Two additional musicians, Steve Hornbeak on keyboards and Andrea Young on violin, performed with Sixwire during the show.

The show was hosted by Rossi Morreale, and the judge panel was made up of Naomi Judd, Brett Manning, and Aimee Mayo.

[2] The eight finalist duos for season one were:[3] Three of the season 1 finalists, Caitlin & Will, Kate & Kacey Coppola, and Joey + Rory, have signed record deals; Caitlin and Will with Columbia Nashville, Kate & Kacey with Big Machine, and Joey + Rory with Vanguard/Sugar Hill.

[4] The single peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and the duo subsequently broke up in October 2009 and their debut album went unreleased.

Naomi Judd returned as a judge for season two,[7] and Lance Smith from CMT's Top 20 Countdown became the new host.

Additionally, JB Rocket was later signed to Valory Music Group, a sister label of Big Machine Records.