This clip was all over the internet this weekend. Watch Hayley Williams & her crew perform live a real neat cover of the hit single “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon.

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Spin.com wrote an article with some exiting news about Paramore’s upcoming tour, the first one in 5 years!

Spin.com:

No Doubt recently announced that they’d be playing live shows soon, including an appearance at the Bamboozle Festival. Today they confirmed that their tour, the band’s first in five years, would begin in May and would hit outdoor amphitheaters and arenas nationwide. What’s more, pop-punk heroes Paramore will open all dates.

“The whole reason for going on this tour was to have fun, try on all our favorite songs again and to get inspired to make new music,” Gwen Stefani said a statement posted to No Doubt’s official website. “It feels good to be all together again.”

Paramore singer Hayley Williams added, “What a dream tour! We couldn’t be more excited to kick off 2009 by touring with a band like No Doubt.”

And Paramore won’t be the only group along for the ride: Swedish dance rockers the Sounds, R&B up-and-comer Janelle Monae, and reggae/ska outfit Bedouin Soundclash will open select dates of No Doubt’s tour.

The tour will kick off this May in outdoor amphitheaters and arenas across the US and Canada. Tour dates and ticket information will be announced soon.

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Listen to this remix I found on my Soundcloud dropbox. Its the tune “Crushcrushcrush” off the album Riot! from Paramore, reworked by LA-based DJ HipSter.

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What? Hayley Williams told Spin.com that she does not want Paramore’s music to be like Twilight’s hit “Decode”. I totally think “Decode” is Paramore’s at it’s best! Don’t be that sad though, she did said that there will be some of that sound on the new material that will be released hopefully by the end of the summer! Read the full article from Spin.com below.

Spin.com:

Now that Twilight has conquered America’s eyes and ears, Nashville punk band Paramore, who contributed two new songs to the vampire movie’s chart-topping soundtrack, is finally ready to return to the studio to record the follow up to 2007’s Riot!. But, dear Twilight fans, don’t expect a repeat of the goth-ish “Decode.”

“I don’t want to turn into this dark band,” frontwoman Hayley Williams tells SPIN.com. “I don’t want that to be us all the time, because I really love our more energetic songs that are poppier and catchier. But I think there’ll definitely be some of that sound — but that’s definitely not going to be all of it!”

Currently Paramore are at home in Nashville, taking a break from a long and tumultuous 2007, a year that saw the band tour exhaustively, which resulted in messy band in-fighting and speculation of a split. All the drama, explains Williams, has fueled much of the lyrical content for the forthcoming record.

“It’s just been relationships within the band,” she says. “We’re a bunch of friends that have grown up together playing music, and you get to the point on the road where it’s all business. It’s a very hard thing to mix. We’ve learned a lot about friendships, and we’ve learned a lot about relationships in general, and that’ll definitely be a part of the record.”

As for the songs, they’re still coming together. “Josh [Farro, lead guitarist] and I are getting together and writing. We’ve had a crazy year. But at the same time, we’re really excited to write new material.” And when the songs are complete, Paramore — who traveled to New Jersey to record Riot! — plan to stay put. “We want to record in Nashville. We’ve never recorded in our hometown.”

Rhythm guitarist Taylor York — an unofficial, touring member of the band — will be on in on the sessions too. [Taylor's] definitely going to be working on the record,” Williams explains. “He’s a great writer and a great performer. But we’re trying to be cautious and make sure it’s what he wants, and make sure everyone’s on the same page before we make it absolutely official.”

So when can fans expect new material? We want to get it out by the end of the summer,” Williams shouts. “Oh yeah, definitely!”

Now watch the band perform “Decode” live at Jimmy Kimmel.

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