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Hayley Nichole Williams<ref name=PProfile>{{cite web|title=Hayley's Profile|access-date= August 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101063531/http://www.paramore.net/member/i/19150/|archive-date=January 1, 2011|url=http://www.paramore.net/member/i/19150/}}</ref><ref name=Iwasaki>{{cite news|last=Iwasaki|first=Scott|title=Paramore is ready for first 'official' tour|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700030226/Paramore-is-ready-for-first-official-tour.html|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|access-date=May 28, 2010|date=May 6, 2010|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070906/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700030226/Paramore-is-ready-for-first-official-tour.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> was born in [[Meridian, Mississippi]], on December 27, 1988, the daughter of Cristi and Joey Williams.<ref name="Hayley Williams Bio allmusic"/> She has two younger half-sisters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.11alive.com/news/article/180832/1/Paramores-Hayley-Williams-mom-engaged-after-surprise-proposal |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410040448/http://www.11alive.com/news/article/180832/1/Paramores-Hayley-Williams-mom-engaged-after-surprise-proposal |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 10, 2013 |title=Paramore's Hayley Williams' mom engaged after surprise proposal |first=Jaye |last=Watson |publisher=11alive.com |date=March 6, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/hayley-williams-takes-on-amy-winehouse-967808 | title =Hayley Williams takes on Amy Winehouse |first=Rick |last=Fulton |newspaper =[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] | date=February 1, 2008}}</ref> Her childhood neighbor was future [[NBA]] player [[Rodney Hood]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://uproxx.com/dimemag/rodney-hood-childhood-neighbor-hayley-williams-paramore/ |title=Rodney Hood Just Learned His Childhood Neighbor Was Hayley Williams |date=March 27, 2021 |first=Bill |last=DiFilippo |access-date=April 14, 2022 |work=[[Dime Magazine]]}}</ref> After her parents' divorce in 2002, when she was 13, she moved with her mother to [[Franklin, Tennessee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hayley Williams: The FLOWERS for VASES / descansos Interview Radio Station on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/station/hayley-williams-the-flowers-for-vases-descansos-interview/ra.1552481980 |access-date=November 5, 2022 |website=Apple Music |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-08-30-paramore_N.htm | title =Pop-punkers Paramore find a niche | author =[[Brian Mansfield]] | newspaper =[[USA Today]] | date =August 20, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1622094/paramore-kings-queen-south.jhtml | title =Paramore Are Set To Become The Kings And Queen Of The South |first=James |last=Montgomery |publisher=[[MTV]] | date =September 23, 2009}}</ref> It was here that she met future Paramore bandmates [[Josh Farro|Josh]] and [[Zac Farro]] at her new school.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/paramore-mn0000366681/biography|title=Paramore Biography|publisher=All Music|access-date=August 16, 2007}}</ref><ref name="AP 08">{{Cite news |last=Bayer |first=Jonah |title=Born for This |magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=February 2008| issue= 235}}</ref> Shortly after settling in Franklin, she began taking vocal lessons with Brett Manning.<ref name="siren">{{cite interview| subject= Hayley Williams| interviewer= David Walter| title= Youth Gone Wild| date= October 17, 2007| url= http://www.soundthesirens.com/zine/?p=2172| archive-url= https://archive.today/20130203075843/http://www.soundthesirens.com/zine/?p=2172| url-status= dead| archive-date= February 3, 2013| access-date= September 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Products by Brett Manning|url=http://justforsingers.com/products-by-brett-manning/|publisher=JustForSingers.com|access-date=January 20, 2013|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106184803/http://justforsingers.com/products-by-brett-manning|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="digital spy1">{{cite web|last=Lauren|first=Sexton|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/10-things-about/news/a452563/ten-things-about-paramore/|title=Ten Things About... Paramore|website=Digital Spy|date=January 22, 2013|access-date=November 4, 2017}}</ref> While still at school, she tried out for a local [[funk]] cover band called The Factory, where she met [[Jeremy Davis]].<ref name="AP 08" /><ref name="digital spy1"/><ref name="funk">{{cite interview|subject=Hayley Williams |subject2=Josh Farro |interviewer=Joshua Martin |title=ASL's Exclusive Interview With Paramore |date=June 26, 2007 |url=http://www.socialitelife.com/2007/06/26/asls_exclusive_interview_with_paramore.php |access-date=October 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019034755/http://www.socialitelife.com/2007/06/26/asls_exclusive_interview_with_paramore.php |archive-date=October 19, 2007 }}</ref>
