Paramore Changes Cover Art for 2013 Album - What's Wrong with the Old One?

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On streaming sites, the album artwork for Paramore's self-titled 2013 release has been replaced. Fans spotted the change when the original photo, which featured former bassist Jeremy Davis, was replaced with a photo of singer Hayley Williams wearing a denim jacket with the words "Grow Up" on the back.

The band provided no explanation for the alteration, however the new image appears to have originated from the same photo shoot as the original record sleeve image.

Davis departed Paramore in 2015, and a legal issue with Williams and guitarist Taylor York was eventually resolved out of court.

Could the replacement signal a feud?

To recall, the initial artwork for Paramore included a high-contrast photograph of Hayley Williams, Taylor York, and Jeremy Davis against a black background. Now, the artwork is a photograph of Williams - or someone else with vivid orange hair - wearing a denim jacket with the words "grow up" on the back.

This sudden change seems quite opportunistic and suspicious, given that Davis and the organization did not part on the best of terms. Shortly after his (third!) official resignation from Paramore in 2015, the bassist filed a lawsuit against his former bandmates, alleging that he was not paid adequate monetary recompense (in addition to slamming Williams and company on social media).

Since 2005, Paramore has been creating catchy pop rock songs such as "Misery Business," "Still Into You," and "Ain't It Fun."

But this band's path to fame has not been smooth. The rock band has endured ups and downs, personnel changes, and splits.

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Appears to be returning with new music, teasing new tracks and releasing a mystery schedule. Hayley Williams, Taylor York, and Zac Farro recently updated their individual social media profile photographs with images that appeared to be taken from the same photoshoot.

All of their previous Instagram photographs have been deleted, and it appears like a new era has begun. It has not been simple for the band lead by Hayley Williams to reach this point. Here is a summary of all the band's prior drama.

The year following the release of their 2009 album Brand New Eyes, Josh and Zac Farro announced their departure from the band in a since-deleted blog entry on their official website.

Taylor York, Hayley Williams, and Jeremy Davis had anticipated this departure, they said.

In 2023, Paramore will embark on a 26-city North American arena tour. In addition, Bloc Party, Foals, The Linda Lindas, and Genesis Owusu will perform as opening bands on a rotating basis.

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