NASHVILLE, Tenn. – 2024 was another milestone year for Triple Tigers Recording artist Scotty McCreery. From being inducted into the Grand Ole Opry to headlining his blockbuster Fall of Summer Tour to releasing his critically acclaimed album Rise & Fall, named one of the 30 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2024 by Rolling Stone, the singer/songwriter continued to push himself to new heights creatively.
Showing no signs of slowing down, McCreery is starting 2025 with a moment of reflection releasing an updated version of his country and gospel blending “Red Letter Blueprint” featuring GRAMMY and Dove Award winning Christian artist, Jason Crabb. Called “nostalgic yet fresh, with faith references that candidly reflect the singer’s real-life core beliefs” by Taste of Country upon release last year, listen to the new version of “Red Letter Blueprint” HERE.
The pair are set to give their first live performance of the song on the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday, Feb. 11. This will also be McCreery’s first performance on the stage during the Opry100 year-long celebration. Visit Opry.com to purchase tickets.
“Jason’s voice is just out of this world powerful,” McCreery shares. “When he sings, you can feel the emotion in every note and the belief in every word. I’m a fan, and it’s an honor to have him sing this song with me.”
“I’m so excited to be joining my friend Scotty on such an incredible song as ‘Red Letter Blueprint,’” said Crabb. “His talent is beyond compare, and he’s one of the greatest guys I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. It’s an honor to be singing alongside him, and I can’t wait to play this song live for everyone next week on the Grand Ole Opry stage!”
McCreery’s lead guitarist Spence Peppard, who used to play in Crabb’s band, connected the two singers for the collaboration. A road-family-affair of sorts, Peppard co-produced the new track along with McCreery’s bass player Nathan Thomas and long-time McCreery producer Frank Rogers.
Written by McCreery, Derek George, Brent Anderson, Jeremy Bussey, and Monty Criswell, “Red Letter Blueprint” is a comforting ballad of faith and inner strength. Both patient and gentle, yet solid and strong, McCreery leans on the plans that never fail. Building from a tender piano melody and the crooner’s convicted yet empathetic vocal, the track implores the listener to take solace in the belief that no matter how far away true peace seems, the path to get there is clearly marked.
Where can you go when you ain’t gettin’ nowhere?
Every turn is a dead end road
The rain starts to fall and you’re so lost out there
Really only one place I know
When your whole world falls to pieces
And you don’t know how to build it back
There’s a red letter blueprint in King James black
Rise & Fall, which features the original version of “Red Letter Blueprint,” is McCreery’s most critically acclaimed album to date, with Billboard naming it one of the 50 Best Albums of 2024 (So Far). The album’s first single, “Cab in a Solo,” became his sixth No. 1 hit. Listen to the album Rolling Stone says is “every bit as legit as Jamey Johnson’s That Lonesome Song, Garth Brooks’ In Pieces, or Randy Travis’ Storms of Life,” HERE.
“Across the 13-track collection, McCreery exhibits his continued growth as a vocalist and songwriter,” notes Holler. People echoes the sentiment, writing that the album “brims with a newfound confidence and maturity,” while Country Now calls it “his best record yet,” and American Songwriter declares it a “career album” as Rise & Fall finds him exploring not only heartbreak but rowdy nights, nostalgia, faith, newfound joy, fatherhood and enduring love, resulting in a project full of insightful storytelling. The album was produced by McCreery’s longtime production team of Frank Rogers, Derek Wells and Aaron Eshuis.
McCreery co-wrote 12 of the 13 songs on the album, which Billboard observes, “Light-hearted fare such as ‘Stuck Behind a Tractor’ and ‘And Countin’’ mesh with heartbreak brushoffs such as ‘Lonely,’ the bluegrass-inflected album-closer ‘Porch’ and the faith-filled ‘Red Letter Blueprint.’” It is available digitally as well as on CD and vinyl. Order autographed vinyl and CDs of Rise & Fall HERE.
McCreery will join Kane Brown for his The High Road Tour as direct support on March 27 (including Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on April 11), with tickets on sale now at Ticketmaster. Brown recently released his track “Says I Can (The High Road Tour Version)” featuring his tourmates McCreery, Mitchell Tenpenny, Ashley Cooke, and Dasha to streaming outlets.
The North Carolina native will also perform at this year’s Stagecoach Festival on April 27. Tickets are on sale at StagecoachFestival.com.
Last night, McCreery headlined the San Antonio Rodeo. Fans can also catch him headlining several solo shows in Feb. and March. He will make his long-awaited return to the UK in May, with five headline dates across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Tickets are on sale now. Purchase at ScottyMcCreery.com.
