100-463: Lennon Ray Louise Stella (born August 13, 1999) is a Canadian singer and actress. She portrayed Maddie Conrad on the musical-drama series Nashville (2012–2018). Before going solo in 2018, Stella performed with her sister as the duo Lennon & Maisy . Stella released her debut EP Love, Me in 2018. Her debut studio album Three. Two. One. was released in 2020. Stella began her career performing alongside younger sister Maisy Stella as part of
200-441: A #BringBackNashville petition. The night of the season finale Lionsgate tweeted "#Nashies What a cliffhanger! But we won't leave you hanging. There's more story to be told. #BringBackNashville." The producing partner had already been fielding offers from four or five networks. As the negotiations began to draw to a close, it was rumored that the announcement would be made during the high-profile CMT Music Awards . When no announcement
300-513: A Drama Series , and a Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama . Connie Britton was cast as Rayna Jaymes on March 6, 2012. Rayna was characterized as the "reigning queen of country," a 40-year-old country music superstar singer whose star is beginning to fade. The character of Rayna Jaymes is inspired from Britton's role as Tami Taylor on the TV series Friday Night Lights , with Nashville creator Callie Khouri creating
400-439: A bad-boy streak. He and Scarlett are in a relationship when the series begins, but soon separate; Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott, a kind-hearted aspiring musician who dates Scarlett in season one, and dates Zoey in season two; Robert Wisdom as Coleman Carlisle, a one-time mayoral candidate, and later Deputy Mayor, close friend of Rayna, and serves as Deacon's sobriety sponsor ; and Powers Boothe as Lamar Wyatt, Rayna's father and
500-552: A box that contains a paternity test. Maddie talks to a friend over the phone and says that Teddy might not be her father. The next day Maddie tells Deacon that he might be her father, which leaves Deacon shocked. Backstage at the CMA Awards , Deacon confronts Rayna about him possibly being Maddie's biological father. Rayna tells him the whole story of how she found out she was pregnant the last time he went to rehab. She talked about it with Teddy and they decided to get married and do
600-401: A bratty pop star who Maddie clashed with in one episode. Joseph David-Jones as Clay, Maddie's boyfriend and musician, Christian Coulson as a music video director, and the father of Scarlett's baby, all joined the cast in major recurring roles. Cameron Scoggins, a wealthy tech-entrepreneur who helps Rayna out with struggling Highway 65, was originally cast in a recurring role, but was upgraded to
700-442: A brief fling with Rayna and Scarlett; Jay Hernandez as Dante Rivas (season 1), Jolene's sober companion and Juliette's lover, who, after attempting to blackmail Juliette, is killed by Jolene in a murder-suicide; Charlie Bewley as Charles Wentworth (season 2), a married confident business man, who owns many radio stations across the country, and has an affair with Juliette; Alexa PenaVega as Kiley (season 3), Gunnar's first love who
800-696: A clean slate and that he is the safe choice. Deacon responds that he is not the right choice. Looking for new artists to sign at Highway 65, she comes across a fellow country singer, Sadie Stone, who is looking for a new record deal. When Rayna hears that Jeff Fordham of Edgehill is talking to Sadie, she does, too. Rayna's manager Bucky later tells her that Sadie is leaning towards Edgehill so Rayna rushes to her before contracts are signed. Sadie says that Edgehill can make her as big as 'Rayna Jaymes' but Rayna says no, only she (Sadie) can make herself big. Rayna then explains to her that Jeff only wants to sign her so he can show her off to his board so they will see that he has
900-469: A decision whom to marry – Luke or Deacon. She goes through old letters Deacon wrote to her, albums and starts playing their song, "Postcard from Mexico". While listening to the song she looks back at their relationship, which includes her going to his hotel room and finding him being passed out or being unable to find him anywhere. She also remembers a time that Luke was there for her. Rayna then goes to Deacon and tells him that she chooses Luke because they have
1000-417: A fling with them because how they have always had a relationship. Tandy mentions how it's always been all or nothing between them and asks her if that is what she and Deacon want. Teddy is not excited when he finds out that Rayna and Deacon may now be a couple. He is against it because there is a chance of Deacon finding out that he is Maddie's biological father. Teddy tells her they made an agreement when Maddie
1100-717: A hit of ballads which she is well known for including "Sanctuary," "No One Will Ever Love You," "Don't Leave Without Me," "The Rivers Between Us," "This Could Be Us," "Stronger Than Me," and "Together We Stand." 1990: "Changing Ground" 1991: "Wayfaring Stranger" 1993: "No One Will Ever Love You" (feat. Deacon Claybourne) 1995: "American Beauty" 1995: "Sanctuary" 1996: "Postcards from Mexico" (feat. Deacon Claybourne) 1996: "The Rivers Between Us" (feat. Deacon Claybourne) 1997: "The Best Songs Come from Broken Hearts" 1999: "This Love Ain't Big Enough" 1999: "Surrender" (feat. Deacon Claybourne) 2003: "Already Gone" 2006: "I Wanna Do (Everything for You)" 2008: "The End of
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#17327932511821200-430: A love interest for Rayna; and Oliver Hudson as Jeff Fordham, a record company executive who clashes with Rayna and Juliette. For season four, Hudson was downgraded to recurring status and then his character was killed off while Aubrey Peeples , introduced in season two as reality competition second-place winner (and later Will's wife) Layla Grant, was promoted to regular. Aubrey Peeples and Will Chase were dropped from
