{"id":41970,"date":"2026-08-13T00:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41970"},"modified":"2026-08-13T00:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:34:31","slug":"neil-perry-claims-he-was-terminated-from-the-band-perry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41970","title":{"rendered":"Neil Perry Claims He Was &#8216;Terminated&#8217; From the Band Perry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThings are getting complicated for <a data-id=\"1234766321\" data-type=\"post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/kimberly-perry-why-band-perry-broke-up-bloom-1234766321\/\">The Band Perry<\/a>. On Tuesday night, Neil Perry, one of three Perry siblings, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db68OI0iail\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\">took to Instagram<\/a> to explain his side of what he claims is the dissolution of the band. Perry is no longer a member of the group that\u2019s now led by his sister <a data-id=\"1234766321\" data-type=\"post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/kimberly-perry-why-band-perry-broke-up-bloom-1234766321\/\">Kimberly<\/a> and her husband, Johnny Costello.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tVia a post that points to some pivotal moments in June 2024 (and includes a clip of <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/the-band-perry-disappeared-nashville-1235514348\/\">Nashville Now <\/a>podcast interview with Kimberly), Neil wrote that he was \u201cterminated\u201d from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/the-band-perry\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-band-perry\" data-tag=\"the-band-perry\">the Band Perry<\/a> after a disagreement with his sister about who will remain in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn a <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db8oDCIG8ww\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\">second post Wednesday<\/a>, Neil elaborated, writing that he \u201cexplicitly asked my sister not to misrepresent my support for the current vision of the band,\u201d seemingly a reference to Kimberly\u2019s comments on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/the-band-perry-disappeared-nashville-1235514348\/\"><em>Nashville Now<\/em> podcast<\/a> where host Joseph Hudak asked if she was given her brother\u2019s blessing in the new iteration of the band (she does not name Neil directly in the clip).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cI think they are very interested in the Band Perry getting landed as well,\u201d Kimberly said. \u201cThis was my family band in the living room before everything else. And so I just really feel encouraged. Reid commented on our last post about [new single] \u2018Psychological.\u2019 He\u2019s like, \u2018I\u2019ll be cheering from the bleachers,\u2019 you know? And it\u2019s just so cool to feel that love and support and to know that, hey, guys, I\u2019ve got this. Everything that we built was so magical and so beautiful, and I\u2019m gonna go land this with the same integrity that we started it with. And of course, there\u2019s always an open seat for a brother in the band if they ever want to tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cI believe it\u2019s fair to correct a false narrative, especially after asking to not be misrepresented,\u201d Neil tells <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cThe formal termination letter made it clear the decision was final. I hope to continue making music and playing shows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tNeil posted how he claims the band was not on consistent speaking terms in May 2024 when his sister came to him to resurrect the band without Reid, who he says was not interested. \u201cI was presented with three options,\u201d Neil wrote. \u201cMove forward as a duo, hold auditions, or have her husband step in. I was fine with the first two, but soon understood Kimberly wanted to move forward with the third. We ultimately decided not to proceed.\u201d Reid did end up rejoining the band at the time, the post claims, but Neil was \u201cforced out by the 2\/3 partnership agreement,\u201d he wrote. Details of the specific agreement are not currently public knowledge, and Reid, who now works in artist management, posted that he was l<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPwczNQD4gg\/\" target=\"_blank\">eaving the band<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tNeil also posted his own version of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/whats-netflix-documentary-meme-viral-194500509.html\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix Documentary meme<\/a> earlier today, showing him sitting down in a chair in front of multiple awards with the text \u201cpreparing for my Netflix documentary about how The Band Perry went from three siblings to my sister and her husband\u201d on the screen. He points to his new project, Wolves of June, and a new pop single, \u201cTNT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tA rep for Kimberly and the Band Perry did not respond to <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s request for comment by press time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things are getting complicated for The Band Perry. On Tuesday night, Neil Perry, one of three Perry siblings, took to Instagram to explain his side of what he claims is the dissolution of the band. 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