At this year’s Scotty McCreery Fan Club Party, a core group of fans surprised McCreery by donating $2,100 in his honor to the CMA Foundation to support music education. Tiffany Kerns, the Director of Community Outreach for the CMA Foundation was on hand to accept the donation.

“My fans are just awesome people,” said McCreery. “They always give me such love and support. Now they are giving the gift of music education to students in my name. It’s an honor I don’t take lightly. I know what receiving music education in school did for me, and I think everyone should have that same opportunity. I support the work the CMA Foundation is doing and I thank this amazing group of McCreerians for their gift.”  

McCreery’s fan club party was just one of several events that the singer participated in during 2017 CMA Music Festival. He also performed to a packed crowd at the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage; sang on the Radio Disney Stage in Fan Fair X in front of the booth’s largest audience of the week; signed autographs in the CMA and World Market booths; entertained at the Grand Ole Opry; and played golf in the Darius & Friends Tournament supporting the St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  

McCreery fan Sharon Jules, Scotty McCreery, CMA Foundation’s Tiffany Kerns, and McCreery fan Betty Holt. (Sharon Jules and Betty Holt spearheaded the project of collecting donations from Scotty’s fans for the CMA Foundation).

A group of Scotty McCreery fans who donated $2,100 in his name to the CMA Foundation to support music education surround McCreery and the CMA Foundation’s Tiffany Kerns.  

Photo Credit:  Tracey Teichmann

 The music video for “Five More Minutes” has made its debut on People.com.  Check it out HERE.

Now that he has released his emotional and reflective single “Five More Minutes,” the question that country entertainer Scotty McCreery is asked most often these days is “When is the video coming out?” The wait is just about over as People.com will debut the highly anticipated music video on Monday, June 12 at 10:00 am ET (9:00 am CT). The video was directed and produced by cinematographer Jeff Ray.

McCreery wrote “Five More Minutes” with Frank Rogers and Monty Criswell two weeks after his paternal grandfather died. The song reflects upon some of the events and people with whom he’d like to spend five more minutes, and the music video elevates that concept even higher by showcasing never before seen home video footage of McCreery’s early life intercut with scenes of the 23-year-old singer today as he performs the song to camera. The video is dedicated to both of his grandfathers and each are featured in the home video footage. Another highlight from the video is experiencing McCreery and his longtime girlfriend Gabi Dugal’s relationship growing from their early grade school photos to their high school prom night to a recent helicopter ride while visiting Hawaii.

“I’ve said before that ‘Five More Minutes’ is my favorite song I’ve ever written, and I think this music video may be my favorite video yet,” said McCreery. “This was the first time I had seen a lot of this home video footage. Having the chance to see both of my grandfathers again and to relive some of the experiences from my younger days brought both tears and smiles to my face. Just like the song, it brings back so many great memories. Jeff Ray did an incredible job of honing in on so many special moments from nearly 50 hours of home video footage. I’m very proud to share this with everyone.”

Since its release on May 5 when it quickly became the No. 2 country single and No. 9 all-genre single charted on iTunes, “Five More Minutes” has currently received more than 2 million streams on Spotify. It is currently at No. 50 on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart, after being named the “Hot Shot Debut” last week. On the day of release, legendary Country Music Hall of Fame member Randy Travis tweeted McCreery about “Five More Minutes,” saying that “this is storytelling and country music at its best.” McCreery performed the song for the first time live on national television on “FOX & Friends’ All-American Summer Concert Series” last Friday, June 2. A live video of the ACM, BMI and CMT Award winner performing the song on the Grand Ole Opry has received nearly 3 million views on the Opry’s YouTube channel. Last Saturday’s premiere of “CMC Songs & Stories: Scotty McCreery” on Australia’s Country Music Channel (CMC), which centered around an acoustic performance of “Five More Minutes,” was the network’s most watched broadcast of the weekend. The song, which has become a staple in McCreery’s concerts over the last year, continues to receive a standing ovation every time it is performed live.

Country music entertainer Scotty McCreery and his guitarists Dylan Rosson and Jeffrey Harper performed an acoustic version of his new single “Five More Minutes” this morning on “Today In Nashville,” which airs on WSMV-TV (NBC/Nashville). The program also aired live on WSMV.com and the WSMV app.  McCreery’s interview and performance can be viewed here. McCreery’s appearance also promoted CMA Music Festival, where he will perform on both the Radio Disney Stage in Fan Fair X and the Grand Ole Opry this Friday  (June 9) and the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage this Saturday (June 10).  

Pictured (left to right): Dylan Rosson, Scotty McCreery, Jeffrey Harper.  (Photo Credit: Scott Stem)

If you want to check Scotty out in Nashville during CMA Music Festival this week, here is his schedule:

• Tuesday, June 6 – Scotty will play golf in the Darius & Friends Golf Tournament benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
• Wednesday, June 7 – Scotty will perform live (with Jeff and Dylan) on “Today in Nashville” airing on WSMV-TV (NBC/Nashville) between 11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Central Time.
• Thursday, June 8 – Scotty and the band leave Nashville to perform a concert in Somerset, Kentucky.
• Friday, June 9 – Scotty’s back in Nashville. (1) He will perform live (along with Jeff and Dylan) on the Radio Disney Stage in Fan Fair X in the Music City Center between 1:00-2:00 PM. You must have a CMA Music Festival ticket or a Fan Fair X ticket to enter.  (Ticket information can be found at CMAfest.com). (2) Later, he and the band will perform and reunite with his fan club members at the Fifth Annual Scotty McCreery Fan Club Party that begins at 2:00 PM and runs until 5:00 PM. Tickets and fan club laminates are required. For more information, call the Scotty McCreery Fan Club at 615-297-7002. (3) Still later that night, he and the band will perform on the Grand Ole Opry.  Ticket information can be found at Opry.com.
• Saturday, June 10 – (1) Scotty and the band will perform on the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage at 10:00 AM. The show is free, but come early to get seated on the riverbank.  (2) Scotty will sign autographs in the CMA Booth in Fan Fair X in the Music City Center between 12:00-1:00 PM. You must have a CMA Music Festival ticket or a Fan Fair X ticket to enter.  (Ticket information can be found at CMAfest.com).

·         Sunday, June 11 – Scotty will sign autographs in the World Market Booth in Fan Fair X in the Music City Center between 2:00–3:00 PM. You must have a CMA Music Festival ticket or a Fan Fair X ticket to enter.  (Ticket information can be found at CMAfest.com).

Did you catch Scotty performing “Five More Minutes” for the first time live on national television on “FOX & Friends?”  If not, we’ve got you covered.  You can see the performance of “Five More Minutes” HERE and you can see his post-show performance of “Feelin’ It” HERE.  Several media sites wrote about Scotty’s appearance and included clips from the performance and/or the interview. Check out the links below:  

Country Music Nation

Rare Country

The Country Note