Season 4 (2006)
Wynonna was the host of the series and Cowboy Troy was co-host. Two Foot Fred hosts "Small Talk" segment.
Phil Vassar and Anastasia Brown returned as regular judges, with a third seat occupied by guest judges, which included:
- Premiere (3/14/06) - Big & Rich
- Week 2 (3/21/06) - comedian Larry the Cable Guy
- Week 3 (3/28/06) - World Wrestling Entertainment star John Cena
- Week 4 (4/4/06) - Naomi Judd
- Week 5 (4/11/06) - David Foster
- Week 6 (4/18/06) - Patti LaBelle
- Week 7 (4/25/06) - Scott Weiland & Duff McKagan (of Velvet Revolver)
- Finale (5/2/06) - Big & Rich
The standings for 2006 were:
| Place | Name | Sex | Age | Hometown | Week Eliminated |
| 1 | Chris Young | M | 20 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Winner |
| 2 | Casey Rivers | M | 23 | Lindale, Texas | Finale (May 2, 2006) |
| 3 | Nicole Jamrose | F | 33 | Schererville, Indiana | Finale (May 2, 2006) |
| 4 | Matt Mason | M | 20 | Fairland, Indiana | Week 7 (April 25, 2006) |
| 5 | Jared Ashley | M | 29 | Hobbs, New Mexico | Week 6 (April 18, 2006) |
| 6 | Kristen McNamara | F | 20 | Napa Valley, California | Week 5 (April 11, 2006) |
| 7 | Melanie Torres | F | 28 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Week 4 (April 4, 2006) |
| 8 | Monique LeCompte | F | 23 | Grand Terrace, California | Week 3 (March 28, 2006) |
| 9 | Shy Blakeman | M | 25 | Kilgore, Texas | Week 2 (March 21, 2006) |
| 10 | Jewels Hanson | F | 31 | Fremont, California | Premiere (March 14, 2006) |
The 2006 winner was 20-year-old Chris Young. Nashville Star began its fourth season on March 14, 2006 with a slightly altered set, two new hosts in Wynonna & Cowboy Troy, and only two regular judges. A guest judge occupied the third seat each week. The format remained unaltered, though the length of the season was reduced by one week, and one finalist was eliminated on the season premiere (by judges' decision) to compensate. Two Foot Fred's "Small Talk" segment also made its debut in 2006. The season ended on May 2, 2006 with Young—from nearby Murfreesboro, Tennessee—crowned champion. His self-titled debut album was released on October 3, 2006 and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard country chart, although its singles both missed Top 40. Young charted in the Top 40 for the first time in 2008 with "Voices", and reached Number One in 2009 with "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)" and "The Man I Want to Be". "Voices" was then re-released in 2010 and also went on to reach Number One. Sixth-place finisher Kristen McNamara was a top 36 finalist on the eighth season of American Idol, but was not voted into the Top 13. Fourth-place finisher Matt Mason would go onto win the first season of CMT's Next Superstar.
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