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…And the hookup rumors begin. Were Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery more than just friends on American Idol?

They definitely have some chemistry and after competing side by side throughout the entire season, they finally addressed rumors of a hookup last night.

When Alaina was first asked about their relationship, she threw reporters off by telling them Scotty would answer instead for them.

Scotty was asked "Lauren said to ask you about whether or not you are dating", to which he replied, "She's a character isn't she? She really is.

“No, we're just really close friends. I met her day one of Hollywood week and we've grown really tight over the weeks because we've gone to school together, but I don't know about the dating part."

So why would Alaina hint at a relationship? According to Scotty, it’s just her “being funny”. Or she has a massive crush and is trying to tell you something.

Scotty was named the season 10 American Idol winner after a record 122 million viewer votes. Speaking about plans for his debut album, MCCreery said, "I want to get some good songs. It's all about the songs after this. American Idol is a platform and helping us out and start our jobs.”

Lauren might not have gone home the ultimate winner, but she put it best when she said: "I come from a small town, and I've come a long way."

…And the hookup rumors begin. Were Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery more than just friends on American Idol?

They definitely have some chemistry and after competing side by side throughout the entire season, they finally addressed rumors of a hookup last night.

When Alaina was first asked about their relationship, she threw reporters off by telling them Scotty would answer instead for them.

Scotty was asked "Lauren said to ask you about whether or not you are dating", to which he replied, "She's a character isn't she? She really is.

“No, we're just really close friends. I met her day one of Hollywood week and we've grown really tight over the weeks because we've gone to school together, but I don't know about the dating part."

So why would Alaina hint at a relationship? According to Scotty, it’s just her “being funny”. Or she has a massive crush and is trying to tell you something.

Scotty was named the season 10 American Idol winner after a record 122 million viewer votes. Speaking about plans for his debut album, MCCreery said, "I want to get some good songs. It's all about the songs after this. American Idol is a platform and helping us out and start our jobs.”

Lauren might not have gone home the ultimate winner, but she put it best when she said: "I come from a small town, and I've come a long way."

Scotty McCreery, the 17-year-old country crooner with the deep voice and the chill attitude was, after all, “in it to win it” on the 10th season of “American Idol.”

McCreery beat 16-year-old Lauren Alain in an all-country finale, “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest announced at the end of Wednesday’s two-hour-plus finale.

Scotty is the fourth consecutive guy to win the pop singing contest, but the first country male singer to win. He’s also the first country singer to take the prize since season 4 winner, Carrie Underwood who is one of “Idol’s” most marketable winners, winning five Grammys and becoming a fixture on country radio.The other winner: The “Idol” franchise itself, at a crossroads with the departure of the show’s virtual anchorman, Simon Cowell, which made some bets on personnel and format changes – like lowering the eligibility age to 15 -- that paid off.

More than 122 million votes were cast in the final round of competition, and three-quarters of a billion votes over the season, Seacrest noted at the top of Wednesday’s finale.

“That’s two votes for every man, women, and child living in America – not bad,” he told the jammed Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.

The singers this year were an unusually diverse field for the usually middle of the road show, including a metal rocker James Durbin who made it to fourth place, a jazzy bluesy chanteuse Haley Reinhardt, in third and a genre-bender named Casey Abrams who soloed with a standup bass.

With Cowell jumping ship last season to launch his own singing competition show in the fall, “The X Factor,” (co-starring another “Idol” judge veteran Paula Abdul), the “Idol” producers needed to make a statement with the judging panel. Judge Randy Jackson returned, with new faces Aerosmith front-man Steven Tyler and singer/actress/diva Jennifer Lopez.

The show opened with tape of its coast-to-coast auditions and right away Tyler introduced some new energy to the tired act—leering at the girls, spouting off wacky patter (“what’s with the jujubes on the oo-oo-bees,” he asked one auditioner who wore a starry bra). As the season wore on, however, the judges table seemed to run out of gas when they settled into a routine of congratulating instead of criticizing the parade of contestants.

“Idol” producers had an ace in the hole, however: veteran hit-making producer Jimmy Iovine, who they’d signed as a mentor for the Idolettes to cure a long-standing problem for the franchise: the winners careers would fizzle once they actually tried to launch a recording career.

It fell to Iovine to fill Simon Cowell’s shoes, giving pointed but actually useful tips, as well as to help the Idolettes choose material that raised the overall level of competition.

Iovine had clearly pegged Scotty as a contestant with a real shot at a country career and worked hard to give the young singer some stage presence, and move him out of the straight-ahead, traditional country groove where he seemed content to stay.

Scotty had, for weeks, been the odds on favorite to win the competition, though the show’s three judges pronounced Lauren the hands-down winner of Monday’s final performance night.

“Scotty, sorry…Lauren gets it – hands down,” Tyler had said after each of the two finalists performed three tunes.

