Courtesy CMT.com
By Alison Bonaguro

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Everyone already knows what high scores Scotty McCreery received on American Idol. But did you know he is becoming kind of a math whiz? Neither did he. When he got a 98 percent on a recent math test at North Carolina State University, he was kind of surprised. "I was pumped about that because math is not one of my best things," he told The Associated Press. Beyond getting good grades in math, McCreery is taking all his college courses toward his communications degree on Mondays and Wednesdays (which allows him some free time for intramural football on Tuesdays) so he can spend the long weekends touring or making new music in Nashville. And how's that coming? "We're still looking for songs because that's what the second album is about for me," he said. "I'm going to be picking and choosing. Country music is about the songs. This last year, I've had sold-out shows, I've won awards and stuff, but I haven't had that huge monster hit yet. That's a song I really need to have." Too bad there's not a course titled monster hit songwriting at NCSU.

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Courtesy of The Tennessean

Fans of country music singer Scotty McCreery have already snapped up all the tickets to his two performances later this month at the N.C. State Fair. Now they also have the chance to look at some of his memorabilia.

An exhibit at the N.C. Museum of History spotlights objects donated by the 2011 "American Idol" winner, including the outfit he wore for his final duet on the television show on May 25, 2011. He sang "Live Like You Were Dying" with country music star Tim McGraw. That outfit consists of a black leather jacket, jeans, T-shirt and cross necklace

The exhibit also includes the lyric sheet for "Live Like You Were Dying," along with his gold record for his first album, "Clear as Day."

The exhibit closes Jan. 4.

A message from Scotty...

I’m letting you know that I’m coming to Alabama. December 13, I’ll be performing a show in in Huntsville at the Von Braun Center, and December 14 I’ll be in Birmingham at the BJCC. Because you are a fan club member,

Courtesy of Variety.com
By Iain Blair

Youth Impact Report 2012: Young at Chart

It's been quite a year for 18-year-old country singer Scotty McCreery. He won Season 10 of "American Idol" (the finale got a record-breaking 122.4 million votes and nearly 39 million viewers), released his debut album "Clear as Day" last October (it bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, spawned two gold singles, and went platinum within three months), won new artist of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards in April, and is touring with country superstar Brad Paisley through next month.

With his deep voice and love of "old country artists like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams and Merle Haggard," McCreery happily admits to being a throwback and says he's always bucked musical trends.

"As a kid, I was listening to Elvis and traditional country stuff while everyone else was into the Backstreet Boys," says the native of Garner, N.C.

"So I was the weird one, but it's paid off. A year or so ago, I was an average teenager, going to high school and working at the local grocery store. Now I'm on TV every week and playing huge shows."

McCreery credits his 'Idol' experience, "which was like boot camp for me," with preparing him for the past year. "It taught me how to deal with the media and all the pressure of touring and performing live for big audiences with Brad. I feel a lot older than 18, so much has happened so fast."

Impact: Won "American Idol," released a hit album, and won new artist of the year award.
Next: Releasing a Christmas album he recorded in Nashville ("I was singing 'Let It Snow' while it was 95 degrees outside," he says).
Cause: Operation Christmas Child

Scotty McCreery will be listed in the "2013 Guinness Book of World Records".

It was confirmed by the folks at Guinness that Scotty McCreery made it into the new Guinness World Records 2013 as the youngest male to enter the U.S. albums charts at #1." The event actually happened a year ago when Scotty's album "Clear As Day" debuted at #1 in October of 2011, when he was 17.