Jennifer Nettles
Writer
Jennifer Nettles is a GRAMMY-winning, Emmy-winning superstar entertainer on multiple platforms. She most recently appeared in Blumhouse’s new take of The Exorcist and returns seasonally in the HBO hit series The Righteous Gemstones as series favorite, Aimee-Leigh. She also delivered a powerful and provocative performance in Focus Features’ Harriet Tubman biopic. In April she will be starring in Amazon Prime’s new series The Bondsman, alongside Kevin Bacon.
Musically she recently earned an Emmy for Best Original Song for “Life is Sweet” featured in PBS’ American Anthems. Her latest solo album Always Like New is a genre-defying collection of American songbook classics. As half of the multi-platinum Country duo Sugarland, she just completed touring with Little Big Town, promoting their new single collaboration on the cover of Phil Collins’ hit “Take Me Home”, as well as Sugarland’s EP There Goes The Neighborhood, which was released this summer.
Sugarland’s song “Stay”, written solely by Jennifer, was a platinum No. 1 hit which earned her two GRAMMY Awards for Best Country Song as writer and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group. Nettles also earned a third GRAMMY for her collaboration with Bon Jovi on “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”. Her other achievements in music include five ASCAP awards, six ACM Awards, five CMA Awards, the Human Rights Campaign’s Ally for Equality Award, and the Artist Impact Award from Lincoln Center. Her Broadway credits include her debut as Roxy Hart in the legendary production of Chicago in 2015, most recently, starring as Jenna in the smash–hit musical Waitress.