According to the front page of the website, one of the acts that was deemed to be in the "Top 12" ended up getting axed before the show was taped last Monday night........http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/nashville-star-sixth-season-hopeful-ousted-before-competition-starts-7250.php
According to the article, a replacement act was put in, and then they had the first elimination at the end of the episode..........