Nashville: Season 3

Rayna makes a decision on whom to marry; Luke or Deacon. While auditioning to play the role of Patsy Cline for a movie, Juliette lets her emotions of her break-up show through. As Scarlett prepares to leave for Mississippi, Avery stops by saying that he wants to go with her. Gunnar surprises them in the car, trying to convince Scarlett to stay but she rides off with him anyway. Juliette receives shocking news and Layla processes Will's confession about being gay.

After getting the news that her album has been bumped from the #1 spot on the charts, Rayna tries to figure out how to make sure that her album does well in today's music. Maddie is not happy that her mother is marrying Luke so she takes it out on Deacon by saying that he should have tried harder to get her. He tells her that he did by proposing to her but she said no. Jeff looks to sign a singer named Sadie Stone after being told by his boss that he needs a female on his roster. At the doctor J

With Rayna and Luke both having busy schedules, they have to figure out when it's best to get married. Juliette struggles with morning sickness and has to keep excusing herself during tour rehearsals. Glenn and Emily are concerned so they go snooping around her home to find clues, thinking she is on drugs. She catches them in the act and tells them that she is not on drugs. Gunnar runs into his first love, a girl named, Kiley and Deacon finds comfort with Luke's backup singer, Pam. Layla goes to

Juliette turns to Rayna and tells her, Glenn and Emily that she is pregnant. She wants to keep her pregnancy discreet and plans to give the baby up for adoption. Jeff wins a trip to go golfing with Teddy where he butters up to him, and asks about his girls. Zoey thinks there something going on between Gunnar and Scarlett after finding them in a storage room together. Scarlett tells her it's just a song and they were there to plan a surprise party for her. Glenn visits Avery and tells him to go s

While getting ready to start community service Avery gets a text from Juliette saying that she is pregnant with his baby. Rayna, her girls, Luke and his son spend the day together while Rayna and Luke film a commercial in Iowa. Deacon doesn't like that Luke is spending the day off with Maddie and he's not. Gunnar discovers that Kiley has a -year-old son. Avery comes to Juliette's movie trailer, yelling that she is pregnant with his baby. Noah, Julliette's co-star overheard Avery and tells her th

The CMA nominations are announced with Rayna leading with the most nominations; she questions if it's because she is with Luke. Will's own nomination causes tension between him and Layla. After passing out, Juliette is rushed to the hospital to be checked out. Avery drives all night to Cincinnati to check on her only to be surprised when Noah walks in. Gunnar wants to spend time with Micah even though Kiley is hesitant. Juliette discovers that she has a condition that causes her to have blood cl

Two months have passed and Rayna is busy between work and family time. Her Rolling Stone interview gets in the way of things leaving Luke frustrated since he hasn't seen her much in two months. Juliette and Avery argue over to find out the gender of the baby or not and other things. While Kiley is visiting her boyfriend, Micah stays with Gunnar and Zoey; he has found that Gunnar is his dad. Layla and Will are able to get along and attend the premiere of their reality show but things turn when sh

It's finally the night of the CMA's with Rayna and Luke competing against each other for Entertainer of the Year. Before the show while looking for something in Luke's bag, Rayna comes across a prenup which surprises her. Gunnar and Zoey deal with being sudden parents to Micah. It's around the one year anniversary of Jolene's death and Juilette has flashbacks of her unhappy childhood. She also meets Avery's parents, whose father doesn't agree with him and Juilette being parents. Rayna wins big a

Rayna continues to pull out all stops in self-promotion, this time by agreeing to do a televised Christmas special from her home, for charity, with Luke and the children. When Rayna invites Deacon to join the filming, things get awkward fast – her magazine cover story has reverberations for her personal life. Meantime, it's Nashville's Winterfest, and Zoey, Gunnar and Avery have an opportunity to perform and get signed with a manager. But an argument erupts between Gunnar and Zoey over his refus

When Luke finally returns home after wrapping up his tour just days before he and Rayna are to tie the knot, Rayna starts to feel conflicted about leaving their kids to go out on the road again, especially after she discovers that Luke has been making parenting decisions without her. She also starts to think about her future. Meanwhile, Will invites Layla on tour in an effort to keep her close but when he sees her flirting with Jeff at a party, he begins to feel like he's losing control of their

Rayna deals with the aftermath of calling off her wedding, and a furious Luke shows up at Deacon's thinking that Rayna is there. Deacon tells him that he hasn't seen her in two weeks, that it has nothing to do with him. Luke disagrees, stating when it comes to Rayna it's always about him, calling her a bitch as he leaves. Deacon defends her by pouncing on him and punching him. Bucky tells her that Luke and his team are not going to make things easy such as having her pay the huge wedding bill, n

