Career

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. Once they had united to form 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". All three members wrote it with Brett Beavers. The song peaked at No. 20 on the country chart. A self-titled extended play followed in April.

2010-12: The Band Perry

After "Hip to My Heart" fell from the charts, The Band Perry released their second single, "If I Die Young", written by Kimberly. "If I Die Young" and "Hip to My Heart" are on the band's self-titled debut album, 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 Brian Henningsen, Aaron Henningsen, and Clara Henningsen. It debuted in December 2010 and hit No. 2 in 2011. After it, "All Your Life" reached number 1 in February 2012, and "Postcard from Paris" reached number 6. As of June, 2012 the album had sold 1.3 million copies.

2012-14: Pioneer

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. It reached number 1 on the Country Airplay chart in August 2013.

Pioneer ended up being produced by Dann Huff and became the group's first number one on the Top Country Albums chart in addition to reaching the number two 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 number 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 number 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.

2015-present: Label change 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, will include material recorded while the trio was signed to Republic Nashville (including "Live Forever") as well as new songs.

Personal lives

On September 30, 2013, Kimberly became engaged to J.P. Arencibia, at that time a catcher with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. They were married on June 12, 2014 in Greeneville, Tennessee. Kimberly and her brothers are the niece and nephews of baseball author and journalist Dayn Perry.

The band performed in the pre-game show of Super Bowl XLVIII, on Sunday, February 2, 2014. It gained positive publicity 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 is also paying the costs of family members' hotel expenses while the father and the surviving daughter are being treated for burns at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

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.

Discography

Main article: The Band Perry discography

• The Band Perry (2010)
• Pioneer (2013)

Tours

Headlining

• We Are Pioneers World Tour with Lindsay Ell & Easton Corbin (2013-2014)

Supporting

• All the Women I Am Tour (2011) with Reba McEntire
• Virtual Reality Tour (2012) with Brad Paisley
• Live & Loud Tour (2013) with Rascal Flatts
• Ten Times Crazier Tour (2014) with Blake Shelton
• C2C: Country to Country (2014) with Chris Young, Rascal Flatts and headliner Brad Paisley

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result
2010	Country Music Association Awards	Vocal Group of the Year	Nominated
	American Country Awards	New/Breakthrough Artist of the Year	Nominated
		Duo/Group of the Year	Nominated
2011	53rd Grammy Awards	Best Country Song — "If I Die Young"	Nominated
	Academy of Country Music Awards	Top New Vocal Duo or Group	Won
		Top New Artist	Won
		Top Vocal Group	Nominated
		Single Record of the Year — "If I Die Young"	Nominated
		Song of the Year — "If I Die Young"	Nominated
	2011 Billboard Music Awards	Top Country Song — "If I Die Young"	Nominated
	CMT Music Awards	Video of the Year — "If I Die Young"	Nominated
		Group Video of the Year — "If I Die Young"	Nominated
		USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — "If I Die Young"	Won
		Nationwide Insurance On Your Side Award	Won
	2011 Teen Choice Awards	Choice Music: Country Single — "If I Die Young"	Nominated
		Choice Music: Country Group	Nominated
	Inspirational Country Music Awards	Inspirational Video — "If I Die Young"	Nominated
	Country Music Association Awards	New Artist of the Year	Won
		Vocal Group of the Year	Nominated
		Single of the Year — "If I Die Young"	Won
		Song of the Year — "If I Die Young"	Won
		Music Video of the Year — "If I Die Young"	Nominated
	American Music Awards	Sprint New Artist of the Year	Nominated
		Country Music: Favorite Band, Duo or Group	Nominated
		Country Music: Favorite Album — The Band Perry	Nominated
	American Country Awards	Artist of the Year: Duo or Group	Nominated
		Artist of the Year: New Artist	Nominated
		Single of the Year: Duo or Group — "You Lie"	Nominated
		Single of the Year: New Artist — "You Lie"	Nominated
		Music Video: Duo, Group or Collaboration — "You Lie"	Nominated
		Music Video: New Artist — "You Lie"	Nominated
2012	54th Grammy Awards	Best New Artist	Nominated
	Academy of Country Music Awards	Vocal Group of The Year	Nominated
	2012 Billboard Music Awards	Top Country Album: The Band Perry	Nominated
	CMT Music Awards	Group Video of The Year - "All Your Life"	Nominated
	2012 Teen Choice Awards	Country Group	Nominated
	Country Music Association Awards	Vocal Group of the Year	Nominated
	American Country Awards	Artist of the Year: Group	Nominated
		Single of the Year: Group- "All Your Life"	Nominated
		Music Video of the Year: Group- "All Your Life"	Nominated
2013	British Country Music Association Awards	International Act of the Year	Nominated
	Academy of Country Music Awards	Top Vocal Group	Won
	CMT Music Awards	Group Video of the Year - "Better Dig Two"	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Music: Break-Up Song- "DONE."	Nominated
		Choice Music: Country Group	Nominated
2014	ACM Awards	Vocal Group of the Year	Won
	CMT Awards	Group Video of the Year - "DONE."	Won
		CMT Performance Video of the Year - "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'Em Up)"	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Music: Country Group	Nominated
	CMA Awards	Vocal Group of the Year	Nominated
2015	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Country Group	Nominated
	57th Grammy Awards	Best Country Duo/Group Performance - "Gentle on My Mind"	Won
	ACM Awards	Vocal Group of the Year	Nominated
	CMA Awards		Nominated
2016	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Country Group	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]