1300-552: A love interest of Scarlett's; Andi Rayne and Nora Gill as baby Cadence Barkley (seasons 3-6), Juliette and Avery's daughter. Also appearing in many episodes are several background characters, including Ed Amatrudo as Glenn Goodman, Juliette Barnes's protective manager and father-figure, often tasked with cleaning up the messes that Juliette leaves behind; David Alford as Bucky Dawes, Rayna's long-time seasoned and caring manager; Todd Truly as Marshall Evans (season 1; 11 episodes), former president and CEO of Edgehill Republic Records. In
1400-486: A multi-episode arc as Kiley, Gunnar's first love. Dancing with the Stars ' Derek Hough also joined the cast for a multi-episode arc as Noah West. Grammy winner, Christina Aguilera joined the show later in season three as pop superstar Jade St. John for a multi-episode arc. on May 31, 2015 it was announced Eric Close would not be returning for the fourth season, his character was sent to prison. On July 22, 2015, it
1500-405: A new album with a non-country producer, Liam McGuinness. At first, Liam doesn't want to work with her. He changes his mind and then joins her band. When Rayna has the idea to start her own label, Liam does something behind her back. She fires him and dissolves their partnership. The two later reconcile and continue to work on her album. While they are on a break from the tour, Liam asks Rayna to spend
1600-448: A new home for Nashville that the studio opted to forgo the happily-ever-after alternative series ending it had planned in order to give closure to fans, and go instead with a cliffhanger ending in the season 4 finale. Fans began to doubt the efforts of Lionsgate when actress and executive producer Connie Britton began to embark on what seemed to be a swan song of nighttime talk show appearances. Over 171,000 signatures were received on
1700-404: A party for Edgehill — impressing upon each artist the penalties the label will impose for refusing — they write a song together. After their duet "Wrong Song" becomes a success, the two go on to co-headline a tour together. While Rayna is on tour Teddy visits her, telling her that he wants a divorce. When Marshall threatens to release a Greatest Hits album against her will, Rayna decides to work on
1800-492: A paternity test afterwards. Deacon's friend and sobriety sponsor Coleman advised Rayna to cut ties with Deacon because they wanted him to get better. Teddy and Rayna wanted what was best for Maddie. Deacon storms off and goes to a bar and begins to drink again. On the night Juliette plays a show at the Bluebird Cafe , Rayna runs after a drunk Deacon who leaves the café when the two notice each other. Rayna tells him that he
1900-569: A poet and songwriter Deacon's niece, and musician partner with Gunnar who works at the Bluebird Cafe which is where she is first noticed and performs; Eric Close as Theodore "Teddy" Conrad, Rayna's husband who, after a business failure, is now living on his wife's income. He runs for mayor with help from his father-in-law and wins election, later divorcing Rayna; Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne, songwriter, lead guitar player, Rayna's former lover and biological father of her oldest child.; Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley, an aspiring musician with
2000-545: A rating of 92% based on 50 reviews, and the average rating is 8.58/10. The consensus on the site reads " Nashville promotes catchy pop-western tunes and plays to non-fans of the genre with its sharp atmosphere and its stellar narratives." Season one was called one of the most exciting new series of the 2012 Fall season. Alan Sepinwell stated that the series was "a smart mix of soap opera, music and political intrigue." The series drew more soap comparison, with David Hiltbrand drawing comparisons to hit-soap, Dynasty , and praising
2100-472: A recent military veteran suffering from severe PTSD who has yet to embrace his talent and passion for music. Rainee Blake played Alannah, who is a newcomer to the Nashville music scene, and a beautiful singer-songwriter who starts out as a backup singer but will soon be discovered for the star that she actually is meant to be when she joins the boys' band. Nic Luken played Jonah Ford, a famous male pop star who
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#17327932511822200-466: A role about a famous country singer; Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Margaret "Peggy" Kenter (seasons 1 & 2), Teddy's former co-worker at the credit union who helped him hide his embezzlement. They begin dating after Teddy and Rayna separate and marry after she lies to Teddy that she is pregnant. She is shot and killed while someone was attempting to kill Teddy; Michiel Huisman as Liam McGuinnis (seasons 1 & 2), Rayna's new music producer, who also has
2300-542: A runner-up in a singing competition and a new singer in Nashville who is a new rival for Juliette. She gets dropped from the label, after her single tanks, though she strikes up a romance with Will, and they eventually get engaged. She is a participant in a reality show featuring her and Will, and their impending nuptials; Laura Benanti as Sadie Stone (season 3), a country star who is a friend of Rayna's; Brette Taylor as Pam (season 3), as Luke's new backup singer; Derek Hough as Noah West (seasons 3 & 4), an actor who lands
2400-402: A series regular and made guest appearances in season six. He left Nashville to run for office, but came back to help take down Brad. He and Will dated and it was later shown that they end up together. Other recurring roles include Linds Edwards as Carl Hockeny, Rayna's stalker, Ben Taylor as Flynn Burnett, a love interest for Daphne, and Katrina Norman joined the second half of the season as Polly,
