Scotty McCreery photo courtesy of UMG Nashville.

Scotty McCreery’s first love has always been music, but he’s also a major sports buff. He grew up playing baseball and during a recent trip to Chicago, he and his band took a break from their busy schedule to visit Wrigley Field. They filmed the outing for the latest episode of Scotty’s web series, ScotTV.

During his visit to the historic field, Scotty and his band took a tour of the stadium, home of the Chicago Cubs, and learned about the nearly 100-year-old venue’s history. They also visited the press box, clubhouse and dugouts. A groundskeeper who turned out to be a fan even let them on the field!

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Scotty McCreery photo courtesy of UMG Nashville.

Scotty McCreery has teamed up with DoSomething.org and Walmart for the first-ever “Peanut Butter & Jam Slam” to collect one of the top requested food items at food banks, peanut butter. Scotty appears in a national Public Service Announcement encouraging teens to get started on their peanut butter and jam drives. He also shares his recipe for the “Scotty McCreery PB&J” – peanut butter, jam and the secret ingredient, cereal.

“Millions of kids experience hunger every day – but it just doesn’t have to be this way,“ Scotty said. “That’s why I am lending my voice to help motivate teens to collect jars of peanut butter and jelly to help fight hunger.” Continue Reading

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The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions announced today that 2 Broke Girls star Beth Behrs, Vegas star Michael Chiklis, Grammy award-winner Sheryl Crow, The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco, music star John Fogerty, omg! INSIDER co-anchor Kevin Frazier, San Francisco 49ers NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, country music artists Miranda Lambert, Scotty McCreery and Kacey Musgraves, Entertainment Tonight co-anchor Nancy O’Dell, country music artists Jake Owen, Reba and Keith Urban, and A&E’s Duck Dynasty stars Willie & Korie Robertson are scheduled to present as part of the 48^th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. The ceremony, which will be co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton, honors country music’s top talent, as well as the industry’s hottest emerging artists. It is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 8 p.m. live ET/delayed PT on CBS.

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Fan voting is now open at www.VoteACM.com for the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Award’s Entertainer of the Year award, powered by Ram Truck Brand for the fourth year in a row, and the New Artist of the Year award, presented by Kohl’s. Both awards will be given out during the ACM Awards, airing live on CBS on April 7 at 8/7c and co-hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan.

“Once again, fans have the power to vote for two of the ACM’s most exciting categories, and we’re proud to have great partners both in Ram Trucks and Kohl’s to help make it happen,” Bob Romeo, CEO of the Academy of Country Music, said.

“The Ram Truck brand is proud to partner with the Academy of Country Music for their 48th Award ceremony,” Fred Diaz, President and CEO – Ram Truck Brand and Chrysler de Mexico, Chrysler Group LLC, said. “Ram truck fans and country music fans are one and the same as they are cut from the same cloth of authenticity with a genuine work-hard, play-hard attitude. We are excited to find out who Ram and country music fans will select as their choice for Entertainer of the Year. We congratulate all the nominated artists.” Continue Reading

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Battle lines are drawn in Episode 4 of Scotty McCreery’s video series ScotTV. While out on his Weekend Roadtrip Tour, Scotty takes it upon himself to prank his manager, Mike, with a little help from his band.

But Mike isn’t letting Scotty get away with it. A huge sports fan, Scotty is engrossed in a basketball game before showtime when Mike interrupts to tell him to come outside and take photos with a group of fans. Happy to take a photo but a bit upset about missing the start of the second half, Scotty is in for quite a surprise!

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Left to right: Scotty McCreery, Brantley Gilbert, Jana Kramer and Florida Georgia Line. Photo Credit: Ed Rode.

As reigning ACM Top New Artist, Scotty McCreery knows exactly how Florida Georgia Line, Brantley Gilbert and Jana Kramer feel as they vie for this year’s ACM Top New Artist Award. Scotty will host the ACM Top New Artist special, premiering Monday, March 25 at 8/7c on GAC where each of the finalists will receive their individual category trophy from Scotty.

“Winning the ACM award was a huge stepping stone for me and is kind of cool for me and my fans,” Scotty said. “Even those who maybe weren’t fans were made aware of me through that show.”  Continue Reading

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Scotty McCreery has debuted a brand new webisode series, ‘ScotTV.’ The series will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at Scotty’s life on the road on his Weekend Roadtrip Tour and also offer sneak peeks of his upcoming sophomore album and much more.

“We always have a lot of fun out on the road and these first episodes of ScotTV are just the beginning,” Scotty said. “2013 is going to be a new chapter in my career and I’m excited to share it with all my fans. I hope they’ll enjoy the ride as much as I do.”

In the first episode of ScotTV, Scotty takes fans behind the scenes of tour rehearsals. There’s a lot of laughter and a little bit of music! Fans can tune in to ScotTV by visiting www.scottymccreery.com.Watch the first episode below: Continue Reading

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Carrie Underwood photo courtesy of Sony Music Nashville. Kelly Clarkson photo courtesy of kellyclarkson.com.

American Idol has churned out a number of country stars, none more well-known that Carrie Underwood — in addition to pop star Kelly Clarkson, who has dabbled in country music in recent months. As American Idol Season 12 moves into the first live shows, Billboard has released its ranking of the Top 100 songs by Idols based on their chart performance on the Hot 100.

Kelly’s “Since U Been Gone” comes in at No. 1 while her GRAMMY-winning hit “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” follows it at No. 2. Kelly has 18 songs in the Top 100, including four in the Top 5 alone. Meanwhile, Carrie charted 20 songs in the Top 100, more than any other Idol. Her song “Before He Cheats” is her highest charting song in the Top 100, coming in at No. 9. Continue Reading

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The Harlem Shake is the latest dance craze sweeping the nation and Scotty McCreery got in on the act during a tour stop in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Scotty enlisted his band and the crowd gathered for his Weekend Road Trip Tour for the video.

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Scotty McCreery hosts CMA’s Fourth Annual Keep the Music Playing All Stars Concert at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center February 19, 2013. Photo Credit: Donn Jones/CMA

The CMA Foundation donated $1.2 million to benefit music education programs in Metro Nashville public schools through their Keep the Music Playing campaign at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Tuesday night. The announcement was made during a reception prior to the Fourth Annual CMA  Keep the Music Playing All Star Concert hosted by Scotty McCreery.

“Providing instruments for every Metro school is a tremendous accomplishment,” Steve Moore, CMA Chief Executive Officer, said. “When we started this program in 2006, instruments in Metro band programs were more than 30 years old – if they were lucky enough to have them at all. Seeing what this program has accomplished on behalf of our artists is extremely gratifying. Keep the Music Playing is making a difference by helping to make quality music education a reality for our children.” Continue Reading

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