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Sugarland confirms reunion and plans for new music

Jennifer Nettles (R) and Kristian Bush (L) of Sugarland attend the Big Machine Label Group's celebration of the 51st Annual CMA Awards at FGL House in Nashville on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BMLG )

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Jennifer Nettles (R) and Kristian Bush (L) of Sugarland attend the Big Machine Label Group's celebration of the 51st Annual CMA Awards at FGL House in Nashville on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BMLG )
By Melissa Ruggieri
Nov 18, 2017

In case there was any doubt as to what, exactly, it meant when Sugarland's Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles surprised fans onstage at the CMA Awards and later performed together for the first time in five years at an after-party (watch our exclusive video here) , the duo has provided fans another update.

In a video from New York, where they're together for a photo shoot, Atlanta-resident Bush and Nettles confirmed that they have been writing and in the studio and yes, indeed, there is new Sugarland music on the way.

To stay updated, check out their website, www.sugarlandmusic.com.

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Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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