Artist: Sugarland

President Barack Obama built his entire campaign on the premise of hope and change. Along the way, he's realigned the musical tastes associated with the leader of the free world, as evidenced by his love of hip-hop and Al Green and invitations to acts like The Killers and Yim Yames to play the White House. Fun fact: President Bush only had a paltry 250 songs on his iPod . In an effort to further play up his musical savviness (which undoubtedly translates to more votes in the Williamsburg region), [...]

2012 is bound to be a big one for Janelle Monae, as the spunky, soulful singer is planning to tour after she drops not one, but two new albums . ("I will release them according to my soul clock," said Monae.) Remind yourself why you can't get enough of this 26-year-old funk madame by grooving to her performances at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo, Norway after the jump. (It certainly brings us peace to know that an artist this awesome is being celebrated all over the world.) [...]

Last night's GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! event kicked off with a haunting performance of "Marry The Night" by a zombified Lady Gaga and her dancers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Was her undead get-up a hint at what to expect from the song's music video? We'll find out when it premieres today ! Other performances included Rihanna doing her current chart-topper "We Found Love" (via satellite, from London), Ludacris reprising his CMT Music Awards pair-up with Jason Aldean on "Dirt Country Road" and Gaga, once more, with Sugarland, as they teamed [...]

lady gaga and sugarland - you and i (live @ grammy nomination special) [i don't know how else to express this, but this performance is just aMAHzing!!!! adding a bit of sapphic energy to an already exciting down and dirty southern vibe classic, lady gaga and jennifer nettles just give it up. press play, be awed! thank you mr yardie for the clip!] http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wo ngiesMusicWorld

Lady GaGa Lady GaGa went into her closing performance at the 2011 Grammy Nominations Concert Live event with some pretty awesome news: the pop singer received a nomination for one of the biggest awards, album of the year. With her spirits undoubtedly high, GaGa hit the stage with country duo Sugarland for a duet of her single, You And I . Seated at her piano with heavy eye makeup and red lipstick, GaGa and Suglarland singer Jennifer Nettles traded lines in the song. After the performance wrapped, [...]

Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles knows how to fill up her weekly planner. Ahead of tomorrow's performance with Lady Gaga, Jason Aldean and Lupe Fiasco at The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! , she decided to busy herself with the not-so-small task of getting hitched over the weekend. People reports that the 37-year-old country diva wed her beau Justin Miller, a former model who appeared in Sugarland's "Want To" video, on Saturday at a Tennessee chapel located at the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. Miller [...]

The Indiana State Fair stage collapse that happened just before a performance by Sugarland (and just after one by Sara Bareilles ) in August has turned into legal action against the country-pop duo. Forty-four survivors of the disaster and family members of four people who died have named the band in a lawsuit filed yesterday by attorneys representing at least 20 law firms from the states of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Sugarland were originally scheduled to stage a concert on Saturday, August 13 at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis. However, after [...]

sugarland feat matt nathanson - run (live @ 2011 CMA awards) [the performance was so focused and intimate between jennifer and matt that it felt almost wrong (yet sooo right) to be watching it. a beautiful song that was easily one of the highlights from the wonderful CMA's this year] http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wo ngiesMusicWorld

It had to be hard being Carrie Underwood last night. The country-singing powerhouse pulled quadruple duty at the 2011 Country Music Association Awards, held in Nashville, Tennessee: co-host, nominee, performer, and absolutely radiant red carpet goddess. Video: Brad Paisley And Carrie Underwood Perform "Remind Me" At 2011 CMA Awards But Carrie wasn't the only one working it on the CMA Awards red carpet. On the way inside to celebrate one of country music's biggest nights, tons of stars posed for pics in their finest duds, including [...]

Lady Antebellum The 2011 Country Music Ass ociation Awards took place tonight (November 9) and was filled with back to back performances from some of country music's finest. Established acts hit the stage for great performances and the newcomers showed that they have what it takes to be in the business for a long time. Vocal Group of the Year, Lady Antebellum , performed their single We Own The Night with the help of one or two-really about 30 other people on stage. Newcomers The Band Perry , who were big winners for the night, [...]

country vocal quartet little big town has paved a very successful career with their insane four part harmonies and alternating lead vocals. they also have a deep appreciation of popular music and have created a web series of live performances called scattered, smothered and covered featuring some of their favorite current songs. here are a few examples of their wonderfulness! little big town - born this way (lady gaga cover) little big town - price tag (jessie j cover) sugarland [...]

2011 is the 25th anniversary of Steve Earle's Guitar Town , so I guess it's also the 25th anniversary of my being able to stomach country music. Prior to that, it was classic rock, punk rock, power pop and AM radio that filled my listening hours. Guitar Town is not only one of rock and roll's great debut albums, it was also a gateway drug to Waylon, Merle, Willie, Gram and a thousand others. Earle has quite the career since - Grammy winner, drug addict, actor, divorce attorney's dream, novelist, activist, absentee father, record producer, [...]

• Kasey Chambers - Nothing But a Child [With the Lost Dogs]
• Kasey Chambers - Nothing But a Child [With the Lost Dogs]
• Sugarland - Steve Earle

Photo by Nikki MillerGimme fifty mill and I'll sell you a Ford pickup truck!No, he didn't out-earn Lady Gaga, who topped Forbes' list of highest-paid celebrities, but at his $50 million to her

"King Of Anything" singer Sara Bareilles, who performed as Sugarland's opener at the ill-fated Indiana State Fair on Saturday, has issued a statement following the disastrous accident that involved stage scaffolding and lighting falling into the audience as a storm developed. Catch her official words on the tragic event below. The New York Times reports that five concert-goers were killed and dozens were left with injuries as the stage Bareilles had performed on — and Sugarland had yet to set foot on — collapsed [...]

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Stage rigging collapsed after a storm gust Saturday night, trapping at least a dozen and killing five people during a concert at the Indiana State Fair. The outdoor stage was set up for the Sugarland concert. Dave Lindquist , music journalist for The Indianapolis Star, reported on Twitter , "Tragedy at fair concert. Entire stage collapses on track." He also wrote that "perhaps a dozen injured people have been removed from track on stretcher-type boards." [...]

A stage which collapsed prior to Sugarland's performance at the Indiana State Fair last night killed five people and injured dozens more, reports the Associated Press . According to witnesses, a large gust of wind caused the stage to collapse, sending steel scaffolding, lighting, and sound equipment into the audience. Video footage of the collapse can be seen here (warning: it's extremely graphic.) The tragedy comes less than a month after separate stage collapses at Cheap Trick and Flaming Lips concerts. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured [...]

stage rigging collapsed after a storm gust last PM, killing three, trapping and injuring at least a dozen people at a concert at the Indiana State Fair. the outdoor stage was set up for the SUGARLAND concert at the state fairgrounds. medics and rescue crews throughout Indianapolis were converging on the State Fairgrounds after Hoosier Lottery Grandstand stage rigging fell. v tragic. and via a QUEER for more coverage. wotyougot

We're not a big fan of either artist here - God knows, Sugarland's brand of pop country is pretty awful. But there's an energy here that warrants at least one viewing. Bareilles, on tour with Sugarland, joins Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush for a stomping version of Dexy's Midnight Runners' "Come On, Eileen."

The Dow drops another 500 points -- yes, we need something to cheer us up. And this cover of the 80's one-hit-wonder "Come On Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners may be just the sweet rejuvenating elixir we need (short of a couple of vodka shots and a Zoloft/Ambien chaser). I don't care if you like Sugarland or Sara Bareilles or not -- these kinds of live concert moments are what going to a show should be all about...no?