The cover of Scotty McCreery’s much-anticipated debut book, Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream (Zondervan, in stores May 3, 2016) was released to the public today.

Go Big or Go Home is now available for fans to pre-order on Amazon.

Go Big or Go Home narrates McCreery’s journey from a kid imitating Elvis on the school bus to 30 million across America tuning in to see him win season ten of “American Idol” to building a successful country music career. Now just following his 22^nd birthday as he completes his eagerly awaited fourth album and was recently named Nash Country Weekly’s 2015 “Sexiest Man,” McCreery shares a glimpse of where he came from and the impact his faith, family and friends have had on a humble guy who keeps asking “why me?” This is his journey from his North Carolina roots to winning America’s most popular singing competition and moving on to launch the musical career he had always dreamt about.

McCreery captured the hearts of millions of viewers nationwide after winning season ten of “American Idol” in 2011 at the age of 17. Subsequently, the talented vocalist released his debut break-out album,Clear As Day, which was the best-selling solo album released by a country artist in 2011. He also became the youngest man in history to have his first album debut atop the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. McCreery has sold more than 2.5 million albums and received both Platinum and Gold album certifications. He has earned three Platinum singles (“I Love You This Big,” “The Trouble With Girls” and the Top Ten hit “See You Tonight”) and one Gold single (the Top Ten hit “Feelin’ It”). McCreery earned the Academy of Country Music Award for New Artist of the Year in 2011; CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Video of the Year (for “The Trouble With Girls”) in 2012; and two American Country Awards: New Artist of the Year in 2011 and Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2013.

McCreery toured with Rascal Flatts as the Special Guest on their RIOT TOUR 2015 this summer in addition to performing solo dates throughout the year. In-between concerts, he has been writing and recording songs for his highly anticipated new studio album, due out in 2016. The first single from the album, “Southern Belle” can be heard on country radio now and can be previewed and purchased online at http://umgn.us/southernbelle. The recently released music video for “Southern Belle” can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/1kuiBDe.

Scotty McCreery burst onto the national music scene in 2011 at age 17, quickly establishing himself as one of country music’s hottest new stars. Now 22 years old, the talented singer/songwriter has sold more than 2.5 million albums and received both Platinum and Gold album certifications, debuted three consecutive albums at No. 1 on a Billboard chart, achieved one Gold and three Platinum-certified singles and two Top Ten hits, toured with Brad Paisley, The Band Perry and Rascal Flatts, headlined his own tours, earned industry and fan accolades, amassed more than three million followers on Facebook and Twitter, received more than 150 million YouTube views…and he’s just getting started! For tour schedules and more information, visit www.ScottyMcCreery.com. Follow McCreery on social media at Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Scotty McCreery releases the new video for his latest single, “Southern Belle.”

The clip features Scotty surrounded by cheerleaders and marching band members from all over middle Tennessee, including cheer squads from Belmont University and from Lipscomb University along with the Vanderbilt University Spirit of Gold Marching Band.

“Southern Belle,” which was written by Sean McConnell and Jason Saenz, is the lead single off Scotty’s third studio album due out next year.

Scotty McCreery was voted “Country’s Sexiest Man” by the readers of NASH Country Weekly. Scotty was up against such artists as Keith Urban, George Strait and many others. He says the honor is funny, but flattering at the same time.

“It’s always funny, it’s always flattering to see the Sexiest anything, so Sexiest Male Country Music [is] pretty wild,” says the 22-year-old North Carolina native. “You know, for me, it’s always weird. I don’t think the Sexiest Man should be at the state fair eating Krispy Kreme burgers, but if that’s what they’re about, then I’m about it too.”

Scotty’s latest single, “Southern Belle,” is making its way up the country charts.

Scotty will release his very first book, Go Big Or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream on May 3rd. The book tells the story of the young star’s journey from a kid imitating Elvis on the school bus to millions of fans tuning in to see him win Season 10 of American Idol to building a successful country music career. The book will be available for pre-order beginning November 15th.

Multi-Platinum-selling country music star Scotty McCreery teases his upcoming “Southern Belle” video with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage released to RARE today. McCreery is seen letting loose on set and belting out his latest tune surrounded by cheerleaders and marching band members from all over Nashville including cheer squads from Belmont University and from Lipscomb University along with the Vanderbilt University Spirit of Gold Marching Band. View HERE.

