American Idol winner Scotty McCreery won “New Artist of the Year” last night at the Academy of Country Music Awards. McCreery faced competition from Brantley Gilbert and Hunter Hayes but emerged victorious. You can watch Scotty’s ACM acceptance speech in the video clip below.
Scotty also performed his new single “Water Tower Town” last night at the awards show. You’ll remember this song from his appearance last week during the Top 9 results show.
Congratulations to Scotty McCreery on his win as the ACM 2012 “New Artist of the Year.” Can’t wait to see what else the American Idol winner goes on to do next.
Thanks to reader Chi for sending us the news tip.