Nashville Star (season 3)

The third season of Nashville Star premiered in June 9, 2014 on CMT. The new season was confirmed during the finale of season two.
== New format ==
Beginning this season, Nashville Star will be broadcast two nights as week. Live performances by the contestants will continue to air on Monday nights. A second broadcast will air on Tuesday nights, featuring a guest musical performer and the results of that week's public vote.
== Judges and hosts ==
Shawn Davies is set to return for a third season on the judging panel. Jamie Aldeon and Rachel Taylor will not return for season two, being replaced with Kymbyrly Creek and Matthew Nichols.
Amy Hill is returning to host the series. Will Dunham decided not to return in order to focus on his career. Hill will return to being the sole host this season.
== Contestants ==
The twelve contestants, revealed on June 2, 2014, are listed below:Nashville Star - Season 3 Contestants Revealed
*Hank Clyde, aged 27 from Little Rock, Arkansas
*Luke Denver, aged 28 from Los Angeles, California
*Kate Donaghy, aged 23 from Sydney, Australia
*Riley Fitzpatrick, aged 18 from Houston, Texas
*Marshall Grant, aged 28 from Lexington, Kentucky
*Kyle Kennedy, aged 21 from Dallas, Texas
*Nessa Lewis, aged 19 from Kansas City, Missouri
*Carolina Miller, aged 21 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Wylie Montana, aged 24 from Longview, Texas
*Tater, aged 65 from Okay, Oklahoma
*Layne Westwood, aged 28 from Charlotte, North Carolina
*Easton Wicks, aged 24 from Dallas, Texas
Clips introducing the contestants aired throughout the 2014 CMT Awards on June 4, 2014.
== Episodes ==
=== Week 1: Here Come the Boys ===
The top six boys performed live for the first time.Week 1 - "The Boys of Summer"
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Hank Clyde 	"Letter from Home" 	Saved
2 	Luke Denver 	"Knee Deep" 	Eliminated
3 	Tater 	"May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose"	Eliminated
4 	Marshall Grant	"Angel Eyes" 	Advanced
5 	Kyle Kennedy 	"Wanted" 	Advanced
6 	Easton Wicks 	"Crash My Party" 	Advanced
Non-competition performances
Order	Performer 	Song
1.1 	Matthew Nichols	"When You Smile"
2.1 	Top 6 Boys 	"All Summer Long"
2.2 	Josh Nixon 	"Love Makes Me"
=== Week 2: Ladies' Night ===
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Wylie Montana 	"Wide Open Spaces" 	Advanced
2 	Nessa Lewis 	"Chainsaw" 	Eliminated
3 	Layne Westwood 	"Before He Cheats" 	Advanced
4 	Carolina Miller 	"Automatic" 	Eliminated
5 	Kate Donaghy 	"Tornado" 	Saved
6 	Riley Fitzpatrick	"Best Days of Your Life"	Advanced
Non-competition performances
Order	Performer 	Song
3.1 	Kymbyrly Creek	"Son of a Smith and Wesson"
4.1 	Top 6 Girls 	TBA
4.2 	Jennifer Neal 	"Bullet"
=== Week 3: Country Idols ===
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Idol 	Result
1 	Kate Donaghy 	"Last Call" 	Lee Ann Womack	Advanced
2 	Easton Wicks 	"My Kind of Party" 	Jason Aldean 	Advanced
3 	Riley Fitzpatrick	"If This Was a Movie" 	Rachel Taylor 	Advanced
4 	Kyle Kennedy 	"If That Ain't Country" 	Kyle Carter 	Advanced
5 	Wylie Montana 	"You're Lookin' at Country"	Loretta Lynn 	Bottom two
6 	Hank Clyde 	"As Good As I Once Was" 	Toby Keith 	Eliminated
7 	Layne Westwood 	"Wanna Make You Mine" 	Amanda Madison	Advanced
8 	Marshall Grant 	"Better Than I Used to Be" 	Tim McGraw 	Advanced
=== Week 4: God Bless America ===
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Layne Westwood 	"Independence Day" 	Advanced
2 	Marshall Grant 	"Fly Over States" 	Advanced
3 	Kyle Kennedy 	"Only In America" 	Eliminated
4 	Riley Fitzpatrick	"All-American Girl"	Advanced
5 	Kate Donaghy 	"Travelin' Soldier"	Bottom two
6 	Easton Wicks 	"For You" 	Advanced
7 	Wylie Montana 	"Bumper of My SUV" 	Advanced
=== Week 5: Pop Goes Country ===
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Wylie Montana 	"Just Give Me a Reason"	Advanced
