Season 5 finalist Bucky Covington recently released his brand new music video for his current single, "Gotta Be Somebody." Directed by Devin Pense, this live performance video spotlights his hometown community of Rockingham, North Carolina. Filmed in the local town square during Bucky's recent homecoming concert, the video features a packed crowd of over 6,000 fans, friends, and family who all roared with excitement to be a part of this surprise video shoot. The video made its debut on CMT.com where it quickly rose to become one of the top most streamed videos of the week. "Gotta Be Somebody" can now be viewed at various online outlets and will air on TV starting next week.

"Playing back home is something I've wanted to do for a long time as a thank you to everyone in Rockingham," Bucky said. "And to surprise everyone with the video shoot was fun! Seeing the excitement from my fans, friends, and family in the crowd was incredible."

Recently, Bucky Covington released  "Gotta Be Somebody" to radio, his country style version of Nickelback's No. 1 hit, written by band members Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake, along with co-producer Joey Moi. Currently climbing the country charts, this song is from his much anticipated sophomore album, I'm Alright, to hit streets in spring 2010. Just over a week ago, Bucky performed for NASCAR fans and previewed some of his new songs for them.

In an exclusive interview with AmericanIdol.com, Bucky discussed his recent charity concert, his new album, and more. Read the article.