Boys Like Girls is a four-piece American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The group completed nationwide tours with Cute Is What We Aim For, Hit the Lights and Butch Walker and topped the Top Unsigned Artist chart on PureVolume, within a few months from forming in late 2005. In August 2006 they released their self-titled debut album Boys Like Girls on Columbia Records/Red Ink. They were the co-headliners for the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour 2008 that recently toured across the U.S. along with Good Charlotte, The Maine, and Metro Station.

Singer/guitarist Martin Johnson formerly of the Boston act The Drive / Fake ID wrote a handful of songs he wanted to record. And the group Boys Like Girls was formed in the final months of 2005. Martin recruited bassist Bryan Donahue and drummer John Keefe, both of whom had been in bands of different setups with the frontman, most notably in the pop punk band Lancaster and less notably the short-lived local act The Bends. Keefe brought along lead guitarist Paul DiGiovanni, whom he had recorded a brief demo with, to complete the line-up. Oddly enough, the two learned that they were distant cousins several months later. The quartet soon opened a PureVolume account to showcase their music, and uploaded a rough demo of "The Great Escape" and an acoustic rendition of "Thunder". By the end of the year, the group had landed the #1 spot on the website's Top Unsigned Artists chart.

While in control of the AT&T Blue Room, Martin Johnson said that they are going to begin recording their new album soon, and that it will hopefully be out in the first part of 2009. On martinsays.com, Martin said on February 10, 2009 that they started recording their new album.

It's rumoured their new album will be called Heavy Heart and will feature the songs "Kill Me in a Record Shop", "Free", and "I told you so". The songs were demos for their self-titled album, Boys Like Girls. However, the boys did not put them on the album. In the summer of 2008, they worked alongside Nickelodeon pop singer Miranda Cosgrove on her upcoming debut album, due for release in 2009.

Album:

Boys Like Girls

Tracks:

1. The Great Escape
2. Five Minutes to Midnight
3. Hero/Heroine
4. On Top of the World
5. Thunder
6. Me, You and My Medication
7. Up Against the Wall
8. Dance Hall Drug
9. Learning to Fall
10. Heels Over Head
11. Broken Man
12. Holiday

Formed in Franklin, Tennessee, USA, Paramore is an American rock band consisting of Hayley Williams (lead vocals/keyboard), Josh Farro (lead guitar/backing vocals), Taylor York (rhythm guitar), Jeremy Davis (bass guitar), and Zac Farro (drums). Their spunky blend of emo-pop and anthemic rock would eventually make them stars on both sides of the Atlantic. The group released their debut album All We Know Is Falling in 2005, and their second album Riot! in 2007, this was certified platinum in the US and gold in the UK and Ireland.

Buoyed by the popular singles "Misery Business," "Crushcrushcrush," and "That's What You Get," Riot! turned Paramore into industry darlings, going platinum within its first 13 months of release and earning the band a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. The group toured exhaustively in support of the record, even landing a two-month jaunt across the continental U.S. with their idols Jimmy Eat World. Meanwhile, Paramore found time to contribute two songs to the Twilight soundtrack, including the Top 40 single "Decode." A live album entitled The Final Riot! was released several weeks after the Twilight soundtrack, capturing the band's energy as a live act and concluding its lengthy tour.

Paramore's new song "Decode" is the lead single for the novel-based Twilight film. Another song called "I Caught Myself" is also featured on the film's soundtrack. The band began shooting the video October 13 and singer Hayley Williams posted photos on the band's website of them on the set. "Decode" was released on October 1, 2008 on the Paramore Fan Club site as well as Stephenie Meyer's website. The video was premiered on November 3. Hot Topic hosted listening parties for the soundtrack on October 24, 2008, and the album was released on November 4, 2008. Border's released an exclusive version of the soundtrack that features an acoustic version of "Decode."

On January 21 2009, it was announced that Paramore will be the special guest with Bedouin Soundclash at the No Doubt Reunion Tour 2009, starting in May 2009 in outdoor amphitheaters and arenas across the US and Canada.