Paramore was formed in 2004 in Franklin, Tennessee. Currently, the band is comprised of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro. Williams and Farro are founding members of the group. York was a high school friend of the original lineup and joined the group in 2007. Williams signed to Atlantic Records when she was scouted as a teenager. Atlantic was the only label to let her stay in the band instead of going solo. She is also the only member to appear on all five of Paramore’s studio albums.
Paramore released their debut album All We Know Is Falling in 2005. The album had some success but it was the band’s second album, Riot! that gave them mainstream success thanks to the singles “Misery Business”, “Crushcrushcrush”, and “That’s What You Get”. The album was certified triple Platinum in the United States on April 20, 2021, selling over 3 million copies. Paramore was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Their 2009 follow-up, Brand New Eyes, is the band’s second-highest-charting album to date.
In 2013, Paramore released their self-titled fourth album following the departure of Josh and Zac Farro (2010). It gave the band their first number-one on the US Billboard 200. The album featured “Still Into You” and “Ain’t It Fun”, which won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, making it Paramore’s first Grammy Award win. In 2015, Jeremy Davis left the band and drummer Zac Farro rejoined. Later that year, Paramore released their fifth studio album After Laughter.
Paramore released their sixth studio album, This Is Why, on February 10, 2023
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