2500-445: A singing competition and a new singer in Nashville who is a new rival for Juliette, and Zoey, Scarlett's childhood best friend who moves to Nashville. Oliver Hudson was cast as Jeff Fordham, the new CEO of Edgehill. Christina Chang also joined the cast as Megan Vannoy, love interest for Deacon, and Will Chase as Luke Wheeler, love interest for Rayna and currently the biggest male country artist. Charlie Bewley also appeared in
2600-404: A stunning road manager of Avery's tour.. Five major recurring characters were announced for season six; part one, in addition to the returning recurring characters from the series' fifth season. Josh Stamberg played Darius, an extremely charismatic founder of a self-actualization movement that has transformed many lives that Juliette joins upon suffering from depression. Jake Etheridge played Sean,
2700-530: A total of $ 20,000,000. The first release off of her label was her highly anticipated comeback album The Parts I Remember' in 2015, which debuted at number 1 on both the Billboard 200 Chart and the Billboard Country chart. This album was recorded while under Edgehill and was her first album following her deadly car crash in 2013. The record ultimately was certified gold and its lead single "This Time"
2800-419: A wealthy, powerful and controlling patriarch and local politician who disapproves of his daughter's career as a country singer. Powers Boothe and Robert Wisdom were reduced to recurring status, in the second season for creative reasons. After recurring in the first season, three actors were promoted to the regular cast in the second season: Chris Carmack as Will Lexington, a rising country star struggling with
2900-489: Is a fictional character and one of two leads in the ABC / CMT musical drama series Nashville . Rayna has been portrayed by actress Connie Britton since the series' pilot episode, which aired on October 10, 2012. Britton has received critical acclaim for her performance as Rayna. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama , a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in
3000-602: Is a nine-time Grammy Award –winner, fifteen-time CMA Award –nominee, who was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2005. She is the daughter of the late Virginia Wyatt and her husband, the late politician Lamar Wyatt (played by Powers Boothe ) whom she was estranged from before he died due to him never approving of her career leading to her being kicked out at 16. Early in her career she dated songwriter and guitar player Deacon Claybourne at 16. In 1990, she released of her debut hit album Cowgirls Love Too Hard which featured
3100-561: Is a place that can be mocked and made fun of, and sometimes it deserves it, like any place. But it also is an incredibly beautiful, cosmopolitan city, and I wanted to show that to the world. I want to represent it in a way that everybody who lives here would find completely realistic." Nashville was the first television series in Khouri's career, after working for two decades as a film writer and director creating strong female characters. The production began in 2011. In October 2011, ABC bought
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3200-428: Is further complicated when her estranged father, millionaire businessman Lamar Wyatt, convinces her husband, Teddy Conrad, to run for Mayor of Nashville . For later episodes through season four, the series follows the lives of country musicians, focusing on three female leads: country superstar Rayna Jaymes, rising problematic star Juliette Barnes, and newcomer singer-songwriter Scarlett O'Connor. From mid-season five,
3300-415: Is not driving anywhere and makes him move over to the passenger seat. On the way home the two argue which prevents Rayna from stopping at a stop sign. While swerving around the oncoming traffic, the car flips several times and lands in a ditch. Rayna is put in a medically induced coma and hangs on to life for two weeks following the wreck. Deacon tells he was the one driving and pleads guilty of driving under
3400-509: Is not selling well and her tour is playing to half empty venues. Her record label suggests that she open for Juliette Barnes , the young and beautiful best-selling singer of bubble gum country pop . Juliette sees Rayna as privileged and purposefully alienates her. Rayna, who dislikes Juliette's style of music, rejects a joint tour out of hand. The two women come into conflict as each tries to get guitarist Deacon Claybourne , Rayna's bandmate and former lover, to sign on to their tour. Rayna's life
3500-462: Is now a struggling single mother; Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Beverly O'Connor (seasons 2–4), Scarlett's abusive mother who has a strained relationship with her brother, Deacon; Christina Chang as Megan Vannoy (season 2), Deacon's lawyer at the beginning of season two; Deacon and Megan were in a romantic relationship in season two until Deacon found out that she cheated on him with Teddy; Nick Jandl as Caleb Rand (seasons 3 & 4) as Deacon's doctor and
3600-420: Is very handsome, extremely confident, and charming and who catches Maddie's attention. Finally, Dylan Arnold played Twig, a childhood friend to Jonah. He navigates this lifestyle by guarding his anxiety and pain with a caustic, brilliant sense of humor. In addition, it was revealed that Dutch singer Ilse DeLange would have a recurring role as Ilse de Witt, a female coach on a talent show, Nashville Next . For
