The music duo Sugarland has once again signed with Big Machine Records. On Tuesday, December 17th, the duo made up of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush revealed that Big Machine Records will now become its exclusive label home. The country stars had previously signed a joint venture with Big Machine/Universal Music Nashville for 2018’s Bigger.
In an interview from November, Bush said he and Nettles had been in the studio recording a new album that will likely be out in 2020. “We have this wonderful place in Atlanta where we have a studio, so we get to make all kinds of things,” Bush said in a statement, further explaining how Dark Water won’t be too different for his Sugarland fans. “I don’t think this will surprise any of them, that it’s happening. I think after all this time they know that, creatively, I’m rolling all the time. But I think they’ll be surprised by how much they love it. It’s music that has a message, which is something that we [Sugarland] do, too, and I know they like that.”
While Sugarland has re-signed with Big Machine, both Nettles and Bush have pursued solo projects recently. Nettles’ latest release “I Can Do Hard Things” had the singer focusing on female empowerment while Bush teamed up with his brother, Brandon, and Benji Shanks to form the band Dark Water in 2019. The trio released its new single “Paint It Blue” last month with the promise of additional music in 2020.
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