Hayley Williams shared a new song, titled “Mirtazapine,” on Tuesday night on Nashville radio station WNXP. The track, named for a common antidepressant, is a mid-tempo, shoegazey rock number that sees the Paramore singer unleashing her signature howling vocals. Williams posted a fuzzy photo of a bottle of Mirtazapine on …
Read More »Zac Farro Is One of One on Latest Solo Single '1'
Zac Farro can’t replicate his own reality on his latest solo single, “1.” The song will appear on the Paramore and HalfNoise member’s forthcoming solo album Operator, out July 18 via his own Congrats Records. “’1′ is a song about someone being completely and utterly unique,” Farro said in a …
Read More »Paramore and HalfNoise's Zac Farro Announces Solo Album 'Operator'
Zac Farro has scattered himself across three musical entities. There’s HalfNoise, the psych-rock band he formed in 2010, and most obviously, there’s Paramore, the genre-spanning band he slipped away from that same year and returned to seven years later. The drummer found a balance between the two projects. For a …
Read More »Billie Eilish Breaks, Mends Our Hearts With 'The Only Exception' Paramore Cover
When it comes to covers, Billie Eilish tends to make an exception for tracks that are especially heart-shattering. During her Hit Me Hard and Soft show in Paris on Tuesday, the singer-songwriter delivered an exquisite cover of Paramore’s “The Only Exception.” Eilish sang the band’s standout single from their 2009 …
Read More »Hayley Williams Revives 'Self-Serenades' Series With Super Rare 'Jennifer's Body' Track
Hayley Williams has unearthed a true deep cut from her catalog, sharing a super rare performance of “Teenagers” — a song she wrote for the Jennifer’s Body soundtrack — on Instagram. Williams shared a solo acoustic performance of the tune, sitting on the floor and strumming as she sang, “It’s …
Read More »See Finneas Perform Paramore's 'Crushcrushcrush' With Hayley Williams at Nashville Show
Finneas’ For Cryin’ Out Loud! Tour kicked off Thursday night in Nashville, where he was joined onstage by a surprise guest… no, it wasn’t Billie Eilish. Instead, Hayley Williams made a cameo appearance. For the final song of the evening at the Ryman Auditorium, Finneas and the Paramore singer delivered …
Read More »Rilo Kiley Semi-Reunites With Hayley Williams and Katie Gavin at L.A. Benefit Show
The wildfire benefit concert and auction Give a Fuck L.A. brought thousands out to the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday night with the overarching goal of bringing people together. This mission made for some unexpected pairings throughout the night, including the partial reunion of Rilo Kiley with Paramore‘s Hayley Williams and …
Read More »Hayley Williams' Grandfather Recorded His Debut Album 50 Years Ago. Now, It's Finally Coming Out
Paramore might have plans to perform headbanging shows for the next couple of decades, or until Hayley Williams‘ neck gives out, but her grandfather Rusty Williams retired his musical dreams long ago. The 78-year-old recorded an album when he was younger with his close friend and producer Frank Morris. He …
Read More »Hayley Williams Hints That First-Ever Solo Tour Might Finally Happen in 2025
Five years after Hayley Williams’ first-ever solo tour was canceled amid the Covid pandemic, the Paramore singer has hinted that she might embark on the trek next year. In an Instagram story marking the singer’s 36th birthday, Williams looked forward to 2025, telling fans, “I’m going to try and finally …
Read More »Paramore's Hayley Williams Shuts Down Toxic Workplace Allegations at Her Nashville Salon
Paramore’s Hayley Williams has rebuffed allegations that the salon she co-founded in Nashville, Fruits Hair Lab, fostered a toxic workplace environment. “I will no longer hold my team back from stopping assholes who are trying to take advantage of and attack my character,” she said. The whole dispute played out …
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