On July 3, music industry veteran Todd Cassetty filed a lawsuit in Davidson County Chancery Court in Tennessee. According to the Nashville Post, the lawsuit claims that McCreery never compensated Cassetty after he took over managing the American Idol winner's career.

Court documents list Scotty McCreery, his mother Judith McCreery, and Scotty's production company Blue Crew Productions, Inc. as defendants.

McCreery signed with Cassetty Entertainment in October 2012 after fulfilling his contractual obligations to American Idol. Cassetty claims, however, that McCreery never provided compensation. "Celebrities should be required to pay their bills, just like anyone else," his lawsuit reads.