Nashville Star (season 2)

The second season of Nashville Star premiered on June 10, 2013 on CMT.
== Judges and hosts ==
Season one judges Jamie Aldeon, Shawn Davies and Rachel Taylor are all set to return to the judging panel. Amy Hill will return as host. On June 6, 2013, it was confirmed that season one finalist Will Dunham will co-host the second season.
== Contestants ==
The ten contestants were revealed on May 30, 2013:
*Jack Bryan is a 25-year-old from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
*Paula Deen is a 60-year-old from Savannah, Georgia.
*Hannah Fields is a 20-year-old from New York City, New York.
*Gavin Hunt is a 23-year-old from Austin, Texas.
*Maryanne "Miss Maybelline" Maybelline is a 23-year-old from Des Moines, Iowa.
*Jennifer Neal is a 22-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky.
*Jimmy O'Connell is a 22-year-old from San Diego, California.
*Lucas Rodansky is a 22-year-old from Fort Hood, Texas.
*Justin Sawyer is a 19-year-old from Houston, Texas.
*Jessica Tate is a 24-year-old from Dallas, Texas.
== Episodes ==
=== Week 1: A Night of First Impressions ===
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Hannah Fields 	"See You Again" 	Safe
2 	Justin Sawyer 	"Somebody's Heartbreak" 	Bottom 2
3 	Paula Deen 	"Georgia" 	Eliminated
4 	Lucas Rodansky 	"I Want Crazy" 	Safe
5 	Miss Maybelline	"I Hope You Dance" 	Safe
6 	Jimmy O'Connell	"Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"	Safe
7 	Jessica Tate 	"Not Ready to Make Nice" 	Safe
8 	Jack Bryan 	"What Do You Want" 	Immune
9 	Jennifer Neal 	"Over You 	Immune
10 	Gavin Hunt 	"Hard to Love" 	Immune
=== Week 2: Love Songs ===
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Jack Bryan 	"Somebody Like You" 	Safe
2 	Miss Maybelline	"This Kiss" 	Safe
3 	Jimmy O'Connell	"Take Me There" 	Eliminated
4 	Jennifer Neal 	"I'm Gonna Love You Through It"	Safe
5 	Lucas Rodansky 	"Amazed" 	Safe
6 	Jessica Tate 	"Breathe" 	Safe
7 	Gavin Hunt 	"Then" 	Safe
8 	Justin Sawyer 	"Run" 	Bottom 2
9 	Hannah Fields 	"I Love You" 	Safe
=== Week 3: Summer Anthems ===
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Jennifer Neal 	"All I Want to Do" 	Safe
2 	Justin Sawyer 	"Cruise" 	Eliminated
3 	Jessica Tate 	"Red High Heels" 	Safe
4 	Gavin Hunt 	"Something Like That"	Safe
5 	Hannah Fields 	"Pontoon" 	Safe
6 	Jack Bryan 	"Sideways" 	Safe
7 	Miss Maybelline	"Who I Am" 	Safe
8 	Lucas Rodansky 	"All Summer Long" 	Bottom 2
=== Week 4: God Bless America ===
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Miss Maybelline	"XXXs and OOOs (An American Girl)"	Bottom 2
2 	Lucas Rodanksy 	"Only In America" 	Eliminated
3 	Hannah Fields 	"Bumper of My SUV" 	Safe
4 	Gavin Hunt 	"American Child" 	Safe
5 	Jennifer Neal 	"Independence Day" 	Safe
6 	Jack Bryan 	"It's America" 	Safe
7 	Jessica Tate 	"All-American Girl" 	Safe
=== Week 5: Pop Goes Country ===
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Jessica Tate 	"Since U Been Gone" 	Safe
2 	Jennifer Neal 	"The One That Got Away" 	Safe
3 	Gavin Hunt 	"She Will Be Loved" 	Safe
4 	Miss Maybelline	"No Air" 	Eliminated
5 	Hannah Fields 	"Next to Me" 	Bottom 2
6 	Jack Bryan 	"The Man Who Can't Be Moved"	Safe
=== Week 6: Inspirational Songs ===
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Hannah Fields	"There Will Come a Day"	Safe
2 	Jack Bryan 	"Believe" 	Safe
3 	Jessica Tate 	"Anyway" 	Safe
4 	Gavin Hunt 	"The Change" 	Eliminated
5 	Jennifer Neal	"So Small" 	Safe
=== Week 7: Country Superstars ===
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Jennifer Neal	"Cry" 	Safe
2 	Jessica Tate 	"Before He Cheats" 	Eliminated
3 	Hannah Fields	"Turn On the Radio"	Safe
4 	Jack Bryan 	"My Kinda Party" 	Safe
=== Week 8: Finale Week ===
;Night 1
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Hannah Fields	"I Love You" 	
2 	Jack Bryan 	"Somebody Like You" 	
3 	Jennifer Neal	"Independence Day" 	
4 	Hannah Fields	"I'm Gonna Getcha Good" 	
5 	Jack Bryan 	"Runnin' Outta Moonlight"	
6 	Jennifer Neal	"Wine After Whiskey" 	
;Night 2
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Jennifer Neal	"Never Settle" 	Winner
2 	Hannah Fields	"Crash Into You" 	Third place
3 	Jack Bryan 	"Shut Out the Lights"	Runner-up
== Elimination chart ==
Week:	Week: 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8
Place	Contestant 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result	Result	Result
1 	Jennifer Neal 	Immune 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Winner
2 	Jack Bryan 	Immune 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Runner-up
3 	Hannah Fields 	 	 	 	 	Bottom 2	 	 	Third place
4 	Jessica Tate 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Elim 	
5 	Gavin Hunt 	Immune 	 	 	 	 	Elim 	 	
6 	Miss Maybelline	 	 	 	Bottom 2	Elim 	 	 	
7 	Lucas Rodansky 	 	 	Bottom 2	Elim 	 	 	 	
8 	Justin Sawyer 	Bottom 2	Bottom 2	Elim 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Jimmy O'Connell	 	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Paula Deen 	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
: Granted immunity by the judges
: Eliminated by the public vote
: Bottom two
: Winner
== Guest performances ==
Episode	Performer(s) 	Title 	Hot 100 reaction	Hot DigitalSongs reaction
Top 9 	Matthew Nichols 	"Not Over You" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 8 	Kymbyrly Creek 	"Love Ain't Supposed to Go Like This"	TBA 	TBA
Top 7 	Josh Nixon 	"More Than I Should" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 6 	Kassidy Manning 	"Sunny Side Up" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 6 	Haley Allen feat. Shawn Davies	"Two Hearts Breaking" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 5 	Winston Barrett 	"You Still Own Me" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 5 	LeAnn Meyer feat. Kyle Carter 	"Don't Rush" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 4 	Heidi Gray 	"Nothin' Like the First Time" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 4 	Natalie Jensen 	"Love Like Mine" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 3 	Amy Hill 	"A Night to Remember" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 3 	Will Dunham 	"Call Me Crazy" 	TBA 	TBA
Finale 	Kyle Carter 	"Sober" 	TBA 	TBA
Finale 	Shawn Davies & Jennifer Neal 	"Outlaws" 	TBA 	TBA
Finale 	Rachel Taylor & Hannah Fields 	"What Do You Say" 	TBA 	TBA
Finale 	Jamie Aldeon & Jack Bryan 	"Night Train" 	TBA 	TBA
Finale 	Amanda Madison 	"Wanna Make You Mine" 	TBA 	TBA
Finale 	Jennifer Andrews 	"I Want Tears" 	TBA 	TBA
== References ==