Rayna Jaymes - wikipedia Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes Nashville character Portrayed by Connie Britton Duration 2012 -- 17 First appearance October 10, 2012 ( episode 1.01 ; `` Pilot '' ) Last appearance February 23, 2017 ( Alive ) ( episode 5.09 ; `` If Tomorrow Never Comes '' ) March 9, 2017 ( Archive Footage ) ( episode 5.11 ; `` Fire and Rain '' ) Created by Callie Khouri Profile Occupation Singer - songwriter Record executive Residence Nashville, Tennessee Family Father Lamar Wyatt Mother Virginia Wyatt Sisters Tandy Hampton Spouse Teddy Conrad ( 2000 -- 13 ) Deacon Claybourne ( 2016 ) Daughters Maddie Conrad Daphne Conrad Other relatives Maggie Monahan Jimmy Monahan Rayna Alisia Jaymes Claybourne ( née Wyatt ; previously Conrad ) is a fictional character and one of the two leads in the ABC / CMT drama series Nashville. Rayna has been portrayed by actress Connie Britton since the series ' pilot episode, which aired on October 10, 2012. Britton, who does her own singing in the series, as do many of its other cast members, received critical acclaim for her performance as Rayna. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and a Satellite Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama. Contents 1 Casting and creation 2 Background 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 2.3 Tours 2.4 Labels 3 Album Track listing 3.1 Our Truth ( featuring Deacon Claybourne ) ( 2017 ) 3.2 The Parts I Remember ( 2015 ) 3.3 Four Platinum Albums ( 2014 ) ( Southside Of Love, Big Open Skies, Belt Buckle Blues, The Best Of ) 3.4 The Best Of ( 2013 ) 3.5 Belt Buckle Blues ( 2012 ) 3.6 Rayna Jaymes ( 2010 ) 3.7 Little Bits Of Heaven ( 2008 ) 3.8 Thoroughbred ( 2006 ) 3.9 Double Down ( 2003 ) 3.10 Big Open Skies ( 2000 ) 3.11 Until You Kissed Me ( 1999 ) 3.12 Sweet & Sorrow ( 1997 ) 3.13 Postcards From Mexico ( 1996 ) 3.14 Platinum Sea ( 1995 ) 3.15 Home ( 1993 ) 3.16 Southside Of Love ( 1991 ) 3.17 Cowgirls Love Too Hard ( 1990 ) 4 Storylines 4.1 Season 1 4.2 Season 2 4.3 Season 3 4.4 Season 4 4.5 Season 5 5 Departure 6 References 7 External links Casting and creation 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 the central characters as well as developing the core format specifically for Britton to star in the lead role. Britton states that her performance as Jaymes is based on several country singers, including Faith Hill ( who was also born in 1967 ), Reba McEntire, and Bonnie Raitt. The writers also consulted country star Sara Evans when creating Rayna 's character so that her experience of being a working mother in the music industry could be accurately portrayed. Background This section describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in - universe style. Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective. ( February 2018 ) Rayna, a nine - time Grammy Award -- winner and fifteen - time CMA Award -- nominee, inducted into the Grand Ole Opry as a member 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 when she was 19 around 1990 after the release of her debut hit album `` Cowgirls Love Too Hard '' which featured the hit `` Changing Grounds ''. The couple worked together for a large part of Jaymes 90 's catalogue as he was her lead guitarist for 2 decades on tour and a frequent collaborator. Jaymes sophomore album `` Southside of Love '' ( 1991 ) expanded her new age country sound that merged new age with traditional country. Jaymes 3rd album `` Home '' ( 1993 ) is recognized as one of the best country albums of the 1990s as it featured the iconic `` No One Will Ever Love You ''. Ultimately Rayna sent Deacon to rehab ( which would be his last time ) due to his destructive patterns after multiple iconic albums and tours worked on together. While 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. Maddie was born in 1999, the same year as Rayna 's smash album `` Until You Kissed Me '' & multi-platinum song `` This Love Ai n't Big Enough ''. Daphne was born 2004 a year after the release of Jaymes multi-platinum record `` Double Down '' featuring the fan favorite song `` Already Gone '' which peaked at # 1 on the country and Pop Charts. She followed this up with the critically successful gold album `` Thoroughbred '' ( 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 the album was her first too miss the top 10 landing in the 20 's and falling to the charts top 40 's in its following week. She ultimately canceled her `` Belt Buckle Blues '' tour and co-headlined with Country Pop singer Juliette Barnes on a single `` Wrong Song '' that was an instant hit and then co-headlined on tour with her, the `` Red Lips White Lies '' tour. Rayna then began her own record label `` Highway 65 Records '' in 2014 which she announced at 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, and then the near death car crash of Jaymes with Deacon Claybourne 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 was almost complete, her label wanted to rush release the album in order 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 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 launched at number 1 on both the Billboard 200 Chart and the Billboard Country chart. This album was recorded while under Edgehill Republic and was her first album following her deadly car crash in 2013. The record ultimately was certified gold and its lead single `` This Time '' was certified platinum. She then went on to win 5 CMA 's including `` Album of the year '', `` Song of the year '', `` Female vocalist of the year '', `` Record of the year '', and `` Entertainer of the year ''. 