Hayley Nichole Williams<ref name=PProfile>{{cite web|title=Hayley's Profile|access-date= August 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101063531/http://www.paramore.net/member/i/19150/|archive-date=January 1, 2011|url=http://www.paramore.net/member/i/19150/}}</ref><ref name=Iwasaki>{{cite news|last=Iwasaki|first=Scott|title=Paramore is ready for first 'official' tour|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700030226/Paramore-is-ready-for-first-official-tour.html|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|access-date=May 28, 2010|date=May 6, 2010|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070906/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700030226/Paramore-is-ready-for-first-official-tour.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> was born in [[Meridian, Mississippi]], on December 27, 1988, the daughter of Cristi and Joey Williams.<ref name="Hayley Williams Bio allmusic"/> She has two younger half-sisters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.11alive.com/news/article/180832/1/Paramores-Hayley-Williams-mom-engaged-after-surprise-proposal |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410040448/http://www.11alive.com/news/article/180832/1/Paramores-Hayley-Williams-mom-engaged-after-surprise-proposal |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 10, 2013 |title=Paramore's Hayley Williams' mom engaged after surprise proposal |first=Jaye |last=Watson |publisher=11alive.com |date=March 6, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/hayley-williams-takes-on-amy-winehouse-967808 | title =Hayley Williams takes on Amy Winehouse |first=Rick |last=Fulton |newspaper =[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] | date=February 1, 2008}}</ref> Her childhood neighbor was future [[NBA]] player [[Rodney Hood]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://uproxx.com/dimemag/rodney-hood-childhood-neighbor-hayley-williams-paramore/ |title=Rodney Hood Just Learned His Childhood Neighbor Was Hayley Williams |date=March 27, 2021 |first=Bill |last=DiFilippo |access-date=April 14, 2022 |work=[[Dime Magazine]]}}</ref> After her parents' divorce in 2002, when she was 13, she moved with her mother to [[Franklin, Tennessee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hayley Williams: The FLOWERS for VASES / descansos Interview Radio Station on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/station/hayley-williams-the-flowers-for-vases-descansos-interview/ra.1552481980 |access-date=November 5, 2022 |website=Apple Music |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-08-30-paramore_N.htm | title =Pop-punkers Paramore find a niche | author =[[Brian Mansfield]] | newspaper =[[USA Today]] | date =August 20, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1622094/paramore-kings-queen-south.jhtml | title =Paramore Are Set To Become The Kings And Queen Of The South |first=James |last=Montgomery |publisher=[[MTV]] | date =September 23, 2009}}</ref> It was here that she met future Paramore bandmates [[Josh Farro|Josh]] and [[Zac Farro]] at her new school.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/paramore-mn0000366681/biography|title=Paramore Biography|publisher=All Music|access-date=August 16, 2007}}</ref><ref name="AP 08">{{Cite news |last=Bayer |first=Jonah |title=Born for This |magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=February 2008| issue= 235}}</ref> Shortly after settling in Franklin, she began taking vocal lessons with Brett Manning.<ref name="siren">{{cite interview| subject= Hayley Williams| interviewer= David Walter| title= Youth Gone Wild| date= October 17, 2007| url= http://www.soundthesirens.com/zine/?p=2172| archive-url= https://archive.today/20130203075843/http://www.soundthesirens.com/zine/?p=2172| url-status= dead| archive-date= February 3, 2013| access-date= September 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Products by Brett Manning|url=http://justforsingers.com/products-by-brett-manning/|publisher=JustForSingers.com|access-date=January 20, 2013|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106184803/http://justforsingers.com/products-by-brett-manning|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="digital spy1">{{cite web|last=Lauren|first=Sexton|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/10-things-about/news/a452563/ten-things-about-paramore/|title=Ten Things About... Paramore|website=Digital Spy|date=January 22, 2013|access-date=November 4, 2017}}</ref> While still at school, she tried out for a local [[funk]] cover band called The Factory, where she met [[Jeremy Davis]].<ref name="AP 08" /><ref name="digital spy1"/><ref name="funk">{{cite interview|subject=Hayley Williams |subject2=Josh Farro |interviewer=Joshua Martin |title=ASL's Exclusive Interview With Paramore |date=June 26, 2007 |url=http://www.socialitelife.com/2007/06/26/asls_exclusive_interview_with_paramore.php |access-date=October 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019034755/http://www.socialitelife.com/2007/06/26/asls_exclusive_interview_with_paramore.php |archive-date=October 19, 2007 }}</ref>


== Career ==
== Music career ==
===2004–present: Paramore===
[[File:Hayleywilliamscrop.JPG|thumb|Williams performing on the [[Warped Tour]] in 2007]]
[[File:Hayleywilliamscrop.JPG|thumb|Williams performing on the [[Warped Tour]] in 2007]]
