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Scotty McCreery Celebrates His Birthday In Raleigh, Receives Gold Record, SIngs Anthem

Update: Video from today’s celebration and the National Anthem before the football game

Scotty McCreery celebrated his 18th birthday and the release of his debut CD with a huge bash in front of a hometown crowd in Raleigh North Carolina this morning.

Scotty was presented with a gold record for his coronation single, “I Love You This Big” and then the crowd of 20, 000 sang happy birthday. The Idol winner was also presented with a cake. Reportedly, Scotty got a little teary-eyed! Aw. Scotty thanked his fans and took questions from the audience.

Later, Scotty sang the National Anthem before the at the Central Michigan at NC State football game at Carter-Finley Stadium. Scotty has been a life long Wolfpack fan!

American Idol

Scotty McCreery – Clear As Day – Review Roundup

Scotty McCreery’s album, Clear as Day came out today and the verdict on the Season 10 winner’s debut is mixed. Slapped together in a few short months, post-Idol debuts nearly always contain at least some generic elements. I always give that first effort a pass, It’s tough to pin down an artist’s individuality on such a slap-dash production schedule. So, I’m keeping those thoughts in mind as I read these reviews. The very last item is a video of Scotty describing Clear as Day track by track for Billboard.

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Introducing Scotty McCreery (GAC Video + Q&A)

A few people asked me to put up video from the GAC TV “Introducing Scotty McCreery” Special, so here it is. There’s not much information in here a super-fan wouldn’t know. But, the trip back through Scotty’s childhood, complete with photos and interviews with his family, teachers etc. is pretty fun.

Also, as a bonus, Scotty is in desperate need of a lozenge as he answers fan questions for The Boot.