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A Day To Remember have been criss-crossing the country like crazy for "The Pulling Your Pud" Tour, but lead singer Jeremy McKinnon took time out to let J-14 know what's been going on lately. Jeremy gave us the scoop on ADTR's latest album, Homesick (it was produced by A New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert -- yep, that'd be the BF of Paramore's Hayley Williams!), their new guitarist, and the band Jeremy is dying to play with!

J-14: What made you want to form A Day To Remember six years ago?
Jeremy McKinnon: Our old guitar player Tom Denney hit me up about singing in a new band he was forming, and everyone else just kind of fell into place shortly after. A kid we had in the band for like weeks came up with the name [A Day To Remember], and we liked it a lot. He wasn't such a good guitar player though, so we kicked him out.

J-14: What is your favorite track offHomesick?
Jeremy: "I'm Made Of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?" -- it's different from a lot of the other songs on the record, and I really like the feel it has.

J-14: Is one track more personal to you than the rest?
Jeremy: The acoustic song "If It Means A Lot To You," by far. It took me a year to write because I wanted it to say exactly what I wanted, and I accomplished that. It's about the hardships of life on the road and juggling a relationship at the same time.

Tom recently left the band. What's it been like having Kevin Skaff on the road now instead?
Jeremy: It's been great. Tom got to a point where he didn't want to be in the band anymore, and it brought everyone else down. Now he is happy, and so are we. Kevin is really stoked to be in the band, and it really helps us be motivated.

J-14: What's one thing you have to have on tour with you?
Jeremy: My acoustic guitar. Something about an acoustic just makes it easy to write for me. I can't go without one.

J-14: If you could play with anyone in the world, who would it be and why?
Jeremy: Blink 182 -- because it's got to happen.

Get more info on A Day To Remember on their MySpace page, and check out their rockin' cover of Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" below!

Photo: Courtesy of Victory Records

Just as Paramore was celebrating the release of their new album, brand new eyes, on tour, they had to postpone a series of dates because lead singer Hayley Williams came down with laryngitis.

She wrote on her blog:

"I've kept quiet (literally) for the past few days waiting to figure out how we were going to deal with my vocal cords breaking (not literally)...

So, this week I saw one of the best doctors in the country to check on my vocal cords. I knew it wasn't going to be good but knowing that we were just starting our tour, I was trying to remain positive about it. In short, I've got laryngitis and need several days of vox rest. Luckily, we caught it early on. It's not like I've got some impending doom hanging over my head in which every time I play a show I'm going to wonder if it's the last one... I just have to be smart about this whole thing. So - we may have to rework the way I do stuff on the road.. like not only do I need to watch what I eat - but how much I talk at meet and greets and signings and press. I might have to go back to wearing that "I'm on voicerest" button that I used to wear all the time. Ha. Ha. IT SUCKS!!! But I'm doing every thing I can, taking every precaution, to get it right. I wanna beon tour, man! All in all, this is the reason for the postponement of the upcoming shows. Just know that we WILL be coming back for you guys! The entire tour is going to happen... and I'm psyched.

Thank you again for the incredible support that you've shown me and the guys. We always say it but seriously... Paramore fans are the best fans.

Get well soon, Hayley!

Post your messages to Paramore and Hayley below.

Photo: Courtesy of Atlantic Records

Three of today's hottest acts in music have new albums out! Selena Gomez and The Scene's first album, Kiss & Tell, Paramore's third album brand new eyes, and Push Play's second album, Found, all drop today! Let the battle begin! ;-)

Who's album are you going to buy: Selena's, Paramore's, or Push Play's?

For the latest dish on your fave celebs like Selena, Paramore, and Push Play, get your copy of J-14's double issue now!

Photos: Selena: Courtesy of Hollywood Records; Paramore: Courtesy of Fueled By Ramem; Push Play: Courtesy of Wind Up Records

Woah -- the VMAs are known for their craziness, but last night's incident was out of control! From the moment it happened, everyone's been buzzing about when Kanye West hopped on stage during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for Best Female Video and said that Beyonce's "Single Ladies" should have got the award!

Moments after The Twilight Saga: New Moon's Taylor Launter announced that Taylor's "You Belong To Me" won, Kanye stormed the stage and said, "Yo Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'm going to let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time!"

