Nashville Musicians Take Over Reality TV
Country musicians are performers, judges and contestants on America's most popular reality television shows.
Written By: Nashville Lifestyles
Photographers: The Tennessean

“American Saturday Night” tour with Miranda Lambert (2010)
5 time CMA co-host with Carrie Underwood (2007- present)

Nashville Star Judge (2007)
“Hillbilly Bone” duet with Trace Adkins (2010)
Married to Miranda Lambert (2011)
“All About Tonight” tour with Chris Young (2011)
The Voice Judge (2011- present)

Placed 3rd place on Nashville Star (2003)
“American Saturday Night” tour with Brad Paisley (2010)
Married to Blake Shelton (2011)

Winner of Nashville Star, Season 4 (2006)
“All About Tonight” tour with Blake Shelton (2011)

Celebrity Apprentice (2008)
“Hillbilly Bone” duet with Blake Shelton (2010)

Nashville Star Judge with Billy Rae Cyrus (2008)
Interview with Nicolle Galyon for Nashville Lifestyles (2011)
Celebrity Apprentice Winner (2011)

Opened for Reba McEntire (1990)
Judge on Nashville Star with John Rich (2008)

“Because of You” duet with Kelly Clarkson on CMA’s (2007)

Winner of American Idol (2002)
“Because of You” duet with Reba McEntire on CMA’s (2007)
Judge on Duets with Jennifer Nettles (2012)
“Does he love you” Duet with Martina McBride on CMA’s Giants Honor Reba (2006)
Guest mentor on The Voice (2012)

“Who says you can’t go home” duet with Bon Jovi (2005)
CMA’s A Country Christmas (2011)
Judge on Duets with Kelly Clarkson (2012)

“Who says you can’t go home” duet with Jennifer Nettles (2005)

CMA’s A Country Christmas (2011)
“I Still Miss Someone” duet with Dolly Parton (2004)
“Does he love you” Duet with Kelly Clarkson on CMA’s Giants Honor Reba (2006)
Judge/Artist Development Team on Opening Act (2012)

Guest Mentor on American Idol (2008)

American Idol finalist, Season 5

Winner of American Idol (2005)
“Love, Pain, and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride” tour with Keith Urban (2008)
5 time CMA co-host with Brad Paisley (2007- present)

“Love, Pain, and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride” tour with Carrie Underwood (2008)
American Idol Judge (2012-present)

American Idol finalist, Season 11

Winner of American Idol (2011)
CMA’s A Country Christmas (2011)
Performed with Tim McGraw on American Idol (2011)

Performed with Scotty McCreery on American Idol (2011)
Wrote “My Next Thirty Years” with Phil Vassar (2000)

Wrote “My Next Thirty Years” with Tim McGraw (2000)
Nashville Star Judge (2005- 2006)

Billy Ray Cyrus, Jewel, John Rich, Jeffrey Steele

Interviewed John Rich for Nashville Lifestyles (2011)
The Voice Contestant, Season 2 (2012)

The Sing Off judge (2009-present)

The Sing Off, Season 2
Street Corner Symphony Members: Jeremy, Jonathan, and Richie Lister, Adam Chance, John Martin, and Mark McLemore

Formed by Street Corner Symphony’s Jeremy Lister for The Sing Off, Season 3
The Collective Members: Ruby Amanfu, Sam Brooker, Daniel Ellsworth, Isaac Hayden, David Jennings, Kaleb Jones, Perrin Lamb, Rachael Lampa and Jonathan Lister.
In this town, it’s all about who you know. And nowhere has this theme played out more dramatically than on the stages of our favorite reality and competition television shows. Ever since Carrie Underwood belted her way to first place on American Idol, we’ve watched Nashville’s brightest up-and-comers and top talents sweep across every stage from The Voice to Nashville Star. Wondering how all these folks are connected? So were we, which is why we pulled together this visual guide to our city’s most beloved and burgeoning musical and television talent.