“Southern Belle,” produced by Frank Rogers and written by Sean McConnell and Jason Saenz, is the lead single off McCreery’s highly-anticipated third studio album on Mercury Nashville / 19 / Interscope Records. The official video is due out this Monday, Nov. 9th.

Fans can preview and purchase “Southern Belle” by visiting umgn.us/SouthernBelle.

McCreery recently wrapped up the Riot Tour 2015 with Rascal Flatts and he continues his own headlining dates through the end of the year. In addition to “Southern Belle,” the ACM and CMT Award-winner performs his Platinum-selling fan-favorites on tour including “See You Tonight,” “I Love You This Big,” “The Trouble With Girls,” his most recent Top 10 Gold-selling hit, “Feelin’ It” and many more.

McCreery also recently announced the May 3, 2016 release of his very first book, Go Big Or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream, which narrates the young star’s journey from a kid imitating Elvis on the school bus to 30 million viewers across the country tuning in to see him win Season 10 of “American Idol” to building a successful country music career. The book will be available for pre-order beginning Nov. 15.

For more information, images, tour dates, music and more, visit www.ScottyMcCreery.com.

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Scotty McCreery is a huge baseball fan, having played the game in high school. He was a pitcher for Garner High School (North Carolina), even reaching the state finals. His favorite professional team, the Boston Red Sox, was eliminated in the run this year, so it’s the Kansas City Royals versus the New York Mets. While he doesn’t have a dog in the race, he’s still catching some plays during the World Series.

“I don’t really have a dog in this fight, because my team is not in it, but the Mets were really good to me this year. I went to a few of their games so they’re kind of who I was going for,” says Scotty. “It looks like Kansas City’s kinda doing well right now, but we’ll find out. I was, AM, a fan of the Red Sox, so I found out in 2004 that anything’s possible – you can be down a few games and still come back to win it. So, we’ll see what happens.”

The Royals are ahead in the series 2-0, and Game 3 of the World Series takes place Friday (October 30th).

Scotty is making his way up the country charts with his latest single, “Southern Belle.”

Halloween is Saturday, and the holiday has some of your favorite country stars getting into costumes, and they also recall memories of Halloweens past.

Raleigh, NC — (October 23, 2015) — Multi-Platinum-selling country music artist and Garner, NC-native Scotty McCreery will receive the 2016 Patrick D. Kenan Award for Vocal Health and Wellness at Duke Voice Care Center’s 10^th Annual World Voice Day Celebration Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the Cary Arts Center in Cary, NC.

McCreery is one of country music’s hottest rising stars. In just four short years, he has sold more than 2.5 million albums, earned Platinum and Gold album certifications, achieved Top Ten hits and multiple awards, and performed concerts around the nation. Even with his vocally demanding schedule, his distinctive deep voice remains strong and true, in large part due to his mindful attention to healthy vocal habits. “My voice is my livelihood, so taking care of it is essential,” said McCreery. “I make sure to stay as healthy as I can and not put any strain on my voice…well, unless I’m at an NC State sporting event! I also consult with my doctors regularly to make sure my vocal cords remain in great condition.” McCreery will share more secrets for keeping voices healthy at the event, which begins at 7 PM. The audience will also be treated to his captivating baritone as he performs a brief acoustic set.

World Voice Day is an international day of celebration of the human voice. Singers, actors, teachers and preachers need healthy voices to do their jobs, but we all need our voices to connect us to the world. According to Ingo Titze, renowned voice scientist and President of the Pan-American Vocology Association, “Voice carries not only informational messages, but it carries our feelings, our identity, our personality, and our state of health. It even gives clues about our confidence and benevolence. Texting can do little of that. Let’s keep vocalizing.” Duke Voice Care Center has led the Triangle’s observation of World Voice Day since 2007.

Duke Voice Care Center is a specialty practice in the Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences at Duke Medicine. The Duke Voice Care team includes laryngologists (ENT doctors with special training in caring for voices), speech-language pathologists and singing voice rehabilitation specialists (speech-language pathologists who are also performers and voice teachers) who work collaboratively to evaluate and treat voice problems. Duke Voice Care Center also hosts a number of educational programs throughout the year including presentations and workshops. DVCC’s annual World Voice Day Celebration is usually their biggest vocal health event of the year.

