The Band Perry Receives Two ACM Award Nominations

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Good news for The Band Perry.  The superstar country music trio has been nominated for two ACM Awards.

The announcement was made this week that the band has been nominated for “Vocal Group of the Year” and “Music Video of the Year.”  The second of the nominations from the Academy of Country Music is for the video for the band’s #1 single, ‘Better Dig Two.’  That song was also the lead single from the band’s latest album, Pioneer.  This year marks the third consecutive year that The Band Perry has been nominated for “Vocal Group of the Year.”  It is the fourth consecutive year that the trio has received nominations from the Academy of Country Music.  The band’s biggest year to date was 2011.  It was that year that the band received five total ACM nominations.  It won the award that year for “New Artist of the Year.”

Reid Perry spoke on behalf of the band after the announcement.  He expressed the band’s excitement of being nominated again, and getting to come to Las Vegas again.  Las Vegas is the home of the ACM Awards, which will be broadcast on CBS April 6^th on CBS.  “It’s such an honor to find out about our two ACM Award nominations,” he said.  “We love the theatrics that happen in Vegas, and remember, what happens in Vegas … gets broadcast on live TV.”

The announcement of the band’s latest nominations comes at a high time for the band as it is scheduled to perform live on Fox as part of the network’s Super Bowl pre-game party.  The band will perform alongside American Idol Season 11 winner Phillip Phillips.  Reid’s brother and fellow band mate Neil jokingly discussed the band’s anticipation of playing the pre-game show and being back in temperatures above zero.  “We’re all huge football fans, and there’s nothing more exciting than to be a part of football’s biggest day,” he said. “We’ve been up in Canada on our We Are Pioneers World Tour for the past month, so we’re just glad it will be above zero degrees in New York!”

The band won’t be slowing down any time soon after its performance this weekend on Fox.  That performance is just part of its ongoing North American tour in support of Pioneer.  It will be in Independence, MO next Thursday, February 6^th.  The band also has a planned performance later this Spring in North Carolina.  It is scheduled to perform live in Cherokee, North Carolina on Friday, April 25^th at the Harrah’s Cherokee.  The band’s latest schedule of performances is listed below.

THE BAND PERRY FULL LIST OF TOUR DATES JANUARY 31st Bangor, ME Cross Insurance Center FEBRUARY 6th Independence, MO Independence Events Center 7th Brookings, SD Swifter Center 8th Bemidji, MN The Sanford Center 9th Grand Forks, ND Ralph Englestad Arena 13th Dubuque, IA Five Flags Center 14th Kearney, NE Viareo Event Center 15th Rapid City, SD Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 16th Billings, MT Rimrock Auto Arena @MetraPark 20th Rockford, IL BMO Harris Bank Center 21st Cape Girardeau, MO Show Me Center 22nd Corbin, KY The Corbin Arena 23rd Saginaw, MI Dow Events Center 27th Green Bay, WI Resch Center 28th Mankato, MN Verizon Wireless Center MARCH 1st Duluth, MN Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Arena 2nd Cedar Rapids, IA U.S. Cellular Center 7th Savannah, GA Savannah Civic Center 8th West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater – WIRK Rib Roundup 9th Plant City, FL Florida Strawberry Festival 15th Dublin, IE Country to Country 2014: O2 Dublin 16th London, UK Country to Country 2014: O2 21st Melbourne, FL Runaway Country: Wickham Park 22nd Houston, TX Rodeo Houston APRIL 11th Florence, AZ Country Thunder USA 25th Cherokee, NC Harrah’s Cherokee 26th Dothan, AL Toad Lick Festival MAY 16th Gardendale, TX Texas Thunder 30th Virginia Beach, VA Patriotic Festival JUNE 21st Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion * 27th Dauphin, MB Dauphin’s CountryFest JULY 20th Cincinnati, OH Buckle-Up Music Festival AUGUST 8th Detroit Lake, MN WE Fest SEPTEMBER 5th Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion * 6th San Diego, CA Sleep Train Amphitheater * 12th Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheater * 13th Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater * * Blake Shelton Tour

