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Paramore to tour in smaller venues
12 July 2009 8:40 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
Paramore have announced that they are planning to perform in smaller venues on their upcoming headlining tour. The band, who have been playing large arenas while opening for No Doubt in the Us, have said that they would like to perform in more intimate settings for their fans to be able to afford ticket prices. Singer Hayley Williams told MTV: "We haven't hashed it all out yet, but it will be smaller due to the fact that the tour we're (more)
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Paramore Want To Go 'Smaller' For Brand New Eyes Tour
10 July 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news
'It will be nostalgic for us,' frontwoman Hayley Williams says of playing clubs.
Paramore
Photo: MTV News
Maybe it's because they've spent their summer performing before stone-faced No Doubt fans in 15,000-seat amphitheaters and palatial hockey arenas, but when it came time to plan their own tour, Paramore decided to go small. Like, really small.
While they're still figuring out the dates for their tour in support of the upcoming Brand New Eyes LP, they already know what kind of venues they want to play: the kind they've been playing for years.
"We haven't hashed it all out yet, but it will be smaller, due to the fact that the tour we're doing right now is so large and, like, ticket prices are on a whole new level ... everything is a whole new level for us," frontwoman Hayley Williams told MTV News. "And we love it,
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Paramore Want To Go 'Smaller' For Brand New Eyes Tour
10 July 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news
'It will be nostalgic for us,' frontwoman Hayley Williams says of playing clubs.
Paramore
Photo: MTV News
Maybe it's because they've spent their summer performing before stone-faced No Doubt fans in 15,000-seat amphitheaters and palatial hockey arenas, but when it came time to plan their own tour, Paramore decided to go small. Like, really small.
While they're still figuring out the dates for their tour in support of the upcoming Brand New Eyes LP, they already know what kind of venues they want to play: the kind they've been playing for years.
"We haven't hashed it all out yet, but it will be smaller, due to the fact that the tour we're doing right now is so large and, like, ticket prices are on a whole new level ... everything is a whole new level for us," frontwoman Hayley Williams told MTV News. "And we love it,
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Review: Does Paramore's new single, 'Ignorance' need decoding?
6 July 2009 11:32 PM, PDT | From Hitfix.com | See recent Hitfix news
Punk pop band fronted by Hayley Williams spits out "Ignorance is your new best friend" on "Ignorance," the first single from its forthcoming CD, "Brand New Eyes," out Sept. 29. With its clipped lyrics and fast-paced melody, the spunky "Ignorance" sounds like it could be from Fall Out Boy--just substitute Patrick Stump for Williams. It's quick, catchy and very appealing-think "Misery Business 2009" in terms of the peppiness. While "Ignorance" breaks no new ground for Paramore, the performance shows an increased level of confidence, no doubt brought about from the success from the band's appearance on the "Twilight" soundtrack and seemingly endless...
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PopStar Celebrates 1,000 Articles!
4 July 2009 6:38 PM, PDT | From PopStar | See recent PopStar news
Today marks the 1,000th article at PopStar! Although our website has been active for many years, it was not until June 19 of last year that we started writing celebrity news. It took us just over a year to reach this landmark and this is only the beginning! Expect an announcement from us soon about a massive expansion to the reach and scope of our news platform that will cover many more topics! By happenstance, today is July 4th - Independence Day in America - a landmark of far greater importance than our own, but it certainly bring us great joy and pride to celebrate our own landmark on such a historical day. This article will take you down memory lane, bringing you the highlights of the last year that you simply won't want to miss; so without further ado, please join us in this momentous occasion... The Story Behind PopStar When we first launched PopStar,
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Paramore Say 'No Animals Were Harmed In The Making Of This Record'
2 July 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news
'It looks awesome,' frontwoman Hayley Williams says of new cover art.
Paramore
Photo: MTV News
By now, you've probably seen the cover of Paramore's upcoming Brand New Eyes album (and if you haven't, well, here), which very artfully depicts a freshly dissected butterfly.