3700-1008: The Day" 2012: "It's My Life" 2012: "Stomping Ground" 2012: "Buried Under" 2012: "Wrong Song" (feat. Juliette Barnes ) 2013: "Stronger Than Me" 2014: "Ball & Chain" (feat. Luke Wheeler) 2014: "This Time" 2014: "Lies of the Lonely" 2014: "He Ain't Gonna Change" ((feat. Juliette Barnes) 2014: "Gasoline and Matches" ((feat. Sadie Stone) 2015: "Take Mine (feat. Autumn Chase) 2016: "Hold Onto Me" 2016: "Strong Tonight" 2016: "Together We Stand" (feat. Daphne Conrad) 2017: "Can't Remember Never Loving You" (feat. Deacon Claybourne) 2017: "My Favorite Hurricane" (feat. Deacon Claybourne) 2017: "You're Mine" (feat. Juliette Barnes, Gunnar Scott, Avery Barkley, Will Lexington, Scarlett O'Connor, Maddie Conrad, Daphne Conrad) Edgehill Republic Entertainment Records: (1990–2013) Highway 65 Records: (2013–2017) After two decades of topping
3800-464: The Grand Ole Opry. The Red Lips White Lies Tour was a sell out but was stopped at a halt after the death of Juliette's mother, the near death of Rayna's father, and then the near death car crash of Rayna with Deacon that led to her being in a coma for two weeks. Once she recovered she suffered from vocal damage and decided to take time off to spend with her daughters. Though her follow up album
3900-473: The Record 3 (Live) , featuring performances from many of the cast in concert, was released on December 16, 2015 to digital download. The Music of Nashville: Season 4, Volume 2 was released on May 13, 2016 The Music of Nashville: Season 5, Volume 1 was released on March 10, 2017. The Music of Nashville: Season 5, Volume 2 was released on June 1, 2017. The Music of Nashville: Season 5, Volume 3
4000-699: The State of Tennessee Film Office, $ 1 million from the City of Nashville, $ 1 million from the Nashville Convention & Visitor Corp., and $ 500,000 from Ryman Hospitality. It was announced on June 29, 2016 that all cast members with the exception of Will Chase and Aubrey Peeples would return for season 5. On January 4, 2017, CMT announced that there would be a Nashville aftershow entitled NashChat . Nashchat aired live across social media platforms immediately following every new episode. It
4100-459: The UK. Despite the title, it omits three of Connie Britton 's songs ("Already Gone," "American Beauty" and "Stompin' Grounds") as well as Sam Palladio and David Clayton Rogers' cover of "I'm A Lonesome Fugitive." The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 1 was released by Big Machine on December 10, 2013. An album of the music performed on the TV concert special Nashville: On the Record by many of
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4200-534: The Year , making this the first award she has received. Stella's debut solo album, Three. Two. One. (2020), was praised by critics and achieved commercial success. In The Observer , critic Kitty Empire calls it "strikingly serene". In Exclaim! , Ariel Matheson gives it an 8/10 and calls it a "feminine powerhouse". It reached number 80 on the US Billboard 200 and appeared on numerous other charts, while
4300-492: The album was her first to miss the top 10 landing in the 20s and falling on the charts in its following week. She ultimately canceled her Belt Buckle Blues Tour and co-headlined with country-pop singer Juliette Barnes on the single "Wrong Song". It was an instant hit and the two co-headlined the Red Lips White Lies Tour. Rayna then began her own record label, Highway 65 Records in 2014, which she announced at
4400-728: The beginning of season two he gets fired by the board of Edgehill Records and is replaced by Jeff Fordham; Kourtney Hansen as Emily, Juliette's assistant; Melvin Ray Kearney II as Bo, Juliette Barnes's bodyguard and one of the limited few who she trusts. J. Karen Thomas as Audrey Carlisle (season 1), Coleman's wife; and Derek Krantz as Brent McKinney (season 2), an openly gay marketing and public relations employee who works for Jeff's record company who once dated Will; Kyle Dean Massey as Kevin Bicks (season 3–5), an openly gay country music singer-songwriter and later Will's major boyfriend. For
4500-407: The cast after season four by the series' new showrunners. However, Chase made a guest appearance. Connie Britton left the show in season five. Rachel Bilson was announced to have joined the cast on March 9, 2017 as a series regular. Bilson plays Alyssa Greene, a Silicon Valley marketing expert brought in to take Highway 65 to the next level, who hates country music. Adding another series regular, it
4600-407: The cast and the songwriters was released to digital download on April 22, the day before the special aired on ABC. The following compilation albums have also been released to download: The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 2 was released on May 6, 2014. Christmas With Nashville , an album featuring seasonal music performed by most of the main cast, was released on November 4, 2014. Unlike
4700-436: The charts, Rayna Jaymes' career has begun to fall. Her latest album flopped so her record label suggests she open for the young country pop star Juliette Barnes ( Hayden Panettiere ). Juliette hates Rayna because her mother Jolene ( Sylvia Jefferies ), whose relationship with Juliet is deeply troubled, was a Rayna James fan. When the president of their label, Marshall Evans, suggests that Rayna should collaborate with Juliette at
4800-483: The country music drama after a season of flagging ratings. The cancellation came as a surprise due to the fact that the network had named new show runners Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick prior to the cancellation, and previous network president Paul Lee had stated that " Nashville has a lot more story to tell" during the TCA winter press tour. Amidst the cancellation, Lionsgate TV was so confident in its efforts to find
4900-587: The daughter and protégée of Lamar Wyatt, who plays referee to Rayna and Lamar; Sylvia Jefferies as Jolene Barnes (season 1, 3, and 5–6), Juliette's overprotective and overbearing mother, a drug addict who later commits a murder-suicide; Susan Misner as Stacy (season 1), a veterinarian and Deacon's girlfriend; Keean Johnson as Colt Wheeler (seasons 2-4), Luke's son and a love interest for Maddie; Chaley Rose as Zoey Dalton (seasons 2, 3, and 4), Scarlett's childhood best friend who moves to Nashville, and starts dating Gunnar; Aubrey Peeples as Layla Grant (seasons 2–4),