The Wednesday night grand finale of the “Idol” season featured a parade of stars for what’s become a major annual showcase for the music industry.

Beyonce led the “Idol” female finalists in a medley of her songs and a dance number; Casey Abrams joined his celebrity role model, Jack Black to ham it up singing “Fat Bottom Girls.”

Tim McGraw sang a duet with Scotty McCreery; Tony Bennett did Irving Berlin with Haley Reinhardt. Jacob Lusk was joined by Kirk Franklin and Gladys Knight; James Durbin got to rock it out with Judas Priest.

Some musicians, however, got to appear Idolette-less. Bono came on stage for a number from the oft-delayed, upcoming Broadway Spider-Man production. Judge Steven Tyler reprised Aerosmith anthem “Dream On,” and Lady Gaga appeared on top of a towering rock pile, dressed like a Venetian masquerade reveler who plunges to her faux death with her lover while singing “Edge of Glory.”

Throw in TLC and Lil John, and Jennifer Lopez doing a get-a-room-hot number with husband Marc Anthony, and there was some genre for everyone.

“It’s been a year since Lauren and me auditioned, and we’ve been together since Day One and we’re gonna stay together,” Scotty announced when he was pronounced the winner.

“Never in my wildest dreams… I got to thank the Lord first – he got me here,” Scotty added.

Then Scotty was compelled to sing the song Iovine had chosen to be his first single should he win: “I Love You This Big.” Like we said last nght, no song that requires the singer to hold his arms out in a fish-that-got-away gesture should ever be sung on a topic other than fish. In this case, it’s the hook for the cutesy-romantic song.

And yes, it’s another dreadful “Idol” debut single. Some things never change.

Scotty McCreery, the 17-year-old country crooner with the deep voice and the chill attitude was, after all, “in it to win it” on the 10th season of “American Idol.”

McCreery beat 16-year-old Lauren Alain in an all-country finale, “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest announced at the end of Wednesday’s two-hour-plus finale.

Scotty is the fourth consecutive guy to win the pop singing contest, but the first country male singer to win. He’s also the first country singer to take the prize since season 4 winner, Carrie Underwood who is one of “Idol’s” most marketable winners, winning five Grammys and becoming a fixture on country radio.The other winner: The “Idol” franchise itself, at a crossroads with the departure of the show’s virtual anchorman, Simon Cowell, which made some bets on personnel and format changes – like lowering the eligibility age to 15 -- that paid off.

More than 122 million votes were cast in the final round of competition, and three-quarters of a billion votes over the season, Seacrest noted at the top of Wednesday’s finale.

“That’s two votes for every man, women, and child living in America – not bad,” he told the jammed Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.

The singers this year were an unusually diverse field for the usually middle of the road show, including a metal rocker James Durbin who made it to fourth place, a jazzy bluesy chanteuse Haley Reinhardt, in third and a genre-bender named Casey Abrams who soloed with a standup bass.

With Cowell jumping ship last season to launch his own singing competition show in the fall, “The X Factor,” (co-starring another “Idol” judge veteran Paula Abdul), the “Idol” producers needed to make a statement with the judging panel. Judge Randy Jackson returned, with new faces Aerosmith front-man Steven Tyler and singer/actress/diva Jennifer Lopez.

The show opened with tape of its coast-to-coast auditions and right away Tyler introduced some new energy to the tired act—leering at the girls, spouting off wacky patter (“what’s with the jujubes on the oo-oo-bees,” he asked one auditioner who wore a starry bra). As the season wore on, however, the judges table seemed to run out of gas when they settled into a routine of congratulating instead of criticizing the parade of contestants.

“Idol” producers had an ace in the hole, however: veteran hit-making producer Jimmy Iovine, who they’d signed as a mentor for the Idolettes to cure a long-standing problem for the franchise: the winners careers would fizzle once they actually tried to launch a recording career.

It fell to Iovine to fill Simon Cowell’s shoes, giving pointed but actually useful tips, as well as to help the Idolettes choose material that raised the overall level of competition.

Iovine had clearly pegged Scotty as a contestant with a real shot at a country career and worked hard to give the young singer some stage presence, and move him out of the straight-ahead, traditional country groove where he seemed content to stay.

Scotty had, for weeks, been the odds on favorite to win the competition, though the show’s three judges pronounced Lauren the hands-down winner of Monday’s final performance night.

“Scotty, sorry…Lauren gets it – hands down,” Tyler had said after each of the two finalists performed three tunes.

The Wednesday night grand finale of the “Idol” season featured a parade of stars for what’s become a major annual showcase for the music industry.

Beyonce led the “Idol” female finalists in a medley of her songs and a dance number; Casey Abrams joined his celebrity role model, Jack Black to ham it up singing “Fat Bottom Girls.”

Tim McGraw sang a duet with Scotty McCreery; Tony Bennett did Irving Berlin with Haley Reinhardt. Jacob Lusk was joined by Kirk Franklin and Gladys Knight; James Durbin got to rock it out with Judas Priest.

