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Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams joined Deftones on stage in Nashville last night (March 26) for a performance of ‘Minerva’. Watch below.Chino Moreno and co.

Finneas teamed up with Hayley Williams for a cover of Paramore‘s ‘crushcrushcrush’. Check out the footage below.The moment took place during Finneas’s show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium last night (February 13) as part of his current tour in support of his 2024 album ‘For Cryin’ Out Loud!‘.As the show drew to a close, he surprised fans with Williams, who came to sing the band’s 2007 track, taken from their seminal second album ‘Riot!’ for the final song of the night.It marks Williams’ first time performing the song in seven years.

Hayley Williams has teamed up to perform with Failure frontman Ken Andrews at the recent G*ve A F*ck benefit concert in Los Angeles – check out fan-shot footage below.Last month, a slew of musicians were announced to perform for the G*ve A F*ck concert in Los Angeles on February 5 at the Hollywood Palladium to raise funds that would go towards organisations aiding in the recovery of LA following the devastating wildfires in January.At the concert, Hayley Williams performed two acoustic songs: a cover of Failure’s ‘Daylight’ and Björk‘s ‘All Is Full of Love’. To make the performances even more special, she was joined by her longtime musical hero and Failure frontman Ken Andrews.Together, the two first performed Failure’s 1996 classic ‘Daylight’ to raucous applause.

Paramore have come together to help finally release an album recorded by Hayley Williams’ grandfather in the 1970s.Rusty Williams, now 78 years old, first laid down the tracks in question almost 50 years ago, but even his granddaughter was unaware of their existence as they went unreleased at the time.When the Paramore frontwoman finally heard the recordings recently, she decided to help him release them commercially for the first time, with the band’s drummer Zac Farro agreeing to release the album on his own label Congrats Records.Titled ‘Grand Man’, the album will be available from February 14 and the lead single ‘Knocking (At Your Door)’ is out now. Listen to the track, a lilting, tender soft rock number, below.This may be the elder Williams’ first time officially releasing his own music, but he did make an appearance on his granddaughter’s 2020 solo album ‘Petals For Armor’, when Hayley sampled his song ‘Friends Or Lovers’.“I didn’t expect anything, and I’m too old to be famous,” Rusty Williams said.

Paramore’s Hayley Williams has teased the possibility of a string of solo shows in 2025, five years after she had originally planned them.The singer’s first solo studio album ‘Petals For Armor’ was released in May 2020 and Williams had intended to play the record live on a UK and European tour that month, before plans had to be shelved amid the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.She has since released her second solo record ‘Flowers For Vases / Descansos’ in 2021, but has yet to play a sustained run on solo shows to support either release.Now, in a message on her Instagram Stories on her 36th birthday, Williams has suggested that she may seek to put that right in 2025, writing: “I’m going to try and finally play some shows next year that would’ve happened nearly 5 years ago now. That is, if the world doesn’t fucking stop before then.”She also thanked fans for their birthday wishes, saying “It’s beautiful to feel seen and celebrated”.Reflecting on the past 12 months, she added: “35 felt like tilling soil and throwing little seeds down.

Hayley Williams has reacted to Doechii citing Paramore as an influence on her work, saying she wants the singer to win “every Grammy”.Earlier this week, the ‘Denial Is A River’ rapper opened up about the impact that the pop-punk band have had on her as an artist, pointing to her days as an art-school teenager.“Paramore was my first introduction to rock music,” Doechii said in an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald. “I know that rock music is popular but where I grew up in the South, in my culture and my radius, it wasn’t so popular.

Doechii has revealed how Paramore impacted her life, sharing that the band had “made a huge impression” on her and her style.In a new interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, the avant-garde rapper opened up about the influence Hayley Williams and co had on her while growing up an how the frontwoman served as an inspiration to her as an art-school teenager.“Paramore was my first introduction to rock music,” Doechii said. “I know that rock music is popular but where I grew up in the South, in my culture and my radius, it wasn’t so popular.