Williams was discovered in 2003 by managers Dave Steunebrink and Richard Williams, who signed the 14-year-old to a two-year production deal.<ref name="radio1045.iheart.com">{{cite web|url=http://radio1045.iheart.com/photos/bands/20-things-you-may-not-know-412279/#/9/23504863|title=20 Things You May Not Know About Hayley Williams}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="hitquarters">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_JeffHanson_Interview_Part2.html |title=Interview with Jeff Hanson |work=[[HitQuarters]] |date=September 20, 2010 |access-date=October 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103105151/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_JeffHanson_Interview_Part2.html |archive-date=November 3, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the time she was writing pop songs with songwriters in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]].<ref name="hitquarters" /> Williams was introduced to [[Atlantic Records]] A&R Tom Storms through Richard Williams' attorneys Jim Zumwalt and Kent Marcus, and then signed to the label by [[Jason Flom]].<ref name="digital spy1"/> The label's original plan for their new artist was to make her a solo pop artist, but Williams objected to this, saying that she wanted to be part of a band and play [[pop punk]] music.<ref name=thefader/><ref name="digital spy1"/><ref name="hitquarters.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Steve_Robertson_Interview.html |title=Interview With Steve Robertson |publisher=[[HitQuarters]] |date=November 9, 2009 |access-date=May 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416082717/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_Steve_Robertson_Interview.html |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Williams was discovered in 2003 by managers Dave Steunebrink and Richard Williams, who signed the 14-year-old to a two-year production deal.<ref name="radio1045.iheart.com">{{cite web|url=http://radio1045.iheart.com/photos/bands/20-things-you-may-not-know-412279/#/9/23504863|title=20 Things You May Not Know About Hayley Williams}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="hitquarters">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_JeffHanson_Interview_Part2.html |title=Interview with Jeff Hanson |work=[[HitQuarters]] |date=September 20, 2010 |access-date=October 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103105151/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_JeffHanson_Interview_Part2.html |archive-date=November 3, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the time she was writing pop songs with songwriters in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]].<ref name="hitquarters" /> Williams was introduced to [[Atlantic Records]] A&R Tom Storms through Richard Williams' attorneys Jim Zumwalt and Kent Marcus, and then signed to the label by [[Jason Flom]].<ref name="digital spy1"/> The label's original plan for their new artist was to make her a solo pop artist, but Williams objected to this, saying that she wanted to be part of a band and play [[pop punk]] music.<ref name=thefader/><ref name="digital spy1"/><ref name="hitquarters.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Steve_Robertson_Interview.html |title=Interview With Steve Robertson |publisher=[[HitQuarters]] |date=November 9, 2009 |access-date=May 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416082717/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_Steve_Robertson_Interview.html |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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[[File:Oklahoma City - Hayley Williams 001.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Williams performing in 2014]]
[[File:Oklahoma City - Hayley Williams 001.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Williams performing in 2014]]
Williams was honored with the "Trailblazer Award" in the 2014 ''Billboard'''s Women in Music Awards for making a unique mark in music and paving the way for other artists.<ref name="trailblazer" /> In 2015, Williams starred as the 'Crimson Curse' in [[Taylor Swift]]'s music video for her single, "[[Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)|Bad Blood]]", alongside sixteen other celebrities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20923092,00.html |title=Meet the A-List Cast Starring in Taylor Swift's New Music Video |date=May 17, 2015 |first=Maria |last=Yagoda |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=June 19, 2015 |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103057/http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20923092,00.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Along with band member and co-writer Taylor York, Williams was nominated for and won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song at the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards|2015 ceremony]] for the song "[[Ain't It Fun (Paramore song)|Ain't It Fun]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=2014&genre=31|title=2014 Grammy Award wins in rock|work=grammy.com|date=April 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/paramores_aint_it_fun_wins_grammy_for_best_rock_song |title=Paramore's "Ain't It Fun" wins Grammy for Best Rock Song |date=February 8, 2015 |first=Matt |last=Crane |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://people.com/awards/grammys-2015-aint-it-fun-by-paramore-wins-best-rock-song/ |title=Paramore Wins Grammy for Best Rock Song for 'Ain't It Fun' |date=February 8, 2015 |first=Lanford |last=Beard |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref> In July 2015, Williams won the [[Alternative Press Music Awards|APMA]] for Best Vocalist.