'Nashville' Fans Launch Part Two of Their #ListentoFansCMT Campaign

Nashies are known for their campaign efforts. Their massive unity and petitions were a huge reason why Nashville found a home on CMT after ABC canceled it last year. If any fandom can come together in an effort to be heard, it's the Nashville fandom. That is why on September 4, Nashville fans launched a new campaign titled #ListentoFansCMT.

The #ListentoFansCMT campaign is a collective request for CMT to include the ideas of fans in their work. After all, in the past, Nashies have always been involved with the show. (We even got to vote and help name Cadence.)

On July 11, Ed Amatrudo, who plays Juliette's manager Glenn, encouraged Nashies to tell CMT what they would like to see on the show by tweeting, "#NASHIES, instead of saying what you don't like about it, say what it is that you WANT. @CMT IS on your side. They are listening! Just ASK!"

In response, the #ListentoFansCMT campaign was born to encourage past and present Nashies (regardless of who their favorite character is) all over the world to join together and share their ideas for Nashville’s future.

Some of the ideas the #ListentoFansCMT campaign helps promote are:

• There should be equal screen time and more storylines for the main characters.
• There should be more music.
• There should be more cute couple scenes between Juliette and Avery as well as Scarlett and Gunnar.
• CMT should maintain the personalities of the characters. For example, Deacon will always be a recovering alcoholic and should still be seen in AA, especially since the love of his life recently died.
• CMT should stop changing past storylines. For example, in season 2 episode 21, Juliette tells troops at Luke Wheeler's military benefit that her father died when she was four during a military training exercise. Yet, in season 5 episode 13, a flashback shows that Juliette's dad did in fact die when she was four, but in a car accident on the way to the store.
• CMT should address plot holes. For example: Are Juliette and Avery remarried? They were divorced and are now wearing their wedding rings again but this was never addressed.
• There should be an alternate ending for Rayna fans (after all, they also campaigned for Nashville and deserve a happy ending). For example: an alternate ending in a series finale, on a season DVD or released online. Another example of an alternate ending would be if there was a Nashville movie completely separate from the current plot. Please see our other article HERE for ideas on how these ideas could work and what Connie Britton says regarding returning in the future. Rayna fans also ask that if for some reason Britton would not return for an alternate ending, that CMT release bloopers, outtakes, or additional Rayna and Deacon scenes that have not previously been released.

Although our campaign has been mostly met with positivity, some people have commented “if you don’t like the show then don’t watch the show.” This comment is the total opposite of the mindset behind the #ListentoFansCMT campaign. We LOVE Nashville. We love it so much we are campaigning for it to become even better and continue to succeed! We would NEVER encourage people to not watch the show. In fact, the purpose of this campaign is to unite Nashville fans past and present as we share our ideas for what we want to see in Nashville’s future. If anything, we are trying to give past Nashies a reason to watch the show again.

Upon launching our campaign, many fans have united together to help tell CMT what they want to see on the show. However, we want even more fans to participate so we have officially launched an online petition as well. (Click HERE to sign.)

Our goal is to get the CMT officials to hear what fans want to see for the future of Nashville. Nashville production begins September 27 and the more participants join the campaign, the more of a chance we stand to be heard! So please recruit your fellow Nashie friends or even friends who are just willing to help out and have them tweet the hashtag #ListentoFansCMT, email CMT, or sign the petition as well!

Campaign Rules:

The campaign lasts from now until September 26 at midnight (CST). We encourage fans to join the #ListentoFansCMT campaign through all three capacities. However, everything counts and helps make a difference.

To join our campaign via Twitter: Please tweet your ideas for what you want to see on Nashville using the hashtag #ListentoFansCMT. You MUST use #ListentoFansCMT in every tweet related to the campaign while you are participating. This is how we will keep track of entries. Please also tag @MHerskovitz@CallieKhouri@JesseZwick@CMT @NashvilleCMT @LionsgateTV in your tweets, although this isn't necessary in every tweet.

To join our campaign via email: Please email CMT at [email protected] and [email protected] (they both cover Nashville) and tell them what you would like to see on the show! Please also write Nashville in the subject lines of your emails. If you want your email to CMT to count toward prize giveaways, after you email CMT, please email [email protected] with proof (picture, forward etc.) that you emailed CMT!

To join our campaign via petition: Please sign the petition found HERE. In order to receive entries for the prize giveaways, after you sign the petition, please email [email protected] with your name so we can verify you signed and count your entries.

• Please recruit your friends to sign the petition too! If your friends sign the petition, you can earn 5 entries per friend that you recruit. In order to receive entries for friend referrals, email [email protected] and send us the names of the friends you convinced to sign AND include proof they signed because of you. This can be a screencap of a message similar to: "You: Can you sign this? Friend: Done!"

We will be giving away 3 more autographed Chip Esten (Deacon Claybourne) pictures along with a few other surprise prizes to fans who either tweet using the hashtag #ListentoFansCMT, email CMT, and/or sign the petition.

Winners of the giveaways will be posted throughout the campaign (now through September 26 at midnight (CST)) and be notified via either Twitter or email.

Here’s the breakdown of the number of entries participants can receive:

• Each tweet using the hashtag #ListentoFansCMT will be worth 1 entry.
• Each email a person sends to CMT and emails us at [email protected] with proof they did so will be worth 25 entries. (If you already sent an email and sent us proof, no action is required on your part—we will automatically adjust how many entries you receive).
• Each person who signs the petition found HERE and emails [email protected] with their name (so we can verify you signed) will receive 25 entries.
• You are eligible for 5 entries per friend you get to sign the petition. Just email [email protected] with proof they signed because of you and you will receive 5 entries.
• Prize winners will be selected through random drawings throughout the campaign. The more entries earned though the higher your chances of winning, obviously.

For any questions regarding the campaign, feel free to contact: [email protected] or @NashieCampaign on Twitter.

Disclaimer: If you do not agree with this article please keep scrolling. The purpose of this article is solely to inform those who would like to participate. Please be respectful and do not leave hateful comments. The Nashville fandom is a fandom of love and not hate. Furthermore, this campaign is sponsored by fans for fans. This campaign is not officially sponsored by CMT, Nashville, Chip Esten, or anyone else related to Nashville. This article is also not meant to imply that the opinions expressed are held by all Nashies.