5000-534: The duo Lennon & Maisy . She starred as Maddie Conrad in the musical soap opera Nashville (2012–2018), and wrote and performed a number of songs for the soundtrack. In January 2018, it was announced that Stella had signed a record deal with Records and Columbia Records . In 2018, Stella featured on the track " Polaroid " with Jonas Blue and Liam Payne . On November 16, 2018, she released her debut extended play , Love, Me , featuring previously released singles "Bad", "Breakaway", and "Fortress", marking
5100-610: The dynamic of leads Rayna, and Juliette. The performances of Britton, Panettiere and Boothe received critical acclaim. The second season received positive reviews, with a rating of 100% based on nine reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Season three also earned positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave the season a rating of 100% based on eight reviews, the average rating is 8/10. Critics praised the season's continuing good quality, with Rolling Stone saying "It's nice to call Nashville – and to have Nashville – home." Rayna Jaymes Rayna Alisia Jaymes (née Wyatt ; previously Conrad )
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#17327932511825200-556: The end of season five, and she returned as a regular for the sixth season. Another season five recurring player, Jeff Nordling, was also upped to series regular for season six. Nordling plays Brad Maitland, the charming and narcissistic owner of the most successful record label in Nashville, and Jessie's ex-husband who is up to no good. In addition to the main cast, several actors appeared in Nashville in supporting roles. The most notable are Judith Hoag as Tandy Hampton, Rayna's sister,
5300-571: The entertainment industry—and Carrie Underwood . Alongside the nine regular cast members during the first season, several actors were cast in recurring roles. Judith Hoag appeared in the series as Tandy Hampton, Rayna's sister. Sylvia Jefferies played the role of Jolene Barnes, Juliette's mother. On August 29, 2012, it was announced that Kimberly Williams-Paisley joined the cast as Margaret "Peggy" Kenter. JD Souther , Rya Kihlstedt , Tilky Montgomery Jones , Wyclef Jean , Susan Misner and Michiel Huisman also had major recurring roles during
5400-458: The ever-changing industry. The show features an ensemble cast. For the first season, nine actors received star billing: Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes , a 40-year-old country music superstar singer whose stardom is beginning to fade; Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes , a bubblegum country pop singer and former teen star sensation who is determined to replace Rayna as the top superstar of country music; Clare Bowen as Scarlett O'Connor,
5500-463: The fan favorite song "Already Gone" which peaked at No. 1 on the country and pop charts. She followed this up with her greatest hits album The Best Of Rayna Jaymes (2006). 2008 was another very successful era for Jaymes with her multi-platinum Little Bits of Heaven . In 2010, she released her first self-titled album Rayna Jaymes and followed it up in 2012, with the gold selling Belt Buckle Blues featuring top 20 country single "It's My Life". Though
5600-413: The fifth season, as Jessie Caine, a mother and singer who returns to the scene. Jeffrey Nordling, who recurred during season five, was upped to a series regular for the sixth season, and plays Jessie's ex-husband, record label owner, and Jake's dad. Creative executive producer Callie Khouri's husband T-Bone Burnett was the show's executive music producer and composer for the first season. When departing
5700-410: The fifth season, folk-Americana singer Rhiannon Giddens and indie-pop singer Bridgit Mendler joined the cast as Hallie Jordan and Ashley Wilkenson. Giddens held a major recurring role and appeared in the sixth season as well. She played Hallie Jordan, a religious church-goer who saves Juliette's life and later helps her find her religion. Later on, Juliette gets her signed to Highway 65. Mendler played
5800-402: The first season. For the second season, Chris Carmack , who recurred in six episodes of season one as Will Lexington, the rising country star struggling with the realization that he might be gay, as well as Lennon Stella and Maisy Stella as Rayna's daughters, were promoted to regulars. Aubrey Peeples and Chaley Rose joined the cast in major recurring roles as Layla Grant, a runner-up in
5900-484: The first two cast members to be cut as producers tried to bring down production costs. Britton chose to leave the series halfway through the fifth season. Later series regulars included Rachel Bilson , as Alyssa Greene who joined halfway through season five, and Cameron Scoggins as Zach Welles, who was promoted to a series regular halfway through the season. Kaitlin Doubleday was added to the main cast partway through
6000-417: The hit "Changing Grounds". The couple worked together for a large part of Jaymes' 90s catalogue as he was her lead guitarist for two decades on tour and a frequent collaborator. Jaymes' second album Southside of Love (1991) expanded her new age country sound that merged new age with traditional country. Jaymes' third album Home (1993) is recognized as one of the best country albums of the 1990s as it featured
6100-408: The iconic "No One Will Ever Love You". She followed this with the critically acclaimed Thoroughbred (1995) album which features the classic "The Last Stand". Her follow up album was the multi platinum Postcards from Mexico (1996). Ultimately Rayna had personal issues and had to break up with Deacon due to his destructive patterns after multiple iconic albums and tours worked on together. While Deacon
