Sugarland

Sugarland are the American country music pairing of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush. Originally a trio, they were formed by singer-songwriter Kristen Hall, who has since left. The three used to play in and around the Atlanta music scene in the late 90s and early 2000s. Their first album Premium Quality Tunes was released in 2003, available only as a download or at their gigs. Some of the tracks made it to the follow-up Twice the Speed of Life which was given a full release in 2004. One of the tracks, "Baby Girl", spent almost a year in the Billboard Hot Country Tracks chart and helped push the album to double platinum status, selling over 2 million copies.

In 2005 the band played with Bon Jovi on CMT's show Crossroads, with Nettles later providing vocals on the Bon Jovi record "Who Says You Can't Go Home" which was No.1 on the Country charts. The band went on to receive the Grammy nomination for Best New Artist and multiple nominations from the CMT awards for Best Group and Best Video of the Year.

In 2006 the band's founder Kristen Hall left the band to concentrate on songwriting, leaving Nettles and Bush to carry on to release Enjoy the Ride in late 2006. Despite the loss of Hall, the album was another big hit. It debuted in the Top 5 of both the US Top 200 and the Country charts, and has sold over a million copies.