Some musicians, however, got to appear Idolette-less. Bono came on stage for a number from the oft-delayed, upcoming Broadway Spider-Man production. Judge Steven Tyler reprised Aerosmith anthem “Dream On,” and Lady Gaga appeared on top of a towering rock pile, dressed like a Venetian masquerade reveler who plunges to her faux death with her lover while singing “Edge of Glory.”

Throw in TLC and Lil John, and Jennifer Lopez doing a get-a-room-hot number with husband Marc Anthony, and there was some genre for everyone.

“It’s been a year since Lauren and me auditioned, and we’ve been together since Day One and we’re gonna stay together,” Scotty announced when he was pronounced the winner.

“Never in my wildest dreams… I got to thank the Lord first – he got me here,” Scotty added.

Then Scotty was compelled to sing the song Iovine had chosen to be his first single should he win: “I Love You This Big.” Like we said last nght, no song that requires the singer to hold his arms out in a fish-that-got-away gesture should ever be sung on a topic other than fish. In this case, it’s the hook for the cutesy-romantic song.

And yes, it’s another dreadful “Idol” debut single. Some things never change.

Tonight is the night. Will America choose Lauren Alaina or Scotty McCreery as its "Idol"?

In the show's previous nine seasons, there were times when it was clear who would be crowned the winner: clean-cut Kris Allen over eyeliner-wearing screecher Adam Lambert; bubbly blonde Carrie Underwood over long-haired rocker Bo Bice; blue-eyed Lee DeWyze over dreadheaded Crystal Bowersox.

But this time, the finalists are two seemingly wholesome, saccharine-sweet, teenage country singers.

It's a race almost too close to call.

The judges have heaped equal praise on both Alaina and McCreery this season, but on Tuesday night -- the night that would be their last performances before America voted -- Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler especially sang Alaina's praises.

After her third number, "Like My Mother Does," all three judges got out of their chairs to give her a standing ovation.

"With that song, you may have just won," said Lopez.

"You are It in my eyes," added Tyler.

And it seems Alaina is it in many other sets of eyes, as well.

"Lauren is the full package," says Senior VP of A&R at Def Jam Records, Sha Money XL. "Her sound is so versatile -- she can easily sing pop, country and her voice is perfect for TV and film. She's really pretty and has a great personality -- a complete magnet of attraction."

Monica Herrera, News Editor of Billboard.com, agrees that Alaina should probably win tonight since "she's the better singer...but she peaked too late."

McCreery, on the other hand, has "always been consistent," Herrera adds, therefore he will probably snag the majority of the 122 million votes that were cast last night. "Scotty has been a frontrunner all season. He's never been in the bottom three."

But just because the judges and experts think that Alaina -- who sang beautifully Tuesday night despite blowing out a vocal chord during rehearsal that afternoon -- is a worthy winner, it doesn't mean "Idol" fans will agree with them.

"One thing I can say is that the judges and the votes very often don't follow each other," says Lee Miringoff of the Marist Poll.

Tonight is the night. Will America choose Lauren Alaina or Scotty McCreery as its "Idol"?

In the show's previous nine seasons, there were times when it was clear who would be crowned the winner: clean-cut Kris Allen over eyeliner-wearing screecher Adam Lambert; bubbly blonde Carrie Underwood over long-haired rocker Bo Bice; blue-eyed Lee DeWyze over dreadheaded Crystal Bowersox.

But this time, the finalists are two seemingly wholesome, saccharine-sweet, teenage country singers.

It's a race almost too close to call.

The judges have heaped equal praise on both Alaina and McCreery this season, but on Tuesday night -- the night that would be their last performances before America voted -- Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler especially sang Alaina's praises.

After her third number, "Like My Mother Does," all three judges got out of their chairs to give her a standing ovation.

"With that song, you may have just won," said Lopez.

"You are It in my eyes," added Tyler.

And it seems Alaina is it in many other sets of eyes, as well.

"Lauren is the full package," says Senior VP of A&R at Def Jam Records, Sha Money XL. "Her sound is so versatile -- she can easily sing pop, country and her voice is perfect for TV and film. She's really pretty and has a great personality -- a complete magnet of attraction."

Monica Herrera, News Editor of Billboard.com, agrees that Alaina should probably win tonight since "she's the better singer...but she peaked too late."

McCreery, on the other hand, has "always been consistent," Herrera adds, therefore he will probably snag the majority of the 122 million votes that were cast last night. "Scotty has been a frontrunner all season. He's never been in the bottom three."

But just because the judges and experts think that Alaina -- who sang beautifully Tuesday night despite blowing out a vocal chord during rehearsal that afternoon -- is a worthy winner, it doesn't mean "Idol" fans will agree with them.

"One thing I can say is that the judges and the votes very often don't follow each other," says Lee Miringoff of the Marist Poll.