2 	Kate Donaghy 	"Mr. Know It All" 	Bottom two
3 	Marshall Grant 	"I Wanna Get Better" 	Eliminated
4 	Riley Fitzpatrick	"Pieces of Me" 	Advanced
5 	Layne Westwood 	"Wrecking Ball" 	Advanced
6 	Easton Wicks 	"Stay With Me" 	Advanced
=== Week 6: Summer Anthems ===
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Layne Westwood 	"Pontoon" 	Advanced
2 	Wylie Montana 	"Sunshine and Summertime"	Bottom two
3 	Easton Wicks 	"This Is How We Roll" 	Advanced
4 	Riley Fitzpatrick	"Red High Heels" 	Eliminated
5 	Kate Donaghy 	"Somethin' Bad" 	Advanced
=== Week 7: Dedicated to You ===
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Kate Donaghy 	"Be Still" 	Eliminated
2 	Easton Wicks 	"Adore Her" 	Advanced
3 	Wylie Montana 	"No Place That Far" 	Advanced
4 	Layne Westwood	"I'm Gonna Love You Through It"	Advanced
=== Week 8: Finale Week ===
;Night 1
Order	Contestant 	Song 1 	Song 2 	Result
1 	Layne Westwood	"Before He Cheats"	"The House That Built Me" 	Finalist
2 	Wylie Montana 	"Wide Open Spaces"	"Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"	Finalist
3 	Easton Wicks 	"Stay With Me" 	"The Dance" 	Finalist
;Night 2
On night two of finale week, the three finalists will each debut their first singles. All three songs were released on iTunes on July 29, 2014. In addition, each finalist will perform a duet with one of the judges. The pairs are: Wylie Montana & Matthew Nichols ("Bad Habit"), Layne Westwood & Shawn Davies ("In This Moment"), and Easton Wicks & Kymbyrly Creek ("Son of a Smith and Wesson").
Order	Contestant 	Song 	Result
1 	Layne Westwood	"Can't Get Enough"	Runner-up
2 	Wylie Montana 	"Rockin' Horse" 	Third place
3 	Easton Wicks 	"Waiting" 	Winner
== Elimination chart ==
Week:	Week: 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8
Place	Contestant 	Result	Result	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result 	Result	Result
1 	Easton Wicks 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Winner
2 	Layne Westwood 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Elim
3 	Wylie Montana 	 	 	Bottom 2	 	 	Bottom 2	 	Elim
4 	Kate Donaghy 	 	Saved 	 	Bottom 2	Bottom 2	 	Elim 	
5 	Riley Fitzpatrick	 	 	 	 	 	Elim 	 	
6 	Marshall Grant 	 	 	 	 	Elim 	 	 	
7 	Kyle Kennedy 	 	 	 	Elim 	 	 	 	
8 	Hank Clyde 	Saved 	 	Elim 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Nessa Lewis 	 	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Carolina Miller 	 	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Tater 	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Luke Denver 	Elim 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
: Did not perform
: Saved by the judges
: Eliminated
: Bottom two
: Winner
== Guest performances ==
Episode 	Performer(s) 	Title 	Hot 100 reaction	Hot DigitalSongs reaction
Top 6 Boys Perform 	Matthew Nichols 	"When You Smile" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 6 Boys Results 	Josh Nixon 	"Love Makes Me" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 6 Girls Perform	Kymbyrly Creek 	"Son of a Smith and Wesson"	TBA 	TBA
Top 6 Girls Results	Jennifer Neal 	"Bullet" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 8 Results 	Kyle Carter 	"Million Miles" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 7 Results 	Hannah Fields 	"Tennessee" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 6 Results 	Gavin Hunt 	"Summertime" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 5 Results 	Jessica Tate 	"Good Times" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 4 Perform 	Amy Hill 	"Lucky Girl" 	TBA 	TBA
Top 4 Results 	Shawn Davies 	"Full Throttle" 	TBA 	TBA
Season Finale 	Winston Barrett feat. Mimi Kellie	"Walking on Water" 	TBA 	TBA
Season Finale 	Belle Meade 	"Just Feels Good" 	TBA 	TBA
Season Finale 	Kassidy Manning feat. Jason Moore	"Blank Sheet of Paper" 	TBA 	TBA
Season Finale 	Chris Wallman 	"You Make Me" 	TBA 	TBA
== References ==