"Rise & Fall" Named One of Rolling Stone's Top 30 Country Albums of 2024
Courtesy RollingStone.com
“Scotty McCreery, the fresh-faced kid who won American Idol back when he was 17, is all grown up on Rise & Fall, a record that leaves little doubt about the North Carolina native’s country bona fides. Over 13 tracks, the 30-year-old sings about the cruel passing of time, crises of conscience and faith, and drinking a whole lot of beer. It’s a country album every bit as legit as Jamey Johnson’s That Lonesome Song — McCreery’s favorite — and one that fans of “real country” need to hear. Start with the Garth Brooks-inspired rave-up “Can’t Pass the Bar” or the brooding “No Country for Old Men,” which finds a jaded narrator longing for a bygone era in country music: “Those days are gone/and they ain’t comin’ back again.” McCreery is here to prove him wrong.”- J.H.
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SCOTTY MCCREERY DECEMBER FAN OF THE MONTH
Congratulations to the Scotty McCreery Fan of the Month for December 2024, Kristy T! Learn more about Kristy below!
Where are you from?: Long Island
How many years have you been a fan?: 13 Years
How many years have you been a fan club member? 4 years
What is your favorite Scotty song? Wherever You Are
What is your favorite Scotty album? Rise & Fall
How many times have you seen Scotty live? What was your first show? What was your favorite show? I’ve seen Scotty live close to 15 times. My first ever show was See You Tonight tour in 2014. My favorite show was July 26th 2019 in Atlantic City NJ where my mom and I sat front row!
What’s one thing that sets you apart from other Scotty fans? I have traveled to many different theaters, even different states to see him play! From Lancaster PA, Atlantic City NJ, upstate NY in Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs NY. As well as NYC and Long Island!
SCOTTY MCCREERY NOVEMBER FAN OF THE MONTH
Congratulations to the Scotty McCreery Fan of the Month for November 2024, Cassidy N! Learn more about Cassidy below!
Where are you from?: Ava, MO
How many years have you been a fan?: Since he was on American Idol
How many years have you been a fan club member? 2 years
What is your favorite Scotty song? Trouble With Girls
What is your favorite Scotty album? Clear As Day
How many times have you seen Scotty live? What was your first show? What was your favorite show? 4 going on 5
What’s one thing that sets you apart from other Scotty fans? His singing helps my anxiety!
SCOTTY McCREERY RELEASES ACOUSTIC VERSION OF LATEST SINGLE, “FALL OF SUMMER”
Set to Perform at Tomorrow’s “Concert for Carolina” Alongside Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban and More
His Fall of Summer Tour Resumes Nov. 1, in Scottsdale, AZ
Recently Announced as Direct Support on Select Dates of Kane Brown’s The High Road Tour in Spring 2025
“Fall of Summer,” the Second Single from Critically Acclaimed Album Rise & Fall, Climbing the Charts
On the heels of releasing an official video for his latest single last week, Triple Tigers recording artist Scotty McCreery has released an acoustic version of “Fall of Summer” today. Listen to it HERE, watch the lyric video for the acoustic version HERE, and watch the recently released official music video directed by Jeff Ray HERE.
“There’s something about the vibe of ‘Fall of Summer’ that lends itself to an acoustic version,” said McCreery. “It brings an even more intimate feel to this wistful look back at a past summer love. Hope everyone enjoys it.”
Written by McCreery, Frank Rogers and Brent Anderson and produced by Rogers, Derek Wells, and Aaron Eshuis, “Fall of Summer,” is currently climbing the charts at country radio and was most added in its first week. Filled with mature nostalgia, and built on one of the album’s most modern, cinematic sounds, the mid-tempo and reflective standout finds the country crooner’s vocal at a low simmer, as a guy looks back on a season of life that ultimately faded, but also made room for the here and now.
Rise & Fall is McCreery’s most critically acclaimed album to date, with Billboard naming it one of the 50 Best Albums of 2024 (So Far). The album’s first single, “Cab in a Solo,” recently became his sixth No. 1 hit. Listen to the album Rolling Stone says is “every bit as legit as Jamey Johnson’s That Lonesome Song, Garth Brooks’ In Pieces, or Randy Travis’ Storms of Life,” HERE. And check out “Fall of Summer (NC State Version)” recently released due to popular demand, HERE.
