Calling all Parawhores… Pop-punkers Paramore might be winding down from their exhausting year-round tour for Riot!, but that doesn’t mean jack. Fiery frontwoman Hayley Williams and the studs are releasing a live CD/DVD set, promoting their cuts on the Twilight soundtrack (including the very epic “Decode“), and just won mtvU’s Woodie of the Year. We could care less about some blood-thirsty teeny-bop flick and MTV’s sorry attempt at an “indie” college station, but a little more of Paramore never hurts.

Speaking of that one “music” network… ‘Tis a pop killer’s dream come true: TRL is finally coming to an end, which leaves us wondering what trashy reality TV show is lined up to take its slot. The upside: time to shed those memories of watching hormonal teens cutting class to hold up signs in front of Times Square, promising nothing but shoulder cramps and a quick glimpse of your favorite popstar (he actually waved at me). Question is, was it worth it?

Probably not, but I know what is… Concert tickets! Ticketmaster is finally dropping those scandalous convenience fees that we all cringe over (*shudder*). As an “experiment,” the ticketing giant is hoping to boost sales after a 76% decrease in earnings since last year. So no need for the double take, the price you see on the drop-down menu is the exact price you pay! Yay!

Oh yeah, about the music… Emo-esque pioneers Jimmy Eat World will be celebrating their 10-year anniversary of album Clarity in a tour starting Febuary 2009; Say Anything’s lyrically-gifted singer Max Bemis and Saves The Day’s Chris Conley and David Soloway are collaborating for a new band project dubbed Two Tongues, which will also be released in February; New artist Santogold is pulling a Puff Daddy and is dropping her name to only Santi; And Mitch Mitchell, the acclaimed drummer of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, died of natural causes Wednesday.

And last but not least… South African singing legend Miriam Makeba died Sunday after collapsing during a benefit concert in Italy. The songstress, also known as “Mama Africa,” is widely recognized as the anti-apartheid activist who was exiled from her country, and later returned as a United Nations goodwill ambassador. Makeba was 76. To hear what singer Harry Belafonte and P+P founder Farai Chideya have to say, check here.

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