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 Ai n't Big Enough '', `` Postcards From Mexico '', `` Buried Under '', `` Ball And Chain '', and `` American Beauty '' to name a few. She also has a hit of ballads which she is well known for including `` Sanctuary '', `` No One Will Ever Love You '', `` Do n't Leave Without Me '', `` The Rivers Between Us '', `` This Could Be Us '', `` Stronger Than Me '', and `` Together We Stand '' to name just a few. Albums 1990 : Cowgirls Love Too Hard - Sold 1 Million Copies 1991 : Southside Of Love 1993 : Home 1995 : Platinum Sea - Sold 3 Million Copies 1996 : Postcards From Mexico 1997 : Sweet & Sorrow 1999 : Until You Kissed Me - Sold 9 million Copies 2000 : Big Open Skies 2003 : Double Down 2006 : Thoroughbred 2008 : Little Bits Of Heaven - Sold 6 Million Copies 2010 : Rayna Jaymes 2012 : Belt Buckle Blues 2013 : Best Of - Sold 1 million copies 2014 : Four Platinum Albums ( Compilation ) 2015 : The Parts I Remember 2016 : Rayna Jaymes Live 2017 : ( Unknown Album with Deacon Claybourne ) Singles 1990 : Changing Ground 1991 : Wayfaring Stranger 1993 : No One Will Ever Love You ( featuring Deacon Claybourne ) 1995 : American Beauty 1995 : Sanctuary 1996 : No One Will Ever Love You re-release ( featuring Deacon Claybourne ) 1996 : Postcards From Mexico ( featuring Deacon Claybourne ) 1996 : The Rivers Between Us ( featuring Deacon Claybourne ) 1997 : The Best Songs Come From Broken Hearts 1999 : This Love Ai n't Big Enough 1999 : Surrender ( featuring Deacon Claybourne ) 2003 : Already Gone 2006 : I wan na do ( everything for you ) 2008 : The End Of The Day 2012 : It 's My Life 2012 : Stomping Ground 2012 : Buried Under 2013 : Stronger Than Me 2014 : Ball & Chain ( featuring : Luke Wheeler ) 2014 : This Time 2014 : Gasoline and Matches ( featuring : Sadie Stone ) 2015 : Take Mine ( featuring : Autumn Chase ) 2016 : Hold Onto Me 2016 : Strong Tonight 2016 : Together We Stand ( featuring : Daphne Conrad ) Tours 1990 : Cowgirls Love Too Hard Tour 1996 : No One Will Ever Love You Tour 1999 : Until You Kissed Me All Access Tour 2000 : Big Open Skies Tour 2003 : Double Down Tour 2008 : Little Bits Of Heaven World Tour 2012 : Belt Buckle Blues Tour 2014 : Ride Easy Tour ( The Parts I Remember Tour ) 2014 : The Honeymoon Tour with Luke Wheeler - 100 tour dates ( Canceled ) 2015 : Rayna Jaymes Live Tour Labels Edgehill Republic Entertainment Records : ( 1990 - 2013 ) Highway 65 Records : ( 2013 - 2017 ) Album Track listing Our Truth ( featuring Deacon Claybourne ) ( 2017 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` Ca n't Remember Never Loving You '' Rayna Jaymes Deacon Claybourne Rayna Jaymes Deacon Claybourne 3 : 43 2. `` My Favorite Huricane '' Rayna Jaymes Deacon Claybourne Rayna Jaymes Deacon Claybourne 4 : 05 3. `` You 're Mine ( feat. Maddie Jaymes, Daphne Conrad, Juliette Barnes, Avery Barkley, Scarlett O ' Connor ( The Exes ), Gunnar Scott ( The Exes ), & Will Lexington ) '' Rayna Jaymes Deacon Claybourne Rayna Jaymes Deacon Claybourne Avery Barkley 4 : 39 The Parts I Remember ( 2015 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` This Time '' Rayna Jaymes Deacon Claybourne Rayna Jaymes Deacon Claybourne Liam McGuinness 3 : 43 2. `` Bitter Memory '' Rayna Jaymes Brad Paisley Liam McGuinness Rayna Jaymes Brad Paisley Liam McGuinness 5 : 05 3. `` Wrong Song ( feat. Juliette Barnes ) '' Rayna Jaymes Juliette Barnes Rayna Jaymes Juliette Barnes Liam McGuinness 4 : 39 4. `` Ball And Chain ( feat. Luke Wheeler ) '' Gunnar Scott Gunnar Scott Liam McGuinness 4 : 38 5. `` Buried Under '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 4 : 11 6. `` Stronger Than Me '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 4 : 54 7. `` Together We Stand ( feat. Daphne Conrad ) '' Rayna Jaymes Daphne Conrad Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 4 : 08 8. `` Strong Tonight '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 5 : 21 9. `` The Blues Have Blown Away ( feat. Maddie Jaymes & Daphne Conrad ) '' Rayna Jaymes Daphne Conrad Maddie Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 5 : 02 10. `` A Life That 's Good ( Quartet Version ) ( feat. Deacon Claybourne, Maddie Jaymes & Daphne Conrad ) '' Deacon Claybourne Deacon Claybourne Liam McGuinness 5 : 21 11. `` Hold On To Me '' Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 5 : 21 12. `` This Is Real Life ( feat. Maddie Jaymes & Daphne Conrad ) '' Rayna Jaymes Daphne Conrad Maddie Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 4 : 08 13. `` Wrong For The Right Reasons '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 4 : 00 14. `` Lies Of The Lonley ( Bonus Track ) '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 4 : 08 15. `` Take Mine ( feat. Autumn Chase ) ( Bonus Track ) '' Rayna Jaymes Autumn Chase Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 4 : 08 16. `` Gasoline & Matches ( feat. Saddie Stone ) ( Bonus Track ) '' Julie Miller Buddy Miller Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 4 : 08 17. `` He Ai n't Gonna Change ( feat. Juliette Barnes ) ( Bonus Track ) '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness Juliette Barnes 4 : 08 18. `` Buried Under ( Alternate Version ) ( Bonus Track ) '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 4 : 08 19. `` This Time ( Quartet Version ) ( feat. Deacon Claybourne, Maddie Jaymes & Daphne Conrad ) ( Bonus Track ) '' Rayna Jaymes Deacon Claybourne Rayna Jaymes Deacon Claybourne Liam McGuinness 4 : 08 20. `` This Time ( Acoustic Version ) feat. Deacon Claybourne ) ( Bonus Track ) '' Rayna Jaymes Deacon Claybourne Rayna Jaymes Deacon Claybourne Liam McGuinness 4 : 08 21. `` Better Days ( Bonus Track ) '' Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 4 : 12 22. `` Hickory ( Bonus Track ) '' Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness Rayna Jaymes Liam McGuinness 4 : 12 Four Platinum Albums ( 2014 ) ( Southside Of Love, Big Open Skies, Belt Buckle Blues, The Best Of ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` Wayfaring Stranger '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 2. `` Do n't Leave Without Me '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 4 : 03 3. `` Already Gone '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 23 4. `` It 's My Life '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 53 The Best Of ( 2013 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` Changing Grounds '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Belt Buckle Blues ( 2012 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` It 's My Life '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Rayna Jaymes ( 2010 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` The Last Stand '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 2. `` Stompin ' Ground '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Little Bits Of Heaven ( 2008 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` The End Of The Day ( feat. Deacon Claybourne ) '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Thoroughbred ( 2006 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` I Wanna Do ( Everything For You ) feat. Deacon Claybourne '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Double Down ( 2003 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` Already Gone '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Big Open Skies ( 2000 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` This Could Be Us '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 2. `` Do n't Leave Without Me '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Until You Kissed Me ( 1999 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` This Love Ai n't Big Enough '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 2. `` Surrender ( feat. Deacon Claybourne ) '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Sweet & Sorrow ( 1997 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` The Best Songs Come From Broken Hearts '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 2. `` Back Again '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Postcards From Mexico ( 1996 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` Postcards From Mexico ( feat. Deacon Claybourne ) '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 2. `` The Rivers Between Us ( feat. Deacon Claybourne ) '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Platinum Sea ( 1995 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` American Beauty '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 2. `` Sanctuary '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Home ( 1993 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` No One Will Ever Love You ( feat. Deacon Claybourne ) '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Southside Of Love ( 1991 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` Wayfaring Stranger '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Cowgirls Love Too Hard ( 1990 ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` Changing Grounds '' Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes Rayna Jaymes 3 : 43 Storylines Season 1 After two decades of topping 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 ) was a fan of hers. When the president of their label, Marshall Evans, suggests that Rayna should collaborate with Juliette at a party for Edgehill, 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 a new album with a non-country producer, Liam McGuinness. At first, Liam does n'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 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 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 