Hayley Williams has responded to claims and accusations that a Nashville hair salon she co-founded is a “toxic workplace”.Last week, the Paramore vocalist shared a statement promoting mental health and sharing resources for those in need via her hair cosmetics brand Good Dye Young. While the statement was initially well-received, things soon took a turn after comments on the post began accusing Williams’ Nashville salon Fruits Hair Lab of deleting comments from ex-workers who claimed to have experienced toxic behaviour in the workplace, allegedly caused a worker to require therapy.Soon, more commenters – even from non-workers – began demanding an explanation, and said that Williams’ statement on mental health was “performative” if she had been complicit in fostering a toxic workplace, including “ignoring” complaints that were raised to her.Now, Williams has responded to these allegations in an Instagram comment on one of her posts, saying she will not allow for her character to be attacked, and explained her role at Fruits Hair Lab.Williams wrote: “i have interacted with stylists at our salon only a handful of times.

Hayley Williams has responded to Elon Musk hitting out at her anti-Donald Trump iHeartRadio speech.The Paramore frontwoman recently performed at the festival, which took place on September 20-21 this year. There, the singer lashed out at current US presidential candidate Trump in a passionate speech: “It is time for all Americans to band together and to finally defeat the Trump agenda,” she said.

Paramore’s Hayley Williams has lashed out at Donald Trump during the band’s set at the iHeartRadio Music Festival – check out the footage below.The group played a five-song set at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on Friday (September 20), and during a performance of ‘Big Man, Little Dignity’, Williams seized the moment, leaning into the camera to issue a rallying cry against the former president.“Project 2025 is Donald Trump’s playbook for controlling and punishing women, poor people, people of colour, and the LGBTQ community,” she said.Hayley Williams (Paramore) lashes out at Trump during performance at iHeartRadio Music Festival. pic.twitter.com/BOTbXZ9Naw— State of the Scene (@SOTSPodcast) September 21, 2024“It is time for all Americans to band together and to finally defeat the Trump agenda.

Hayley Williams has revealed that Paramore have begun working on new music.The artist said that the band are already tinkering with new sounds which may end up on their follow-up to 2023’s ‘This Is Why’.In an interview with Dork, Williams said that, before they headed out on tour with Taylor Swift, they recorded some demos that “really surprised” her, with particular influence taken from the Bjork-fronted band The Sugarcubes.They also spent time in Clouds Hill studio in Hamburg during their days off on tour and began toying with an idea that “felt like it was on the other side of the tracks to what we’d been working on at home,” according to Williams. “But that excites me,” she added.Williams added that there was the potential for another solo record to follow up 2020’s ‘Petals For Armor’ and 2021’s ‘Flowers for Vases/Descansos’.“Paramore has always been the thing that I want to do the most, and I get really passionate and protective of it,” Williams said.

Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams has explained how the ‘Eras’ tour “completely changed” her relationship with the band’s 2009 hit ‘The Only Exception’.Taken from their third album ‘Brand New Eyes’, ‘The Only Exception’ is one of Paramore’s most well-known songs and is believed to have been written about Williams’ then-boyfriend Chad Gilbert. They married in 2016 and separated 16 months later.In a new interview with Dork, Williams admitted to feeling a sense of discomfort performing it live in the past, but her vocal coach helped to alter her perception of it.

Paramore have teamed up with fashion designer Bug Girl for a merch collaboration to benefit Medical Aid for Palestinians.In a video posted to Instagram, Bug Girl said that she had met the band when they were opening for Taylor Swift on the ‘Eras’ tour. Frontwoman Hayley Williams had been seen wearing a version of Bug Girl’s ‘feminine rage’ t-shirt, which features a photo of a younger Taylor Swift.

Paramore have reflected on their Taylor Swift opening support slot for her ‘Eras’ tour and shared: “We love you”.The ‘Aint It Fun’ hitmakers opened for all 48 Swift’s European shows during the European leg of the pop star’s mammoth ‘Eras’ tour. Yesterday (August 26), the band took to their official Instagram account to thank the ‘Bejeweled’ singer by sharing a photo of themselves with Swift holding a thumbs-up sign.“Thank you for asking us to be a part of such an incredible moment in your life and career.

Paramore have paid tribute to Queen‘s late frontman Freddie Mercury while performing at London’s Wembley Stadium.The band have been on the road with Taylor Swift serving as opening support on her worldwide ‘Eras’ tour. During the penultimate show of their five-night run at the iconic stadium, the frontwoman took the time to pay tribute to the late, great Mercury.Sporting a cropped white t-shirt, a studded belt, light wash jeans and black boots – resembling the ‘Somebody To Love’ singer’s iconic outfit worn while performing at Live Aid at Wembley back in 1985 – frontwoman Hayley Williams told the crowd: “I’ve got one minute to try something and I need you to help me,” before going into Mercury’s famous ‘Ayo’ vocal runs from Live Aid.A post shared by paramore (@paramore)The crowd proceeded to follow along with her call and response.

