Charles Esten, who stars as Deacon Claybourne on the television drama Nashville, dropped by the Nash Country Daily studio today (Aug. 25) to talk about the upcoming season, which premieres on CMT on January 5.

In addition, Charles picked up his guitar and performed one of his new tunes, “I Love You Beer,” which he recently released during his #EverySingleFriday initiative. Since mid-July, Charles has released a new single every Friday, a practice he will continue until he runs out . . . which could be a while, according to Charles.

Check out his performance of “I Love You Beer.”