• Taylor Swift's '1989' Tour Goes Country With The Band Perry in Indiana [WATCH]

    Taylor Swift's 1989 tour still has a way to go, which means there are endless possibilities concerning what musical acts and star power she'll bring to the forefront of her stage. The country-gone-pop singer initially suffered some backlash as she made the genre jump but while in Indianapolis Wednesday night, the "Bad Blood" singer returned to her country roots by presenting The Band Perry for a rendition of "If I Die Young."

  • Old Dominion Writes for Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney...Now Themselves

    Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. This week we look at 'Old Dominion,' the self-titled debut EP from up-and-coming country band that's tight with Kenny Chesney.

  • Vance Joy Wins International Songwriting Award for 'Riptide'

    Vance Joy (nee James Keogh) has won the 2014 International Songwriting Competition with his alt-pop hit "Riptide," and he did so in a historic way. It's the first time in the contest's 14-year history to merit perfect scores from every judge. Those judges included a number of fellow musicians, including Avicii, Bastille and Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels of Run D.M.C.

  • The Band Perry Enlists Pharrell Williams For Work On New Album

    The Band Perry are hard at work on the their third studio album, which follows up their 2013 effort Pioneer. This time around, they are taking a page from Taylor Swift's book and looking to the world of pop for inspiration. In an new interview with CMT's Cody Alan, the country trio revealed that they've been working with hit producer Pharrell Williams on new music.

  • Grammys 2015 Best Country Duo/Group Performance, Who Should & Will Win: Tight Race Between The Band Perry and Little Big Town

    Bringing in featured talent for a country tune has increased in popularity over the past few years. This year's nominees in the Best Country Duo/Group Performance category are split between solid solo acts calling in their buddies and groups that conquered the charts with no assistance. Keith Urban and Eric Church collaborated on "Raise 'Em Up" while Tim McGraw brought in his wife, Faith Hill, for "Meanwhile Back at Mama's." Then there's the power duo of Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood on "Somethin' Bad." But the two big contenders here are Little Big Town and The Band Perry.

  • Show Us How You GRAMMY Photo Contest: Win 2015 Nominees Compilation Album & More

    Need help catching up on today's hot music talent? The 2015 GRAMMY® Nominees compilation album has you covered. The 21st installment of the best-selling series features 21 top-charting hits from a diverse array of this year's GRAMMY-nominated artists and songwriters. Hear songs from Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance nominees including Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Beyoncé, Iggy Azalea, Coldplay, Katy Perry, John Legend, Hozier, Coldplay, Sam Smith, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, The Band Perry, and many more.

  • Toby Keith Joins Keith Urban, Tim McGraw & The Band Perry as Country Jam 2015 Headliner

    Country Jam 2015 is starting to look just a little more complete. After announcing headliners Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and The Band Perry over the last few months, today (Jan. 22), the annual country music festival has announced its final major performer, and it's a doozy. Yes, "Drunk Americans" singer and legendary country act Toby Keith has been announced as the fourth headlining performer.

  • The Band Perry Is Working with 'Little Red Wagon' Writer Audra Mae for Follow-Up to 'Pioneer'

    The Band Perry recently opened up about their new album, the follow-up to 2013's "Pioneer." The siblings are bringing in up-and-coming songwriter Audra Mae to help out on the record. Mae is known for writing Miranda Lambert's tune "Little Red Wagon." She also collaborated with The Forest Rangers a few times for FX's "Sons of Anarchy" in addition to her solo material.According to Taste of Country, Kimberly Perry called into iHeartRadio's Electric Barnyard with Broadway show to talk about the progress."[It's] goin' great, you know," she said. "We're slowly but surely recording band here in the Band Perry. I'd say we have about half of it done. It'll definitely — you guys will have new music certainly in the first half of 2015."The trio is especially excited to co-write tunes with Mae."We have interesting things happening and, you know, the co-writes are one thing that we're really excited about as well," Kimberly added. "A new girl that's been here in Nashville writing, her name is Audra Mae, she's a very spirited young lady. So we've just made a lot of new writing friendships and can't wait for you guys to hear it."

  • Faith Hill Calmed Down The Band Perry's Kimberly Perry During 2014 CMA Awards

    Kimberly Perry and The Band Perry usually plays up-tempo hits at awards shows, so their cover of Glen Campbell's "Gentle On My Mind" at the 2014 CMA Awards was much different than their typical fare. The song selection was enough to make Kimberly Perry get butterflies before getting onstage, but luckily for her, Faith Hill was there to help calm her down.

  • Glen Campbell Receives Two Grammy Nominations for 'I'm Not Gonna Miss You,' Family Responds

    Glen Campbell's last song of his career, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You," miss you is a bittersweet ballad. It unfortunately caps off the end of an illustrious career that came to a sudden stop when the artist was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The tune is, however, a gorgeous song and one that captures the brilliance of the talented artist. The Recording Academy agrees - "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" has been nominated for two Grammy awards.

  • The Band Perry Shares Video for Cover of Glen Campbell's 'Gentle on My Mind' [WATCH]

    The Band Perry performed a moving tribute to Glen Campbell at this year's CMAs with their cover of "Gentle on My Mind." The family trio recorded the song for a new documentary about the Rhinestone Cowboy titled "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me," which highlights the iconic singer's farewell tour and battle with Alzheimer's disease. In the video for the song, The Band Perry puts together some visuals of wandering to accompany Campbell's road tune, "Rolling Stone" notes.After a young man decides to leave his girlfriend behind and explore the desert, the country trio starts playing."And it's knowing I'm not shackled / By forgotten words and bonds / And the ink stains that are dried upon some line," Kimberly Perry sings while brother Neil plucks a banjo. "That keeps you in the backroads / By the rivers of my memory / That keeps you ever gentle on my mind."

  • Eric Church Joins Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Ariana Grande as 'The Outsiders' Goes Platinum

    Move over, Jason Aldean, because Eric Church is joining the platinum party. The singer recently became the second country artist to reach the 1-million mark for albums sold in 2014 with "The Outsiders." Church is only the fifth artist this year to hit the milestone. Aldean, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Sam Smith were all certified platinum previously and the soundtrack for Disney's "Frozen" received the honor as well.As Church's website notes, "The Outsiders," released Feb. 11, sold 288,000 copies in its first week. It went straight to No. 1 on the "Billboard" 200 and Top Country Albums charts. Church received four Grammy nods, including Country Album of the Year, Country Song of the Year, Country Solo Performance of the Year and Country Group/Duo of the Year.The Outsiders also won the Album of the Year honor at the inaugural American Country Countdown Awards recently. He stressed the importance of albums during his acceptance speech.
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