Paramore played ‘Decode’ at the third of five of Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras’ shows at Wembley Stadium and dedicated to Robert Pattinson in a nod to Twilight. Pattison was in attendance at the show on August 17 because his fiancée Suki Waterhouse had performed as the first support act.

Hayley Williams has discussed Paramore being “one of only two bands that include women” in ‘most-streamed rock acts’ chart, sharing that she hopes to see more diverse representation in the future.The frontwoman shared the comments on her Instagram stories last night (August 6), after it was reported that Paramore had been listed as Number 20 on the Top 20 of most streamed rock acts of all time on Spotify.In the list – which was topped by Queen, The Beatles, Arctic Monkeys and Red Hot Chili Peppers – only two of the 20 acts listed contained any female members. The other was Fleetwood Mac, who placed in the Number 10 spot.Responding to the list, which was shared by a Paramore fan page with the X/Twitter handle @Pcharts, Williams shared a screenshot of the post and added her own comment on social media.“Not the casual U2 diss lmao?!! Their Live At Red Rocks film still gives me such a buzz.

Taylor Swift has something special planned for each of her upcoming London ‘Eras Tour’ concerts.According to the 14-time Grammy winner, all five Wembley Stadium shows from will feature a high-profile special guest in addition to opening act Paramore.At the first Wembley gig on Thursday, Aug. 15, Swift and Paramore have tapped budding indie pop star Sofia Isella to kick off the festivities.After that, British alt/indie singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone will take over opening duties on Friday, Aug.

Paramore’s Hayley Williams has opened up about pop fans in 2024, and shared that she finds the competitive nature of fanbases “really fucking annoying”.The pop-punk icon took to her Instagram Story after a recent Paramore show in Hamburg, where they opened for Taylor Swift. Williams explained how she has noticed artists’ fanbases becoming increasingly eager to compare their favourite musicians.The issue, she added, is predominantly in the pop world, where fans can get too centred on chart placements or units sold – leading to them using those stats to suggest their favourite artists are better than someone else.“Something I’ve been thinking about a lot, and why I don’t really love it… Especially in the music world, whether it’s the pop girls or any scene, really, people only give a fuck about numbers now, and stats,” she began, talking off-screen while the camera recorded (via Stereogum).“That is so lame.

Taylor Swift is not set to star in the upcoming superhero movie, Deadpool & Wolverine, despite speculation from fans.According to an exclusive report by Entertainment Weekly, the singer of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ will not be making an appearance in the next instalment of the Marvel franchise.Despite IMAX posting an Instagram picture yesterday showing its two heroes holding hands and wearing friendship bracelets, a symbol of Swift fandom and more specifically ‘The Eras Tour’, it has been revealed that the singer won’t be involved in the film.The rumours began after fans noticed the film’s stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in attendance with Swift at a Kansas City Chiefs game last October, along with the film’s director Shawn Levy.Some fans of MCU speculated that she might portray the comic book character Dazzler in the upcoming movie.It’s well known that Swift is friends with both Reynolds and Levy, with the former attending her recent show along with his wife Blake Lively, and Swift including their children’s names in her song ‘betty’, and with Levy starring in Swift’s short film All Too Well.However, it seems Swift’s friendships with Levy and Reynolds don’t necessarily suggest her involvement in the film, which will be next month.While neither Levy nor Reynolds addressed the rumour for some time, Levy told EW in April: “I regret that I was not quicker to shut it down the first time, so I’m going to default to my very true situation, which is as much as we love each other, the fear of death is so intense in me regarding Ryan and how he desperately wants to avoid talking about all of these proliferating rumours.”Back in May, Jackman, Levy and Reynolds spoke with Fandango about the rumour.

Taylor Swift will be Liverpool’s biggest name in music when she drops in for three days of back-to-back-to-back ‘Eras Tour’ concerts at Anfield Stadium with special guest Paramore.This trio of gigs comes on the heels of Tay Tay’s weekend at Edinburgh, Scotland where a couple got married mid-concert on Friday.“Congratulations, wow!” Swift said from the stage, according to Page Six. “I just saw that whole thing.