Photo: Scotty McCreery | The Charlotte Observer / Yahoo | More than a dozen years after Scotty McCreery was crowned winner of “American Idol,” the Garner native is achieving legend status in his home state: This fall, the singer will be inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, the organization announced this week.
McCreery will be honored as part of the 2023 class of inductees during a ceremony in Mooresville that will take place 10 days after he celebrates his 30th birthday on Oct. 9.
In a statement, the N.C. Music Hall of Fame said it was recognizing him for achievements that include his first album, 2011’s “Clear as Day,” debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, making him the first country artist and youngest male artist of any musical format to achieve this feat.
All five of his studio albums have landed in the Top 10 on the U.S. country charts. Three of them went to No. 1. His most recent single, “It Matters to Her,” reached No. 17 on Billboard’s list of “hot country songs” after it was released last September.
McCreery will become the sixth “American Idol” alum to be inducted into the state’s Hall, following Clay Aiken and Fantasia Barrino (class of 2014), Kellie Pickler (2016), Bucky Covington (2017) and Chris Daughtry (2018).
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