Aubrey Peeples now a series regular on ABC's 'Nashville'

Layla Grant will now have more time to shine as Highway 65's newest artist, as the actress who plays her Aubrey Peeples , has signed on as a series regular for season 4 of ABC's "Nashville," TVLine exclusively confirms. In other "Nashville" casting news, Oliver Hudson, who plays Layla's on-screen manager/boyfriend Jeff Fordham, is dropping to a recurring role.