Paramore 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. Williams and Farro are founding members of the group, whil ...

is an American rock band from

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formed in 2004. The band currently consists of

Hayley Williams Hayley Nichole Williams (born December 27, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and businesswoman who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and keyboardist of the rock band Paramore. Born and raised in Missi ...

(lead vocals),

Taylor York Taylor Benjamin York (born December 17, 1989) is an American musician who is the guitarist of rock band Paramore. His brother Justin was a touring member of Relient K and was a touring guitarist for Paramore until 2022. Biography York was born ...

(guitar) and

Zac Farro Zachary Wayne Farro (born June 4, 1990) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Paramore. He is the younger brother of Josh Farro, who is Paramore's former lead guitarist and backing vocalist. After he and his broth ...

(drums). They have released five studio albums—''

All We Know Is Falling ''All We Know Is Falling'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Paramore, released on July 26, 2005, under the Atlantic-distributed Fueled by Ramen in the United States. The production was led by James Paul Wisner, Mike Green, Nick Tre ...

'' (2005), ''

Riot! ''Riot!'' (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by American Rock music, rock band Paramore. It was released in the United States on June 12, 2007, through Fueled by Ramen as a follow-up to their debut album, ''All We Know Is Falling' ...

'' (2007), ''

Brand New Eyes ''Brand New Eyes'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the third studio album by American rock band Paramore, released on September 29, 2009, through Fueled by Ramen in the United States and Canada. The album was produced by Rob Cavallo and recorded i ...

'' (2009), ''

'' (2013) and ''

After Laughter ''After Laughter'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Paramore. It was released on May 12, 2017, through Fueled by Ramen, as a follow-up to their self-titled album ''Paramore'' (2013). The album was produced by guitarist Taylor Yor ...

'' (2017)— with several certifications around the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. The band has released twenty three singles, including: "

Misery Business "Misery Business" is a song by American rock band Paramore and serves as the lead single from their second studio album, ''Riot!'' (2007). The song was written about a past experience of the band's lead singer, Hayley Williams, which involved a ...

", that became their first charting single in the US ''Billboard''

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, certified single, and in 2015, the band's first to be certified triple-platinum in the United States; "

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", that become the first single to reach the top fifteen in the

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; and " Ain't It Fun", which was the band's first top ten single in the United States. Paramore has received 25 awards from 69 nominations. They received one nomination on the

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for New Artist of the Year and many other nominations in magazines awards and popular votes ceremonies. They single " Ain't It Fun" won the first

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for the band, out of four nominations, in the category

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, that was awarded to the composers of the song, which are Hayley Williams and Taylor York. Paramore has received three

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awards, including one

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, one

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and one

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Awards and nominations

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