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CNN featured American Idol winner Scotty McCreery in their “Impact Your World” video series for his contributions to helping kids in need, highlighting his recent visit to US99.5′s Blue Cross Blue Shield Performance Stage.

Scotty opens the clip saying, “I could have never imagined or prepared for what was going to happen to  me.”

After winning American Idol and becoming a Country music star while still attending college, he has made himself a role model for kids and uses his success for a great cause.

Since Scotty’s two favorite things are music and baseball, the RBI Program and MLB is a perfect fit for him. The charity is helping revitalize baseball for kids in the inner city, and his experience playing baseball while growing up and learning how to persevere helps him connect with them. For more on MLB community programs, click here.

Attention Scotty Fans!  Scotty recently did an interview on CNN and we are spreading the word, so be sure and tune-in!   There are several times this week that you can catch the interview:

Tue    12-1P

Wed   3-4P, 5-6P

Thurs     10-11A

Fri      6-7P

Sat     8-9A, 1-2P

Sun    4-5P

Mon      2-3P 

Scotty will also be interviewed on HLN Friday (9/27).  The interview will be live in the 8 am (Eastern Time) hour. Be sure and set your DVR or tune in LIVE!

Scotty McCreery has embarked on a six-city Major League Baseball ballpark tour in support of youth baseball. By the tour’s end this year, Scotty will have donated $50,000 to youth baseball programs, including Major League Baseball’s Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program.

“I learned some of my greatest lessons playing sports and being a team member,” Scotty said. “Sports teach you so many life lessons about self-discipline, responsibility, teamwork, setting goals, and being fit. It’s awesome that Major League Baseball provides opportunities for kids who might not have a chance to play baseball and softball elsewhere. I’m proud to provide assistance to this program.”

Scotty’s baseball park tour began on Thursday, August 29 at the home of the Tampa Bay Rays where he presented a personal $5,000 check to a Tampa youth baseball organization before the game. He also threw out the first pitch and sang “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

At each game, Scotty will invite local radio winners to be his guest as he throws out the first pitch; provides CDs for lucky-row giveaways; sings as part of the seventh-inning stretch; serves a guest broadcaster; and participates in other activities that day. Fans can follow Scotty at every game on Twitter at@scottymccreery.

Baseball has played an important role in Scotty’s life. He started pitching at an early age, following in his father’s footsteps, who was also a pitcher. Scotty pitched throughout high school, balancing playing at Garner Magnet High School in Garner, North Carolina while also touring with Brad Paisleythroughout his senior year.

Scotty will release his new album, See You Tonight, on October 15. Although he’s already toured one ballpark (Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. on August 29), you can still catch him at these remaining dates:

Read more: Scotty McCreery Launches Six-City Major League Baseball Ballpark Tour

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Scotty McCreery‘s ‘See You Tonight’ video tells a homecoming love story for a member of the United States military. It’s also a homecoming for the singer, as the performance footage was filmed on the campus of North Carolina State University, where McCreery attends school.

The excitement builds throughout this Roman White-directed clip, as the man in fatigues makes his way from a military base to his sweetie at home. The beauty — played by Raleigh model Magen Medlin — doesn’t know he’s coming, and for much of the clip, she’s seen dreaming of being in his arms. The lead actor makes a couple of stops along the way, including a trip to buy flowers and one to pick up a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts. It won’t be lost on McCreery’s hometown fans that he’s paying tribute to another North Carolina institution with the trip to Krispy Kreme.

For the performance footage, McCreery and his band (plus a sizable crew) took over the Brickyard on N.C. State’s grounds. The Brickyard is a plaza and meeting place in the heart of the Raleigh, N.C. campus. Numerous events take place throughout the year on those red and white bricks.

‘See You Tonight’ is the first single and title track of McCreery’s sophomore album. The project will be available on Oct. 15, but fans who pre-order it before 7:30PM CT on Thursday (Sept. 5) will receive a copy signed by the 19-year-old rising star himself. Pre-order ‘See You Tonight’ at McCreery’s online store at his official website.

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Despite only moderate Country Radio success with the singles from his debut album Clear As Day, Scotty McCreery's legion of loyal fans helped the young star secure a Platinum-certified album for sales in excess of one million copies. 

The Garner, North Carolina native and NC State sophomore will release See You Tonight on October 15, 2013. Produced by Frank Rogers, the album features 13 tracks, of which Scotty co-wrote five of the tracks, including the current Top 40 radio hit, the title track. Other star writers include Ashley Gorley, busbee, Frank Rogers, Kyle Jacobs, J.T. Harding, Ross Copperman, Matt Jenkins, Jon Stweart and Preston Brust, 1/2 of LoCash Cowboys.

“This album is a big step from where we were. I have been writing for a long time now, since I was a kid, but these are the first songs I've had a chance to record and release to the public and I'm excited,” says McCreery. “I was lucky to have my first single off the record be one that I co-wrote.  I am excited about letting folks hear it. We have been working on this for the better part of a year now, so it's a long time coming.”

“I grew up loving old-school country, and you'll hear those things come out on this record,” he continues. “You will hear the contemporary country, but you will always hear the steel guitar and fiddle and those little nuances that make the older country what it was. I definitely am trying to stay true to my tastes as an artist on this album.”

Scotty McCreery "See You Tonight" Track Listing:

1. Now – Written by McCreery, busbee and Frank Rogers

2. See You Tonight – Written by McCreery, Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell

3. Get Gone With You – Written by Ross Copperman, Lynn Hutton and Tammi Kidd Hutton

4. Feelin’ It – Written by Frank Rogers and Matthew West

5. Feel Good Summer Song – Written by J. T. Harding, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne

6. Buzzin’ – Written by busbee and Frank Rogers

7. Can You Feel It – Written by McCreery, Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell

8. The Dash- Written by Kyle Jacobs and Preston Brust

9. Blue Jean Baby – Written by Matt Ramsey, Trevor Rosen and Matt Jenkins

10. Forget To Forget You – Written by Casey Beathard and Michael Dulaney

11. I Don’t Wanna Be Your Friend – Written by McCreery, Frank Rogers and David Fanning

12. Carolina Moon – Written by Jon Randall Stewart and Ronnie Stewart

13. Something More – Written by Scotty McCreery and Frank Rogers