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The Band Perry Shows Real Promise For The Future With Its Second Full Length Record

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Pioneer, the latest release from superstar country trio The Band Perry is one of 2013’s best new country music records. The dozen tracks that make up the band’s sophomore album are comprised primarily of the ups and downs of love. Though, there are some songs that sail into other realms such as the tribute to mothers that is ‘Mother Like Mine’ and the album’s title track. The album’s simplistic lyrical side set next to its equally fun musical side makes this an album that makes The Band Perry more than just a country act. It makes the band just as much a viable force in the world of pop music, too. And odds are that at this rate, it will be for some time, too.

The first two songs taken from Pioneer are prime examples of what makes the album work so well. It all starts out with a song about a semi-homicidal woman that believed her “only crutch was loving one man just a little too much.” There are those that would try to argue this song is rather dark and that it takes the whole theme of a woman scorned a bit far. But those that know their music history will recall quite the similarity to a certain older song about one Frankie and Johnny. Frankie caught Johnny cheating on her and shot him much as vocalist Kimberly Perry lightly hints her character would do, too. Keeping this in mind, the song’s lyrical content seems not as dark. The song’s musical side partnered with its lyrical side collectively shows why this was an obvious choice for the album’s lead single. Much the same can be said of the album’s second song, ‘DONE.’

‘Done’ is an interesting follow-up to ‘Better Dig Two’ because it is a total contrast to that song in every sense. Whereas the prior of the two songs was dark and moody, this song is more up-tempo and liberating for lack of better wording. ‘DONE.’ sees a figure that is actually glad to be rid of an unfaithful partner. Ms. Perry sings proudly in the song, “Mama always told me that I should play nice/She didn’t know you when she gave me that advice/I’m through/With you/You’re one bridge I’d like to burn/Scatter the ashes/Smash the urn/I’m through with you la ti da/I don’t wanna be your just for fun/Don’t wanna be under your thumb/All I wanna be is done/Done.” Lyrics like this are not rare to today’s country music scene. That’s because female vocalists have become increasingly self-confident. It’s a nice change of pace for a female vocalist with such pride. The song’s up-tempo and almost bombastic musical styling adds to the song’s general effect, making it just as unsurprising that it was chosen as another of this album’s singles.

‘DONE.’ and ‘Better Dig Two’ are just two of the songs that make Pioneer such an easily accessible record for listeners. They’re also just two of the many songs based in the world of relationships that make up this album. For all the songs steeped in themes of love gained and lost on this record, The Band Perry also has material that breaks from that norm on that norm. One of the best of those songs is the tribute to mothers, ‘A Mother Like Mine.’ The gentle drums and guitars perfectly musically illustrate the calming feelings that mothers make us all feel.  There’s even a subtle banjo part added in the background that adds its own extra flavor to the song’s musical side.  The Perry siblings make the song complete as they sing in the song’s chorus, “Oh, the wars would all be over/’Cause she’d raise us all as friends/And no one would ever wonder/If somebody wanted them/We’d walk on grass that’s greener/And our cares would all be freer/If the world had a mother like mine.”  This is how mothers are.  Mothers love their children no matter what.  They teach friendship rather than conflict.  Mother’s Day might be months away, but that doesn’t matter.  This is one of those songs that could apply to any mother, any time of the year.  And it’s one more part of what makes Pioneer such a welcome return for The Band Perry.  Pioneer is available now in stores and online.  The band is taking some time off for the holidays before it launches the next leg of its worldwide “We Are Pioneers 2013-2014” tour in January.  Fans can check out the band’s latest tour schedule and get all the latest news from the band online at http://www.thebandperry.com and http://www.facebook.com/thebandperry.  To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment reviews and news, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it.  Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.