“Across the 13-track collection, McCreery exhibits his continued growth as a vocalist and songwriter,” notes Holler. People echoes the sentiment, writing that the album “brims with a newfound confidence and maturity,” while Country Now calls it “his best record yet,” and American Songwriter declares it a “career album” as Rise & Fall finds him exploring not only heartbreak but rowdy nights, nostalgia, faith, newfound joy, fatherhood and enduring love, resulting in a project full of insightful storytelling. The album was produced by McCreery’s longtime production team of Frank Rogers, Derek Wells and Aaron Eshuis.
McCreery co-wrote 12 of the 13 songs on the album, which Billboard observes, “Light-hearted fare such as ‘Stuck Behind a Tractor’ and ‘And Countin’’ mesh with heartbreak brushoffs such as ‘Lonely,’ the bluegrass-inflected album-closer ‘Porch’ and the faith-filled ‘Red Letter Blueprint.’” It is available digitally as well as on CD and vinyl. Order autographed vinyl and CDs of Rise & Fall HERE.
Tomorrow, Oct. 26, the North Carolina native will join Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings and James Taylor for “Concert for Carolina,” a benefit concert for those impacted by Hurricane Helene. Presented by Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, “Concert for Carolina” will take place at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium and also features performances from Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, The Avett Brothers, and more.
“I think everyone knows how much I love my home state,” said McCreery. “There are so many great things about North Carolina, but what I love most are the people. I’ve been in some of the affected areas recently and they have been devastated by the hurricane’s destruction. It’s inspiring to see the people pulling together and helping each other, but they need our help to recover and rebuild. I appreciate Luke Combs reaching out and asking me to be part of it. It is my honor to perform on this concert to help the state that I was born in and still live in today.”
A livestream was added to ensure that all fans would be able to see the show after tickets immediately sold-out. The stream will provide an additional opportunity to raise as much money as possible for Hurricane Helene relief efforts. Link to livestream HERE. The livestream will be available worldwide with free access for those impacted by Hurricane Helene, as “Concert for Carolina” and Veeps have used geotargeting to ensure that those in the affected areas will not be charged. For those not directly impacted, the livestream will cost $24.99 with an option for additional donations available. Full details can be found at www.concertforcarolina.com.
McCreery was announced as direct support for select dates on the Kane Brown The High Road Tour in Spring 2025 (including Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on April 11, 2025), with tickets on sale now at Ticketmaster.
He was also recently revealed to be a performer at the 2025 Stagecoach Festival on April 27, 2025. Tickets are on sale at StagecoachFestival.com.
Having spent almost half his life in the spotlight making country music, the North Carolina native is in the midst of his headlining Fall of Summer Tour. Named after his current single of the same name, the tour is taking the North Carolina native across the U.S. and Canada with stops in Santa Fe, NM; Bakersfield, CA; Stamford, CT; Windsor, Ontario; Kansas City, MO, Las Vegas, NV, and more. McCreery will also make his long-awaited return to the UK next year, with five headline dates across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
“CONCERT FOR CAROLINA” ADDS VEEPS LIVESTREAM DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND FREE VIEWING ACCESS FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HELENE NORTH CAROLINIANS THE AVETT BROTHERS, SCOTTY McCREERY, CHASE RICE & PARMALEE JOIN LINEUP
Benefit Show Led by Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings and James Taylor at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium on October 26
All Proceeds to Support Hurricane Relief Efforts in the Carolina Region
Due to overwhelming demand, Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings and James Taylor have partnered with Veeps to livestream “Concert for Carolina” on Saturday, October 26. The livestream was added to ensure that all fans would be able to see the show after tickets immediately sold-out this past Thursday. The stream will provide an additional opportunity to raise as much money as possible for Hurricane Helene relief efforts. Link to livestream HERE.
The livestream will be available worldwide with free access for those impacted by Hurricane Helene, as “Concert for Carolina” and Veeps have used geotargeting to ensure that those in the affected areas will not be charged. For those not directly impacted, the livestream will cost $24.99 with an option for additional donations available. All proceeds from the stream will go to the same organizations that Combs and Church selected for ticket sales to benefit: Samaritan’s Purse, Manna Food Bank, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, Eblen Charities and the organizations supported by Chief Cares.As noted above, North Carolina natives The Avett Brothers, Scotty McCreery, Chase Rice and Parmalee have all now joined the line-up.
Presented by Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, “Concert for Carolina” will take place at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium and also feature performances from Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban and Bailey Zimmerman. The event will be hosted by ESPN’s Marty Smith and Barstool Sports’ Caleb Pressley. Full details can be found at www.concertforcarolina.com.
