Paramore played an acoustic set at Grimey's

As we told you yesterday, today's afternoon Paramore played an acoustic set at Grimey's in Nashville,TN. They've been planing this show because it was part of annual 'Record Store Day', also Paramore was selling a limited edition of "The Holiday Sessions" 7" vynil, it includes the 3 interludes. Only 300 fans were the afortunated to buy it, then the other 400 copies of the vinyl sold out an hour after the sale started on the Paramore WebStore. After the acoustic performance Hayley, Jeremy and Taylor were talking with the fans. Check out the photos and videos from the show below: 

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Paramore live at '107.5 The River'

Paramore played acoustic version of 3 songs at one of their hometown’s radio station, '107.5 The River'. Almost 2 years since Paramore didn't play there! Paramore played 3 songs, and they're "That's What You Get", "The Only Exception" and their latest single "Still Into You", the show lasted about an hour and a half, also Paramore reminded the fans that they will be playing tomorrow (April 20th) at Grymmie's, Nashville, they'll play another songs and also they will be selling "The Holiday Sessions", check out the photos and videos below:

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'Paramore' debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200

We are very excited to announce that Paramore's self-titled album is # 1 (debut) on the Billboard 200! The album has sold nearly 105,000 copies in the U.S., has sold 104.223 copies exactly according to 'Hits Daily Double'. This is the first number 1 of Paramore in this important chart, Brad Paisley and Justin Timberlake are in the second and third place respectively.

'Paramore' also reached # 1 in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Mexico! 

It seems this year is the year of Paramore! CONGRATULATIONS!

Read what Paramore said about this big new below:

"This is so unbelievable. A #1 album?! The three of us are still in disbelief. We've never had a #1 album and if there were ever a Paramore album that we'd want most to get there, it would definitely be this one. So, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for this gift.

We also want to take the opportunity now, as a band, to say that Boston is still heavy on our hearts and minds. We are praying for all of you there and we look forward to getting back there and helping out however we can.

Love to all of our fans. We are beyond grateful for you.

 Paramore"

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The New York Times interviews Hayley Williams

The New York Times had a chance to interview Hayley Williams, they asked her questions about the process of making the new album 'Paramore', also they asked her how she felt during the process. At the end they asked her about what she thinks about being called emo, and she answered: "At 16, 17, I hated it. Now I’m 24, I’m trying to bring it back. Emo for me, growing up, was bands like Sunny Day Real Estate. Most of those bands were gone by the time I got ahold of their records..." Check out the complete interview below:

Q. How was writing without Josh and Zac?

A. We started writing, and we were doing things that we had done before, and it was so boring. There was no inspiration. I remember bringing Taylor a random melody that I had saved in my voice memos, and we turned it into this song called “True.” And it was like, this kind of sounds like Paramore. We had 23 songs that all sounded like they came from different parents. We’re two men down, and something unpredicted [had to happen].

What do you listen to for inspiration?

I usually like a lot of older music. If I’m listening to a new hit band, it’s because of Taylor. I’m not really a Pitchfork [the music Web site] sort of gal. I was listening to the Shirelles and the Angels, who are my favorites, and even Blondie and the Ramones and that period of punk rock. They were writing pop songs, but they were played by punk bands. Every day in the car it was like, why can’t I play “Heart of Glass”? We finally wrote a song called “Daydreaming,” which is a total rip of “Dreaming” by Blondie, because I couldn’t think of a better title.

How did you deal with the band splintering?

I was trying superhard to deny it for a while. The first song we demo’d was “Proof,” a love song. I just wanted to go completely away from the situation. I realized that all three of us were dealing with it. We realized very quickly that we each needed each other to pull through. I was trying to be intentional about not being bitter and not being angry, but using the hope that I felt that we did have a future, as a fuel, and to light me up from the inside.

Did you grow up a lot in this period?

It catapulted me into adulthood. Everything that happened, starting with those guys leaving the band. It was the final break from that “Goonies” theme that I had as a kid: We were going to be a band, it was going to be called Paramore, and we were going to go out in the world and take it over. I related to that story line of the Lost Boys. I look back on it now, and it’s like, would I ever have grown up if I were following this broken-down dream that I had? I look at pictures of us from three months after the split happened, and I’m like, we look like babies. And now I look at pictures, and I’m like, Taylor looks like a man. I don’t know if I look older, but I feel older. You have a choice: You let it make you bitter and tarnish you, or it polishes you into something more refined.

You have a powerful style as a frontwoman. Do you have any performance role models?

Growing up watching a lot of heavier bands play, some hardcore bands and some metal-y bands, I liked that energy — singers like Josh Scogin of Norma Jean. Now I look at people like Freddie Mercury, and I’m like, how can one person do that? Karen O I think is rad. I’m very inspired by even Elvis. I kind of grew up on him. My granddad, his aunt or great-aunt, she took Elvis in when his mom died. My granddad was completely obsessed. He has a whole curio of Elvis memorabilia. I remember YouTubing Elvis and Johnny Cash when I couldn’t sleep. How cool would it have been to play shows like that? It takes a lot to grow up in a time where people aren’t shaking their hips on TV and then have the audacity to do it.

What do you think of being called emo?

At 16, 17, I hated it. Now I’m 24, I’m trying to bring it back. Emo for me, growing up, was bands like Sunny Day Real Estate. Most of those bands were gone by the time I got ahold of their records. I just think of it as emotional, and I want to write emotional music. I say, let’s bring it back.

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Paramore on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Last night, Paramore performed on ABC'S Jimmy Kimmel Live! American television, which featured special guests like Ke$ha and Tom Cruise. The band performed "Still Into You" and "Now", the two current singles from the album "Paramore", in the outdoor stage. Check out the videos of their performance in the show, and also check out the photos of the band during their performances and some photos with fans:

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Paramore release the "Still Into You" music video

So it's April 9th! Paramore just released the music video for "Still Into You", it premiered on paramore.net, we can see Hayley Williams, Jeremy Davis and Taylor York having a lot ot fun together because they are best friends. According to the guys, in the video, they are imitating how it feels to be in love for real. In an interview for MTV News, Taylor York said "A lot of people would hear the song and assume it would be about the story of people still being in love, but what was so appealing about Isaac's treatment is that he wanted to capture what love feels like." Jeremy Davis said "Actually, I've realized you can't really consider it making a music video unless you get hurt, because every video, we end up in pain, like we just had the most incredible workout ever. It's awesome to do our own stunts; we might as well be Jackie Chan". Check out the video for "Still Into You" below, it was uploaded on FBR's youtube channel, enjoy it: 

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Paramore: Live from MTV

Paramore was interviewed on MTV, there were so many fans there and you could ask a question to Paramore by putting the tag #AskParamore on your tweets. The one who interviewed Paramore was James Montgomery. Hayley Williams, Taylor York, and Justin York performed two songs, the new single "Still Into You" and a old-favorite song "Misery Business". Justin York has been helping the band in all their performances lately. James started to interview Jeremy, Hayley and Taylor, he asked them questions about the new songs. Here are the photos of Paramore live from MTV. So if you miss their performance, check it out below:

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