SCOTTY McCREERY TALKING POINTS • McCreery performed a new song that he co-wrote called “Five More Minutes” on the Grand Ole Opry during CMA Music Festival on June 10, 2016, where he received a standing ovation from the audience. Two weeks later, the Opry uploaded the performance on YouTube. In less than two month’s time, the performance has been viewed nearly one million times on YouTube and has been covered by Rolling Stone Country, Taste of Country, Rare Country, Whiskey Riff, Sounds Like Nashville, One Country, and more. You can watch the performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb8o8fgMs3A. McCreery wrote the song with Frank Rogers and Monty Criswell. • McCreery released his first book, Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream, on May 3, 2016. The book is available everywhere books are sold. From growing up inspired by Elvis Presley, to trying out and ultimately winning “American Idol” in 2011, to launching his country music career, Scotty shares stories and snapshots from his life, as well as lessons learned, in what he calls a “travelogue – not an autobiography.” • McCreery recorded an acoustic performance video of “In Color” for ForeverCountry50.com’s “cover series” in celebration of “The 50th Annual CMA Awards.” The video was posted on Oct. 25, 2016. “In Color” was a hit for Jamey Johnson and won the 2009 CMA Song of the Year Award. You can watch the video at ForeverCountry50.com or on McCreery’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/jRPBkwKf48c. • McCreery completed a 14-city book tour during the first two weeks of May. New York City, Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Minneapolis, Nashville, Knoxville, Asheville, and a homecoming in his native Garner, NC were among the cities on the tour. • McCreery was voted “Country Music’s Hottest Bachelor” by the readers of NASH Country Weekly Magazine, as revealed on April 15, 2016. He was also named “Country Music’s Sexiest Man” by the magazine in November 2015. People.com named him one of “8 Hot Guys on the CMA Awards Red Carpet” by during the first week of November 2015. • McCreery was named the “Best American Idol” by the readers of The Los Angeles Times in a Feb. 2016 poll. The entire article featuring the poll results can be accessed here: http://lat.ms/1Q3RiYe. • McCreery performed on the “American Idol” series finale on April 7, 2016. Paying tribute to one of his heroes, McCreery performed the Garth Brooks hit “Papa Loved Mama” as the centerpiece of a segment of the show devoted to country music. Earlier this year, he also appeared on “American Idol” on Feb. 11, 2016, mentoring and performing duets with two of Season 15’s Top 24 contestants. • McCreery performed the National Anthem at the American Football Conference (AFC) Divisional Playoff Game held at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. on Saturday, January 16. The game pitted the home team, the New England Patriots, against the Kansas City Chiefs, and resulted in a Patriots victory. McCreery is a huge New England Patriots fan and he was honored when he was asked to perform. • McCreery received his first BMI Award in 2015 for co-writing “See You Tonight,” which was named One of the Top 50 Country Songs of 2015. The song is one of his three Platinum-certified singles. • McCreery was ranked No. 5 on the Forbes list of Top-Earning “American Idols” of 2015, tying with Kelly Clarkson. The Forbes rankings were: #1 - Adam Lambert, #2 - Carrie Underwood, #3 - Chris Daughtry, #4 - Phillip Phillips, and #5 - Scotty McCreery and Kelly Clarkson (tie). • McCreery has debuted all three of his albums at No. 1 on a Billboard chart. • McCreery’s most recent single was “Southern Belle.” The song was written by Jason Saenz and Sean McConnell, and produced by Frank Rogers. The song has had more than one million streams at Spotify and was selected by actress Reese Witherspoon and music supervisor Anastasia Brown to be on Witherspoon’s inaugural “Southern Soundcheck” playlist for her DraperJames.com website. The music video for “Southern Belle,” which can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/1iSS94v, was ranked #1 on GAC-TV’s “Top 20 Countdown” in December 2015. • Scotty will turn 23 on Oct. 9, 2016. • McCreery’s sophomore studio album, See You Tonight, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart when it was released on Oct. 15, 2013. It