With Beyonce serving as his mentor, and with millions of eyes on him last night, Scotty McCreery all but assured himself of a spot in the American Idol finale.
The aspiring country artist went three-for-three in terms of impressive performances, kicking off this week’s performance show with a strong ballad. In response to his version of “Amazed,” Steven Tyler said what we’re all thinking: this guy keeps getting better and better…
From there, Jimmy Iovine selected Thompson Square’s “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” for Scotty’s next cover, breaking out the acoustic guitar for a version of the track that led Randy Jackson to compare the crooner to Garth Brooks.
Ridiculously high praise? Of course. But watch McCreery belt out this tune and also “She Believes in Me” below and it’s easy to see why folks are getting carried away.