Rumors are flying about Rayna's whereabouts since she hasn't been seen out in public for weeks, so she decides to sing at the Bluebird as a way to shut them up. Jeff wants a Taylor Swift like singer on his label for the younger demographic and has his sights set out on Maddie. Juliette works on her new album; Gunnar works on having a relationship with Micach and tells him about Jason. Scarlett calls her mom to come up from Mississippi so she can tell her about Deacon and possibly be a liver dono

After Teddy has agreed to sign Maddie to Edgehill, Rayna will not stop trying to dissolve her contract. Meanwhile, Avery is busy producing Sadie's album, but she is having a hard time doing this, due to her ex-husband stalking her. Also, Deacon finds out that he will only have six months to live if he does not find an organ donor. After Rayna reveals Jeff's indiscretions, Edgehill begins to fall apart, and Jeff is fired. Rayna then meets with Teddy, and tells him that she does not think it is in

Jeff's career takes a tumble thanks to Rayna. Meanwhile, Sadie confides in Rayna about her ex-husband; Deacon contemplates participating in a clinical trial for an alternative treatment; and Scarlett and Gunnar bond as they both focus on writing. Looking for a new job, Jeff gives Luke the idea about starting his own label with Jeff running it but no one besides Will wants to sign because of Jeff so he is fired. Rayna butt heads with newly appointed A&R Bucky about signing Layla; Teddy gets worri

The Grand Ole Opry honors Rayna on a special anniversary, so she asks Deacon and her daughters to sing with her. Meanwhile, Will's distressed to be collaborating with a gay man on a songwriting project; and Sadie shares her private ordeal on national TV. Gunnar, Scarlett, and Avery have the opportunity to open up for Rascal Flatts and come up with a new band name, "The Triple Exes". Scarlett lays in to Deacon on how she hates being the only one who knows that he has cancer so he finally tells Ra

Rayna refuses to let Deacon wallow in his condition, but her support only frustrates him and pushes him away. Meanwhile, Avery, Gunnar and Scarlett are opening for Rascal Flatts on tour, but, when her past public meltdown haunts her on social media, Scarlett becomes wary of performing again. Meanwhile, Jeff and Layla continue to blur the lines of business and pleasure, sending Layla into a state of confusion. Will is enjoying his new writing partner Kevin, but hits a bump in the road when Kevin

Juliette is excited about Rayna throwing her a star-studded baby shower, but when Rayna gets pulled into Sadie's drama instead of hosting, Juliette starts her own mama drama. Bucky and Luke Wheeler both are interested in signing rising singer/songwriter Ron Pope (who guest stars as himself). Gunnar is upset by Scarlett growing closer to Dr. Rand, and Sadie finds a kindred spirit in an old friend. Luke says that he witnessed the whole ordeal with Sadie, and she is free to go. She then leaves town

With the arrival of his former fiancee in Nashville, Jeff finds himself face-to-face with Jade St. John (played by Christina Aguilera), a powerhouse pop-star in Nashville on tour. Jeff is forced to revisit his past and work with the woman who once played a large role in both his personal and professional lives. Meanwhile, Deacon continues to cope with his cancer diagnosis - a secret that weighs heavily on his family -- especially Maddie, who struggles with the news herself, and is now dating Col

The brightest stars of Nashville have gathered in support of Teddy's music education initiative, "Note By Note," where Juliette plans her return to the spotlight – and Layla finds herself thrust into it – alongside Jade St. John. At the gala, Rayna, Deacon, Maddie and Daphne get ready to take the stage and perform, but before they can, Deacon receives the call he's been waiting for containing some life-changing news.

Rayna travels to Mississippi to try to convince Deacon's sister Beverly to be his liver donor before it's too late. She denies her because she blames Rayna for being the reason why she never became a singer. Deacon decided to join Rayna's band instead of singing with Beverly. Jade throws a party at her house in Malibu and invites Luke, Jeff and Layla. Kiley shows up at Gunnar's and explains to him how she got pregnant with Micah, Jason raped her at a party while she was sleeping. Meanwhile Julie

The Exes get an offer to sign with Highway 65 and after debating about it they sign. The public becomes aware of Deacon's cancer and everyone starts talking about it. Using Layla's Twitter account, Jeff tweeted a picture of Layla at Jade's party so she gets kicked off her tour as opening act. Juliette is determined to stay in the public eye and promises to make an album in two days. She neglects her baby by focusing on her music instead. Emily gets concerned about her and informs Avery. Her doct

In the season three finale, Juliette is so focused on her album she puts everything she loves behind her. Deacon prepares for surgery. Teddy is arrested for failing to turn in Tandy Hampton. Scarlett and Gunnar grow closer to each other. Juliette fires Glenn, and signs with Luke despite still being signed on Highway 65, and partners with Jeff. Originally going to deny that he is gay when the story breaks on him so he can protect his career, Will decides to come out publicly during the press conf