Perez Hilton — NAILED IT!! As per usual, the phenomenal Ms. Kelly Clarkson has blown us away … far, far away! Upon request, the ultimate American Idol winner treated her live audience to a cover of Paramore's The Only Exception. Obvi, it was incredible and slig... more info

DrownedInSound — This year's festival takes place Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds on the August Bank Holiday Weekend. There are still more names to be announced but the bill so far - which weirdly features The Shins sandwiched between Odd Fu... more info

Stereogum — The initial lineups for the venerable UK fests Reading and Leeds were announced today, and the annual proceeds this year feature the likes of the Cure, Paramore, At The Drive-In, Justice, the Black Keys, Foo Fighters, Florence And The Machine and man... more info

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to check out *Kelly Clarkson* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/kelly+clarkson/) covering *Paramore* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/paramore). Submitted by Smash Adams more info

Mjsbigblog — Kelly Clarkson continues to slay on her North American "Stronger" tour. She's been taking daily twitter cover requests from fans. A couple of recent awesome offerings include a beautiful cover of Paramore's "Only Exception" sung in Hammond, IN and ... more info

Guardian Music — (PIAS)A little bit gothic, a little bit rock'n'roll, Sydney's Jezabels reached No 2 in Australia when this debut came out there last year. They'll find it hard to equal their success in the UK, where guitars are currently about as groovy as kazoos, ... more info

Chorus.fm — Colton Dixon sang "Decode" by *Paramore* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/paramore) on American Idol last night. Video in the replies. Submitted by esposim more info

Metalsucks — I’ll kinda stick to facts here: It was Tuesday that I first heard the full Look Right Penny debut album, Sugar Lane. On Wednesday, I wrote here on MetalSucks that I was totally loving the poppy, proggy LRP vibe (I want a tour with Atheist and Para... more info

Metalsucks — To me, nothing is as fully sweet like pop music played heavy and with controlled virtuosity. It’s like a famous master chef whipping up simple, delicious hot dogs for my face; it seems foolish to abandon such classic fare to high-volume/low-margin... more info

Chorus.fm — Today is Jeremy Davis of *Paramore* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/paramore)'s birthday. Submitted by esposimi more info