'American Idol' winner Scotty McCreery debut song sets chart records

The song had the highest-charting debut for a new artist in more than two decades.It debuted at No. 32 on Billboard's NielsenBroadcast Data Systems-based Country Songs chart and is the highest debut for a new artist's first single since the chart began using Nielsen BDS data the week of Jan. 20, 1990, Billboard said.
The song, which hit No. 1 on iTunes, reached No. 3 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart with 171,404 units sold, whilea compilation album featuring 14 of his performances from "American Idol," called "American Idol Season 10: Scotty McCreery," reached No. 12 on the BillboardTop 200 all-genre albums chart and No. 3 on the country albums chart with 23,196 units sold, Interscope Records said.
"I am humbled and shocked by this news,"McCreery, 17, said in a statement. "I can't tell you what it means to me to be on the same charts as my musical heroes. I want to thank my fans and especially country radio for their support. I continue to be amazed by everything that has happened to me in such a short time."

Lauren Alaina Says Kissing Scotty McCreery on Finale Was a Hoax

The runner-up appeared on ‘Live! With Regis and Kelly’ today, where she spilled that her lip lock with the country ‘Idol’ winner was nothing more than the ultimate dare.


“How about that Scotty guy, huh?” Regis asked Lauren, who was practically giddy in her stagechair, but went sly when her counterpart was brought up. “Oh, he’s great!” she replied coyly.


While the 16-year-old Georgia cutie denied that she and the 17-year-old North Carolina cowboy are dating, Regis and Kelly asked the question we are all dying to know: Did she want to kiss him? “Someone dared me to,” she spilled, though she wouldn’t say who when asked.
“But you wanted to kiss Scotty!” Regis prodded. To which the blushing teen replied, “Well…”
“Double dog dare, that’s what it was,” she insisted after Kelly brought it up. “You have to do it if you get double dog dared, it’s just like the rules.”


So there you have it — double dog dare rules are still in play in 2011, and Lauren Alaina kissed Scotty McCreery on a dare. Somehow, we don’t think this will be the last we hear of the pair!


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Justin Bieber, Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina Added to CMT Awards Line-Up

More big stars are added to the already-star-studded guest list of upcoming Country Music Television (CMT) Awards. The latest one is Justin Bieber who scores his first CMT nomination in Collaborative Video of the Year, thanks to "That Should Be Me", his joint track with Rascal Flatts.



Joining the pop idol will be Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina who recently finished first and second respectively at the "American Idol" finale. They have dropped their country debut single with Scotty releasing "I Love You This Big" and Lauren offering "Like My Mother Does".



"I Love You This Big" bowed at number 32 on Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and climbed to No. 5 on iTunes song list. It's reportedly the highest chart debut for a new artist on the Country charts in the SoundScan era. The previous records on the Billboard chart had been 42 and 41.



The other guests include Shania Twain, Sara Evans, Train, Kristin Chenoweth, Melissa Peterman and Mary Steenburgen. Newly-crowned "Dancing with the Stars" winner Hines Ward, Green Bay Packers' Clay Matthews, and stars of CMT original movie "To the Mat" Laura Bell Bundy and Ricky Schroder are invited as well.



Hosted by Kid Rock, the CMT Awards will be held in a live ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee on June 8. Big & Rich, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Toby Keith and Zac Brown Band will perform.

AMERICAN IDOL FINALE AMAZES AMERICA!!!

AMERICAN IDOL finished their 10th season finale with a BANG! The last episode was filled with performances galore, that topped any television finale I have seen to this date! Where the budget from, I have no idea but it will be difficult for any show to end a season this strong.



JACOB LUSK, KIRK FRANKLIN, & GLADYS KNIGHT "I SMILE":

SCOTTY MCCREERY & TIM MCGRAW "LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING":

JAMES DURBIN & JUDAS PRIEST "LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT", "BREAKING THE LAW":

HALEY REINHART & TONY BENNETT "STEPPIN OUT":

CASEY ABRAMS & JACK BLACK "FAT BOTTOM GIRLS":

LAUREN ALAINA & CARRIE UNDERWOOD "BEFORE HE CHEATS":

U2 & THE EDGE "TURN OFF THE DARK":

LADY GAGA "EDGE OF GLORY":

MARC ANTHONY, JENNIFER LOPEZ & SHEILA E "AGUANILE":

TLC & IDOL GIRLS "NO SCRUBS", "WATERFALLS":

BEYONCE "1 + 1":

BEYONCE & IDOL GIRLS SING BEYONCE MEDLEY:

STEVEN TYLER "DREAM ON":

Enjoy all these videos, I loved every minute of the last night's episode especially since I've been watching this entire season since the auditions! It went by so fast and I can't wait for the next season!!! Oh ya, and congrats to Scotty McCreery for winning...



