After a much needed hiatus from her tour to recover from a terrible case of laryngitis, Hayley Williams and her boys of Paramore are back to work!
Saturday night, the band took the stage at Chicago's House of Blues, where everyone was on edge, wondering if poor Hayley was well enough to sing.
She was! Her voice held up beautifully, so we hear, and even made it through the following night in Detroit. In an "email interview" (doctor says no more phone interviews for awhile), she revealed she was very nervous, but is happy the rest paid off:
"It feels so good to be back out on the road. I've been waiting all year for this tour … so, the postponement made it that much worse. My voice is feeling great now, though, and the shows, so far — Chicago and Detroit — have been amazing."
Wonderful! Here's hoping the rest of the tour goes just as smoothly!
Take a look at Hayley back in action in Chicago. (above)
Just as we predicted, it can only go downhill from here!
According to Hits Daily Double…
Mariah Carey's Memiors of an Imperfect Angel displayed some lackluster sales, as her latest album was conquered by both Paramore and Barbra Streisand - coming in at lowly #3!
On Tuesday, Paramore took the stage to kick off their new US tour in Pomona. Things took a turn for the worst as lead singer Hayley Williams lost her voice after the set and couldn't return for the encore.
Now it seems, her condition has worsened, and the band will be forced to postponed several tour dates. Hayley took to the band's website to explain the situation herself:
Hey everyone,
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). Now's a good time to fill everyone in, I suppose.
First of all, the show on Tuesday was absolute insanity. Such an amazing mix of emotions. We were so excited to see all of you who came out in Pomona. It was weird, because it felt like one of those shows that we did in the fall of 2006. When things seemed to be exploding but it was still really intimate. I've never had such a good time on stage. Then there was the other side of me that was just in pain. After a 15 hour "work" day, 1 other show and 3 meet and greets later, my voice finally gave out on me. A few days before, I had already gotten sick, so it was probably bound to happen at some point. I made it through 7 or 8 songs alright and then, that was it. I was trying to be super positive about it, too! Haha… in the end, it was best that I let it go. Man, I was so disappointed I couldn't be a part of the encore. When the guys walked back onstage, I was sitting backstage in a corner… trying to hide my embarrassment from the crew members and other bands. You guys can't even imagine how good it felt to hear you singing along to "Misery Business" and even the "Miracle: Outro". It was SO LOUD! Definitely, one of the most incredible moments, for me, thus far. So, before I go on and try to explain all the boring details… I wanted to say THANK YOU!
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. Wanna fight about it?
Oh and PS. To everyone who's picked up 'brand new eyes'. Holy cow. I'm hearing all kinda numbers and reports about having one of the top two records of the week. Regardless of whether it happens or not… this is madness! I LOVE IT! We're so proud of the new album and so stoked that so many people have already heard it. Keep telling all your friends! We wanna see you at the shows singing along!
Love,
Hayley
That sucks! But we're sure the fans would rather see you at your best rather than run into the ground.
Feel better, bb!
CLICK HERE to see poor Hayley struggle through the end of the show!
Music industry insiders tell us that Mariah Carey's new album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, is expected to debut next week at #2 on the U.S. album charts - just behind Paramore, who will come in at the #1 spot with their latest offering, Brand New Eyes, which they released on the same day as Mims.
Early sales reports predict that Imperfect Angel will sell in the range of 160,000 - 170,000 copies while Paramore's album is expected to sell 180,000 - 190,000!
As for Madonna and her latest greatest hits album, Celebration, she's projected to sell a between 60,000 - 70,000 copies. And she's barely done any promo!
But back to Mimoo!
In comparison to the release of her last album, E=MC², which debuted with 463,000 copies sold in its first week, Mariah faces an almost 70 percent drop in sales!
Ouch!
Are U planning on buying Mariah's latest turd creation?
Update: Insiders are telling us that it looks like Mariah is neck and neck with Barbra Streisand as both are in the 160,000 range, but projections are putting Mimi in third place at the end of this week.
The dates for Paramore's next North American headlining tour have been announced! The band is hitting up some smaller clubs and venues to kick off the release of their new album, Brand New Eyes.
Check out the complete list of tour dates…..after the jump.
