Congratulations to the Scotty McCreery Fan of the Month for October 2026, Windy S! Learn more about Windy below!

Where are you from?: Maine 

How many years have you been a fan?: Since the beginning! 

How many years have you been a fan club member? This year

What is your favorite Scotty song? If I had to pick - The Trouble with Girls

What is your favorite Scotty album? All of them!

How many times have you seen Scotty live? What was your first show? What was your favorite show? My identical twin sister, Samantha, our older sister Sirena, and I attended our first concert in July 2016 in Portland. We enjoyed our second show in August 2023 in New Hampshire, and we’re excited to have tickets for another concert in October 2026, also in New Hampshire!

What’s one thing that sets you apart from other Scotty fans? When people ask what my favorite album or song of Scotty's is, I honestly can’t pick just one. My identical twin sister and I are actually just two days older than you (October 7th), so your music has literally been the soundtrack to our lives. As you were writing about first crushes, getting jobs, getting married, and having kids, we were hitting those exact same milestones at the exact same time. Your music grew up right along with us.

MCCREERY SURPRISED TURNER ONSTAGE AT COUNTRY IN THE BURG, 15 YEARS AFTER TURNER SURPRISED HIM AT HIS “AMERICAN IDOL” HOMETOWN SHOW

MILESTONE COMES AS TURNER MARKS 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CAREER-DEFINING ALBUM YOUR MAN

Josh Turner (right) presented plaque for "Your Man" 5X Platinum by Scotty McCreery (left) Country In The Burg in Cedarburg, Wis. on Friday, August 28.  Photos by Aaron Shriver

As Josh Turner marks the 20^th anniversary of his career-defining album Your Man, the country star received a surprise onstage Friday night while co-headlining Country In The Burg in Cedarburg, Wis., when Scotty McCreery presented him with a plaque commemorating the album’s signature title track, “Your Man,” being certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA for sales of more than 5 million units. The milestone is one of several new certifications for songs from the album, with “Would You Go With Me” now 4x Platinum and “Me and God” certified Gold. Check out video here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcvusRJunGB/

The moment came 15 years after Turner surprised McCreery at his “American Idol” hometown show in 2011, where the two performed “Your Man” together during McCreery’s run on the competition.

The Wisconsin setting made the reunion even more fitting. McCreery auditioned for “American Idol” just down the road from Friday’s festival, with Turner’s “Your Man” as his audition song.

Their connection to the song has continued through the years. Earlier this year, McCreery released his retrospective album 15 spotlighting a new recording of “Your Man” featuring Turner, adding another chapter to a relationship that began with the song 15 years ago.

Originally released in 2006, Your Man produced Turner’s first No. 1 hit with its title track, topped Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and earned two Grammy nominations. The album’s 20th anniversary is being marked this year with an expanded anniversary edition via MCA/UMe featuring the fan-favorite bonus track “Hard Headed” and live recordings.

Congratulations to the Scotty McCreery Fan of the Month for September 2026, Rebecca R! Learn more about Rebecca below!

Where are you from?: Newmanstown, Pennsylvania 

How many years have you been a fan?: 15 years since American Idol 

How many years have you been a fan club member? 2 years

What is your favorite Scotty song? I Love You This Big

What is your favorite Scotty album? Rise & Fall

How many times have you seen Scotty live? What was your first show? What was your favorite show? 2 times. Both Lancaster, PA. He also puts on a great show.

What’s one thing that sets you apart from other Scotty fans? I've been watching since he was on American Idol 

Congratulations to the Scotty McCreery Fan of the Month for August 2026, Charlene D! Learn more about Charlene below!

Where are you from?: Sheboygan, WI

How many years have you been a fan?: Since American Idol

How many years have you been a fan club member? 3 years

What is your favorite Scotty song? I love them all! Five More Minutes is so very special I would love 5 more minutes with several people

What is your favorite Scotty album? Rise & Fall

How many times have you seen Scotty live? What was your first show? What was your favorite show? 3.. My first show was in Sheboygan, WI and we saw Scotty on our 45th wedding Anniversary and seeing Scotty Completed the night. After the show we saw him when he was going to his bus. I and my husband talked with him took a picture and he congratulated us. It was a special night for sure.

What’s one thing that sets you apart from other Scotty fans? I follow, listen and comment on a lot of his posts. I just really am impressed by his kindness and caring of everyone.