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 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 a paternity test afterwards. Coleman advised her 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 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. Season 2 Rayna is put in a medically induced coma and hangs on to life for two weeks following the wreck. Deacon believes he was the one driving and pleads guilty of driving under 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 proposal to Rayna was followed by Maddie 's conception. The morning after, Rayna realizes that Deacon had been drinking and did n't realize he had proposed. She gives back 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 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 ca n'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 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, 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. Season 3 Rayna must make 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 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 a female artist on his roster, then forget about her. With Highway 65, she ( Rayna ) wo n't. At the beginning of her show Sadie announces that she signed with Rayna, leaving Jeff furious. In retaliation, Jeff calls someone saying that he is interested in signing a young sister act then waves to Teddy. He wants to sign Maddie and Daphne. Rayna becomes closer to Juliette when she is the first person Juliette tells about her pregnancy. During her tour Rayna is also planning her wedding to Luke. Rayna and Luke go two months without really seeing each other and when they do have a few days off, Rayna uses that time to be interviewed by Rolling Stone. Luke is angry since they have barely seen each other. The Rolling Stone reporter then interviews her at home. As she, Luke, and the reporter walk around they hear loud music playing. They go find the noise and when they do, they walk in on Maddie and Luke 's son, Colt, making out. Fearing that the reporter will write what he saw, Rayna goes to him and convinces him not to write about it, offering her story about Deacon instead. Rayna gets the most CMA nominations with six, including some for which she is up against Luke ; `` Entertainer of the Year '', `` Album '' and `` Single ''. When the CMA 's finally come around, Rayna immediately wins the first award of the night for `` Single of the Year '', beating Luke. During her speech, she thanks Deacon who co-wrote it with her. Luke is not pleased. Rayna beats out Luke again for `` Album of the Year ''. So far, Luke has only won `` Male Vocalist '' and then `` Musical Event '' with Rayna. To blow off steam he drinks and his ego gets to him. He walks off to the restroom, and Rayna follows him to see what 's wrong. He complains about her thanking Deacon, saying she came to the show with him, not Deacon, and he is the reason her album went gold because he proposed to her the day it was released. As the show closes, Rayna sweeps her nominations and wins `` Entertainer of the Year ''. At home, Luke apologizes for his behavior. He blames it on his ego and drinking and assures her that she is the only reason her album went gold. As her wedding day approaches, Rayna starts to feel unsure about going through it. The girls talk about going to boarding school when they hear from Luke that his kids do. Rayna disapproves of them talking about that with him, without her. She tells the girls they are n't going to boarding school. One of the reasons is because she feels that everything is changing and not for the better. On the day of the wedding, Rayna tells Luke she ca n't marry him and calls it off, leaving him furious. Later that day, Rayna goes to Deacon to tell him she loves him and always has, but she needs some time for herself. ' Jeff now only wants to sign Maddie so he can have a singer like Taylor Swift on his roster. He blackmails Teddy into signing his consent that Maddie be signed since only one parent 's consent is necessary. Rayna is furious when she finds out but she is able to prevent it when she tells Jeff 's boss about Layla overdosing at Jeff 's house, among other things. In addition to Maddie not getting signed, Jeff gets fired and Edgehill folds. Deacon finds out he has liver cancer but does n't want Rayna to know. He tells Scarlett he is supposed to take care of Rayna, not the other way around. He keeps his distance from her for a while until she asks him to sing with her to celebrate the tenth anniversary of her induction into the Grand Ole Opry. When they finish singing he runs off to avoid talking to her. He goes to his cabin at the lake but she follows him. Deacon finally tells her that he has cancer and she breaks down. After spending all day at the lake talking, they finally get back together. They go back to Rayna 's house so they can tell the girls they are back together, and so Deacon can tell them he is sick. With Deacon 's sister, Beverly, being his only match as a donor, Rayna goes to Mississippi to ask her but Beverly