I have to hand it to Sugarland. They are one of the "today's country" acts that I can actually enjoy on a regular basis. Each and every one of the duo's songs are carefully crafted to play in your head repeatedly. Their newest single, "Stuck Like Glue," is no exception. It is an infectious, playful, simple, acoustic country pop song branded with Sugarland's uniqueness.
I give Jennifer Nettles a lot of credit for not allowing herself to fall into the over exhausted practice of auto tune. She is one of the few singers that I respect as being a great singer that exudes overwhelming emotion in her voice. From the first line in "Stuck Like Glue," you can hear the giddiness as she proclaims her love for a significant other. Nettles and Kristian Bush's voices are a perfect fit as the chorus progresses. Their harmonizing just blows me away since natural harmonizing is a rare find...
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The 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards air tonight night at 8/7c. I'm going to share my predictions for the show including who should win and who will actually win.
Entertainer of the Year
- Kenny Chesney
- Toby Keith
- Brad Paisley Should win
- George Strait
- Taylor Swift Will Win
- Carrie Underwood
- Keith Urban
- Zac Brown Band
Top Male Vocalist of the Year
- Kenny Chesney
- Brad Paisley Should Win Will Win
- Darius Rucker
- George Strait
- Keith Urban
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
- Miranda Lambert Should win
- Reba McEntire
- Taylor Swift Will Win
- Carrie Underwood
- Lee Ann Womack
Top Vocal Group of the Year
- Lady Antebellum Will Win
- Little Big Town
- Randy Rogers Band
- Rascal Flatts
- Zac Brown Band Should win
Top Vocal Duo of the Year
- Brooks & Dunn Will Win
- Joey + Rory
- Montgomery Gentry
- Steel Magnolia Should Win
- Sugarland
Top New Solo Vocalist
- Luke Bryan Should win
- Jamey Johnson Will win
- Chris Young
Top New Vocal Duo
- Bomshel
- Joey + Rory
- Steel Magnolia Should and will win
Top New Vocal Group
- Eli Young Band Should win
- Gloriana Will Win
- The Lost Trailers
Album of the Year
- American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley
- Lady Antebellum - Lady Antebellum
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To prepare for the next album, you should park yourself next to a twinkling Christmas tree, maybe some hot cocoa in your hand--though that might be overkill. If you don’t have a Christmas tree, fear not. Load this album onto your iPod and listen to it as you walk around rich neighborhoods with brightly lit houses at dusk.
Sugarland’s Christmas album
Green and Gold seems made for both scenarios. There’s something about country music that can be both sad and hopeful at the same time. It’s the underlying current of melancholy in country music that keeps me coming back for more. It’s not surprising, then, that even the more upbeat tracks on the record, like “Holly Jolly Christmas” sound almost as if Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush are singing their hearts out in the snow, watching the visions of cheer from outside a fogged-up window. This is a Christmas album for the lonely during the...
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We are proud to announce that our next giveaway features
Sugarland and the holidays! We have
two prizes to giveaway.
The Grand Prize Winner will receive a copy of Sugarland's recently released holiday album, Gold and Green.
(Pictured to the left)
The Runner-Up will receive a Sugarland Holiday Poster (Pictured to the right) as well as Sugarland Holiday Gift Tags (Not Pictured).
Who is eligible?
Anyone within the Continental U.S with a valid email address is eligible to enter but keep in mind, you will have to provide us with an address to ship to you. Anyone affiliated with Frequency Magazine including any one that has written at least 1 article for us are excluded from entering.
How to Enter
You can have up to two (2) entries per person. Just commenting on this post will be one entry but you MUST provide us with a valid email address. You can have another entry if you...
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Let’s get something straight right out of the gate: I love Sugarland. I love just about everything about them and everything they do. This new CD/DVD package
Live on the Inside is no exception. The CD gives us 10 live tracks while the DVD showcases their concert appearance at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY.
Beginning with the richly coalescing track “Love” and winding down with the heart-wrenching poignancy of “Stay,” the audio half of this set is inspiring. The songs in between those bookends cover a wide range of musical styles, for you see most of the songs are live recordings of cover songs; songs they play on a regular basis at the shows. The variety of artists they cover shows the range of influences this duo has and how they view the musical landscape. There are outstanding covers of Pearl Jam's "Better Man", and R.E.M's "The One I Love" with the Kings of...
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We reviewed their EP Sing What You Want in February and wanted to follow up with The Ugly Club. The band hails from Jersey and is comprised of six members. Their influences are... Read More »
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