Kimberly Marie Perry (born July 12, 1983) is an American country music singer-songwriter best known as a member of The Band Perry alongside her brothers Neil and Reid.
41-598: The Band Perry were an American band composed of siblings Kimberly Perry (lead vocals, guitar), Reid Perry (bass guitar, background vocals ), and Neil Perry ( mandolin , bouzouki , background vocals). They signed to Republic Nashville in August 2009 and released their self-titled debut album on October 12, 2010. From this album, " If I Die Young " reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts and has been certified 9x multi-platinum. Their second album, Pioneer ,
82-573: A Bar " in addition to songs for Kenny Chesney , the Randy Rogers Band , Michael Ray , Josh Turner , Ryan Hurd , and for the ABC musical drama Nashville . Matthew Ramsey co-wrote " Chainsaw " for The Band Perry , Trevor Rosen co-wrote Kelsea Ballerini 's " I Hate Love Songs ", Blake Shelton 's " Sangria ", William Michael Morgan 's " I Met A Girl ", Chris Young 's " Neon " and The Band Perry's " Better Dig Two ", Two songs written for
123-534: A concert to benefit Heifer International and their fight to end global hunger. They received 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
164-528: A member of the band, Perry received a Grammy Award , three Country Music Association Awards and four Academy of Country Music Awards . The band transitioned to pop in 2017 and attained limited success before officially announcing a hiatus in 2023. Following this, Kimberly returned to her country roots and launched a career as a solo artist. Perry sang in her own band as a teenager with her brothers Neil and Reid working as roadies and eventually as her opening act. Kimberly released an EP entitled "Carry On" with
205-649: A miscarriage prior to recording "If I Die Young Pt. 2". with The Band Perry Old Dominion (band) Old Dominion is a modern American country music band formed in Nashville . The band consists of Matthew Ramsey (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Trevor Rosen (rhythm guitar, keyboards), Whit Sellers (drums), Geoff Sprung (bass guitar), and Brad Tursi (lead guitar). Their music is contemporary country with rock instrumentation, and has pop overtones. The band has released five full-length albums and three EPs. They released their self-titled EP in 2014, followed in
246-631: 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 and were subsequently signed the following year, releasing their debut single " Hip to My Heart " in November 2009. Their five track self-tiled extended play
287-611: A songwriter. He was introduced to Rosen in 2003 and formed a songwriting partnership for some years while working as a solo artist. Sellers went to James Madison University in Virginia where he met Sprung and Tursi. Sellers and Sprung also ended up in Nashville where they joined force with Ramsey and formed Old Dominion. Tursi was once a member of the Washington, D.C. rock band Army of Me ; he joined Old Dominion in 2012. Rosen
328-596: 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
369-541: Is the only band member who did not have a connection to Virginia; he was born and raised in Michigan , and met the other eventual bandmates in Nashville. Old Dominion was initially formed to showcase the songs that its individual band members had written. Members of the band have writing credits on many songs recorded by other artists: Brad Tursi has written Luke Bryan 's " Light It Up ", Cole Swindell 's "Remember Boys" and "Up" as well as Tyler Farr 's " A Guy Walks Into
410-614: The Country Music Association Award for New Artist of the Year and Single of the Year , with Kimberly, the sole writer of "If I Die Young", also winning Song of the Year and becoming just the fourth woman to win the award with a solo composition. Perry was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Song at the 53rd Grammy Awards , while The Band Perry won New Vocal Duo/Group and Top New Artist at
451-451: The 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards . Additional singles from their self-titled debut included " You Lie ", which reached number two, " All Your Life ", which became the group's second number one, and " Postcard from Paris ", which reached number six. Beginning in 2012, The Band Perry started working on their follow-up album, releasing the lead single " Better Dig Two " on October 29 of that year. The song became their third number one and
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#1732786656824492-621: The Country Airplay in June 2016. The album's third single, " Song for Another Time " released to country radio on June 20, 2016. On March 10, 2017, Old Dominion released " No Such Thing as a Broken Heart ", the lead single to their second RCA album, which went to number one on the Country Airplay Charts. The album's name, Happy Endings , was announced in June, and the album was released on August 25, 2017. "Written in
