Shining a spotlight on the ups and downs of musical fame, the hit television show Nashville<\/em><\/a> drew a legion of fans during its six-season run and in the years that followed.<\/p>\n The country music drama series, which premiered in October 2012, followed a fictional collective of country music artists based in Nashville, Tennessee, and starred Connie Britton<\/strong><\/a> as superstar veteran Rayna Jaymes, Hayden Panettiere<\/strong><\/a> as talented up-and-comer Juliette Barnes, and Clare Bowen<\/strong> and Charles Esten <\/b>as aspiring singer-songwriter Scarlett O\u2019Connor and Rayna\u2019s on-off love interest Deacon Claybourne, respectively.<\/p>\n While Rayna and Juliette\u2019s fierce competitiveness saw the pair clash in the show\u2019s early days, their dynamic slowly evolved into a complex tangle of mutual respect \u2014 albeit lingering rivalry \u2014 that won over fans who simply couldn\u2019t get enough of Britton and Panettiere\u2019s electric performances.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Nashville<\/em> also attracted critical acclaim, scoring Britton a Golden Globe nomination in 2013 and Panettiere two Golden Globe nominations in 2013 and 2014. The show also received an Emmy nomination in 2013 in the category of Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song \u201cA Life That\u2019s Good,\u201d which was played throughout the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\t
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