<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine |author=John D. Luersson |date=September 20, 2013 |title=Zedd and Hayley Williams Go Behind 'Stay the Night' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/zedd-hayley-williams-20130919 |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619140502/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/zedd-hayley-williams-20130919 |archive-date=June 19, 2018 |access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/hayley_williams_wins_the_apma_for_best_vocalist |title=Hayley Williams wins the APMA for Best Vocalist |date=July 22, 2015 |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |access-date=December 30, 2015}}</ref>
Williams wrote and recorded the song "Teenagers", which was featured in [[Jennifer's Body#Soundtrack|the soundtrack]] for the feature film ''[[Jennifer's Body]]''. After the release of "Teenagers", Williams stated that she had no plans to establish herself as a solo artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.livejournal.com/paramoremusic/8164282.html?thread=191146682#t191146682 |title=Hayley addresses the solo song "Teenagers" |publisher=Community.livejournal.com |access-date=April 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727125457/http://community.livejournal.com/paramoremusic/8164282.html?thread=191146682 |archive-date=July 27, 2009 }}</ref> In 2010, she appeared on the tracks [[Airplanes (song)|"Airplanes"]] and "Airplanes, Part II" from [[alternative hip hop|alternative rapper]] [[B.o.B]]'s debut album, ''[[B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray]]''.<ref name=mtv20100419>{{cite web |last=Roberts |first=Steven |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637371/20100419/eminem.jhtml |title=B.o.B's 'Airplanes (Part II),' Featuring Eminem And Hayley Williams, Hits The Net |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=April 19, 2010 |access-date=July 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.10700 |title=B.o.B. f. Eminem & Hayley Williams [Paramore&#93; – Airplanes Pt. 2 &#124; New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2010 |magazine=HipHopDX |date=April 19, 2010 |access-date=May 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611080725/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.10700 |archive-date=June 11, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bob-presents-the-adventures-of-bobby-ray-mw0001974824|title=B.o.B B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray review|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> When it was released as a single, "Airplanes" peaked within the top ten in nineteen countries, including the number one position in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Herrera |title=Song of the Day: "Airplanes" by B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams|publisher=westword|url=http://www.westword.com/music/song-of-the-day-airplanes-by-bob-featuring-hayley-williams-5719623|access-date= July 2, 2017}}</ref><ref name=grammy>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/files/53rdpresslist113010.pdf |title=53rd Grammy Awards – Final Nomination List |publisher=[[Grammy]] |access-date=December 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214033514/http://www.grammy.com/files/53rdpresslist113010.pdf |archive-date=December 14, 2010 }}</ref>

[[Electronic dance music|EDM]] producer [[Zedd (musician)|Zedd]] and Williams collaborated on the track "[[Stay the Night (Zedd song)|Stay the Night]]", from his debut studio album, ''[[Clarity (Zedd album)|Clarity]]'',<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/zedd-hayley-williams-20130919 |title=Zedd and Hayley Williams Go Behind 'Stay the Night' |date=September 20, 2013 |author=John D. Luersson |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=December 19, 2017 |archive-date=June 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619140502/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/zedd-hayley-williams-20130919 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Hayley Williams Says Zedd Helped Her Find Her Inner Emo|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1714221/hayley-williams-zedd-stay-the-night/|access-date=November 15, 2014|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=September 17, 2013}}</ref> which was released in 2013. Williams was honored with the "Trailblazer Award" in the 2014 ''Billboard'''s Women in Music Awards for making a unique mark in music and paving the way for other artists.<ref name="trailblazer"/> In 2015, Williams starred as the 'Crimson Curse' in [[Taylor Swift]]'s music video for her single, "[[Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)|Bad Blood]]", alongside sixteen other celebrities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20923092,00.html |title=Meet the A-List Cast Starring in Taylor Swift's New Music Video |date=May 17, 2015 |first=Maria |last=Yagoda |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=June 19, 2015 |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103057/http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20923092,00.