Upcoming Scotty McCreery Tour Dates:
02/11/25 Nashville, TN Grand Ole Opry
02/14/25 Erie, PA Warner Theatre
02/15/25 Utica, NY Stanley PAC
02/16/25 Elmira, NY First Arena
02/20/25 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
02/21/25 Pompano Beach, FL Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
02/22/25 Orlando, FL Universal Studios Florida
03/07/25 Bensalem, PA Parx Casino
03/08/25 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatre
03/09/25 Hagerstown, MD Maryland Theatre
03/15/25 Bowler, WI North Star Mohican Casino Resort
03/28/25 Regina, SK Casino Regina
03/31/25 Saskatoon, SK Sid Buckwold Theatre at TCU Place
04/25/25 Sahuarita, AZ Desert Diamond Casinos
04/26/25 Laughlin, NV Edgewater Casino Resort
04/27/25 Indio, CA Stagecoach Festival
05/09/25 Andover, KS Capitol Federal Amphitheater
05/10/25 Norman, OK Riverwind Casino Showplace Theatre
05/16/25 Ft. Worth, TX Billy Bob’s Texas
05/18/25 Albuquerque, NM Boots in the Park-Albuquerque
06/12/25 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center-Ampitheater
06/20/25 Winstead, MN Winstock Country Music Festival
06/21/25 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center-Arena
07/03/25 Greeley, CO Greeley Stampede
07/10/25 Ft. Loramie, OH Country Concert
07/11/25 Manchester, IA Delaware County Fair
07/22/25 Elk Grove Village, IL Charles J. Zettek Municipal Complex
07/26/25 Wayne, NE Wayne County Fair
With more dates to be added throughout the year
Kane Brown “The High Road Tour” – Dates with McCreery as Direct Support:
03/27/25 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre
03/29/25 Calgary, AB Scotia Saddledome
03/30/25 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
04/03/25 Quebec City, QC Videotron Centre
04/04/25 Montreal, QC. Bell Ventre
04/05/25 Providence, RI Amica Mutual Pavilion
04/10/25 Evansville, IN Ford Center
04/11/25 Nashville, TN. Bridgestone Arena
05/01/25 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center
05/02/25 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
05/03/25 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Scotty McCreery UK Tour Dates:
05/23/25 Belfast Live at Botanic Gardens
05/25/25 Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom
05/27/25 Birmingham O2 Institute Birmingham
05/29/25 Manchester O2 Ritz
05/30/25 London O2 Forum Kentish Town
About Scotty McCreery:
Scotty McCreery has been a household name for nearly half 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. With his latest album Rise & Fall, featuring his sixth No. 1 single “Cab in a Solo,” current single “Fall of Summer,” and 11 additional tracks, McCreery explores classic themes of heartbreak, rowdy nights, nostalgia, faith, newfound joy, fatherhood, and enduring love, and through it all, felt comfortable being himself, resulting in a project full of electrified twang, rich baritone vocals and insightful storytelling. The 30-year-old has sold more than 4 million albums and achieved 6 No.1 hits: the recent “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.”
The North Carolina native has earned one Triple Platinum, five Platinum and four Gold singles; one Platinum and two Gold albums; won the 10th season of “American Idol” in 2011 at age 17; 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 Country Songs of the Year six 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,” and in 2024 for “It Matters to Her”). 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. Last year McCreery was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Last year, 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, and the couple had their first son Avery in October 2022.
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About Jason Crabb:
Jason Crabb is a two-time GRAMMY® winning and GMA Dove Award-winning artist and songwriter named Artist of the Year and Male Artist of Year by the GMA Dove Awards. In 2023, he won Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year for his collaboration with Dylan Scott on “Good Morning Mercy,” his 22ndDove Award. An artist who easily crosses genres, Crabb has performed at Carnegie Hall, Grand Ole Opry, Brooklyn Tabernacle and Billy Graham’s final crusade in NYC. Crabb’s magnetic personality has been featured in People Magazine, Country Living, The Huffington Post, Billboard, USA Today, Country Weekly and on Fox News and Entertainment Tonight. He was named one of Nashville’s Most Beautiful People by Nashville Lifestyles Magazine and is a frequent and beloved host on TBN. Crabb was honored to have a road named after him in his hometown of Beaver Dam, KY, Jason Crabb Drive. Crabb’s latest album, Good Morning Mercy, features his signature, powerhouse vocals and includes award-winning single “Good Morning Mercy” and his latest radio hit, “God Can Use A Broken Man.”
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