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It's not very often that fans so loyalty stick by their favorite bands anymore, let alone their favorite record labels. Fueled By Ramen, the label responsible for most of the bands on your most beloved high school mixtapes, has managed to not only keep their fans for the past 15 years, but after tonight's Fueled By Ramen 15th Anniversary Concert: Paramore Live, it's likely that they've gained even more.

Half of Seattle alt-rock outlet This Providence kicked off the anniversary show to a packed house at New York City's Terminal 5 with a sweet acoustic set that had everyone hugging their BFs and GFs. (And dads. I definitely saw some dad hugs.) Check out their live performance of "Letdown" below, and have your Kleenex handy. Kicking it up a notch, Michigan-based indie act The Swellers were on next, performing to a crowd who seemed to be in a "Who has more energy?" competition. Peep their fired up live performance of "In My Head" below. Up next, the original members of The Stereo reunited for their set for the Fueled By Ramen 15th Anniversary Concert, and fans enjoyed their more subtle take on '90s pop-punk with their hit "Pay No Attention." Rounding out the lineup of opening bands were NYC natives fun., who lived up to their name on all accounts (Horns! Pianos! Singing without shoes on!). Check out their hand-clappy live performance of "Walking The Dog" below.

But the show wasn't called Fueled By Ramen 15th Anniversary Concert: Paramore Live for nothing. Headliners Paramore closed the show (which was also their last of 2011), and I've never seen more energy come out of someone so small. I'm referring to frontwoman Hayley Williams, who, along with bassist Jeremy Davis and guitarist Taylor York, had the entire crowd at Terminal 5 in the palm of their hands (even the dads!). Listening intently to every word and every instruction from Hayley's mouth, the rowdy audience (so many crowd surfers) jumped when she said "jump," danced when she said "dance," and started singing their songs even before they were cued. Sporting her usual bright red locks, this time with matching pants, Hayley led the eager audience through fan favorites such as "That's What You Get" and "crushcrushcrush," as well as newer Paramore songs including "Monster" and an acoustic version of "In The Mourning."

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Join Paramore on stage live at Terminal 5 in New York with special guests This Providence, The Swellers, The Stereo and fun. as they help celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Fueled By Ramen, one of our favorite record labels. In case you couldn't get tickets or are stuck somewhere halfway across the country, you can catch the entire show streaming live here on MTV.com!

Tune in to watch starting now -- 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. ET -- to catch the show from start to finish. This Providence is set to open the show at 6:30, followed by The Swellers at 7:05, The Stereo at 7:45, fun. at 8:30 and Paramore taking the stage at 9:35. (Times are subject to change.) After the show, stay tuned for video highlights from the concert!

+ Watch Fueled By Ramen's 15th Anniversary concert with Paramore and special guests The Swellers, This Providence, The Stereo and fun. at Fueled By Ramen 15th Anniversary Concert: Paramore Live, live from New York's Terminal 5. Catch the livestream below or click here!

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The record label responsible for all of your high school make-out sessions is turning 15 this year, and to celebrate, they're throwing a concert! Fueled By Ramen's 15th Anniversary Concert: Paramore Live will take over NYC's Terminal 5 tomorrow, Sept. 7, and just in case you couldn't grab a ticket, you can stream the whole thing live on MTV.com.

Joining Paramore on stage are labelmates The Swellers, This Providence, The Stereo and fun., and we'll have the entire show streaming live on MTV.com. To prep for the show, take a look at a few video interviews of your favorite Fueled By Ramen artists talking about their favorite Fueled By Ramen artists. Meta, bro.

Up first, we have Paramore discussing their Top 5 Fueled By Ramen releases, where Jimmy Eat World takes top honors (good choice!). In addition, frontwoman Hayley Williams reveals that The Impossibles' Anthology is her all-time fave. After that, check out some of FBR's biggest names (Panic! At The Disco among them) discussing what it means to sign to the prolific label. And last, check out Travie McCoy and Matt McGinley from Gym Class Heroes counting down their favorite FBR albums, which include Fall Out Boy and The Academy Is....

+ Watch Fueled By Ramen's 15th Anniversary videos below, and catch Paramore performing live with special guests The Swellers, This Providence, The Stereo and fun. at Fueled By Ramen 15th Anniversary Concert: Paramore Live, live from NYC's Terminal 5. Catch the livestream here on MTV.com tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 7, starting at 6 p.m. ET.

