The Band Perry crashes the CMA Awards

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A year ago The Band Perry watched the Country Music Association Awards from the nearby Comfort Inn & Suites, Room 211.

"We were eating a pizza so there was nothing too bad about it," singer Kimberly Perry joked.

Fast forward to this year and the family trio is not only in the door at the CMA Awards, it's a young act so precocious and promising that it was nominated for group of the year BEFORE releasing its first album. The other nominees in the category? Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Zac Brown Band and Little Big Town.

"We fully intend to be seat fillers," Kimberly said. "Actually getting to attend the show is a win for us. We're so humbled to be in that category. We actually aren't quite sure how we made that this year. But we're going to be cheering them on. We will be happy to lose to anybody in that category."

Siblings Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry also will perform, giving them their widest exposure to date — though the band has had no trouble drawing attention. The Perrys have been on the radar for a while, but really began to stand out this year with the release of an EP in the spring and their self-titled debut album last month, which has spurred the country top 10 hit "If I Die Young."
 
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