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Along with band member and co-writer Taylor York, Williams was nominated for and won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song at the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards|2015 ceremony]] for the song "[[Ain't It Fun (Paramore song)|Ain't It Fun]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=2014&genre=31|title=2014 Grammy Award wins in rock|work=grammy.com|date=April 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/paramores_aint_it_fun_wins_grammy_for_best_rock_song |title=Paramore's "Ain't It Fun" wins Grammy for Best Rock Song |date=February 8, 2015 |first=Matt |last=Crane |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://people.com/awards/grammys-2015-aint-it-fun-by-paramore-wins-best-rock-song/ |title=Paramore Wins Grammy for Best Rock Song for 'Ain't It Fun' |date=February 8, 2015 |first=Lanford |last=Beard |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref> In July 2015, Williams won the [[Alternative Press Music Awards|APMA]] for Best Vocalist.<ref name="rollingstone"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/hayley_williams_wins_the_apma_for_best_vocalist |title=Hayley Williams wins the APMA for Best Vocalist |date=July 22, 2015 |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |access-date=December 30, 2015}}</ref> In 2019, she collaborated with [[American Football (band)|American Football]] on the song "Uncomfortably Numb", which appeared on [[American Football (2019 album)|the band's third self-titled studio album]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/american-football-american-football-lp3/ |title=American Football: American Football (LP3) |date=March 21, 2019 |first=Ian |last=Cohen |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en |access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>


In a 2019 interview with ''[[Odet|l'Odet]]'', Williams was asked if she would "stay in Paramore for a long time" and answered, "In moving forward, if the three of us are happy, then we will just do whatever we want to do. If that means collaborating with each other, bringing other friends in to collaborate{{emdash}}there are seven band members when we tour. We're all friends and we all make music in different parts, together. So I feel like, yes, I want to be in Paramore... I've been in a band with them since I was 12. I don't think the band is going anywhere. As long as we're friends, the band just is. It's just in us."<ref>{{Cite web |title=hayley williams |url=https://l-odet.com/hayley |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=l'Odet |language=en-US |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120103023/https://l-odet.com/hayley |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In a 2019 interview with ''[[Odet|l'Odet]]'', Williams was asked if she would "stay in Paramore for a long time" and answered, "In moving forward, if the three of us are happy, then we will just do whatever we want to do. If that means collaborating with each other, bringing other friends in to collaborate{{emdash}}there are seven band members when we tour. We're all friends and we all make music in different parts, together. So I feel like, yes, I want to be in Paramore... I've been in a band with them since I was 12. I don't think the band is going anywhere. As long as we're friends, the band just is. It's just in us."<ref>{{Cite web |title=hayley williams |url=https://l-odet.com/hayley |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=l'Odet |language=en-US |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120103023/https://l-odet.com/hayley |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2019–present: Solo career===
Williams wrote and recorded the song "Teenagers", which was featured in [[Jennifer's Body#Soundtrack|the soundtrack]] for the feature film ''[[Jennifer's Body]]''. After the release of "Teenagers", Williams stated that she had no plans to establish herself as a solo artist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hayley addresses the solo song "Teenagers" |url=http://community.livejournal.com/paramoremusic/8164282.html?thread=191146682#t191146682 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727125457/http://community.livejournal.com/paramoremusic/8164282.html?thread=191146682 |archive-date=July 27, 2009 |access-date=April 26, 2010 |publisher=Community.livejournal.com}}</ref> In 2010, she appeared on the tracks [[Airplanes (song)|"Airplanes"]] and "Airplanes, Part II" from [[alternative hip hop|alternative rapper]] [[B.o.B]]'s debut album, ''[[B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray]]''.