You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

'American Idol's' Steven Tyler: 'Lauren Alaina's been perfect'

 

During Tuesday, May 24's final performance show, Tyler again declared that he thinks the 16-year-old country crooner should win the crown, not 17-year-old Scotty McCreery. After Round 2, Tyler said Lauren won both rounds because she is "prettier" than Scotty. (It's not like this is a singing competition or anything! And it's not like he's being paid to critique their vocals or anything!) After Round 3, he said Lauren is his American Idol and thinks America will feel the same way.

At the press conference after the big show, Tyler explained why Lauren is his American Idol and what he saw in her from the beginning: "When I first heard Lauren, seven months ago, it was the second city. You have to go through so many kids and she sang. She doesn't even try to hit the notes, the words just go to that place. Everybody else is trying to hit the notes and she's never had a problem with pitch. Maybe bad songs, but she's been perfect and right and great," he said. "I circled her months ago and said 'American Idol.' Her and about six or seven others, but I heard her first. I mean, how does a 15-year-old sing like that? How does that happen. That's magic, that's the gift and that's what we're looking for."

Scotty McCreery - Amazed - American Idol 2011 Top 3 (HQ)

Three more days and the old-school broadcast network season is “over.” That means the season conclusions for several shows, including NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” Fox’s “Glee” and ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday and Fox’s “American Idol” on Wednesday.




ABC’s “The Bachelorette” Monday and Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” Thursday start their summer runs this week, too.




And bid farewell forever to Fox’s “The Chicago Code” Monday, NBC’s “Law & Order: Los Angeles” Thursday and CBS”s “Criminal Minds: Suspicious Behavior” Wednesday as well.

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‘Idol’ finals: Scotty McCreery vs. Lauren Alaina

 

LOS ANGELES — "American Idol" finalist Haley Reinhart won’t be growling on this season’s final showdown.

The bluesy 20-year-old vocalist from Wheeling, Ill., best known for her signature singing snarl, was revealed Thursday to have received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent contest, leaving deep-voiced 17-year-old singer Scotty McCreery of Garner, N.C., and soaring 16-year-old songbird Lauren Alaina of Rossville, Ga., to compete on next week’s finale.

"I rocked it out, and I had a blast," Reinhart said after her elimination.

Reinhart had always seemed doomed on "Idol." Unlike her remaining rivals, cherubic country crooners McCreery and Alaina, the wavy-haired Reinhart had been less definable and garnered fewer votes, landing at the bottom as one of the show’s low vote-getters four times after weak performances of such songs as LeAnn Rimes’ "Blue" and Blondie’s "Call Me."

This season’s femme fatale found recent success by boldly tackling classic rock tunes. She earned a standing ovation from the judges two weeks ago for a rousing rendition of The Animals’ version of "The House of the Rising Sun," and she was lauded again Wednesday for her performances of Fleetwood Mac’s "Rhiannon" and Led Zeppelin’s "What Is and What Should Never Be."

 

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‘Idol’ Finale: Lauren Alaina Knocks Scotty McCreery ‘Flat on the Floor’

'American Idol' finalists Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery. (AP/FOX)

Scotty McCreery had all the momentum going into Tuesday night’s “American Idol” finale, but the show ultimately belonged to Lauren Alaina, despite the fact that she sprained a vocal cord in rehearsals.



Scotty started off strong in round one, in which each contestant was asked to reprise their favorite performance of the season. He chose “Gone” by Montgomery Gentry, making all the usual Scotty faces (cue the huge eyeballs) and doing the usual Scotty thing.

Lauren followed with Carrie Underwood’s “Flat on the Floor,” immediately beating Scotty in the song choice contest and giving a much more entertaining performance as far as our eyes and ears were concerned (though she did sound a little bit hoarse).



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