Synopsis:

Maddie receives an offer that Rayna wants to turn down; Luke desperately tries to regain Colt's trust; Gunnar's girlfriend causes problems with Scarlett; in need of money, Avery works on insipid jingles.

(From ABC)
Rayna wants to turn down Sony’s contract offer for Maddie to be a solo artist and finds her family life distracting her from her work with Markus. Luke is desperate to regain Colt’s trust; Gunnar’s girlfriend, Erin, causes issues on tour with Scarlett and Avery scrambles to make money doing insipid jingles.

(Recap From ABC)
(Recap From Wikipedia)
Maddie is going through a rough patch, dying her hair, and being rude to everyone. Markus' album is going really well. Scarlett and Gunnar are out on tour, but Scarlett feels Gunnar only cares about seeing Erin. Colt is now having trust issues with Luke, as he wants him to tell the truth. Maddie gets offered a deal from Sony, but Rayna does not want to let her take it. Avery has no money, so he is stuck recording guitar music in for jingles. Will has been acting really weird since him and Kevin broke up. Deacon is only caring about the bar, and so much that he won't help Rayna take care of Maddie. Gunnar continues to only care about being 'intimate' with Erin. Luke is feeling like everything that has happened, Juliette going crazy, Jeff dying, and Colt not trusting him, is all his fault. Gunnar is missing meet and greets, to have 'fun' with Erin. Luke and Gabriella decide to start dating. Caleb and Scarlett are having trouble finding time to talk. Scarlett does not like Erin, so during her performance, she keeps telling Erin to raise her vocals, but Erin accidentally causes a power outage, ruining the performance. Will plays his song about Kevin to Avery, and Avery tells him that people should hear it, and that he should play it. Rayna and Markus connect and talk about life, and Maddie, and have a moment. Daphne hears about Maddie's solo deal, and is sad that they didn't want her, telling Maddie nobody needs her. Deacon is not stopping trying to get his bar up and running. Gunnar and Erin have a fight, with Gunnar telling Erin it was her fault. Rayna tells Deacon that she needs his help in raising her kids, Deacon says he does not want to mess up. Luke begins to tell Colt everything, to try to regain his trust. Will can't stand to see Avery perform his song, so he goes home. While Avery is performing, he keeps thinking of Juliette, and how much he misses her. Rayna and Deacon have a family discussion, and tell Maddie and Daphne that Rayna will sign them to Highway 65. Will is offered a publishing deal. Maddie tells Daphne Rayna only signed them to keep Maddie under control. Deacon sees a message on Rayna's phone from Markus, saying "I hope I helped you", leading Deacon to believe something happened.