<ref name="mtv20100419">{{cite web |last=Roberts |first=Steven |date=April 19, 2010 |title=B.o.B's 'Airplanes (Part II),' Featuring Eminem And Hayley Williams, Hits The Net |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637371/20100419/eminem.jhtml |access-date=July 4, 2010 |publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 19, 2010 |title=B.o.B. f. Eminem & Hayley Williams [Paramore&#93; – Airplanes Pt. 2 &#124; New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2010 |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.10700 |url-status=dead |magazine=HipHopDX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611080725/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.10700 |archive-date=June 11, 2010 |access-date=May 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=B.o.B B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bob-presents-the-adventures-of-bobby-ray-mw0001974824 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> When it was released as a single, "Airplanes" peaked within the top ten in nineteen countries, including the number one position in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news |last=Herrera |first=Dave |title=Song of the Day: "Airplanes" by B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams |publisher=westword |url=http://www.westword.com/music/song-of-the-day-airplanes-by-bob-featuring-hayley-williams-5719623 |access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref><ref name="grammy">{{cite web |title=53rd Grammy Awards – Final Nomination List |url=http://www.grammy.com/files/53rdpresslist113010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214033514/http://www.grammy.com/files/53rdpresslist113010.pdf |archive-date=December 14, 2010 |access-date=December 4, 2010 |publisher=[[Grammy]]}}</ref> [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] producer [[Zedd (musician)|Zedd]] and Williams collaborated on the track "[[Stay the Night (Zedd song)|Stay the Night]]", from his debut studio album, ''[[Clarity (Zedd album)|Clarity]]'',<ref name="rollingstone" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Montgomery |first=James |date=September 17, 2013 |title=Hayley Williams Says Zedd Helped Her Find Her Inner Emo |publisher=[[MTV]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1714221/hayley-williams-zedd-stay-the-night/ |access-date=November 15, 2014}}</ref> which was released in 2013. In 2019, she collaborated with [[American Football (band)|American Football]] on the song "Uncomfortably Numb", which appeared on [[American Football (2019 album)|the band's third self-titled studio album]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Ian |date=March 21, 2019 |title=American Football: American Football (LP3) |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/american-football-american-football-lp3/ |access-date=November 27, 2019 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en}}</ref>


In December 2019, on her 31st birthday, Williams announced she would be releasing solo music in 2020, with a "taste" of it to come in January. Flyers consisting of a picture of Williams under the title ''[[Petals for Armor]]'' began appearing in several US cities and abroad. Her debut solo single "[[Simmer (song)|Simmer]]" was released on January 22, 2020, with its accompanying music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/hayley-williams-petal-for-armor-simmer-release-date/|title=Hayley Williams reveals Petals For Armor song title with latest teaser|work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|last=Campbell|first=Rachel|date=January 20, 2020|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/paramore-hayley-williams-to-release-solo-music.html|title=Whoa, Well She Never Meant to Brag, But Paramore's Hayley Williams Is Going Solo|last=Ivie|first=Devon|date=December 28, 2019|website=Vulture|access-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/hayley-williams-new-music-release-date-petals-for-armor-paramore-tour-a9273431.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/hayley-williams-new-music-release-date-petals-for-armor-paramore-tour-a9273431.html |archive-date=May 9, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Hayley Williams announces release date for new solo music |date=January 7, 2020 |first=Annabel |last=Nugent |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> That same day Williams announced that her debut studio album, ''[[Petals for Armor]]'', would be released on May 8, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/paramore-hayley-williams-announces-debut-solo-album-shares-new-song-listen/ |title=Paramore's Hayley Williams Announces Debut Solo Album, Shares New Song: Listen |first=Matthew |last=Strauss |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=January 22, 2020 |access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref> It was later revealed that she would release an EP, ''[[Petals for Armor I]]'', on February 6, 2020, in an interview with [[Zane Lowe]] on [[Apple Music]]. On March 19, she announced that she was postponing the release of the second half of the EP, and instead released the song "Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris" featuring [[boygenius]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/hayley-williams-shares-new-song-with-boygenius-listen/ |title=Hayley Williams Shares New Song With boygenius |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=March 19, 2020 |first=Madison |last=Bloom |language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>
