The second season of the American television musical drama series, Nashville, began on September 25, 2013 and concluded on May 14, 2014, on ABC.

[2] With the exceptions of "Tomorrow Never Comes" and "On the Other Hand", the episodes are named after songs by female country artists such as Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris, and Kitty Wells.

Scarlett's childhood friend Zoey moves to town, Peggy suffers a miscarriage but lies to Teddy.

Juliette meets her new rival Layla, Gunnar has writer's block, and Deacon is told that he may not be able to play guitar again.

Deacon starts attending his AA meetings again, revealing his turbulent childhood with his father, and is reluctant to make the same mistakes.

Label CEO Jeff decides that all his new artists should sell themselves as sexy and hot looking people, which has been a struggle for Scarlett as Layla notices.

Everybody comes out to the annual Belle Meade Polo tournament, where Juliette gets invited by Charlie Wentworth and Rayna tries to rub elbows with the rich to see if they want to invest in her label.

As Juliette's tour rolls into Houston she has made the decision that she no longer wants to butter up to a powerful DJ to get airplay and good reviews like in the past.

Rayna gets closer to Luke Wheeler, Deacon gets the courage to sing in front of people without playing his guitar and Juliette gets a surprise visitor.

When Teddy asks to go to the doctor with Peggy, she fears that he will find out that she really isn't pregnant and lied to him so she fakes a miscarriage.

Juliette is the main act at Teddy's first annual Music City Festival, but the media hounds her over her relationship with Charlie Wentworth.

Juliette's reputation takes another blow as creative video editing shows her proclaiming there is no God, so she turns to Layla to help clear her name.

Teddy discovers that the man who killed Peggy was a former employee of a subsidiary of Wyatt Industries, and believes Lamar had something to do with her murder.

Jeff expects Juliette to formally apologize for her behavior during her Grand Ole Opry ceremony, but when she takes to the stage she ignores the teleprompter and performs "Don't Put Dirt on My Grave Just Yet", which angers him so he tells her she's no longer part of Edgehill.

Deacon discovers his record deal might not be what he expected and Scarlett's collaboration with Liam gets off to a rocky start, but she finally finds her creative side with the help of some prescription drugs.

Tandy is arrested for failing to testify at Lamar's hearing, but Teddy is not pleased when a news report announces that he is set to be released from prison.

Rayna confronts him to demand the truth, and he reveals that her mother was having an affair with Watty and lost control of her car when she tried to leave.

Avery plays his tweaked version of "Don't Put Dirt on My Grave Just Yet" for Juliette, and shows her a positive review from the New Yorker.

The song catches the ear of high-powered, hit-making producer Howie V, and her brings her to LA to record it with a live orchestra and do a photoshoot with Rolling Stone magazine.

Following Lamar's memorial service, Rayna finally comes to terms with everything that's happened and breaks down, as Tandy and Teddy look on.

After performing "Don't Put Dirt on My Grave Just Yet", major pop labels are vying to sign Juliette, overwhelming Avery.

Meanwhile, Maddie becomes fixated on her music, ignoring her studies, and when she tells Teddy she wants to live with Deacon he grounds her.

Rayna plays a mini-set on Luke's tour, and her girls meet his teenage son, Colt, who has a big social media following.

Gunnar is shocked when he receives a large royalty check and wants to treat Zoey, so he arranges a recording session.

Juliette says to get the jet ready to fly Scarlett back home so the media won't find out or show up.

Jeff fires back and tells him that he'll have access to even more royalties and not to blow more opportunities with A-list talent like Kelly Clarkson.

Meanwhile Juliette feels guilty for sleeping with Jeff, Deacon and Maddie spend time together, and production starts on Will and Layla's reality show which Gunnar refuses to be a part of.

The show starts with First Lady Michelle Obama thanking the troops via satellite and Kellie Pickler also performs.

Will comes home and pulls Layla into a private room so that he can tell her he is gay (although a hidden camera captures the confession anyway).

Deacon goes to see Rayna and tells her not to marry Luke because he knows how to love her now, gives her a ring and kisses her before leaving.