Congratulations to Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles and husband Justin Miller on the birth of their son, Magnus Hamilton. Sugarland’s rep confirmed to PEOPLE that Baby Magnus was born on Thursday, December 6.
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Congratulations to Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles as it was confirmed today via PEOPLE that she is pregnant. Jennifer married Justin Miller back in November of 2011 in a quiet ceremony in Tennessee. The couple is expecting their first child in November.
“They are thrilled beyond belief,” Sugarland’s manager, Gail Gellman, tells PEOPLE. Read the entire article HERE.
Best wishes go out to both Jennifer and Justin.
Kristian Bush of country music supergroup Sugarland seems to never stop working. When he’s not touring with bandmate Jennifer Nettles on the band’s popular “In Your Hands” tour or making surprise appearances with fellow label mate Canaan Smith at the Grand Ole Opry, he’s writing songs for rock bands such as legendary power-pop quartet the dB’s, whose early ‘80s output inspired a new generation of rock bands, including R.E.M.
Bush co-wrote “She Won’t Drive In The Rain Anymore” with dB’s front man Peter Holsapple, and the song marks his first release via Songs of the Architect, the Atlanta-based publishing company Bush recently created. “She Won’t Drive In The Rain Anymore” appears on The dB’s first new album in 30 years, Falling Off The Sky, which was released June 12 via Bar/None Records.
About writing the song with Bush, Holsapple exclaims, “I was fortunate enough to get to hang out a little with Kristian Bush of Sugarland. I had a song idea that I wanted to run by him, so we sat together one afternoon on his tour bus and tossed ideas around. Kristian was able to channel his muse and encourage me to finish the song that became ‘She Won’t Drive in the Rain Anymore.’ It’s probably the most different composition on the entire Falling Off The Sky album, in terms of what people have come to expect from The dB’s songwriting over the past 35-odd years. I’m incredibly grateful to call Kristian a friend, and I’m glad we got the chance to pull this song out of the hat.”
Bush replies, “Peter is by far one of America’s most natural and unique songwriters. I studied his albums over and over. In a lot of ways, those songs taught me how to write a pop song that never gave up and never gave in.
“I remember writing it and trying not to freak out, because the voice singing on the sofa across from me as we were tossing melodies and lyrics back and forth was a voice I had known since I was 14,” Bush continues. “I am convinced that the 14-year-old me locked away some dB’s melody and served it back to the man who gave it to me in the first place. I am grateful and humbled. And I am totally freaking out that there is a new dB’s album and this time, my name is in the liner notes. Dreams do come true!”
Grammy Award-winning duo Sugarland will perform two songs on tomorrow nights season premiere episode of ‘Dancing with the Stars the Results Show’ at 9pm ET on the ABC Television Network. Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush will first perform, “Run” with singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson and later Sugarland will return to the stage to sing the infectious “Find The Beat Again” off of their current album The Incredible Machine.
Sugarland will kick-off their sixth consecutive headlining tour entitled “In Your Hands” April 5th in Toledo, OH.
For more information on Sugarland and their recently announced “In Your Hands” tour please visit www.sugarlandmusic.com.
Mar 082012
It was announced today that ABC will launch a brand new music competition, “Duets,” starring Jennifer Nettles, Kelly Clarkson, Lionel Richie and Robin Thicke.
“Duets” will take Jennifer, Kelly, Lionel and Robin out of the judges panel and onto the stage. They will each choose two singers to be their duet partners. Together, they will take the stage with their duet partner each week and perform in front of a live studio audience.
At the end, only one duet will be at the top of the charts and the winning amateur will receive a recording contract with Hollywood Records. Look for “Duets” to premiere this summer!
If you are interested in auditioning, apply online at www.ABC.com/casting.
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