Jennifer Nettles To Release Solo Album This Fall

Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles surprised fans with the announcement of her upcoming solo album, set for release this fall.

For the album, Nettles enlisted the help of producer Rick Rubin, who has worked with artists such as Johnny Cash, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Beastie Boys, Aerosmith, Sheryl Crow, Adele and many more.

“I am absolutely thrilled and wholly proud to be working with Rick,” says Nettles. “If you ask any musician who is on their producer ‘bucket list’, Rick would be on each and every one.”

As for the record, Nettles tells Rolling Stone “It’s a celebration of my roots, and where I am today. I’m a different version of myself than what people might have known before – not only in my songwriting and performance, but even in the sounds on this album. It reflects a more soulful, grittier life. A lot has been lived in the time between the last record I made and now, and you can hear that.”

Nettles isn’t the only member of Sugarland working on solo music. Kristian Bush has also been working on music outside of the duo.