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Long-simmering tensions between Williams and the Farro brothers had reached a boiling point by late 2010, though, resulting in a messy split between Josh and Zac Farro - considered by many to be the band's co-founders - and the three remaining members. Meanwhile, Williams scored her own chart-topper with 'Airplanes,' a multi-platinum collaboration with hip-hop artist B.o.B. The album debuted at number two with sales of 175,000 copies, besting Mariah Carey's Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.īrand New Eyes went gold by the end of the year, and 'The Only Exception' became the band's highest-charting single to date in America. Following a popular summer tour with No Doubt, the group issued Brand New Eyes, a pensive record that featured some of Paramore's strongest songwriting to date.

Rumors of a breakup began to circulate, yet Paramore's lineup remained intact, and the band retreated to a California studio in 2009 to work on a third album. Of particular note was the attention lavished upon Williams, whom many media outlets deemed to be the leader of the group. Paramore publicly struggled with fame throughout 2008. Meanwhile, the band found time to contribute two songs to the best-selling Twilight soundtrack, including the Top 40 single 'Decode.' A live album entitled The Final Riot! was released several weeks after the Twilight soundtrack, capturing the group's strength as a live act and concluding the long touring cycle in support of Riot! With original guitarist Taylor York now back on board, Paramore toured exhaustively in support of the record, even landing a two-month jaunt across the continental U.S. Buoyed by the popular singles 'Misery Business,' 'crushcrushcrush,' and 'That's What You Get,' Riot! turned Paramore into industry heavyweights, going platinum within its first 13 months of release and earning the band a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. The following summer saw the release of the band's sophomore album, Riot!, which was recorded alongside producer David Bendeth. Lamb parted ways with the group in early 2007 to get married, and Paramore continued onward as a quartet. Hunter Lamb replaced Bynum on guitar in December 2005, and the band spent the following summer on the Warped Tour once again, cementing its relationship with the fans who had caught the previous summer's shows. In addition to a performance at New Jersey's Bamboozle Festival and multiple dates on the Warped Tour circuit, Paramore played shows with such simpatico bands as Simple Plan and Straylight Run. Fueled by Ramen officially co-signed the group in April 2005, and Paramore's full-length debut, All We Know Is Falling, was released later that summer. To help attract a younger audience, Atlantic decided to share the band with Fueled by Ramen, a Florida-based label with a strong roster of emo-pop acts.

Josh and Zac Farro were recruited for the job, as were guitarist Jason Bynum and bassist Jeremy Davis.įrom the start, Paramore's poppy melodies and zippy songwriting seemed to contradict the fact that none of the bandmates (with the exception of Davis) were older than 18.

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Seeking to front her own band, Williams convinced Atlantic to let her piece together a full lineup.

She left the group soon after, signing with Atlantic Records as a solo artist instead, but clashed with the label over the direction of her music. Already a powerhouse vocalist at the age of 13, Williams joined a band that the Farro siblings had formed with local guitarist Taylor York. Although their blend of emo-pop and slick, anthemic rock & roll eventually made them stars on both sides of the Atlantic, Paramore began humbly enough in Franklin, Tennessee, where Hayley Williams met brothers Josh and Zac Farro after moving to town from Mississippi.

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