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#17327932511826200-596: The independent singles "Fancy" (2021), "Bubble" (2021), and "Thank You" (2022). Lennon Stella is mainly described as an indie pop and pop musician whose music is " R&B tinged". Her debut EP is described as a dance-club record. Nashville (2012 TV series) Nashville is an American musical drama television series. It was created by Callie Khouri and produced by R. J. Cutler , Khouri, Dee Johnson , and Steve Buchanan through season four, Connie Britton through season five, and Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick from season five on. The series chronicles
6300-441: The influence. Rayna wakes up and is able to say that she was the one driving the car and Deacon is set free. There are several flashbacks showing Rayna's and Deacon's lives around the time she got pregnant with Maddie. During the flashbacks, it is revealed that Deacon's proposal to Rayna was followed by Maddie's conception. The morning after, Rayna realizes that Deacon had been drinking and didn't realize he had proposed. She gives back
6400-458: The lives of various fictitious country music singers in Nashville, Tennessee , starring Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes , a legendary country music superstar, whose stardom begins fading, and Hayden Panettiere as rising younger star Juliette Barnes . Britton left the show in season five. The series first aired on ABC on October 10, 2012. It was cancelled by ABC in May 2016 after 4 seasons. It
6500-456: The media soon finds out the truth about her paternity. Rayna, Teddy and Deacon go on GMA to talk about the situation, and Deacon says that Teddy did a great job raising Maddie. After Rayna and Luke finish singing "Ball and Chain" at her show at LP Field , Luke proposes to her on stage and she accepts. Later that night Deacon visits her telling her not to marry Luke because he now knows how to love her. He also proposes to her. Rayna must make
6600-426: The multiple-episodes arc as Charles Wentworth, a married business man, who had an affair with Juliette. For the third season, Will Chase and Oliver Hudson were promoted to regulars after recurring performances in season two. Tony Award winner Laura Benanti was cast in the recurring role of country star Sadie Stone. Singer Brette Taylor was cast as Pam York, Luke's new backup singer, and Alexa PenaVega for
6700-548: The network on October 10, 2012 as part of its 2012–13 television season . Dee Johnson joined the series as executive producer and showrunner as of the fourth episode, replacing Jim Parriott. On November 12, 2012, the series was picked up for a full season run, which was shortened by one episode by the producers (due to production difficulties) rather than the network. A number of television critics characterized Nashville as " Dallas in Tennessee." The original concept
6800-462: The original concept from Khouri. Documentary filmmaker R. J. Cutler also joined the project as executive producer alongside Khouri. Nashville was produced by Lionsgate Television with ABC Studios . ABC ordered the pilot on January 27, 2012. The pilot episode was filmed in March 2012 and directed by series producer R. J. Cutler. The series was picked up by ABC on May 11, 2012, and premiered on
6900-416: The other albums, the music was not heard on the series (with the exception of " Baby, It's Cold Outside ," performed by Britton and Will Chase ). The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 1 was released on December 9, 2014. Nashville: On the Record 2 aired on March 25, 2015, featuring most of the main cast plus Deana Carter and Reba McEntire . An album of the music performed (other than McEntire's)
7000-412: The primary antagonist of the series. On March 1, 2012 Robert Wisdom was cast as Coleman Carlisle, one of the supporting regular characters. On March 5 Eric Close joined the ensemble cast as Teddy Conrad, Rayna's husband. On March 6, it was announced that Connie Britton would play leading role of Rayna Jaymes, 40-year-old fading country superstar. Britton also serves as a co-executive producer of
7100-399: The realization that he might be gay, as well as Scarlett and Gunnar's new neighbor; Lennon Stella as Maddie Conrad, Rayna's older daughter, legal daughter to Teddy, and biological daughter to Deacon; and Maisy Stella as Daphne Conrad, Rayna and Teddy's younger daughter. For the third season, two actors were upped to regulars: Will Chase as Luke Wheeler, the biggest male country artist and
7200-464: The release of The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1 Original Soundtrack on December 11, 2012. The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 2 was released on May 7, 2013. The Music of Nashville, Season 1: The Complete Collection , a four-disc set, was released in the UK on September 23, 2013. This set includes the songs that were digitally released as singles in North America but not in
7300-435: The ring and leaves him. She finds out that she's pregnant and almost tells Deacon, but she sees him drunk, tearing up his cabin, and Tandy suggests not telling him about the pregnancy. Rayna struggles to get out of her contract with Edgehill and butts heads with the label's new CEO, Jeff Fordham, when he steals Will Lexington from Highway 65 and threatens to release a Rayna Jaymes Greatest Hits album against her will. Her father
7400-401: The role specifically for Britton. Britton has stated that her performance as Jaymes is based on several country singers, including Faith Hill , Reba McEntire , and Bonnie Raitt . The Nashville writers also consulted country star Sara Evans when creating Jaymes' character so that her experience of being a working mother in the music industry could be accurately portrayed. Rayna Jaymes
