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Jane McDonald Shares Career Struggles in Nashville Series Focused on a Country Turn

Her Channel 5 series captures a pivot to a country sound rooted in hard-won perseverance.

Overview

  • The new Channel 5 programme follows McDonald in Nashville as she records Living the Dream at the famed Blackbird Studio.
  • On camera she grows tearful, calling herself an underdog and saying showbusiness is very hard but she never gave up.
  • She says she chose Nashville after new songs took on a country feel, echoing years of advice from fans and her father.
  • The series shows her soaking up local music culture on Honky Tonk Highway and working with producers to shape a country sound.
  • She also reflects on losing her fiancĂ© Eddie Rothe in 2021, describing a grief that still informs her life and music.