Our friends over at AbsolutePunk have released their 2012 Most Anticipated list with a great roster of artists like Paramore, Motion City Soundtrack, Yellowcard, The Dangerous Summer, and more. Check out the full write-up here  and what the site had to say about a new album from Paramore below by clicking “Read More.” Brand New Eyes  was a record no one was ready for. We knew Paramore had the chops to write some damn good songs, but they weren’t just a scene pop-punk now. With the release of  Brand New Eyes  they became a certifiable rock band. Hayley showed ...

Nominees have been announced for the 33rd Blues Music Awards, to be held on May 10, 2012 at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. Click through the links for our thoughts on the new nominees! They are … ACOUSTIC ALBUM: Brand New Eyes – Doug MacLeod; Conversations in Blue – David Maxwell & Otis Spann; Misery Loves Company [...]

Paramore take one step further out from underneath any pop-punk genre restrictions on new single "In the Mourning," the third and final entry in the Tennessee rockers' year-ending singles club . Of course, the Coldplay-circa- Parachutes strums of Brand New Eyes standout "The Only Exception" already reinforced Paramore's uniqueness among their more straightforward peers. And that hit song definitely isn't the only exception, even less so with the arrival of this "Landslide"-esque ballad. Band leader Hayley Williams unveiled a 30-second demo of the song earlier this year, later posting an acoustic performance of the song with rhythm guitarist ...

Paramore have announced a new club for fans called the Paramore Singles Club. The club was designed for fans to hear new material from the band. When fans join the club they can choose from different priced packages that include three new songs: "Renegade", "Hello Cold World", and "In The Mourning". One of the packages includes a limited edition 7-inch box set that includes a 7-inch of each song including "Monster" . The box sets are limited to 3500 sets. Paramore last released Brand New Eyes in 2009. More information on the Paramore Singles club can be found on the band ...

A lot has been going on in the world of Paramore. Not long after releasing their third album, Brand New Eyes, founding brothers Josh and Zac Farro announced they were leaving the band. Despite being a rather messy breakup, the remaining members of Paramore made it clear that they would continue to make new music. [...]

A gem from the archive exploring the tensions in Paramore before the release of 'Brand New Eyes'.

Paramore has confirmed with AOL Music that the group will release an EP this summer . New material will be recorded with Rob Cavallo who worked with them on their 2009 release Brand New Eyes . Tweet This Post No related posts.

In an MTV webcast this afternoon, the three remaining members of Paramore spoke about the recent departure of two of their founding members and responded to ex-guitarist Josh Farro's provocative blog post about the split. Farro's post aimed the bulk of its aggression against singer Hayley Williams (with whom he had once been romantically involved), alleging that she was a controlling force in the band, and that Paramore was really all about her, a "manufactured product." And while Williams candidly admitted that, as Farro wrote, the band's deal with Atlantic Records was solely under her name, she ...

As Paramore forges ahead after the departure last month of founding members Josh and Zac Farro â€" and Josh's subsequent response detailing his side of the story â€" singer Hayley Williams revealed that the bulk of their last album, 2009's brand new eyes, addressed her failed relationship...

General Music News : Hayley Williams has revealed that most of the songs on the band's last album "Brand New Eyes" were about her relationship with former bandmate Josh Farro.

As Paramore forges ahead after the departure last month of founding members Josh and Zac Farro — and Josh's subsequent response detailing his side of the story — singer Hayley Williams revealed that the bulk of their last album, 2009's brand new eyes , addressed her failed relationship with Josh. "I would say that a large majority of those songs, yes, have to do with the relationship we had and then that we had to mend," Williams told MTV , who, on Friday (Jan. 7), will air the band's first interview since the split. "And it was really hard, because we ...

Williams says break-up with Josh inspired her lyrics

Following the departure of guitarist Josh Farro and drummer Zac Farro on December 18, and the Farro brothers' subsequent internet war of words with their former bandmates, Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams has confirmed that the Tennessee pop-rockers have started work on the follow-up to 2009's Brand New Eyes.Writing...

Despite the pre-Christmas departure of founding members Josh and Zac Farro, Hayley Williams and Paramore are pushing forward, writing new music, and filling out their line-up -- at least temporarily. The Tennessee pop-punks have started working on their fourth full-length album, the follow-up to their blockbuster 2009 release, brand new eyes . "Tonight @itstayloryall [guitarist Taylor York] sent me the 1st official demo for me to write lyrics to," Williams tweeted on December 30. "And I am so hopeful and motivated for the future!!" She followed with another tweet on January 2: "Writing... writing... writing stuff." Paramore has also announced two new ...

Here is the ex-Paramore's comments upon exiting the band. No shockers here except that Atlantic wanted to sign Hayley without the rest of the band. Here is the entire post: "Let me start by apologizing to you for the way everything went down on Saturday.   I had a statement typed ready to post to you guys but Hayley released one without my permission.   We were not going to issue a statement until we worked out our exit agreement with Hayley.   I wish it didn’t have to happen that way, Zac and I wanted to be the ones you ...