C720&quality=70&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fmoviefone%2Fimages%2Fposters%2F20063541_poster_148037251232.jpg&client=cbc79c14efcebee57402&signature=7d30762bc71eb216b807304fd9114b3c8f3516bc' alt='Watch Chariot Online Hollywoodreporter' title='Watch Chariot Online Hollywoodreporter' />Paramore Wikipedia. This article is about the rock band. For the bands self titled album, see Paramore album. For the Orlando neighborhood, see Parramore. For the term, see Paramour. Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro. The group released its debut album All We Know Is Falling in 2. UK Rock Chart and number thirty on Billboards Heatseekers Chart. While it only had a minimal commercial performance initially, the album and its lead single Pressure were eventually certified Gold by the RIAA after the success of the bands later material. The bands second album, Riot, was released in 2. Due to the success of the singles Misery Business, Crushcrushcrush, and Thats What You Get, RiotPlatinum in the United States. They then received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2. Grammy Awards. Their 2. Brand New Eyes, is the bands second highest charting album to date, landing at number two on the Billboard 2. It produced the top forty single The Only Exception and went platinum in Ireland and the UK, as well as gold in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Following the departure of Josh and Zac Farro in 2. It gave the band their first career number one on the US Billboard 2. United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. It included the singles Still Into You and Aint It Fun, with the latter winning the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for Hayley Williams and Taylor York as songwriters, making it Paramores first Grammy win. The bands lineup changed once again after this album cycle with bassist Jeremy Davis leaving the band near the end of 2. Zac Farro rejoining the band in 2. Their fifth studio album After Laughter was released later that year. History. 20. 022. Formation and early years. In 2. 00. 2, at age 1. Hayley Williams moved from her hometown Meridian, Mississippi to Franklin, Tennessee, where she met brothers Josh Farro and Zac Farro at a weekly supplemental program for home schooled students. Shortly after arriving, she began taking vocal lessons with Brett Manning. Prior to forming Paramore, Williams and bassist Jeremy Davis, along with friend Kimee Read, took part in a funk cover band called The Factory, while Josh and Zac Farro had practiced together after school. The other members of what was soon to be Paramore had been edgy about the whole female thing of having Williams as vocalist, but, because they were good friends, she started writing for them. Williams said of the members when she first met them, They were the first people I met who were as passionate about music as I was. The band was officially formed by Josh Farro lead guitarbacking vocals, Zac Farro drums, Davis bass guitar and Williams lead vocals in 2. Watch The Wedding Video Online Fandango. Williams neighbor Jason Bynum rhythm guitar. When Davis showed up, he was stunned to find out the drummer was only twelve years old. He admitted I had very, very, very, little faith in everyone in the band because of their age. I remember thinking, This is not going to work because this kid is way too young, but that first day of practice was amazing. I knew we were on to something. According to Williams, the name Paramore came from the maiden name of the mother of one of their first bass players. Once the group learned the meaning of the homophone paramour secret lover, they decided to adopt the name, using the Paramore spelling. Williams was originally signed to Atlantic Records as a solo artist in 2. She had been introduced to Atlantic A R Tom Storms through Kent Marcus and Jim Zumwalt, lawyers of managers Dave Steunebrink and Richard Williams, and then eventually signed to Atlantic by Jason Flom. Steunebrink and Richard Williams had originally discovered and signed her to a production deal that was later bought out by Atlantic. The original plan of the label was to turn her into a pop singer, but Williams resisted, saying that she wanted to play alternative rock music with a band. In an interview with Hit. Quarters the bands A R at Atlantic, Steve Robertson, said, She wanted to make sure that we didnt look at her as some straight to Top 4. She wanted to make sure that she and her band got the chance to show what they can do as a rock band writing their own songs. Label president Julie Greenwald and the label staff decided to go with her wishes. The original management team for the band was Dave Steunebrink, Creed manager Jeff Hanson, and Hansons assistant Mark Mercado. Paramore was originally supposed to release their music on Atlantic Records, but the labels marketing department decided it would be better for the image of the band to not have them attached to a major label. Instead, they released their music through the niche label Fueled by Ramen. Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and. Lyor Cohen, the head of Warner Music Group, had already identified Fueled by Ramen as a label they should partner with. It was decided the rock label would make an ideal match for Paramore. According to Robertson, when the band were presented to Fueled by Ramens CEO John Janick, he got the vision of the band immediately. Janick went to a Taste of Chaos performance in Orlando, Florida to see the band perform live. In April 2. 00. 5, after a smaller private performance at a warehouse, the band was signed to Atlantic Records and Fueled By Ramen. The bands first song written together was Conspiracy, which was later used on their debut album. At this time, they were touring the southeast, usually being driven by Williams parents. A Paramore 2007 janurjban kezdte el a msodik stdialbum, a Riot felvteleit, majd mrciusban fejeztk be Hunter Lamb nlkl, aki azrt lpett ki az. She commented that Back then, I guess we were all thinking, after school well go to the house and practice. It was what we loved to do for fun, and still doI dont think any of us really knew this would turn out to be what its become. All We Know Is Falling. Paramore traveled back to Orlando, Florida, but shortly after arriving, Jeremy Davis left the band, citing personal reasons. The remaining four members of Paramore continued with the album, writing All We Know about his departure, and later deciding to base All We Know Is Falling around the concept. The album artwork also reflected Paramores grief as Hayley Williams explains, The couch on the cover of All We Know is Falling with no one there and the shadow walking away its all about Jeremy leaving us and us feeling like theres an empty space. Before touring, the band added John Hembree bass to their lineup to replace Davis. During that summer, Paramore was featured on the Shira Girl stage of the 2. Warped Tour. 1. 4 After being asked by the band, Jeremy Davis returned to Paramore after five months apart, replacing Hembree. All We Know Is Falling was released on July 2. No.  3. 0 on the Billboards Heatseekers Chart. Paramore released Pressure as its first single, with a video directed by Shane Drake, but the song failed to chart. The video featured the band performing in a warehouse, eventually getting sprayed with water sprinklers as the storyline of a conflicted couple occurs. In July, Emergency was released as the second single, the video again reuniting the band with director Shane Drake and featuring Hunter Lamb rhythm guitar, who replaced Jason Bynum in December 2. The video for Emergency showcased Paramore in another performance, this time fixing the members bloody costumes. The third single, All We Know, was released with limited airtime, with the video consisting of a collection of live performances and backstage footage. After the bands later success, All We Know Is Falling and Pressure were certified Gold by the RIAA. In January 2. 00. Winter Go West tour where they played alongside Seattle bands Amber Pacific and The Lashes. In February, Hayley Williams was featured on Keep Dreaming Upside Down by October Fall. In spring of 2. 00. Paramore was an opening act on tours for both Bayside2.