features two consecutive Top 10 hits: “See You Tonight” and “Feelin’ It.” The video for “See You Tonight” spent an impressive 11 weeks at No. 1 on GAC’s fan-voted Top 20 Countdown. • “See You Tonight” is McCreery’s third RIAA Platinum-certified single and his first as a writer. McCreery wrote the song with Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell. Scotty’s other two Platinum-certified singles are “I Love You This Big” and “The Trouble With Girls.” • His single “Feelin’ It” was Gold-certified by the RIAA. • McCreery has won the following awards: Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award for New Artist of the Year (2011) CMT Music Award for the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year for “The Trouble With Girls” (2012) American Country Awards for Artist of the Year: New Artist of the Year (2011) and Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist of the Year (2013) Inspirational Country Music Award for Mainstream Country Male Artist of the Year (2013) • Music Row No. 1 Challenge Coin for “See You Tonight” hitting No. 1 on the Music Row Country Breakout Chart. (2014) • Award for writing one of the Top 50 Country Songs of 2015 (“See You Tonight”) McCreery has been nominated for the following awards: Billboard Music Awards for Top New Artist (2012) and Country Album of the Year for Clear As Day (2012) Music Row Award for Breakthrough Artist (2012) Teen Choice Awards for Choice Music: Breakout Artist (2011), Choice Male Country Artist (2012), and Choice TV Male Reality Star (2012). Inspirational Country Music Award for Mainstream Country Male Artist (2014 and 2016). McCreery’s sophomore studio album, See You Tonight, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart when it was released on Oct. 15, 2013. It features two consecutive Top 10 hits: “See You Tonight” and “Feelin’ It.” The video for “See You Tonight” spent an impressive 11 weeks at No. 1 on GAC’s fan-voted Top 20 Countdown. “See You Tonight” is McCreery’s third RIAA Platinum-certified single and his first as a writer. McCreery wrote the song with Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell. Scotty’s other two Platinum-certified singles are “I Love You This Big” and “The Trouble with Girls.” His single “Feelin’ It” was Gold-certified by the RIAA. McCreery’s Gold-certified holiday album, Christmas with Scotty McCreery, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart in 2012. McCreery’s first album, the Platinum-selling Clear As Day, debuted at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 in 2011. He made history as the first country artist, as well as the youngest male artist, to do so with their first studio album. Clear As Day reached No. 1 on five separate Billboard charts – Billboard 200, Top Current Albums, Digital Albums, Internet Albums and Top Country Albums. It features the hits “I Love You This Big,” “The Trouble with Girls,” and “Water Tower Town.” McCreery toured as part of the “American Idols Live! Tour” in 2011; with Brad Paisley and The Band Perry on Paisley’s “The Virtual Reality World Tour” in 2012; headlined his own “Weekend Road Trip Tour” in 2013; headlined his own “See You Tonight Tour” in 2014, which sold out more than 20 dates across the country, including famed venues like Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth, the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. and House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and was the Special Guest on the Rascal Flatts RIOT 2015 Tour in 2015. McCreery is the National Goodwill Ambassador for the 12.14 Foundation, an organization formed with the goal of building and operating a Performing Arts Centre in Newtown, Conn. to memorialize and honor the lives lost in the tragic school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary on Dec. 14, 2012. Since his 2011 debut after winning “American Idol,” McCreery has become one of country music’s hottest new stars with nearly 3 million albums sold. He also has more than three million followers on Facebook and Twitter combined, and has had more than 150 million YouTube views. McCreery’s die-hard fans call themselves “The McCreerians.” McCreery tours frequently, with dates added regularly to his schedule. Check www.ScottyMcCreery.com for updates. www.ScottyMcCreery.com | Facebook.com/ScottyMcCreery | Twitter.com/ScottyMcCreery | Instagram.com/ScottyMcCreery .