533-508: The Dark " on Interscope to limited success and a third album, tentatively titled Heart + Beat and later My Bad Imagination , never materialized and they left the label in mid-2018. The group self-released a five track extended play in September 2018 titled Coordinates . The Band Perry announced that they were officially going on hiatus on March 27, 2023 to focus on solo projects. Kimberly
574-549: The Sand" was the album's second single, and "Hotel Key" its third. The band released " Make It Sweet " in November 2018. Make It Sweet is also the name of the corresponding tour, the band's first as a headliner. Acts which joined them on this tour included Morgan Evans , Jordan Davis , and Mitchell Tenpenny . Both "Make It Sweet" and " One Man Band " appear on the band's third album, Old Dominion , released in October 2019, with
615-526: The Top Country Albums chart at No. 33 with 1,000 copies sold. The lead single from the EP was " Shut Me Up ", the music video features American country music singer and songwriter Whitney Duncan . A song from the EP " Break Up with Him " first received exposure on the satellite Sirius XM Radio 's " The Highway " channel in late 2014 which boosted its popularity, and the song was then released as
656-450: 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. In mid-2018, the band left Interscope Records/Mercury Nashville to release music independently. On September 21,
697-653: 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 number 8 on the Hot Country chart. It reached number 1 on the Country Airplay chart in August 2013. Pioneer ended up being produced by Dann Huff and became
738-602: The band by Ramsey and Rosen, " Wake Up Lovin' You " and " Say You Do ", were covered by Craig Morgan and Dierks Bentley respectively and became hits. The success of these songs led to the band self-releasing the extended play It Was Always Yours in 2012. Their song "Dirt on a Road" was their first song as a band that received significant airplay, and their single "Shut Me Up" further gained them some attention. The band opened for Alabama , Jake Owen and Chase Rice . On October 7, 2014, they released their self-titled EP , produced by Shane McAnally . The EP debuted on
779-509: 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
820-419: 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 executive producer. On March 27, 2023, the band announced that they are going on a hiatus to focus on solo work. Kimberly announced her debut solo EP Bloom alongside the release of " If I Die Young Pt. 2 ". The EP
861-436: 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
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#1732786656824902-722: 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. The album sold 1.6 million copies. In mid-2012,
943-486: The couple announced they are expecting their first child in August. Reid Hogan Perry was born on November 17, 1988. Neil Clark Perry was born on July 23, 1990. Kimberly and her brothers are the niece and nephews of baseball author and journalist Dayn Perry . All three Perry siblings were born in Jackson, Mississippi , and raised in nearby Ridgeland . The Band Perry started their November tour in September by putting on
984-568: 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. Headlining Supporting Kimberly Perry The group signed to Republic Nashville in 2009 and released two studio albums with the label, achieving three number one singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, as well as three additional top ten singles. As
1025-481: 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 ,
1066-480: The latter becoming their highest-peaking Billboard Hot 100 hit to date. However, the album's third single " Some People Do " became their first single since their commercial breakthrough to fail to chart the Billboard Hot 100, as well as their first single to peak outside the top twenty of Billboard's Country Airplay chart. The fourth album, Time, Tequila & Therapy , was released on October 8, 2021. It
1107-524: 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,
1148-620: 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 Billboard Hot Country chart. A self-titled extended play followed in April. 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
1189-411: The next year by their debut studio album, Meat and Candy on RCA Records Nashville , which includes the singles " Break Up with Him ", " Snapback ", and " Song for Another Time ". Their second album Happy Endings was released in 2017, which includes the singles " No Such Thing as a Broken Heart ", " Written in the Sand ", and " Hotel Key ". The third album Old Dominion was released in 2019, with
1230-529: The second single to radio on January 20, 2015. They signed a record deal with RCA Nashville in late February 2015. The band also opened for Kenny Chesney in his Big Revival Tour . In September, they announced that their debut studio album, titled Meat and Candy , would be released on November 6, 2015. Shortly before the album's release, " Break Up with Him " reached No. 1 on Country Airplay . The album's second single, " Snapback " released to country radio on January 11, 2016. It reached at number 2 on
