Scotty at the 2011 CMA Music Festival with Josh Turner

Scotty McCreery performed Keith Urban's Walk In the Country on a small stage in the Bridgestone Arena, surround by hundreds of fans reaching up to touch him.
On the red carpet before the show, Scotty said. "If someone told me (a year ago) I'd have been here, I would have told them they were crazy."

"I've been walking down the carpet, seeing the artists, seeing people I've grown up listening to. It's really cool for me. It wasn't a year ago, I was an average Joe. American Idol has changed my life. This is insane."
With the likely boost in sales for the Clear as Day album after Wednesday's performance Scotty's probably only a week or two away from seeing his debut album go gold. "We're hoping to shoot for there," he says. "It's been cool to see the response the fans have given me."