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On 'The Road,' each contestant sang a duet and then two solo songs in Nashville.

This week's episode is surprising in several different ways.

Including two gut-wrenching deaths that nobody was prepared for.

Including three racial slurs, one anti-gay musing and one political statement that by comparison feels minor league to the transgressions around it.

Some of country's most legendary artists have gone to war against their own record labels.

"I was like, 'All of this is wrong, I gotta get out, I gotta get out of here.'"

The duo faced label challenges and awards show snubs, but that's not even the worst part.

This list goes well beyond the 'Landman' boilerplate.

The couple never shy away from public displays of affection.

Here is a list of all six singers and their song choices, plus who was eliminated.