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"Scotty McCreery has advised current American Idol hopefuls not to become &amp;quot;stressed out&amp;quot; during the process.  The &amp;#039;Trouble With Girls&amp;#039; singer, who won season ten of the Fox competition, was asked during an interview with Blogcritics.org what he would tell the new batch of contestants hoping to follow in his footsteps.  McCreery replied: &amp;quot;Oh man, just don&amp;#039;t let it stress them out. I made that mistake a couple times. You&amp;#039;re just there to sing, have fun, and really entertain the crowd.  &amp;quot;If you let the stress of the TV part of it, the live show part of it get to you, the singing and the entertaining won&amp;#039;t be fully there. Stay laid back, get your songs right, work hard, and you&amp;#039;ll be set.&amp;quot;  As for which hopefuls he is rooting for so far, the teenager namechecked David Leathers Jr - who he appeared alongside in a competition before American Idol - and brother-and-sister duo Schyler and Colton Dixon, who he met at season ten&amp;#039;s Hollywood Week.  McCreery recently said that he was looking forward to watching the new season of American Idol because he would be able to understand what the contestants are going through.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ll be watching those kids and know exactly what they&amp;#039;re going through and the nerves they&amp;#039;re feeling. It&amp;#039;ll be fun to watch,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve watched for ten seasons strong now, but it&amp;#039;ll definitely be different to watch it this year.&amp;quot; McCreery&amp;#039;s debut album Clear As Day was recently certified platinum. He is currently touring with Brad Paisley. &amp;gt; Scotty McCreery thanks fans for incredible year - video &amp;gt; Read Digital Spy&amp;#039;s full American Idol headlines Watch Scotty McCreery&amp;#039;s audition for American Idol below:       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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