+ PARAMORE DISCUSS THEIR TOP 5 FBR RELEASES

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Put your party pants on, Fueled By Ramen devotees. The record label you grew up listening to that's responsible for helping launch the careers of your favorite acts such as Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World, Less Than Jake, and Yellowcard turns 15 this year! In case you're not in NYC for this momentous occasion, watch the Fueled By Ramen 15th Anniversary Concert: Paramore Live livestream Wednesday, Sept. 7, on MTV.com!

Paramore will help ring in Fueled By Ramen's 15th anniversary live at Manhattan's Terminal 5. Joining them onstage are fellow FBR acts The Swellers, This Providence, The Stereo and fun. It's Fueled By Ramen's birthday, but they're giving you a gift. Why aren't all birthdays like that?

+ Watch Paramore perform live with special guests The Swellers, This Providence, The Stereo and fun. at Fueled By Ramen 15th Anniversary Concert: Paramore Live, live from NYC's Terminal 5. Catch the livestream here on MTV.com Wednesday, Sept. 7.

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Can't wait for Motion City Soundtrack's U.S. tour in April? Well we can totally tide you over until then.

As previously mentioned, team Buzzworthy was embedded on the frontlines with camp Motion City Soundtrack when they played at the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza with their pals The Swellers, This Providence and Set Your Goals. We got in deep to deliver a great preview feast of what will come in the Spring.

We hung out with the bands before and after the gig (see photos); recorded some of their sets (Motion City Soundtrack's, plus all the opening band pals) and even interviewed the groups on various subjects from their musical influences and stage fright to being on the road. Here's a taste of six MCS songs including, "Disappear" and "The Future Freaks Me Out."

More videos from the show after the jump.
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We promised you more Motion City Soundtrack and we weren't fooling. Yesterday we gave you a sneak peek of the MCS track, "Disappear," taped earlier this month at the The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza.

Tomorrow, Thursday, February 18, we'll reveal the entire show, which includes several Motion City Soundtrack live cuts, plus performances by The Swellers, This Providence, Set Your Goals and backstage interviews with all the bands. Oh, did we mention we'll have photos of the entire event, too?

To further whet your appetite, here's a taste of the MCS classic cut "The Future Freaks Me Out" and a clip of frontman Justin Pierre discussing his constant pre-show jitters. The singer says, "Directly before the show I panic," but after all these years it's finally, "getting better." You surely can't tell when he hits the stage. More tomorrow.

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Just two weeks ago, Buzzworthy faves Motion City Soundtrack came to the Big Apple to play a gig at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza, and we shot the entire show -- which also featured performances by The Swellers, This Providence and Lady Gaga lovers, Set Your Goals. We hung out with the bands before and after the show, talked to fans and were embedded deep within camp MCS.

We'll be dropping the full concert -- featuring performances by all the bands and backstage footage -- on Thursday, February 18, but in the meantime we thought we'd give you a sneak peek at Motion City Soundtrack's live performance of "Disappear." Tune in tomorrow for more footage from the show and then again on Thursday for the whole set. It's a weighty meal, trust us!

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A couple of weeks ago we hollered and crowed about The Swellers, a searing pop-punk act on tour with Paramore. Well, here's another example of Hayley & The Gang's good taste: Paper Route.

Hailing from Paramore's home turf of Nashville, Paper Route, who released their album, Absence, earlier this year, have a muscular rock sound that's nicely embellished with swaths of keys and assorted electronic instrumentation, calling to mind The Cure and New Order.

They have a slightly more over-the-top-bordering-on-goth feel, which might appeal to Paramore's latent goth streak (which was on display in their Twilight soundtrack jam, "Decode").

You can catch Paper Route out on the road with Paramore through the 11th of November.

+ Watch Paper Route's video, "Carousel."

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Hey, golf claps for Paramore. Their new album, Brand New Eyes, debuted at No. 2, and they apparently have really good taste, because they chose a smoking band to open for them on their Brand New Eyes tour.

The Swellers, a Fueled By Ramen-signed band, are from Michigan, and they adept at Tearing. It. Up. For an up-and-coming band they've got a lived-in, robust, buzzsaw sound that will surely fill up all the space at the larger venues Paramore are about to play.

The Swellers' latest album, the topically titled Ups And Downsizing, says, "welcome to the working week, it sucks.'" It's full of songs about the desperation of everyday life and features some really crunching skills. Think Alkaline Trio, but madder and less miserable. You can listen to all sorts of raging punk-pop jams at The Swellers' MySpace, and be sure to show up early to catch them with Hayley and the guys this fall.

+ Watch The Swellers' "Fire Away" video.

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