7500-417: The season, Rayna and Deacon are able to repair their friendship following the events of the wreck and his discovery that he is Maddie's biological father. Maddie and Deacon spend more time together, and he gives her music lessons, much to Teddy's dislike. Also during the season, Rayna begins dating fellow country music singer, Luke Wheeler. When Maddie uploads a video of herself singing, using Deacon's last name,
7600-556: The second half of the season, Mia Maestro and Ronny Cox joined the cast as Rosa and Gideon, respectively. Maestro played Rosa, a dedicated follower of Darius' cult who now is having doubts about her role in it. Cox played Gideon, a crusty, frustrated, would-be musician and recently reformed lifelong alcoholic who resented his son Deacon's success. The series was created by Callie Khouri , who won an Academy Award for Thelma & Louise . Khouri lived in Nashville from 1978 to 1982. In an interview for The New York Times she said "This
7700-516: The series follows the lives of country musicians, focusing on two female leads: rising star Maddie Conrad, Rayna Jaymes' daughter, and fading star Juliette Barnes, as well as focusing on recurring characters. The premise beginning with season six followed country stars Juliette Barnes, Deacon Claybourne, and the Highway 65 record label family as they strive to keep Rayna Jaymes' dream alive and pursue their music while juggling relationships, family, and
7800-399: The series was roughly $ 39.7 million, $ 90.2 million, $ 91.7 million, $ 85.6 million, $ 86.6 million, and $ 62.4 million respectively, with the series' budget as a whole totaling $ 456 million. British actor Sam Palladio was the first regular member to be cast, being announced on February 14, 2012. Australian actress and singer Clare Bowen
7900-536: The series, his manager cited commitments to other projects, although Burnett later stated that he was also upset with television executives' treatment of his wife. His assistant and the managing producer Buddy Miller took over for Burnett in season two. On October 2, 2012, it was announced that Big Machine Records will release all covers and original songs from the series. Some songs are written by John Paul White of The Civil Wars , Hillary Lindsey , and Elvis Costello . On November 13, 2012, Big Machine announced
8000-424: The series. On March 13, 2012, Charles Esten joined the cast in the final regular role of Deacon Claybourne, Rayna's bandmate and former lover. Britton stated that her character, Rayna was based on several country singers, including Faith Hill , Reba McEntire , and Bonnie Raitt . Panettiere denied that her character resembled Taylor Swift , and stated that Juliette was instead based on herself—a young woman in
8100-414: The show's art department, headed by production designer Jeff Knipp, precisely replicated its exterior and interior in a Nashville sound stage. After weeks of rumors that production would move elsewhere, it was announced that season two would also be filmed on location in Nashville. Nashville budget hovered in the neighborhood of $ 4 million per episode in season one. The budget for each season of
8200-554: The single " Kissing Other People " was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2021, Stella reunited with her younger sister for the song "While You Sleep" from the soundtrack of the HBO Max film The Fallout . In January 2022, she performed a cover of " Hey, Beautiful " by The Solids as the theme song for the spin-off How I Met Your Father . She has since released
8300-491: The start of her solo music career. In May and June 2019, Stella opened for Anne-Marie on her Speak Your Mind Tour . She collaborated with The Chainsmokers and Illenium for a single titled " Takeaway " which was released on July 24, 2019. That same year, she toured as an opening act with 5 Seconds of Summer for the Chainsmokers' World War Joy Tour. In February 2020, she won a Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of
8400-456: The weekend away with him in St. Lucia . While she is packing for the trip, she realizes it feels wrong for her to go. She then goes to Deacon and tells him that she loves him and always has. The two spend the night together. The morning after Rayna tells Tandy that she and Deacon spent the night together. Tandy says it was just one night – a fling – and Rayna replies that it will never be one night or
8500-459: The year, Sweet & Sorrow (1997). Her follow up displayed a newer image for the married woman and a increasingly mature sound for the hit album Platinum Sea (1998) which features the hit "American Beauty". Maddie was born in 1999, the same year as Rayna's smash album Until You Kissed Me & multi-platinum song "This Love Ain't Big Enough". Daphne was born in 2004, a year after the release of Jaymes' multi-platinum record Double Down featuring
8600-501: Was almost complete, her label wanted to rush release the album to capitalize on the publics re-found love for Jaymes after her near death accident. Against Jaymes demands the label had police seize Jaymes for the masters to her album, threw out certain tracks, produced an album cover which featured her coming out of fire, and re-titled it '"Rising Out of the Ashes"'. This led to her buying herself out of Edgehill Republic Records that year for
8700-425: Was announced that Aubrey Peeples was promoted to regular, and Oliver Hudson moved from regular to recurring. On October 13, 2015, it was announced that Panettiere was taking medical leave from the series for treatment for postpartum depression, which her character was also suffering from. In June 2016, it was announced that Aubrey Peeples and Will Chase would not continue on the series after its shift to CMT. They were