refuses. Rayna and Beverly do n't have a good history with each other because years ago Deacon chose to join Rayna 's band instead of making it big with Beverly, and Beverly resents Rayna for that. Beverly eventually agrees to be his donor. As the surgery approaches, Deacon has nightmares about dying. Before he goes into the O.R. he asks Rayna to marry him right then and there. She tells him no, they will wait until after the operation so they can have a proper ceremony. They do, however, recite wedding vows to each other. Rayna assures him that he is going to be alright. While waiting for the surgery to be over, Dr. Rand tells Rayna something has gone wrong. The heart - monitor then appears on screen showing a flat - line, leaving viewers to wonder if it was Deacon or Beverly who flat - lined. Season 4 A month has past since the transplant. Deacon and Beverly made it through the surgery although Beverly had an aneurysm and is in a coma. Rayna, who just officially dropped Juliette from Highway 65, gets a call from her, crying and saying she needs help. Rayna flies out to Los Angeles to see her because she cares about her. When Rayna tries to talk to her after her set she does n't have much luck. Juliette yells at her and says she is not having good luck with Highway 65. On her way back home in Nashville, Rayna hears the radio DJ 's criticizing her about letting Juliette go and how she is not that good at running a label. In an effort to save her label Rayna tries to find a big - name artist to sign. She comes up with a rock star named Markus Keen who is looking for a new label but Bucky thinks it wo n't work because he is a rock artist. On a flight to New York she is conveniently seated right next to Markus. During the flight she smooth talks him about switching to country, convincing him that at her label he can be heard. Markus ends up signing with her. Scarlett makes the tough decision of taking Beverly off life support. At the funeral Deacon breaks down during the eulogy so Rayna takes over. After the funeral, Markus calls Rayna saying he is on his way to Nashville and ready to work. Rayna gets mad at Maddie when she finds out Juliette invited her to sing on stage with her in Atlanta and punishes her. She is having a tough time with Maddie and brings her and Daphne to the meeting with Markus. Markus gets Rayna to produce his album after he fires Avery for not `` getting '' his `` vision '', among other things. While working on the album he acts like an arrogant brat, as usual. He and Rayna do n't see eye - to - eye so he storms off, saying this was a mistake. Markus eventually gets her version of his song now. Deacon decides to buy into a bar with one of his buddies, Frankie Grey, who was his AA sponsor. Rayna is unsure about it because he is a recovering alcoholic. They get into an argument over it but she eventually supports him. Deacon proposes to Rayna and she says yes. When Rayna and Deacon 's wedding day arrives, the paparazzi has discovered where the wedding is going to be held - at Rayna 's late mother 's country property, where she has lots of wonderful childhood memories with her mom and Tandy. Rayna 's publicist finds a private barn where the wedding can be held out of the public eye. Maddie is concerned about her parents getting married because sometimes Deacon can be violent ; for instance, when he pushed a paparazzi photographer out of the way and broke his camera in rage. Daphne is concerned about the marriage, too, because she 's worried about being the outsider. Rayna assures both of the girls that there is nothing to worry about because they are a family and nothing is going to tear that apart, and Deacon loves them both more than anything. Tandy is openly opposed to the marriage and threatens to hunt Deacon down if he ever hurts her sister. The ceremony proceeds as ceremony, and Rayna and Deacon are now married. Maddie runs away from home to live with Frankie 's daughter Cash, and Cash is going to help her with her career. Cash tells Maddie about the recording contract at Edgehill she was offered that she did n't know about. Maddie feels that her mother is standing in her way and wants to be emancipated so she can take control of her career. Rayna does n't want Maddie to be like her, when she was younger and left home for a career. She wants to shield her from being exploited, but she also fears she is losing her. At the hearing Deacon 's violent, drunken past is exposed to the judge. The lawyer uses this as a tool to help get Maddie emancipated. Deacon realizes the only way the lawyer knew all of that is because Frankie told Cash, who then told the lawyer. Deacon then confronts Frankie outside of their bar. The two get into a brawl after Frankie sucker punches him. Just as Deacon bloodies Frankie 's nose, everyone from inside comes out to, and Frankie accuses Deacon of trying to kill him. This causes the judge to decide to grant Maddie 's emancipation. Cash wants Maddie to get away from Nashville so there will be no connections to Rayna, and Maddie signs with a shady label in New York. When an