Scotty mccreery/personal

Many of us remember well when Scotty McCreery first rose to fame: Much like fellow country superstar Carrie Underwood , he won his season of "American Idol" as a teenager, in Since then, he has seen a number of songs gain wide acclaim on the charts and beyond, including " This Is It ," " In Between ," and " Five More Minutes " — the title of which is honestly impossible to read without humming its catchy tune.

But if you're not a die-hard country music fan, it's possible that you've lost touch with what the singer has been up to in recent years. Don't worry! Here's the low-down on McCreery's life today, including where his career has taken him, what relationships he has been nurturing, what he does for fun, and the values he holds dear — among many other juicy details on the North Carolina native.

Strap an acoustic guitar to your back, and get ready to earnestly strum — here's what the "American Idol" winner is up to these days In case you hadn't heard, Scotty McCreery lives " in between " many things: "Friday night wild and quiet Sunday morning;" and "holy water" and "Jim Beam," to name a few.

Scotty mccreery/personal: Personal life .

One thing he hasn't sung about on a hit country song, though, is the fact that he lives "in between" two places. As he told Wake Living, the place also keeps him close to the friends and family who "shaped" who McCreery is "today" — which, as any young adult trying to make their way in the world can attest, can really make your life easier.

Of course, being a very successful country singer, McCreery also needs to spend some amount of time in the center of the country world: Nashville, Tennessee, where he maintains a second apartment. Speaking to the outlet, he expressed how he'd set his sights on Nashville since he was a teenager, and explained, "my original plan was to move to Nashville, go to college there, and enter the music industry".

During his "American Idol" stint, however, he discovered one place that definitely didn't suit him.