When they first said I made it through it was just crazy, I mean all kinds of thoughts were going through my head, and you know to be watching the show for nine seasons and to be on it now is surreal, it's so surreal.

He also performed on the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade at Walt Disney World on December 25 2011. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Tracks from the album include a song from Keith Urban and the title track "Clear as Day".

He won the tenth season of American Idol on May 25 2011. The album includes the top 20 country songs "I Love You This Big" and "The Trouble with Girls".