Terrifying news for Scotty McCreery: The 'American Idol' alum and country singer was reportedly held up by gunmen at an apartment in Raleigh, North Carolina early Monday morning, May 5.
Hours after he was named the winner of 'American Idol' season 10, Scotty McCreery's debut single, 'I Love You This Big,' made its way onto the Internet.
The inspirational song is a perfect fit for the 17-year-old country crooner, and should play well on country stations across the U.S.
Hear the brand-new single after the jump.
After a record-setting 122.4 million votes, it was country crooner Scotty McCreery who was named the winner of 'American Idol' season 10.
The 17-year-old from Garner, NC, beat out 16-year-old Lauren Alaina to become the youngest 'American Idol' winner ever. He's also the fourth-consecutive male to win the reality-competition series, following David Cook, Kris Allen and Lee DeWyze. (The last female
Last nights elimination on American Idol left a lot of people, myself included, baffled. The top 2 American Idol contestants are both country acts...?!? I found myself at a loss a week ago when James Durbin was eliminated, and then last night Haley Reinhart was sent home by the American voters...
Though she put on an impeccable show Wednesday night, America ultimately decided they didn't want to see Haley Reinhart in the next week's finals.
The 20-year-old Wheeling, IL, native was booted from 'American Idol' late Thursday night, leaving Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina to battle it out for the season 10 crown.
'American Idol' season 10 is officially down to the final three. Over 72 million votes were cast this week, making it the highest top-four vote ever in the history of the show.
Unfortunately, even record-breaking numbers weren't enough to save James Durbin. The 22-year-old rocker was sent packing Thursday night, marking yet another surprise in an already surprise-heavy season.
The top 5 performed each performed two songs last night, one from the '60's and one "newer" song. Watch them all again or for the first time before America sends one home tonight.
It's Thursday and that means it's time to watch last night's performances on American Idol. This week the Top 8 contestants performed songs from movies. Check out the videos and tune in tonight to see if your favorite gets to stay for another week.