Scotty McCreery Performs on 'American Idol 11' - Top 9

Scotty McCreery made his triumphant return to the American Idol stage last night with a performance of his brand new single, “Water Tower Town.” Afterwards, the season 10 winner was presented with a Platinum plaque from Interscope Geffen A&M Records Chairman, Jimmy Iovine, commemorating 1 million in sales for his debut album, Clear As Day.

Scotty can also be heard on this season of Idol as the voice of the official ‘Goodbye Song’ with his cover of Tim McGraw’s “Please Remember Me” (available now on iTunes). The track can be heard during the video that plays at the end of each elimination episode, and is streaming now on Soundcloud.