“Concert for Carolina” is made possible due to the support and generosity of David and Nicole Tepper and Tepper Sports & Entertainment, Explore Asheville, Biltmore Estate, T-Mobile, Jack Daniel’s, Whataburger, Miller Lite, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Belk, Lowe’s, Atrium Health, Tractor Supply Company, Bank of America, American Airlines, Food Lion, Duke’s Mayo, GE Aerospace, Harris Teeter, Pinnacle Financial Partners, United Healthcare, Bud Light, Preferred Parking and Gildan.
Born outside of Charlotte and raised in Asheville, Combs is a proud North Carolinian. Growing up singing at school, it wasn’t until he attended Boone’s Appalachian State University that Combs first performed his own songs at a beloved local bar, leading him to his now historic country music career. Since moving to Nashville in 2014, Combs continually returns to North Carolina for landmark moments including his first-ever headline stadium show at Appalachian State’s Kidd Brewer Stadium in 2021 as well as sold-out, back-to-back nights at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium last summer.
Church, a native of Granite Falls, also began his musical journey in Western North Carolina, playing gigs locally throughout high school and into his time at Appalachian State University before chasing his dream to Nashville. He continues to split time between Tennessee and North Carolina with his family, even returning to the Appalachian Mountains to record his most recent project, the three-part Heart & Soul, in Banner Elk. In 2016, he was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame and in 2022, he was awarded the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest civilian honor. Most recently, he released the song “Darkest Hour” in response to the recent devastation, with all publishing royalties being donated.
Although he is a Michigan native, Strings’ life and career has been deeply impacted by the state of North Carolina both personally and professionally, as it is home to some of his most passionate and supportive fans. Over the past few years, Strings has performed at major venues across the state including an upcoming six-night run at Asheville’s ExploreAsheville.com Arena this winter.
Singer-songwriter Taylor moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his family when he was just three years old. Taylor’s father served as the Dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill medical school from 1964 to 1971. Taylor’s childhood home was on Morgan Creek Road in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. In April 2003, a bridge over Morgan Creek was dedicated to the musician, and renamed the James Taylor Bridge. Taylor’s childhood experiences in North Carolina influenced many of his most popular songs including “Copperline” as well as the beloved “Carolina in My Mind.” As a recording and touring artist, Taylor has touched people with his warm baritone voice and distinctive style of guitar-playing for more than 50 years. Over the course of his celebrated career, he has sold more than 100 million albums, has won multiple Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, as well as the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009.
About Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority
Explore Asheville is the official destination marketing and management organization for one of the most deeply rooted and creative destinations in the mountains of western North Carolina. Explore Asheville is powered by the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, a public authority that has been investing in and building community since 1983. The authority has committed $96 million in grants to more than 50 community projects as well as $5 million in grants through the Tourism Jobs Recovery Fund to nearly 400 small travel and hospitality businesses to reopen following the pandemic.
SCOTTY McCREERY RELEASES OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR LATEST SINGLE, “FALL OF SUMMER”
CMT Premiered Video via Paramount Billboard in NYC's Times Square Before Making Its Online Debut on YouTube, Watch HERE
His Fall of Summer Tour Resumes Oct. 17, in Bloomington, IL
Recently Announced as Direct Support on Select Dates of Kane Brown’s
The High Road Tour in Spring 2025
"Fall of Summer," the Second Single from Critically Acclaimed
Album Rise & Fall, Top 40 and Climbing the Charts
Triple Tigers recording artist Scotty McCreery has released the official music video for his current radio single, “Fall of Summer.” The video made its premiere via CMT earlier today being played on the Paramount billboard in New York City’s Times Square. It debuted later on YouTube followed by a special YouTube afterparty. Watch the “Fall of Summer” video HERE.
The new video, directed by McCreery’s frequent collaborator, Austin, TX-based filmmaker Jeff Ray, finds McCreery in his beloved home state of North Carolina on the shores of North Topsail Beach while the video’s storyline featuring a couple’s summer of love that fades with the autumn breeze was shot in Galveston, TX.
“This video really captures that nostalgic look back at a past summer love that ‘Fall of Summer’ is all about,” said McCreery. “Does the couple make it or does the relationship end off-camera? I want to hear what people think.”
Written by McCreery, Frank Rogers and Brent Anderson and produced by Rogers, Derek Wells, and Aaron Eshuis, “Fall of Summer,” is currently Top 40 and climbing the chart at country radio and was most added in its first week. Filled with mature nostalgia, and built on one of the album’s most modern, cinematic sounds, the mid-tempo and reflective standout finds the country crooner’s vocal at a low simmer, as a guy looks back on a season of life that ultimately faded, but also made room for the here and now.
