Hedlund co-starred with Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester and his "Friday Night Lights" co-star, country musician Tim McGraw in the musical drama "Country Strong", which was released on December 22, 2010. He recorded a number of songs for the film including "Chances Are" which appeared on "Country Strong: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". His performance was well received by critics. Noting voice similarities between Hedlund and Charlie Robison, "Roughstock" said "the best song on this album belongs to him" and "Country Weekly" wrote that of all the songs performed by actors in this film, his was "the most convincing". Six other songs, including a duet with Meester, were featured on a second soundtrack titled "Country Strong: More Music from the Motion Picture".