The August episode of “Prime Country with Scotty McCreery” debuts this Saturday, August 1 at 3 PM ET, on SiriusXM Prime Country Ch. 58. Now in its second year, the monthly show airs nine times throughout August as McCreery spins the country songs of the ‘80s and ‘90s that he loves, shares behind the scenes stories from his career, and talks with guests. This month, McCreery talks with hitmaker Zach Top who shares some stories, reveals his country music Mt. Rushmore (Keith Whitley, George Strait, Merle Haggard, and George Jones), and requests to hear “Job Description” by Alan Jackson. McCreery and Top talked backstage at Country Stampede in Bonner Springs, Kansas on June 26 where both artists performed in front of more than 18,000 fans. 

The nine airings of “Prime Country with Scotty McCreery” in August are:

Saturday, 8/1 - 3 PM ET

Sunday, 8/2 - 9 PM ET

Monday, 8/3 - 12 PM ET

Friday, 8/7 - 10 PM ET

Tuesday, 8/11 - 12 AM

Tuesday, 8/11 - 5 PM ET

Thursday, 8/13 - 4 PM ET 

Wednesday, 8/19 - 3 AM ET

McCreery recently released 15, a retrospective collection of 9 hits and 4 new songs, celebrating his first 15 years as a recording artist. The new songs on the album include his cover versions of “Your Man” featuring Josh Turner, “Hello Darlin’,” and “Why Me, Lord?” as well as the original song “Been a Good Run.” 

In addition to being on 15, his first number one hit, “Five More Minutes,” is featured in the Apple TV+ movie “The Dink,” starring Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen, and Ed Harris, and produced by Johnson and Ben Stiller (who makes a brief appearance in the film). In the movie, Steenburgen’s character gives Johnson’s character a country music playlist. Although he does not like country music at first, Johnson plays “Five More Minutes” and begins to sing along and cry as he becomes overwhelmed with the powerful lyrics.  It’s a highlight of the movie, with the song being part of the plot and not just background music. 

McCreery returns to the studio soon to begin working on a new album. 

Entertainment Focus Country writes: 

There are plenty of laughs in Apple TV+‘s new sports comedy ‘The Dink’ but for Country music fans, the film’s most memorable moment arrives courtesy of a familiar voice from North Carolina.

Starring Jake Johnson as a former tennis prodigy whose career has long since unravelled, ‘The Dink’ is, at its heart, a redemption story. Johnson’s character now spends his days working for his father at a struggling tennis club, with Oscar winner Ed Harris bringing plenty of gravitas as the hard-nosed dad. Set against the unlikely battleground of tennis versus the rapidly growing world of pickleball, the film could easily have been just another sports comedy. Instead, it finds surprising emotional depth in its quieter moments.

But it’s what happens when Steenburgen turns Johnson onto Country music that provides the film’s funniest scene.

Johnson’s character has made it abundantly clear throughout the film that he can’t stand Country music. So when Steenburgen insists he gives one of her carefully curated Country playlists a chance, he does so with more reluctance than enthusiasm. A few scenes later, everything has changed.

The film cuts to Johnson alone in his apartment, tears streaming down his face as Scotty McCreery’s modern classic ‘Five More Minutes’ pours through the speakers. He’s no longer just listening: he’s belting out every word, throwing himself into the lyrics and acting out the song’s most emotional moments with complete sincerity. It’s hilarious because of just how dramatically Country music has broken through his defenses, but it’s also strangely touching.

Anyone who has heard ‘Five More Minutes’ will understand why.

Since its release in 2017, the song has become McCreery’s signature hit, resonating with listeners through its simple but universal message about wishing life would slow down just a little. Whether it’s childhood memories, family milestones or loved ones we’ve lost, the song taps into emotions that almost everyone has experienced. That’s exactly why the scene works.

The joke isn’t that Country music is something to laugh at. Quite the opposite. The comedy comes from watching someone who has spent the entire film dismissing the genre suddenly discover just how powerfully it can connect with people. It’s a reminder that the best Country songs don’t just tell stories, they make us see our own.

For us at EF Country, it’s especially satisfying to see one of the genre’s defining songs given such a prominent role in a major Apple TV+ release. Rather than being used as background music, ‘Five More Minutes’ becomes a genuine plot point, revealing something important about Johnson’s character while delivering one of the film’s biggest laughs.

It’s another example of Country music continuing to find its way into mainstream film and television, not as a stereotype but as authentic storytelling. And if ‘The Dink’ sends a few viewers off to discover Scotty McCreery’s catalogue after the credits roll, that’s a victory worth celebrating.

Sometimes, all it takes is just five more minutes.

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