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Wet-And-Wild Morning With Scotty McCreery – Greensboro, NC — American Idol winner and local star Scotty McCreery spent the day with fans at Wet-And-Wild. McCreery sat down with Tige and Daniel from WTQR for a couch interview, then he met with fans and played a little music. – See the video at Digitriad

‘American Idol’ auditions draw 5,000 – NEWARK — The odds against success are astronomical. But that didn’t stop more than 5,000 people — some with talent, most with just dreams — from lining up outside the Prudential Center in Newark at dawn Saturday, awaiting their chance to audition for the upcoming 12th season of Fox’s “American Idol.” For those with an actual voice, Saturday provided something rare: a genuine opportunity for mainstream exposure before a national audience of millions and a chance — however fleeting — to succeed recent winner Phillip Phillips as the “American Idol” crown holder. – Read more at North Jersey

Taylor Daneyko Makes it to the Next Round of Idol Auditions – Thousands of “American Idol” hopefuls lined up around the Prudential Center in Newark on Saturday for a shot at stardom. Taylor Daneyko, 17, from Mendham, N.J., sang “Don’t Know Why” by Brooklynite Norah Jones for the hit show’s producers — and made it to the next round of auditions. “I was more excited than nervous,” said the daughter of former N.J. Devils player and sports announcer Ken Daneyko. “One-in-a-million chances run in the family.” – Read more at NYDailyNews

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