Paramore's been the little band that could since the release of 2005's All We Know Is Falling (one of my favorite go-to, in-lieu-of-coffee albums). And they've only gotten bigger since their sophomore album Riot!, nabbing magazine covers, a platinum album, best-of lists, sold-out tours and festivals, and even a Grammy nomination.
But one music milestone Paramore hasn't tackled yet is the VMAs. This year's will be Paramore's first, and they'll be pulling double duty as performers and nominees -- they're up for Best Rock Video against rock veterans like Foo Fighters and Slipknot and contemporaries Fall Out Boy.
VMA performances are known for taking careers -– from Madonna, to Nirvana, to Rihanna -- to the next level. Could Paramore be poised to break through to game-changing level after their VMA performance Sunday night?
Watch Paramore's live performance of "That's What You Get" from mtvU's Spring Break 2008 and "crushcrushcrush" from MTV's New Year's Eve party, and check out photos of legendary VMA performances from the past 24 years.