Paramore

Paramore
Paramore in 2016. From left to right: Hayley Williams and Taylor York
Background information
Origin	Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock pop punk pop rock power pop emo pop emo
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Fueled by Ramen, Atlantic
Associated acts	Novel American
Website	paramore.net
Members	Hayley Williams Taylor York Zac Farro
Past members	Josh Farro Jeremy Davis Jason Bynum John Hembree Hunter Lamb

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 drummer Zac Farro. The group released its debut album All We Know Is Falling in 2005, with the album reaching number eight on the UK Rock Chart and number thirty on Billboard's 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 band's later material.

The band's second album, Riot!, was released in 2007. Due to the success of the singles "Misery Business", "crushcrushcrush", and "That's What You Get", Riot! was a mainstream success and was certified Platinum in the United States. They then received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Their 2009 follow-up, Brand New Eyes, is the band's second-highest charting album to date, landing at number two on the Billboard 200 with 175,000 first week sales. 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.