It's a pretty striking (and strikingly pretty) image, so, on the same day we spoke to Paramore about the title of their new record, we decided to ask them to tell us the story behind that butterfly too. Turns out — like pretty much everything on Eyes — there's a personal connection.
"The cover is actually a butterfly I found in my driveway one day, and it was huge and really gorgeous and we clipped its wings off and pinned its body and its wings up to the fence in my backyard," frontwoman Hayley Williams said. "I've had [it] forever in this box in my mom's house.
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Paramore On Sunny Day Real Estate: ‘It’s A Spiritual Experience’
29 June 2009 3:01 PM, PDT | From MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news
While in the midst of talking to Paramore about their upcoming new album Brand New Eyes, MTV’s James Montgomery paused to discuss a mutual source of admiration for both he and the band: Sunny Day Real Estate. The Seattle quartet recently announced their reunion, and the members of Paramore (who cover Sunny Day Real Estate’s “Faces in Disguise” regularly) couldn’t be happier.
“It’s like a religious kind of experience,” said Hayley Williams. “We were all too young to go to one of their shows, but now, I will fly out to see one of those shows.”
Guitarist Taylor York has a particular affection for the group’s six-string work. “Sometimes their guitar lines sound Middle Eastern,” he says. “It’s weird, but I like it.”
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Paramore Explain Why They Need Brand New Eyes
28 June 2009 10:01 PM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news
New album, due September 29, is about the band's need for a 'whole new perspective.'
Paramore
Photo: MTV News
On Thursday, while the majority of the world was first learning of the death of Michael Jackson, Paramore announced the title of their much-anticipated new album. Needless to say, the news got lost in the shuffle.
In case you missed it, the album is called Brand New Eyes, and it will hit stores on September 29. And since this is a fairly big deal — after all, Eyes follows Riot!, an album that sold a million copies and turned Paramore into one of the biggest rock bands in the world today — we decided to ask Hayley Williams and company to explain the meaning behind that title.
"It was meant to be a song on the record," Williams told MTV News. "It was one of the first songs we put together,
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Title and Tracklisting for Paramore's New Album
25 June 2009 9:03 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
Official working title and tracklisting for Paramore's forthcoming third studio album have finally been shared. It is confirmed that the record is called "Brand New Eyes" and set to arrive across America on September 29.
Paramore have included eleven new songs on the album's tracklisting. Among them, the band reportedly have chosen a song titled "Ignorance" as its lead single, and will drop it for purchase on July 7. Prior to the release day, they have showcased the song at MTV Unplugged on June 25.
Another new material that Paramore have played during the MTV acoustic show was "Brick by Boring Brick". In addition, they also performed songs from their "Riot!" effort, "That's What You Get" and "Misery Business", as well as "Twilight" soundtrack, "Decode".
Paramore are currently on the road, serving as an opening act for reunited band No Doubt. They will continue opening for the Gwen Stefani-fronted band through August 12. Most recently,
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Paramore: We're not 'Twilight' house band
3 June 2009 3:38 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
Paramore have hinted that it is unlikely that they will contribute any further songs to the Twilight franchise. The rockers, who contributed two tracks to last year's vampire romance, told MTV News that they are more than happy to let other artists take over. "We're not the Twilight house band... just making that statement now," explained frontwoman Hayley Williams. "I'm a fan of the series (more)
By Lara Martin
MTV: Paramore- "We're Not The 'Twilight' House Band"
2 June 2009 2:15 PM, PDT | From twilightersanonymous.com | See recent TwilightersAnonymous news
MTV has a new video and article with Paramore and mainly Hayley Williams. Hayley talks about singing on future Twilight sequels and specifically who she is looking forward to seeing in New Moon.nbspMovie Trailers Movies BlogThey contributed a pair of songs to its soundtrack compared themselves to its starcrossed protagonists and campaigned for it in the weeks leading up to the MTV Movie Awards but Paramore might be finally be done talking about Twilight.Yeah were not the Twilight house band ... just making that statement now frontwoman Hayley Williams laughed. Im a fan of the series and I think that Stephenie Meyer is a great author and Im excited to see the films but we kind of did what we did for Twilight and I feel like its time to let other people you know ...We do indeed. But while she may be done serving as the de facto
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Paramore Say 'We're Not The 'Twilight' House Band'
2 June 2009 12:02 AM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news
'I'm excited to see the films, but we kind of did what we did for 'Twilight,' ' frontwoman Hayley Williams says.
