THE BAND PERRY PERFORM AT WE DAY MINNESOTA
SUPERSTAR SIBLING TRIO RECEIVES 2014 AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARD NOMINATION
Minneapolis, MN – November 12, 2014
– Award-winning music superstars, THE BAND PERRY, performed today at We
Day Minnesota alongside a cast of distinguished speakers and performers
including: Magic Johnson, Martin Sheen, Lt. Colonel Eileen Collins, Kweku Mandela, JR Martinez and more. The star-studded line-up joined international activists and We Day co-founders, Craig and Marc Kielburger,
to share their passion for change and international experiences, and to
energize the crowd with unforgettable performances and motivational
speeches. We Day Minnesota brought together 18,000 students and
teachers in an inspirational setting celebrating the commitment they
have made to take action locally and globally.
We
Day is a movement of young people leading local and global change.
Taking the philanthropic world by storm with events in Canada, the US
and the UK, We Day is one of the world’s largest registered charities on
social media, with more than five million followers. This year alone
hundreds of thousands of young people will come together in stadium
gatherings in 14 cities to take part in this unprecedented educational
initiative.
You
can’t tickets to We Day – Young people earn them by taking on one local
and one global action. We Day provides a platform for youth to learn
about some of today’s pressing social issues, helping to inspire them to
become leaders and global citizens and to take action on the issues
most important to them.
In
other news, The Band Perry also received their second award nomination
in two weeks with the Group/Duo of the Year for the 2014 American
Country Countdown Awards. The awards will air live from Nashville’s Music City Center December 15th
on Fox. Last week The Band Perry also received a nomination for
Favorite Country Group at the 2015 People’s Choice Awards which will air
live from Los Angeles on January 7th on CBS. Be sure to check local listings on both.
One
of the most dynamic acts in music today, The Band Perry has both
achieved massive mainstream success and gained major critical acclaim
since delivering their platinum self-titled debut. Introducing the
sibling trio as a powerful new force on the country scene, 2010’s The Band Perry offered
up five hit singles, including the quintuple-platinum chart-topper “If I
Die Young” and other platinum hits – the #1 “All Your Life” and “You
Lie” – as well as “Hip to My Heart” and “Postcard from Paris.” For the
band’s gold-certified second album Pioneer, frontwoman Kimberly
Perry and her younger brothers Reid and Neil delved deeper into an edgy,
rock-and-roll-inspired sound while staying true to their Southern
roots. Featuring the platinum #1 single “Better Dig Two” and the gold #1
“DONE.” (plus smash hits “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” and “Chainsaw”), Pioneer found The Band Perry widening their appeal and continuing to showcase their breathtaking three-part harmonies.
In
recent years, The Band Perry has earned multiple awards from the likes
of The Academy of Country Music, The Country Music Association, CMT
Music Awards, and The American Country Awards. They have also received
nominations from The American Music Awards, The Billboard Music Awards,
and the Grammy Awards. Named Vocal Group of the Year by the ACM in 2014,
the group also kicked off the WE ARE PIONEERS WORLD TOUR in late 2013
and quickly established themselves as a global powerhouse. Their latest
single, a spirited rendition of Glen Campbell’s “Gentle on My Mind” also
appears on the soundtrack for I’ll Be Me, a documentary about the country music legend. The band is currently at work on new music for their upcoming third album.
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