The Band Perry

**The Band Perry** is an American music group composed of siblings Kimberly Perry, Reid Perry and Neil Perry. They signed to Republic Nashville in August 2009 and released their self-titled debut album on October 12th, 2010. From this album, "If I Die Young" reached No. 1 on the U.S. *Billboard* Hot Country Songs and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts and has been certified 6x multi-platinum. Their second album, *Pioneer*, was released on April 2nd, 2013. It produced additional No. 1 singles in "Better Dig Two" and "Done", plus the top 10 hits "Don't Let Me Be Lonely" and "Chainsaw". The band transitioned to pop in 2017 and began to release music independently in 2018.

## History

### 2005–09: Formation and Early Career

Kimberly Perry sang in her own band as a teenager with her brothers Neil and Reid working as roadies. At ages 8 and 10, the brothers began performing as an opening act, the Mobile Music Machines, for Kimberly. Kimberly released an EP entitled *Carry On*, with a song of the same name inspiring two songs on "Pioneer". Once they had united to form as "The Band Perry", they joined a New Faces of Country tour in 2005.

In 2008, they were discovered by Garth Brooks' manager, Bob Doyle, who helped them make recordings that were sent to Scott Borchetta, head of the newly established Republic Nashville label. They signed to Republic Nashville in August 2009 and released their debut single "Hip to My Heart" on November 16, 2009. All three members wrote it with Brett Beavers. The song peaked at No. 20 on the *Billboard* Hot Country chart. A self-titled extended play followed in April.

### 2010–14: *The Band Perry* and *Pioneer*

After "Hip to My Heart" fell from the charts, the Band Perry released their second single, "If I Die Young", written solely by Kimberly. The band's self-titled debut album was released on October 12, 2010. The album was produced by Paul Worley and Nathan Chapman. "If I Die Young" reached No. 1 on the country music chart, and No. 14 on the *Billboard* Hot 100. The album's third single, "You Lie", was written by Aaron Henningsen, Brian Henningsen and Clara Henningsen. It debuted in December 2010 and hit No. 2 in 2011. After it, "All Your Life" reached No. 1 in February 2012, and "Postcard from Paris" reached No. 6. The album sold 1.6 million copies.

In mid-2012, the band began working with producer Rick Rubin on their second album, *Pioneer*, which was released on April 2, 2013. The album's first single, "Better Dig Two", was released to country radio on October 30, 2012. The album's second single, "Done", charted in March 2013 ahead of its release date, reaching No. 8 on the Hot Country chart. It reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart in August 2013. *Pioneer* ended up being produced by Dann Huff and became the group's first No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart in addition to reaching the No. 2 spot on the all-genre *Billboard* 200. The album's third single, "Don't Let Me Be Lonely", was released to country radio on August 26, 2013. It reached No. 2 on the Country Airplay chart in February 2014. The album's fourth single, "Chainsaw", which was originally recorded by the group Old Dominion, was released to country radio on March 3, 2014. The song peaked at No. 10 on Country Airplay. Later that year, they recorded a cover of the Glen Campbell hit, "Gentle On My Mind", for the documentary about the singer titled *Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me*, which was released as a standalone single. The band performed in the pre-game show of Super Bowl XLVIII, on Sunday, February 2, 2014.

### 2015–2017: Label Change, *My Bad Imagination* and Transition to Pop

On August 14, 2015, the band released their new single called "Live Forever", the first single off their upcoming third studio album. One of the musicians they collaborated with on "Live Forever" is pop producer RedOne (Lady Gaga, Enrique Iglesias). The music video for it premiered on August 15, 2015 on CMT. On March 1, 2016, the Band Perry parted ways with their record label, Republic Nashville. *Billboard* announced on May 12, 2016, that the band had signed with Interscope Records. According to the magazine, the Band Perry is transitioning to pop music but will continue releasing select singles to the country format through sister label UMG Nashville. Their third studio album, tentatively titled *Heart + Beat*, was to have included material recorded while the trio was signed to Republic Nashville (including "Live Forever") as well as new songs. The band later shot down rumors that they were "going pop". The Band Perry stated that the main reason they signed with Interscope was so that their music could be distributed to other formats of radio, besides country. In July 2016, Neil, Reid, and Kimberly appeared on *Celebrity Family Feud*, where Kimberly scored 196 points in the Fast Money round, which host Steve Harvey said might be the record. The Band Perry released their next single, "Comeback Kid", to country radio on August 1, 2016, through Mercury Nashville.

On February 2, 2017, the band announced the title of their third album, *My Bad Imagination*. Unlike their previous two albums, this one would be pop. They said, "Creating it has been the most exciting thing we've ever done." Another pop single, "Stay in the Dark", followed in 2017. The album was subsequently confirmed a year later to have been scrapped.

### 2018–2022: Label Change and *COORDINATES*

In mid-2018, the band left Interscope Records/Mercury Nashville to release music independently. On September 21, the band released a five-song collection called *COORDINATES* via ARTRAT, their newly formed creative house. The band wrote and produced all 5 songs themselves while Rick Rubin oversaw the project as an executive producer.

### 2023

On March 27, 2023, The Band Perry published a statement through their Instagram, stating that the three of them would be taking a creative break as a group.

## Philanthropy

The Band Perry started their November tour in September by putting on a concert to benefit Heifer International and their fight to end global hunger.

They gained positive publicity in 2014 after offering to cover the burial expenses for the funerals of nine people (a mother and eight of her children) killed in an accidental house fire in the Greenville, Kentucky, area in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The band also paid the costs of family members' hotel expenses while the father and the surviving daughter were being treated for burns at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. They have also volunteered their time to support Alzheimer's research.

## Discography

*Main article*: *Discography*

* *The Band Perry* [2010]
* *Pioneer* [2013]

## Tours

### Headlining

* The We Are Pioneers World Tour [2013–2014]
* The COORDINATES Tour [2018]
* The Good Life Tour [2019]

### Supporting

* The All the Women I Am Tour [2011] with Reba McEntire
* The Virtual Reality Tour [2012] with Brad Paisley
* The Live & Loud Tour [2013] with Rascal Flatts
* The Ten Times Crazier Tour [2014] with Blake Shelton