Rise & Fall is McCreery’s most critically acclaimed album to date, with Billboard naming it one of the 50 Best Albums of 2024 (So Far). The album’s first single, “Cab in a Solo,” recently became his sixth No. 1 hit. Listen to the album Rolling Stone says is “every bit as legit as Jamey Johnson’s That Lonesome Song, Garth Brooks’ In Pieces, or Randy Travis’ Storms of Life,” HERE. And check out “Fall of Summer (NC State Version)” recently released due to popular demand, HERE.
“Across the 13-track collection, McCreery exhibits his continued growth as a vocalist and songwriter,” notes Holler. People echoes the sentiment, writing that the album “brims with a newfound confidence and maturity,” while Country Now calls it “his best record yet,” and American Songwriter declares it a “career album” as Rise & Fall finds him exploring not only heartbreak but rowdy nights, nostalgia, faith, newfound joy, fatherhood and enduring love, resulting in a project full of insightful storytelling. The album was produced by McCreery’s longtime production team of Frank Rogers, Derek Wells and Aaron Eshuis.
McCreery co-wrote 12 of the 13 songs on the album, which Billboard observes, “Light-hearted fare such as ‘Stuck Behind a Tractor’ and ‘And Countin’’ mesh with heartbreak brushoffs such as ‘Lonely,’ the bluegrass-inflected album-closer ‘Porch’ and the faith-filled ‘Red Letter Blueprint.’” It is available digitally as well as on CD and vinyl. Order autographed vinyl and CDs of Rise & Fall HERE.
McCreery was just announced as direct support for select dates on the Kane Brown The High Road Tour in Spring 2025 (including Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on April 11, 2025), with tickets going on sale next Friday, October 18, at Ticketmaster.
He was also recently revealed to be a performer at the 2025 Stagecoach Festival on April 27, 2025. Tickets are on sale at StagecoachFestival.com.
Having spent almost half his life in the spotlight making country music, the North Carolina native is in the midst of his headlining Fall of Summer Tour. Named after his current single of the same name, the tour is taking the North Carolina native across the U.S. and Canada with stops in Santa Fe, NM; Bakersfield, CA; Stamford, CT; Windsor, Ontario; Kansas City, MO, Las Vegas, NV, and more. McCreery will also make his long-awaited return to the UK next year, with five headline dates across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Tickets are on sale now. Purchase at ScottyMcCreery.com.
Fall of Summer Tour Dates:
10/17 Bloomington, IL Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
10/18 La Porte, IN La Porte Civic Auditorium
10/19 Wisconsin Dells, WI Crystal Grand Music Theatre
11/1 Scottsdale, AZ Talking Stick Resort
11/2 Las Vegas, NV The Sandbar at Redrock Casino Resort & Spa
11/7 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre New Jersey
11/8 Stamford, CT Palace Theatre
11/9 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
11/15 Cherokee, NC Harrah's Cherokee Casino
11/16 Choctaw, MS Pearl River Resort
11/21 Windsor, ON The Colosseum at Caesar’s Windsor
11/22 Orillia, ON Casino Rama Resort - Entertainment Centre
12/6 Kansas City, MO Ameristar Kansas City Casino
12/7 Hinton, OK Sugar Creek Casino
Kane Brown “The High Road Tour” - Dates with McCreery as Direct Support:
Tickets on Sale beginning Friday, October 18th at Ticketmaster
03/27/25 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre
03/29/25 Calgary, AB Scotia Saddledome
03/30/25 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
04/03/25 Quebec City, QC Videotron Centre
04/04/25 Montreal, QC. Bell Ventre
04/05/25 Providence, RI Amica Mutual Pavilion
04/10/25 Evansville, IN Ford Center
04/11/25 Nashville, TN. Bridgestone Arena
05/01, 25 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center
05/02/25 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
05/03/25 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
UK Tour Dates:
03/23/25 Belfast Live at Botanic Gardens
03/25/25 Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom
03/27/25 Birmingham O2 Institute Birmingham
03/29/25 Manchester O2 Ritz
03/30/25 London O2 Forum Kentish Town
Earlier this year, McCreery joined Callista Clark on the duet “Gettin’ Old” via Dreamcatcher Artists label (listen HERE). Clark wrote the song with Averie Bielski and Karen Kasowski, while Joey Hyde and Frank Rogers share production credits. Watch the video for the track, directed by award-winning filmmaker Roman White, HERE.