Paramore
Photo: MTV News
They contributed a pair of songs to its soundtrack, compared themselves to its star-crossed protagonists and campaigned for it in the weeks leading up to the MTV Movie Awards — but Paramore might be finally be done talking about "Twilight."
"Yeah, we're not the 'Twilight' house band ... just making that statement now," frontwoman Hayley Williams laughed. "I'm a fan of the series, and I think that Stephenie Meyer is a great author, and I'm excited to see the films, but we kind of did what we did for 'Twilight,' and I feel like it's time to let other people, you know ..."
We do, indeed. But while she may be done serving as the de facto "Twilight" spokesperson, Williams is still a fan,
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Paramore's New Album Is Finished, New Songs to Be Played on Tour
1 June 2009 11:21 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
Paramore's new album is confirmed to have been finished, and the band are now looking forward to showcase two of its new songs during their opening set for No Doubt's summer tour. "You're excited about [the album] 'cause it's done and you just want to go out and play those songs," drummer Zac Farro tells Billboard.
However, Zac admits that "there's a lot that has to be done" before they bring out the songs to public. He adds, "So it doesn't come out for awhile and you're just going back and playing your other two records when you just want to play all the new stuff."
Speaking further about the band's new effort, Zac is pleased that people recognize mature sounds in the album. "A lot of people have told us that (the album) is a very mature sound," he states. "I don't think we were aiming to be just more mature or whatever,
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Paramore's 'Decode,' Miley Cyrus' 'Climb' Face Off At MTV Movie Awards
28 May 2009 10:12 PM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news
Bruce Springsteen and A.R. Rahman take on the tweens for Best Song From a Movie on Sunday at 9 p.m. Et.
By Jocelyn Vena
Paramore's Hayley Williams in "Decode"
Photo: Atlantic Records
There's quite an epic battle brewing for Best Song From a Movie at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. There's not a genre left unturned, and every type of movie is represented by the nominated songs.
The category is split between Oscar-nominated songs like A.R. Rahman's "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire" and Bruce Springsteen's title track for "The Wrestler." But don't count out the teen-girl power: Paramore's "Twilight" theme "Decode" is competing against Miley Cyrus' empowerment ballad "The Climb" from "Hannah Montana."
The clear front-runners seem to be Paramore and Cyrus, since they each hail from tween-favorite soundtracks. Paramore also gets a push from the Twilighter community, which is very, very loyal to all things "Twilight."
No disrespect to Springsteen and Rahman,
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Paramore's 'Decode,' Miley Cyrus' 'Climb' Face Off At MTV Movie Awards
28 May 2009 10:12 PM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news
Bruce Springsteen and A.R. Rahman take on the tweens for Best Song From a Movie on Sunday at 9 p.m. Et.
By Jocelyn Vena
Paramore's Hayley Williams in "Decode"
Photo: Atlantic Records
There's quite an epic battle brewing for Best Song From a Movie at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. There's not a genre left unturned, and every type of movie is represented by the nominated songs.
The category is split between Oscar-nominated songs like A.R. Rahman's "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire" and Bruce Springsteen's title track for "The Wrestler." But don't count out the teen-girl power: Paramore's "Twilight" theme "Decode" is competing against Miley Cyrus' empowerment ballad "The Climb" from "Hannah Montana."
The clear front-runners seem to be Paramore and Cyrus, since they each hail from tween-favorite soundtracks. Paramore also gets a push from the Twilighter community, which is very, very loyal to all things "Twilight."
