Neil Perry says he was formally removed from The Band Perry after disagreeing with sister Kimberly Perry over the group’s new line-up, which now includes her husband Johnny Costello. The dispute matters because it marks a public breakdown within the sibling-founded country-pop band and challenges Kimberly’s suggestion that her brothers supported its latest direction.

Neil says Kimberly approached him in May 2024 about reviving the band without their brother Reid, offering a duo, auditions, or Costello joining; he says he accepted the first two options but not the third. He claims Reid later returned temporarily, but that Neil was forced out under a two-thirds partnership agreement; the agreement’s terms are not public, and Kimberly’s representatives did not respond to Rolling Stone.