older record producer attempts to assault Maddie, Deacon bursts in and rescues her. Maddie reconciles with her family, and as the season comes to a close Rayna, Deacon, Maddie and Daphne are a happy family once more. Season 5 Rayna has her family back at last. The season opens with the family watching the news coverage of Juliette 's plane crash. Rayna has some financial problems with the label hitting some bumps in the road. She agrees to play at a private event in Silicon Valley hosted by an app developer named Zach Wells ( who is a fanboy of hers ) as a way to bring in money. Zach informs Rayna that he is on his way to Nashville. He wants to `` hack her cloud '' and wants to go into business with her. She and Deacon are unsure of the proposal, but she needs the money. In return, Zach wants 20 % of Highway 65. Luke has put Wheelin ' Dealin ' Records up for sale, and Zach wants Highway 65 to acquire it. Rayna gets inspired for her and Deacon to write their story for a concept album featuring the two of them. Rayna also has a stalker. One day when she walks into work, someone watches her as they listen to her music. A few days later Rayna discovers a mysterious package with no stamp at her door. It contains a letter and rose petals. More mysterious letters show up and she and Bucky try to figure out who is behind them. The man who wrote the letters, Wayne Hockney, shows up at Highway 65, which alarms her. Bucky escorts him out while she calls for security. She gets a restraining order against Hockney and increases security at her house. One day Hockney shows up at Daphne 's school. He taunts the Jaymes / Claybourne household by going as far as he can while still obeying the restraining order. This drives them crazy, turning their lives upside down, and Deacon wants to confront him, but the police advise not to do that. They want him arrested but he has n't done anything for which he can be arrested. He eventually violates the restraining order by surprising Rayna at work. He holes up in her office where they talk, and when she tries to get free he catches her and threatens her with a knife. After pleas from Rayna and the police he lets her go and is arrested. The police take her home, and as she is on the phone with Deacon to tell him what happened an oncoming car crashes into them, sending Rayna to the hospital. Due to the crash, Rayna has a shattered pelvis and hip, and is in surgery for four hours. Lying in her hospital bed, Rayna sees her dead mother and talks to her. This worries Deacon because he knows people can experience that when they are on the brink of death, but the doctor tells him not to worry. Daphne 's choir comes to the hospital to support her. While they sing for Rayna she crashes and is sent to the ICU. Her organs are failing, her condition worsens and her outcome is n't too promising. She ca n't hold on any longer, and dies with her family by her side. Following her death, Bucky announced that the CMT Awards ( where Rayna was scheduled to perform ) had planned a musical tribute by Faith Hill. Juliette convinces the organizers that she knew Rayna best and should sing instead, however, when she comes to perform `` Sanctuary '', she leaves the stage and allows Maddie to sing instead. Maddie breaks down halfway through the song and is then joined by Daphne and Deacon, with the trio receiving a standing ovation from the crowd. Rayna 's death causes tension within the family when Teddy and Tandy suggest that the girls should live with Teddy ( as Daphne is biologically his and Deacon has proven to be an unstable parent ). Tandy also states that Deacon is not fully equipped to run Highway 65. Eventually, Teddy realizes that Rayna would have wanted Maddie and Daphne to stay with Deacon. At a Highway 65 meeting, Deacon is furious when Zach states that they should release Deacon and Rayna 's duet album ( as Rayna had completed the majority of her studio recordings before her death ) although he later comes to see that the album is the perfect way to end Rayna 's career. Deacon goes into their home studio where he finds Bucky, Gunnar, Scarlett, Will, Avery, Juliette, Maddie and Daphne all singing along with Rayna 's recording of the track `` You 're Mine '' and he joins them, seeing it as their final song together. Departure After CMT picked up Nashville in summer 2016, there were rumors that Britton would depart the series after ten episodes. In the ninth episode of season 5, Rayna dies onscreen following injuries from a car crash. Discussing her reason for leaving the show, Britton stated `` various reasons, had been percolating for me. What was really important to me was that it felt like the right time. '' `` There were a lot of different factors that played into it ; it was a cumulative thing. I do n't need to go into greater detail about what that was but, for me it felt like the timing was important and my No. 1 priority was the show and making sure that it was done in the right way. 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Question: who does rayna end up with in nashville
Answer: Deacon