SCOTTY MCCREERY ANNOUNCES 15 – A RETROSPECTIVE ALBUM CELEBRATING HIS FIRST 15 YEARS AS A RECORDING ARTIST

Triple Tigers Records multi-Platinum and chart-topping artist Scotty McCreery announces the upcoming release of 15 – a retrospective album featuring nine of his hit songs and four new recordings. The capsule collection will be released on vinyl, CD, and digitally on July 17 in recognition of McCreery’s 15th anniversary as a recording artist.

“Man, fifteen years goes by like a flash,” muses McCreery. “Some days it feels like yesterday when I did my initial ‘American Idol’ audition in Milwaukee, while other days it feels like it happened a hundred years ago. I’ve lived a lot of life, traveled millions of miles, and followed my dreams, all thanks to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, my family, my team, and all the fans who have supported me through these 15 years.”

The now 32-year-old husband and father of two sons has spent nearly half his life in the public eye. Music fans first met him as a 16-year-old high school junior when he auditioned for “American Idol” in front of Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler by acapella singing the Josh Turner hit “Your Man.”

In a full circle moment paying homage to that life-changing experience, McCreery has teamed up with his musical hero and friend, Turner, to re-record “Your Man” for 15. Fifteen years ago today (May 14, 2011) Turner surprised the young singer during his “American Idol” hometown concert in Garner, North Carolina in front of more than 30,000 fans – quite a feat with the town’s population only being 28,000 at the time.

“I have been a major Josh Turner fan since ‘Long Black Train’ was released,” said McCreery. “Getting to know him has been something little Scotty would never have imagined and having the honor of recording ‘Your Man’ with him is a moment I’ll never get over. If I was him, I would have been a little irritated that this teenage kid kept singing my songs on TV….but Josh has been nothing but gracious and kind to me from day one, and he even inducted me into the Grand Ole Opry a few years ago. They say you should never meet your heroes but that certainly does not apply here. He’s become a mentor and valued friend.”

“I’m very honored to have been asked to sing on my song, ‘Your Man,’ on Scotty’s new project,” said Turner. “He came on the scene singing that song and has had a great career ever since. Of course, I take credit for all of his success! 🙂 Congrats to Scotty on 15 years! It’s no small feat.”

Coincidentally, Turner’s album Your Man which featured his original version of the title song is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

15 contains McCreery’s seven No.1 hits, including his most recent smash “Bottle Rockets” featuring Hootie & The Blowfish that was recently certified Platinum by the RIAA and was also his first No.1 hit in Canada. The vinyl and CD versions of 15 are the first time that “Bottle Rockets” has been made available on a physical product. The other No.1 hits include “Five More Minutes” (which inspired two Hallmark holiday movies), “This Is It,” “In Between,” “You Time,” “Damn Strait,” and “Cab in a Solo.” The album also features his wife Gabi’s favorite song “It Matters to Her,” which reached No. 2 on the charts.

Vinyl and CD versions of 15 will also include McCreery’s first Top Ten hit “See You Tonight” from the album of the same name – released during his time with Mercury Records Nashville.

In addition to “Your Man” with Turner, the three additional new cuts are “Hello Darlin’,” McCreery’s version of the Conway Twitty hit which he often sings in concert and has become an audience favorite through the years; “Why Me, Lord?” the classic Kris Kristofferson song which sums up how he feels about the last 15 years; and “Been a Good Run,” a new track written by McCreery, Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, and Derek George, which evokes nostalgia as he reflects on his life and career.

The North Carolina native has captivated fans worldwide since he auditioned for “American Idol” as a 16-year-old grocery bagger. He won the competition and America’s hearts at age 17, and a few months later made history when he became the first country artist and youngest male artist of any genre to debut his first album (Clear as Day) at No.1 on the Billboard Top 200 all-genre album chart. Since then, he has been living out his dreams – including the major milestone of being invited by Garth Brooks to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. During the past fifteen years, the ACM and CMT Award winner has performed on such renowned stages as Carnegie Hall (New York), O2 Arena (London), Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles), Ryman Auditorium (Nashville), Gruene Hall (New Braunfels, TX), and in all 50 U.S. states, as well as Canada, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the Philippines and the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland), as well as a television broadcast in Australia.

About Scotty McCreery:
Scotty McCreery has been a household name for half of his life, ever since making history in 2011 as both the first country artist and the youngest male artist of any genre to debut his first studio album, the Platinum-certified Clear as Day, at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. The 32-year-old has sold more than 4 million albums and achieved 7 No.1 hits: the RIAA-Platinum certified “Bottle Rockets” featuring Hootie & The Blowfish (which was also McCreery’s first ever No.1 hit in Canada), “Cab in a Solo,” the RIAA Platinum-certified “Damn Strait,” the RIAA Gold certified “You Time,” the RIAA Gold certified “In Between,” the RIAA Platinum certified “This is It,” and the RIAA Triple Platinum certified “Five More Minutes.” He has just announced 15, a retrospective album of his last fifteen years, to be released in July 2026.

The North Carolina native has earned one Triple Platinum, six Platinum and four Gold singles; one Platinum and two Gold albums; won the 10th season of “American Idol” in 2011 at age 17 (after auditioning at age 16); was named the ACM New Artist of the Year in 2011; won two CMT Music Awards, the first for Breakthrough Video of the Year (“The Trouble with Girls”) in 2012, and the second for Digital-First Performance of the Year (‘It Matters to Her’ from “CMT Stages”) in 2024; and BMI Awards for writing one of the Top 50 Most Performed Country Songs of the Year seven times (in 2015 for ‘See You Tonight’, in 2018 for “Five More Minutes,” in 2019 for “This is It,” in 2021 for “In Between,” in 2022 for “You Time,” in 2024 for “It Matters to Her,” and in 2025 for “Cab in a Solo”). He was awarded Pandora Billionaire status in 2021 in recognition of his music achieving more than one billion streams on Pandora. His song “Five More Minutes” inspired two popular holiday movies which aired on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Network: “Five More Minutes” in 2021 and “Five More Minutes: Moments Like These” in 2022. He released his first book Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream in 2016. McCreery was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2023. In 2024, he was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry by Josh Turner and Randy Travis, after being invited by Garth Brooks. The singer/songwriter married his high school sweetheart Gabi in 2018. The couple had their first son Avery in October 2022 and welcomed their second son Oliver in September 2025.