8800-458: Was announced that, after appearing in almost every episode in the first half of season five, Cameron Scoggins, who plays Zach Welles, a wealthy tech-billionaire would be upgraded to series regular. Scoggins left the main cast after the fifth season but did recur. Kaitlin Doubleday , who portrays Jessie Caine—a musician who returns to town to focus on her career and take back the son who was taken from her—was upped from recurring to series regular near
8900-422: Was born and she has to honor it. Rayna promises him that she would never want to hurt their relationship and plans on keeping it a secret. After Maddie overhears her mother telling someone "I love you" on the phone she asks who she said that to. Rayna tells her she said that to Deacon and that they are together now. Later in the day when Rayna and Teddy are not home, Maddie snoops through her mother's closet and finds
9000-670: Was certified platinum. She then went on to win five CMA's including 'Album of the Year', 'Song of the Year', 'Female Vocalist of the Year', 'Record of the Tear', and 'Entertainer of the Year'. In 2015, Rayna made the transition from singer to producer. She produced Markus Keens' first solo album which would later be certified platinum. Rayna has a catalogue of hit song after hit songs which include "Already Gone," "This Time," "The Last Stand," "Stompin' Grounds," "Changing Grounds," "This Love Ain't Big Enough," "Postcards from Mexico," "Buried Under," "Ball and Chain," and "American Beauty." She also has
9100-402: Was focused on the backdrop of the real country music world. ABC's promotional campaign for the series premiere was primarily focused on the rivalry between a young and ruthless country pop diva (Panettiere) and a past-her-peak superstar (Britton). Nashville was filmed on location and on soundstages in Nashville. The Bluebird Cafe , an important local performance arena, is a frequent setting;
9200-434: Was going to loan her money to get her out of it but he was sent to prison before he had the chance to. She is eventually able to get out of her contract by using her mortgage. Tandy finds out Lamar was involved with the car crash that killed their mother but can't say anything about it. Rayna eventually finds out. Soon after Lamar is released from prison he suffers a fatal heart attack while visiting Teddy at his office. During
9300-403: Was in rehab, Jaymes began dating and married financial advisor Teddy Conrad. The couple moved to a mansion in Nashville during the height of Jaymes music career and had two daughters together, Maddie and Daphne. Teddy though is not Maddie's biological father, she is Deacon's child, though Deacon and Maddie did not know until she was 12. Rayna's next album was the best selling female country album of
9400-489: Was interactive with the fans, and featured a cast member appearing each week. The host of Nashchat is a co-host of the morning radio show The Bobby Bones Show , Amy Brown. NashChat did not return for season six. As of February 21, 2020 , the episodes are available on CMT's official YouTube account. The first season received critical acclaim. Metacritic gave the show a rating of 84 out of 100 or "universal acclaim" based on 32 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes , it has
9500-399: Was made, fans began to doubt the show's return. On June 10, 2016, CMT released a press statement stating that a deal had been made with CMT and Hulu . CMT would air a full season of 22 episodes, and Hulu would make them available the next day as well as carry the entirety of the shows backlog. The pick-up was assisted by $ 11 million in economic incentives: $ 8.5 million coming via
9600-517: Was released digitally on November 2, 2018. After successful American tours in 2014 and 2015, dates in the United Kingdom and Ireland were announced along with further US performances in 2016. More UK performances followed in 2017. Another U.S. tour in the summer of 2017, and a final UK tour came in spring 2018; the tour was kicked off with a final season celebration at the Grand Ole Opry on March 25, 2018. On May 12, 2016 ABC cancelled
9700-427: Was released on August 10, 2017. Starting with season six, an EP was released each week digitally containing that week's songs. The Music of Nashville: Season 6, Volume 1 was released on February 23, 2018. The Music of Nashville: Season 6, Volume 2 was released on July 27, 2018. The Best of Nashville , a compilation CD of the series' entire catalog, was released on November 2, 2018. The show's entire score
9800-410: Was released to digital download. One of the most intriguing features of this album was Charles Esten's songwriting debut with Deana Carter on "I Know How To Love You Now" which he performed live during the season three premiere. The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 2 was released on May 12, 2015. The Music of Nashville: Season 4, Volume 1 was released on December 4, 2015. Nashville: On
9900-410: Was renewed by CMT that June and a fifth season (with new producers, writers and showrunners) first aired on January 5, 2017. A sixth and final season began airing on January 4, 2018, and the series ended on July 26, 2018. In the first episode, the series focuses on the rivalry of Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes . Rayna Jaymes is the established "Queen of Country Music". However, her latest album
10000-428: Was the next addition to the pilot, as Scarlett O'Connor, on February 17, 2012. On February 22, General Hospital cast member Jonathan Jackson joined the cast in the role of Avery Barkley. On February 23, Emmy Award winner Powers Boothe joined the cast as Lamar Wyatt, father of lead character. On February 29, it was announced that Hayden Panettiere had landed the role of Juliette Barnes, originally planned as
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