Jennifer Nettles finally doing solo album

As one half of the country band Sugarland, Jennifer Nettles has raked in a treasure trove of awards, including Grammys, AMAs, ACM Awards, CMT Awards and CMA Awards. As a solo artist? Nada.

That's going to change this fall. She's striking out on her own to make her debut solo album. She enlisted the help of producer Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Beastie Boys, Jay-Z).

"I am absolutely thrilled and wholly proud to be working with Rick," said Nettles in a statement. "If you ask any musician who is on their producer 'bucket list,' Rick would be on each and every one."