer for fans to pre-order an autographed copy of the CD, receive a video message from Scotty and enter for a chance to meet or speak to McCreery.

"There will be some fun things to promote this album,” he says. “For example, I'll making Christmas calls to 100 random fans who purchase the album from my site and everyone who buys the album from my site will get an autographed copy and will be entered to win a fun meet and greet with me.”

» www.mlive.com