Paramore have made a slightly awkward change to the artwork for their 2013 eponymous album, with many fans seeing it as a bit of a dig to a former member.
The lineup of the American alt-rock group, which was formed in 2004, currently features lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro.
This follows the departure of former bassist Jeremy Davis, who left the band in December 2015 and later became involved in a legal dispute with the group, claiming he had been left out of the songwriting credits on their 2013 self-titled album.
In May 2017, Paramore’s lawyer confirmed that a lawsuit had been settled.
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However, now the band has updated the artwork cover for that contentious Paramore album, which some feel may be a bit of a stance.
While the original cover used to feature Williams, York and Davis, it now shows an image of a lone Williams with her back to the camera, wearing a jacket that says ‘GROW UP’ on it.
The change did not go unnoticed by fans, with one tweeting: “So self titled just... has a different album cover now???”
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Someone else said: “SINCE WHEN DID THE PARAMORE SELF-TITLED ALBUM CHANGE ITS COVER?”
Some fans have speculated that the change has something to do with Davis, but the band has not confirmed the official reason for the artwork update.
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“Did they change the cover of this album on Spotify because of Jeremy?" one person asked.
Someone else commented: “The shade of Paramore changing their self titled album cover lmmao.”
A third wrote: “Paramore changing the cover of their self titled album to just have Hayley is so f**king funny to me.”
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UNILAD has reached out to the band for comment.
Recently, a Paramore gig was brought to a screeching halt as Williams broke up a fight in the audience.
The 33-year-old singer paused the performance to check in with the audience as it became apparent that trouble was brewing in the crowd.
Thankfully, she managed to defuse the situation, saying: "Everybody ok? Ok we got a fight? Oh man, what do you guys think this is, like a Terror show?
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"We're not a hardcore band bro, come on, we're gonna dance tonight, we're gonna have fun. Or we're not gonna do it."
She then zeroed in on the pair in the audience who were scrapping, asking them: "Do you want to split up?"
Williams also quipped that they'd got her 'up here acting like a teacher', joking that it'd be 'detention for everyone'.
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Jess Hardiman