Jennifer Nettles Not Ready to Go Solo

Jennifer Nettles may be the voice behind award-winning duo, Sugarland, but she insists she needs the other half, found in guitar and mandolin player Kristian Bush, to make the act work. Responding to rumors that she was leaving the band to pursue a solo deal, Nettles quickly set the record straight.

"We've heard that question before, and it's obviously hurtful to Kristian," she said in the Minnesota Star Tribune. "From a musical perspective and from an emotional perspective, it's a wonderful partnership for me. It's kind of like the Eurythmics; Annie Lennox went off and had a solo career. But I have no plans for that as of right now."
Fueled by recent solo performances, including a duet with Adele at the Grammy's, as well as singing at the recent Presidential pre-inaugural celebration alongside John Legend and James Taylor, she insists everything she does is to promote Sugarland and not herself. Still, she leaves the door open for a post-Sugarland career for either of them, someday. Bush, a married father of two, who is also her "favorite person to write with" may have dreams that extend beyond being her sidekick. "We never know what the future will hold. ... If there's something that he itches to do or I itch to do, we'll be supportive of each other."

Sugarland are currently headlining the Love On the Inside tour, as well as planning to hit the road with both Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney later on this year.