AMERICAN IDOL's Scotty McCreery Wins ACA's 'Artist of the Year'

AMERICAN IDOL's Scotty McCreery was honored last night with the 'Artist of the Year' award at the 2011 American Country Award's broadcast on Fox.  On the show, McCreery performed his latest hit song, 'The Trouble With Girls' and thanked his fans for voting for him for the ACA's as well as on last season of American Idol.  

AMERICAN IDOL will be returning to Fox on January 22, 2012 for its 11th Season, immediately following the NFC Championship game. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, television’s No. 1 hit series empowers contestants and viewers to share their voices in deciding who will be America’s next singing superstar.

Every year, tens of thousands of hopefuls from across the nation audition for a shot at stardom. The show’s judges – Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler – travel across the country in search of the next AMERICAN IDOL. They narrow down the competitors to a select group of semifinalists who sing their hearts out each week in front of a studio audience and television viewers.

The judges have their say after every performance, but it’s the viewing public that determines who will advance to the next round of competition and who will go home. Telephone, text message and online voting begin immediately after each performance show, and the results are announced during the following night’s broadcast.

Eventually the competition is whittled down to two finalists who compete for a major recording contract and the American Idol title. Past winners Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee Dewyze and Scotty McCreery, as well as fan-favorites Jennifer Hudson, Adam Lambert and Chris Daughtry, have all become household names and made their mark on the recording industry.