On Saturday, Sept. 2, country singers Scotty McCreery and Darius Rucker and their friends descended upon Charleston, South Carolina to watch the season opening North Carolina State vs. University of South Carolina football game at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, SC. The two singers had been making plans to watch this game together for more than a year. McCreery was on hand to support his beloved NC State Wolfpack while Rucker was rooting for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Scotty kicks off the latest episode of Entertainment Tonight’s “Certified Country” series where he talks about his girlfriend Gabi, “Five More Minutes,” his new fondness for wine, the return of “American Idol” and more. Check it out HERE.

News of Scotty’s signing with Triple Tigers Records/Sony Music Entertainment and of his chart record has been circulating all week. Check out some of the coverage at the links below:

• The Tennessean
• Atlanta Journal Constitution
• Morning Hangover Tipsheet
• Music Row 
• NASH Country Daily
• Pop Culture
• Rare Country
• Sounds Like Nashville
• Taste of Country
• The Boot
• Whiskey Riff

Scotty performed an acoustic version of “Five More Minutes” with Dylan and Jeff backstage at the Grand Ole Opry recently. The performance was filmed in 360 degrees, so you can move the camera to see all three of them perform, the walls of the dressing room, the ceiling, the floor, and more. It’s best if you watch this in the Google Chrome internet browser.  Here’s the link – enjoy! 

Scotty plays in Las Vegas on Aug. 24 at the Toyota Yard at Top Golf.  In advance of the show, Scotty did a Q&A with Las Vegas Magazine. Check it out HERE.

Triple Tigers Records announced today that the record label has signed multi-Platinum-selling entertainer Scotty McCreery to its roster. 

“We are very proud to represent Scotty McCreery,” said Triple Tigers Records General Manager Norbert Nix. “He is an absolute pro and an artist of great integrity. We were blown away when we heard ‘Five More Minutes’ and are looking forward to representing Scotty’s new music to his millions of fans.”  

“I’m very excited to become part of the Triple Tigers/Sony Music Entertainment family,” said McCreery. “They believe in me and my music, they work hard, and for being a brand new company, they are already succeeding. I am fired up to see what we can achieve together.” 

The ACM, BMI and CMT Award winner is currently rising up the charts with his emotional single, “Five More Minutes,” one of the most talked about songs of the year which has already earned more than 15 million streams. The song is currently #40 on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart and #46 on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase Chart. In its first week of release, it sold more than 22,000 paid downloads and earned the No. 6 spot on the Billboard Country Digital Sales Chart, his highest ranking on that chart since his debut single in 2011. “Five More Minutes” was released independently without a record label; instead it has been entirely marketed and promoted by McCreery and his Triple 8 Management team. 

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