History Music / Sugarland

In late 2017, the duo reunited on Big Machine Records for a new album, ''Bigger''.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Kristian occasionally gets a shared lead vocal on album cuts. He also split the lead vocal when they, along with Music/LittleBigTown and Music/JakeOwen, covered "Life in a Northern Town" while on tour in 2008.

* [[EverytownAmerica Everyday America]]

A CountryMusic group founded in 2002 by Kristian Bush, Kristen Hall and Jennifer Nettles. All three members had plenty experience: Kristian was formerly one-half of the pop duo Billy Pilgrim, Jennifer fronted an Atlanta-based band called Soul Miners' Daughter, and Hall had two solo albums. Creator/MercuryRecords signed the group in 2004. Their debut album ''Twice the Speed of Life'' sold triple-platinum and produced four hit singles.

A CountryMusic group founded in 2002 by Kristian Bush, Kristen Hall and Jennifer Nettles. All three members had plenty experience: Kristian was formerly one-half of the pop duo Billy Pilgrim, Jennifer fronted an Atlanta-based band called Soul Miners' Daughter, and Hall had two solo albums. Mercury Records signed the group in 2004. Their debut album ''Twice the Speed of Life'' sold triple-platinum and produced four hit singles.

* ''[[ChristmasAlbum Gold and Green]]'' (2009)

After a stage collapse at a concert in Indiana in 2011 killed 7 fans and injured 45 more, the duo had 44 lawsuits filed against it. Since then, they have taken a hiatus from recording, but they continued to tour for a while afterward. Nettles released a solo album titled ''That Girl'' in the first quarter of 2014, and Bush released the solo album ''Southern Gravity'' just over a year later.

After Kristen Hall left in 2006, Sugarland continued as a duo. It was then that the duo's career kicked into high gear. ''Enjoy the Ride'' produced Sugarland's first Number One hits, as well as a Grammy win for "Stay". It also sold three million copies. Jennifer sang a duet vocal on Music/BonJovi's "Who Says You Can't Go Home", which made Bon Jovi the first rock band to have a #1 country hit. ''Love on the Inside'' (2008) moved the duo to a more organic, acoustic sound which garnered critical acclaim for the most part. This album included three more #1 hits: "All I Want to Do", "Already Gone" and "It Happens". A fourth album, ''The Incredible Machine'', was released late in 2010.

After a stage collapse at a concert in Indiana in 2011 killed 7 fans and injured 45 more, the duo had 44 lawsuits filed against it. Since then, they have taken a hiatus from recording, but they continued to tour for a while afterward. Nettles released a solo album titled ''That Girl'' in the first quarter of 2014, and Bush had a minor hit in early 2015 with "Trailer Hitch".

* AutoTune: Used briefly in "Stuck Like Glue" on the backing vocals at the end.

After a stage collapse at a concert in Indiana in 2011 killed 7 fans and injured 45 more, the duo had 44 lawsuits filed against it. Since then, they have taken a hiatus from recording, but they continued to tour for a while afterward. Both members released solo singles in early 2014.

* AutoTune: Used briefly in "Stuck Like Glue". Emphasis on ''briefly''.

* LesserStar: Kristian mostly just sings backup and plays guitar and mandolin, although he has gotten a shared lead vocal on at least two songs (though neither was a single). This also applied to Kristen during her short tenure in the group, given that her backing vocals were barely audible, although she wrote "Just Might (Make Me Believe)" herself.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Kristian occasionally gets a shared lead vocal on album cuts. He also split the lead vocal when they, along with Little Big Town and Music/JakeOwen, covered "Life in a Northern Town" while on tour in 2008.

After a stage collapse at a concert in Indiana in 2011 killed 7 fans and injured 45 more, the duo had 44 lawsuits filed against it. Since then, they have taken a hiatus from recording, but continue to tour. Jennifer released a solo single in mid-2013, although she has said that Sugarland is not breaking up.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: A variant. Some radio stations excised the reggae-rap bridge from "Stuck Like Glue".

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Their debut album, the only one on which Hall was a member. It was the only one not produced by Byron Gallimore (Garth Fundis produced it instead), and it was more mainstream country than the acoustic pop influences they would take after Hall quit.

After a stage collapse at a concert in Indiana in 2011 killed 7 fans and injured 45 more, the duo had 44 lawsuits filed against it. Since then, they have taken a hiatus from recording, but continue to tour.

After Kristen Hall left in 2006, Sugarland continued as a duo. It was then that the duo's career kicked into high gear. ''Enjoy the Ride'' produced Sugarland's first Number One hits, as well as a Grammy win for "Stay". It also sold three million copies. Jennifer sang a duet vocal on BonJovi's "Who Says You Can't Go Home", which made Bon Jovi the first rock band to have a #1 country hit. ''Love on the Inside'' (2008) moved the duo to a more organic, acoustic sound which garnered critical acclaim for the most part. This album included three more #1 hits: "All I Want to Do", "Already Gone" and "It Happens". A fourth album, ''The Incredible Machine'', was released late in 2010.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: A variant. Some radio stations excised the reggae-rap bridge from "Stuck Like Glue".

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Kristian occasionally gets a shared lead vocal on album cuts. He also split the lead vocal when they, along with Little Big Town and Jake Owen, covered "Life in a Northern Town" while on tour in 2008.

* RedOniBlueOni: Nettles is very active, outgoing and outspoken onstage, while Bush is more quiet and in the background.

* {{Garfunkel}}: Kristian mostly just sings backup and plays guitar and mandolin, although he has gotten a shared lead vocal on at least two songs. Kristen was even more of a Garfunkel given that her backing vocals were barely audible, although she wrote "Just Might (Make Me Believe)" herself. This is finally being averted on ''The Incredible Machine'', where Kristian gets to sing a lot more on his own.

* LesserStar: Kristian Bush just sings backup rather quietly and plays mandolin. On some songs, he's almost completely undetectable.

After a stage collapse at a concert in Indiana in 2011 killed 7 fans and injured 45 more, the duo had 44 lawsuits filed against it. Since then, they have taken a hiatus.

The duo was the subject of a lawsuit after a stage collapse at a concert in Indiana in 2011.