The highly anticipated drama NASHVILLE premieres tonight at 10 on ABC! And we can't WAIT!! 

The show stars HAYDEN PANETTIERE as rising star Juliette Barnes and Friday Night Lights actress CONNIE BRITTON as rival veteran performer Rayna Jaymes.

Connie tells Redbook, “We have an opportunity to show a woman who is self-made and successful and really trying to have it all, and the complexities and difficulties of it. We have the opportunity to show the sexiness and gorgeousness of a woman with experience and wisdom.”

All the actors perform original music on the show, which will also feature smash hits like ELI YOUNG BAND’S “Even If It Breaks Your Heart.”

Shot entirely in Music City, the show includes cameos by such artists as ERIC PASLAY, who plays himself backstage at the Grand Ole Opry in the pilot.

The pilot is posted for free on iTunes, and a few tunes from the show, “Love Like Mine,” “Back Home” and “If I Didn’t Know Better” . . . are available for $1.29 each.