Jennifer Nettles is an American singer/songwriter born September 12, 1974 in rural Douglas, Georgia, and exposed to gospel, folk, soul, rock and blues as formative influences. Part of the vital Atlanta folk scene, Nettles first formed Soul Miner's Daughter with Cory Jones, releasing two albums. After Cory Jones and Nettles parted ways, she formed Jennifer Nettles Band, releasing three folk-rock Read more...

Nettles grew up in the small town of Douglas, Georgia, U.S. She divorced her husband Todd Van Sickle in March 2007. She currently lives in the North Georgia Mountains near Dahlonega, Georgia.

Sugarland was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best New Artist category. They did not win the award, but Nettles and Bush performed on the nationally televised awards show in February 2006, and Nettles presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Merle Haggard and presented the award for Best Country Group.

Nettles also is seeing success outside of Sugarland. A duet performance with rock Read more...