Taylor S. was so shocked -- and the screen quickly went to a break. Right away, celeb like Paramore's Hayley Williams took to their Twitters started supporting Team Taylor!

But later on when Beyonce won for Video of the Year, she called Taylor out on stage and told her to have her moment! Awwww!

After the show, Kanye apologized on his blog to Taylor on his blog... here's what it says:

J-14 was at the VMAs and chatted with the stars about it... and Tweeted with you guys about it too! Stay tuned to see video of what the celebs had to say.

If you missed it, check it out below...

Let us know what you think of the incident!

Photo: Courtesy of Big Machine Records

Get ready for two awesome pieces of Paramore news today! First, Paramore is hitting the road this fall in support of their new album, brand new eyes, which drops September 29. Does that date sound familiar? It should! Selena Gomez's debut CD, Kiss & Tell, comes out that day, too! Talk about a weird coincidence -- Selena told J-14 that she loves Paramore, especially because lead singer Hayley Williams is "someone I look up to."

And the music video for the first single off Paramore's new album just premiered on MTV today! The tune is called Ignorance, and J-14's got the vid for you below.

Hopefully Selena -- and you! -- will get to catch Paramore on their North American headlining tour! Check out their tour dates after the jump.

Who's CD will you pick up on September 29 - Paramore's or Selena Gomez's? Are you psyched that Paramore is touring again?

Courtesy of Atlantic Records

The long wait for new Paramore music is finally over! On Tuesday, July 7, the new single "Ignorance" will be released. J-14 got a sneak peek -- and it totally rocks!

The "Ignorance" video will come out in August, and then the new album, brand new eyes, hits September 29. A limited edition will also come out that includes a 40-page journal with lead singer Hayley Williams handwritten lyrics and notes about the album.

And we've got your preview of the new track names:
1- Careful
2- Ignorance
3 - Playing God
4 - Brick By Boring Brick
5 - Turn It Off
6 - The Only Exception
7 - Feeling Sorry
8 - Looking Up
9 - Where The Lines Overlap
10 - Misguided Ghosts
11 - All I Wanted

In the meantime, Paramore's gearing up on the road on tour with fellow girl-fronted band, No Doubt, through August 2.

What do you think of Paramore? Are you excited about their new album?

Courtesy of Atlantic Records/Ryan Russell

Check out Paramore's new video for the song "Decode," which is on the Twilight movie soundtrack!

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If you've checked out our Myspace page you know what a busy couple of days we had!

On Thursday, J-14 visited the set of Wizards Of Waverly Place. It was rehearsal day, so the cast was busy learning a new script and practicing lines. But we did manage to sit down with Selena Gomez, Jennifer Stone and Jake T. Austin, plus we saw all the sets from the Waverly Sub Station to the Tribeca Prep hallway! How cool is that? Look for the 411 in our December issue.

The next day Jennifer Stone from Wizards visited our offices near NYC. (Yes, one of our editors just saw her Thursday in LA--crazy, huh?).

The same day Emily crashed iCarly, where she got to hang out and have lunch with the cast. Nathan tried to help us decode guys, Miranda chatted with us about dating and Jeanette gave J-14 a tour of her loft. Check out the video from Jennette behind-the-scenes!



Check out these awesome pictures Emily got from around the set!







On Sunday, J-14 had an all access pass to the MTV VMAs, where we interviewed Hayley Williams of Paramore, Chris Brown, Demi Lovato, Brody Jenner, the cast of Nickelodeon's Spectacular and more! Emily lucked out and got a total hot spot on the red carpet, and got to check out Taylor Swift, Panic at the Disco, Zac Efron, Shwayze, Superbad's Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Twilight's Robert Patterson, the Pussycat Dolls, Danity Kane and The Hills' Heidi and Spencer.

Watch some of the vids we got below!







And take a peak at some of our pictures below!


Cast of Spectacular


Chris Brown


Chris Brown


Chris Brown


Heidi and Spencer from The Hills


Kai of Locksley playing Rock Band 2


Panic At The Disco


Panic At The Disco


Paramore


Red carpet background


Robert Pattinson from Twilight


Ryan Ross from Panic At The Disco


Tom from PWT