Scotty McCreery has been nominated for two 2012 Billboard Music Awards: one for Best New Artist, and a second for Top Country Album.
In the first award category McCreery faces competition from Bad Meets Evil, Big Sean, Foster the People and Wiz Khalifa. While in the second category he faces Jason Aldean the Band Perry, Luke Bryan and Lady Antebellum.
"This is amazing!" McCreery said in a recent press release.
"It's exciting that my name is listed with these other talented artists. I am honored that Billboard would recognize me for my debut country album. I'm also excited about the Top New Artist nomination because it recognizes artists from all genres of music. I've been overwhelmed by everything that has happened to me in the last year and I'm grateful to the fans who made all of this possible," he added.
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