In 2010, Duke Voice Care Center announced the establishment of the Patrick D. Kenan Award for Vocal Health and Wellness, to be presented annually to individuals whose lives and careers increase awareness of the importance of the human voice. The award pays tribute to the legacy of a dynamic and ambitious Duke physician and performer, Patrick D. Kenan. Designated as a Duke Center for Excellence in 2006, Duke Voice Care Center was formed in large part as a result of Dr. Kenan’s vision for vocal health. Country music sensation McCreery will be the eighth recipient of the award. “We look forward to honoring the work of this extraordinary young singer,” says Leda Scearce, Director of DVCC’s Performing Voice Program. Previous PDK Award honorees have been Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon, international opera star bass-baritone Simon Estes, National Public Radio broadcaster Carl Kasell, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Tift Merritt, the Triangle-based band Delta Rae, and Durham’s all-male chorus 100 Men In Black.

Each year at World Voice Day, the vocal health experts of Duke Voice Care Center help people learn about how the voice works, how people can keep their voices healthy and strong, and what to do if they have a voice problem. “Voices are the foundation of who we are. Our voices serve to inspire us, contributing to our beliefs and values, influencing the collective history of the human race. We honor our voices on World Voice Day and the unique contribution of everyone’s voice signature,” says Duke Voice Care Center Director David Witsell, MD, MHS. In addition to McCreery’s appearance, DVCC’s 2016 World Voice Day Celebration will feature educational learning sessions, demonstrations, games, prizes and a vocal health fair.

For more information on Duke Voice Care Center, visit www.dukevoicecare.org.  Follow us on Twitter @dukevoicecare.

For more information on World Voice Day activities around the world, see http://world-voice-day.org/

Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, March 29, 7 pm
Location and address: Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Avenue, Cary NC
Tickets: $25 Adults; $15 Students
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About Scotty McCreery
Scotty McCreery is a Mercury Nashville / 19 / Interscope recording artist who can currently be heard on country radio with his hit song “Southern Belle,” the first single from his upcoming new album due out in 2016. The singer/songwriter just finished serving as the Special Guest on the Rascal Flatts RIOT 2015 Tour, which played across the nation all summer. He is also headlining his own solo shows. McCreery scored two consecutive Top 10 hits (the Platinum-certified “See You Tonight” and the Gold-certified “Feelin’ It”) from his last album, See You Tonight, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It was the ACM and CMT Award winner’s third album to debut at No. 1 on aBillboard chart following his Platinum-certified first album Clear As Day, which debuted at No. 1 on theBillboard Top 200 Albums Chart and featured two Platinum-certified singles (“I Love You This Big” and “The Trouble with Girls”), and his Gold-certified albumChristmas with Scotty McCreery, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums Chart. The Garner, NC-native first came to national prominence when he won “American Idol” in 2011. He will release his first book, Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream, on May 3, 2016.

For more information and tour dates, visitwww.scottymccreery.com. Follow him on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/scottymccreery and on Twitter@ScottyMcCreery.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (Oct. 8, 2015) – Scotty McCreery will turn 22 tomorrow (Oct. 9). Instead of sending him gifts, the singer/songwriter encourages his fans to honor his fan club president Sharon Eaves, who passed away suddenly on Sept. 25, and support a cause that was near and dear to her heart — St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital  via this link: http://walkrun.stjude.org/southernbelle.

“I have many blessings in my life and I don’t need ‘things’ to celebrate my birthday,” said McCreery. “But I miss my friend Sharon, who would have had a birthday just yesterday if she was still with us. I’d love to see my fans honor her and continue her great work with St. Jude.”

Eaves, a music industry veteran and longtime member of St. Jude’s Music Industry Advisory Council, had created the Southern Belles team to participate in the St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer in Nashville on Sept. 26 in McCreery’s honor. The team raised $4,000 by the time of the event, and the donor link remains open through November.

McCreery will host a live Twitter Party this Sunday, Oct. 11 at 10:09 PM/ET (for his birthdate 10-09) for 22 minutes (in recognition of being 22) where he will chat with fans. The ACM and CMT Award winner will also share stories from his birthday celebration, a two-day trip with his best friends to play golf and support North Carolina State in their football game against Virginia Tech.

One of country music’s most followed artists on social media, McCreery is frequently on Twitter and Facebook and has been known to re-tweet and re-post when his followers use those channels to request his current single “Southern Belle” with their local radio stations. In-between sporting events this weekend, he will be looking for as many fan tweets and posts to favor and re-tweet as possible. “Southern Belle,” which has received more than one million streams on Spotify, continues to move up the country singles charts and can be purchased online at http://umgn.us/southernbelle. It is the first single from his eagerly awaited new album due out in 2016.