1271-709: The singles " Make It Sweet " and " One Man Band " both successful on the chart. The album also included " Some People Do ", which earned the group a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance . The band's fourth album, Time, Tequila & Therapy , was released in 2021. In October 2023, the band released Memory Lane , their fifth full length album. In addition to their own material, Ramsey, Rosen, and Tursi have written several hit singles for other contemporary country music artists. The band members of Old Dominion are lead singer Matthew Ramsey , Trevor Rosen on guitar and keyboard, Whit Sellers on drums, Geoff Sprung on bass, and Brad Tursi on guitar. The band
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1312-485: The strength of the album. In 2014, they recorded a cover of " Gentle on My Mind " for the documentary Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me , which won them the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2015. On August 14, 2015, the band released " Live Forever " off their planned third studio album and subsequently signed with Interscope Records with the plan to release more pop-oriented material. They released several singles, including " Comeback Kid " and " Stay in
1353-400: Was certified 2x platinum. The second single, " Done ", was released in March 2013, with the album, Pioneer being released on April 2, 2013 and becoming their first number one album on the Top Country Albums chart. The album also featured the top ten singles " Don't Let Me Be Lonely " and " Chainsaw ". The Band Perry won Top Vocal Group at the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards based on
1394-586: Was led off by the single " I Was on a Boat That Day ". For the second single, the band switched to Arista Nashville which is also an imprint of Sony Nashville. Following this move, they released another single titled " Memory Lane " in early 2023. After Arista Nashville closed in March 2023, the band transferred again to Columbia Records Nashville. On June 23, 2023, the band released their fourth EP, titled Memory Lane . The eight–track EP includes 2 singles, "Memory Lane" and "I Should Have Married You". On October 6, 2023, they released an 18–track full album with
1435-541: Was named Old Dominion in 2007. " Old Dominion " was chosen because it is a nickname for the state of Virginia ; four members of the group have links to Virginia. Ramsey and Sellers are both originally from the Roanoke Region of Virginia , and played on drumlines for their respective, rival high schools, James River High School and Lord Botetourt High School . Ramsey attended Virginia Commonwealth University and moved to Nashville after graduation to become
1476-426: Was released April 2, 2013. It produced additional number one 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 before officially going on hiatus in 2023. Following this, Kimberly returned to her country roots and launched a solo career. Kimberly Perry sang in her own band as
1517-494: Was released on April 6, 2010 and was later expanded into their debut album , which was released on October 12 that same year. The album included "Hip to My Heart", which reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and four additional singles which all reached the top 10. The album's second single " If I Die Young ", was a breakthrough for the band, becoming their first number one and being certified 6x platinum and sold 1.6 million copies. The band subsequently won
1558-677: Was released on June 9, 2023. Kimberly made her solo debut on the Grand Ole Opry on May 6, 2023. Kimberly Marie Perry was born on July 12, 1983. 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 . In March 2018, she filed for divorce from Arencibia. Kimberly married Johnny Constello in June 2021. On April 13th, 2023,
1599-501: Was released on October 27, including several new songs, such as "Fool's Gold", "Black Corvette", and "Monsters". Perry announced her engagement to Toronto Blue Jays catcher J. P. Arencibia on September 30, 2013, and married him in Greeneville, Tennessee , on June 12, 2014. The pair divorced in March 2018. Perry married Johnny Costello in June 2021 and announced that the couple were expecting their first child in April 2023. On June 1, Perry revealed that she had previously suffered
1640-481: 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. The band performed in the pre-game show of Super Bowl XLVIII , on Sunday, February 2, 2014. On August 14, 2015,
1681-479: Was the first to reveal plans and signed with RECORDS, a subsidiary of Columbia to release her debut solo single " If I Die Young Pt. 2 " on May 5, 2023, the first track from Bloom , an extended play which was released on June 9. In an interview with Rolling Stone , Perry stated that she was hoping to have her debut solo album completed by the fall of 2023. A longer version of the Bloom EP, titled Superbloom ,