{alltv} Scotty McCreery Adjusts to American Idol Fame

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

{alltv} Scotty McCreery Adjusts to American Idol Fame

In just a few short months, Scotty McCreery went from grocery store clerk to the newest American Idol.

With the country firmly behind him, he tells Billboard he is adjusting to his new role in the spotlight and preparing for his first CMA Music Festival. He also set the record straight about a certain kiss between he and fellow finalist Lauren Alaina right after his name was announced as this year's American Idol.

"This is pretty wild, I gotta say," Scotty told Billboard. "It's a whole lot more than I bargained for coming into this. I never would have expected it. But I'm handling it well — this is what I asked for, and it's my new life, so this is a really crazy ride so far."

After Carrie Underwood's win that propelled her to country music stardom, she made her true debut in the country world at CMA Music Festival and on the Grand Ole Opry. For those coming to this year's CMA Music Festival, it looks like they might be able to catch their first Scotty performance.

"I think we're gonna try and get me and Lauren out there to (Fan Fair) this year," Scotty said. "They're trying to work out the specifics right now about where we're gonna be playing, the booth signings and maybe playing at the Grand Ole Opry. They're working all this out as we speak. But we're gonna be down there for sure, I think."

As for that kiss between he and Lauren that set the internet abuzz with dating rumors?

"Me and her, it's more like the brother-sister thing," Scotty said. "She told me before the show that she was gonna do that, kind of like a joke. She's a character. But she's lovely, we're really close friends. I met her day one of Hollywood Week, and we were schoolmates through this whole experience."

Scotty is set to start working on his debut album soon and will be on the American Idol Tour this summer.