No disrespect to Springsteen and Rahman,
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MTV Newsroom: Catherine Hardwicke Talks Movie Awards
28 May 2009 7:58 PM, PDT | From twilightersanonymous.com | See recent TwilightersAnonymous news
MTV has no lack of Twilight goodness for us today and they dont intend to stop just yet. In addition to the big New Moon announcement earlier MTV now has a new exclusive to share with us Reporter Tim Kash had the pleasure of spending the day with the Twilight movie director herself Catherine Hardwicke and now hes sharing his report. Read more belownbspnbspTalking about the Best Fight nomination for Twilight was very interesting. As you know the fight scene between Edward and James wasnt actually written in the book Bella just wakes up in the hospital so for this Catherine was able to completely conjure up the scene. She pulled out all the storyboards and talked us through the anatomy of the scene and how both actors prepared mentally and physically for the roles. With a small budget she even resorted to using a combination of string cheese and
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‘Twilight’ Director Catherine Hardwicke Invites Us Over To Talk Movie Awards
28 May 2009 6:14 PM, PDT | From MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news
Hi, Twilighters! Today, I had the great pleasure of spending the day at the home of “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke. She has a beautiful place a stone’s throw away from the world-famous Venice Beach, and we paid her a visit to talk about her film’s seven nominations at the MTV Movie Awards and relive the first time Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson met.
It was a great day of filming, and believe me: “Twilight” fans are not going to want to miss any of this!
We talked about the first “chemistry screen test” between Kristen and Rob. Kristen had to act out a scene with five different potential Edwards, one after another, with Catherine deciding that Robert was “the one” the first time the two kissed — which, as all Twilighters know, happened in Catherine’s bedroom.
That all led up to the scene that is now a favourite
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Hayley Williams on Paramore's New Album: 'I Felt a Lot Heavier'
23 May 2009 12:46 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
Paramore's lead singer Hayley Williams has opened up about what they are up to for the band's new album, stating that she feels "a lot heavier" in it. "I wrote ['Misery Business'] about a past experience, and I had already seen the outcome and gotten through everything. And that's the same with every song on the record, even the ones that weren't that personal. ... But this record, I felt a lot heavier," she tells MTV.
"We'd be at practice, and I didn't even like some of the songs at first, because of my parts, because I was like, 'This isn't a feel-good song, because I'm writing about something I'm going through right now, and it's still painful,' " Hayley continues her explanation. "And I confused that with actually not liking the songs, when actually I was prouder of them than I've ever been before. They're heavier emotions for me. ... I'm still going through some of this stuff,
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Paramore Move Beyond 'Misery Business' With New Album
22 May 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news
'This record, I felt a lot heavier,' frontwoman Hayley Williams says of yet-untitled Riot! follow-up.
Paramore's Hayley Williams
Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images
It is their biggest song, the one that put them on the map and got them to where they are today. But on their new album, Paramore are looking to put "Misery Business" behind them.
" 'Misery Business' was a big step for me, because it was sort of an embarrassing, vengeful emotion, and I just felt really bratty. And it was good for me to get out. And I think a lot of girls related to it, and some guys too," frontwoman Hayley Williams said. "But with this record, it's different. I wrote ['Misery Business'] about a past experience, and I had already seen the outcome and gotten through everything. And that's the same with every song on the record, even the ones that weren't that personal.
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Paramore Move Beyond 'Misery Business' With New Album
22 May 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news
'This record, I felt a lot heavier,' frontwoman Hayley Williams says of yet-untitled Riot! follow-up.
Paramore's Hayley Williams
Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images
It is their biggest song, the one that put them on the map and got them to where they are today. But on their new album, Paramore are looking to put "Misery Business" behind them.
" 'Misery Business' was a big step for me, because it was sort of an embarrassing, vengeful emotion, and I just felt really bratty. And it was good for me to get out. And I think a lot of girls related to it, and some guys too," frontwoman Hayley Williams said. "But with this record, it's different. I wrote ['Misery Business'] about a past experience, and I had already seen the outcome and gotten through everything. And that's the same with every song on the record, even the ones that weren't that personal.
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