About Scotty McCreery
Scotty McCreery burst onto the national scene in 2011 at age 17, quickly establishing himself as one of country music’s hottest new stars. His first album, Clear As Day (released four years ago this week as he turned 18), made history when he became both the youngest artist in any genre and the first country artist to have his initial album debut at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. That album went Platinum in 13 weeks and featured the Platinum-certified hits “I Love You This Big” and “The Trouble With Girls.” After releasing his Gold-certified Christmas with Scotty McCreery which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Holiday Albums chart, the talented vocalist delivered See You Tonight in 2013 which contained two Top Ten Hits: the Platinum-certified title cut which McCreery co-wrote with Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell, and the Gold-certified “Feelin’ It.” Now on the eve of turning 22, McCreery has sold more than 2.5 million albums, received more than 50 million Spotify streams, earned an ACM and CMT Award, toured with Brad Paisley, The Band Perry and Rascal Flatts, amassed more than three million followers on Facebook and Twitter and received more than 150 million YouTube views. Earlier today, it was announced that he has written his first book, Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream, which will be released on May 3, 2016 from Zondervan, and will be available for pre-orders beginning Nov. 15. #GoBigOrGoHomeBook. For more information, visit www.ScottyMcCreery.com. Visit him on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ScottyMcCreery and on Twitter @ScottyMcCreery.

Scotty McCreery will be releasing his debut book Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream on May 3rd, 2016 with Zondervan. The book will be available for pre-orders beginning November 15th, with more details to be announced soon.

Go Big or Go Home narrates McCreery’s journey from a kid imitating Elvis on the school bus to 30 million viewers across America tuning in to see him win Season 10 of “American Idol” to  building a successful country music career. Now on the eve of his 22nd birthday (Friday, October 9th) as he completes his eagerly awaited fourth album (due out in 2016), McCreery shares a glimpse of where he came from and the impact his faith, family and friends have had on a humble guy who keeps asking “why me?” This is his journey from his North Carolina roots to winning America’s most popular singing competition and moving on to launch the musical career he had always dreamt about.

“God gave me a voice and America gave me a chance,” says McCreery. “This book is about those two things, and about the amazing journey that began the moment I decided to say two words about this show I knew and loved. ‘Why not?’”

McCreery captured the hearts of millions of viewers nationwide after winning Season Ten of “American Idol” in 2011 at the age of 17. Subsequently, the talented vocalist released his debut break-out album,Clear As Day, which was the best-selling solo album released by a country artist in 2011. The Mercury Nashville / 19 / Interscope recording artist also became the youngest man in history to have his first album debut atop the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. McCreery has sold more than 2.5 million albums and received both Platinum and Gold album certifications. He has earned three Platinum singles (“I Love You This Big,” “The Trouble With Girls” and the Top Ten hit “See You Tonight”) and one Gold single (the Top Ten hit “Feelin’ It”). McCreery earned the Academy of Country Music Award for New Artist of the Year in 2011; CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Video of the Year (for “The Trouble With Girls”) in 2012; and two American Country Awards: New Artist of the Year in 2011 and Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2013.

McCreery toured with Rascal Flatts as the Special Guest on their RIOT TOUR 2015 this summer in addition to performing solo dates throughout the year. In-between concerts, he has been writing and recording songs for his highly anticipated new studio album, due out in 2016. The first single from the album, “Southern Belle” can be heard on country radio now and can be previewed and purchased online at http://umgn.us/southernbelle.

Go Big or Go Home was acquired by John Sloan, senior executive editor for Zondervan. Margaret Riley King of WME Entertainment serves as McCreery’s literary agent.

Scotty McCreery burst onto the national music scene in 2011 at age 17, quickly establishing himself as one of country music’s hottest new stars. Now 22 years old, the talented singer/songwriter has sold more than 2.5 million albums and received both Platinum and Gold album certifications, debuted three consecutive albums at No. 1 on a Billboard chart, achieved one Gold and three Platinum-certified singles and two Top Ten hits, toured with Brad Paisley, The Band Perry and Rascal Flatts, headlined his own tours, earned industry and fan accolades, amassed more than three million followers on Facebook and Twitter, received more than 150 million YouTube views…and he’s just getting started! www.ScottyMcCreery.com

Book Details:
Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream
By Scotty McCreery with Travis Thrasher
Zondervan
ON SALE: May 3, 2016
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDERS:  Nov. 15, 2015 (More details to be announced soon)

#GoBigOrGoHomeBook

$24.99 hardcover
ISBN: 9780310345220

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