Drake Milligan Thinks AGT Live Events Are As Wonderful As The Grammys

Discover the reason why AGT frontrunner Drake Milligan thinks the live shows are just as good as the Grammys here

Drake Milligan says he feels like a winner already, even though he still has one more performance on Tuesday's AGT finale.

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His boisterous "Sounds Like Something I'd Do" soared to No. 2 on iTunes Country Tracks and No. 3 on all-genre iTunes songs.

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His original song "Kiss Goodbye All Night" topped iTunes' Country Songs and all-genre charts.

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Drake played dates between his audition and the live gigs and claims he can already feel a difference.

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Dallas-Fort Worth, his debut full-length record, will be released on Sept. 15.

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he try to blend what senior songwriters do and are proficient at into his work

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Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel said Drake may win this season's AGT, thus the 24-year-old from Texas is a frontrunner.

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