In December 2019, on her 31st birthday, Williams announced she would be releasing solo music in 2020, with a "taste" of it to come in January. Flyers consisting of a picture of Williams under the title ''[[Petals for Armor]]'' began appearing in several US cities and abroad. Her debut solo single "[[Simmer (song)|Simmer]]" was released on January 22, 2020, with its accompanying music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/hayley-williams-petal-for-armor-simmer-release-date/|title=Hayley Williams reveals Petals For Armor song title with latest teaser|work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|last=Campbell|first=Rachel|date=January 20, 2020|access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/paramore-hayley-williams-to-release-solo-music.html|title=Whoa, Well She Never Meant to Brag, But Paramore's Hayley Williams Is Going Solo|last=Ivie|first=Devon|date=December 28, 2019|website=Vulture|access-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/hayley-williams-new-music-release-date-petals-for-armor-paramore-tour-a9273431.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/hayley-williams-new-music-release-date-petals-for-armor-paramore-tour-a9273431.html |archive-date=May 9, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Hayley Williams announces release date for new solo music |date=January 7, 2020 |first=Annabel |last=Nugent |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> That same day Williams announced that her debut studio album, ''[[Petals for Armor]]'', would be released on May 8, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/paramore-hayley-williams-announces-debut-solo-album-shares-new-song-listen/ |title=Paramore's Hayley Williams Announces Debut Solo Album, Shares New Song: Listen |first=Matthew |last=Strauss |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=January 22, 2020 |access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref> It was later revealed that she would release an EP, ''[[Petals for Armor I]]'', on February 6, 2020, in an interview with [[Zane Lowe]] on [[Apple Music]]. On March 19, she announced that she was postponing the release of the second half of the EP, and instead released the song "Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris" featuring [[boygenius]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/hayley-williams-shares-new-song-with-boygenius-listen/ |title=Hayley Williams Shares New Song With boygenius |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=March 19, 2020 |first=Madison |last=Bloom |language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>
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In 2015, she launched the online beauty and music series ''Kiss-Off'' on Popular TV.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2015/03/hayley-williams-to-host-new-online-tv.html|title=Alter The Press!: Hayley Williams To Host a New Online TV Show|work=alterthepress.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/72871-hayley-williams-launches-kiss-off-beauty-and-music-video-series-see-10-of-the-paramore-singers |title=Hayley Williams Launches 'Kiss-Off' Beauty And Music Video Series — See 10 Of The Paramore Singer's Best Punk Pixie Looks |date=March 31, 2015 |first=Amy |last=Sciaretto |work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref>
In 2015, she launched the online beauty and music series ''Kiss-Off'' on Popular TV.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2015/03/hayley-williams-to-host-new-online-tv.html|title=Alter The Press!: Hayley Williams To Host a New Online TV Show|work=alterthepress.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/72871-hayley-williams-launches-kiss-off-beauty-and-music-video-series-see-10-of-the-paramore-singers |title=Hayley Williams Launches 'Kiss-Off' Beauty And Music Video Series — See 10 Of The Paramore Singer's Best Punk Pixie Looks |date=March 31, 2015 |first=Amy |last=Sciaretto |work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref>

In 2016, after over four years of planning, Williams launched the hair dye company Good Dye Young alongside her hair and makeup artist Brian O'Connor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fanning Andrews|first=Arden|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/hayley-williams-paramore-hair-evolution|title=Paramore's Hayley Williams Breaks Down Her Hair Evolution With Longtime Stylist Brian O'Connor|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|date=October 17, 2022|access-date=October 21, 2022}}</ref><ref name="racked.com">{{cite web|first=Elana|last=Fishman |url=https://www.racked.com/2017/10/20/16500164/hayley-williams-hair-beauty-interview|title=Paramore's Hayley Williams On the Healing Power of Hair Color|publisher=[[Vox Media, Inc.]]|date=October 20, 2017|access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/hayley_williams_launches_hair_dye_company |title=Hayley Williams launches hair dye company |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |number=720665370365968385 |title=Let's start back in summer of 2011… |user=gooddyeyoung}}</ref> The colors offered by the company included an orange called Riot, a pink called Ex-Girl, a blue called Blue Ruin, a yellow called Steal My Sunshine, a red called Rock Lobster, a purple called PPL Eater, a green called Kowabunga, a teal called Narwhal, and a black called None More Black.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gooddyeyoung.com/|title=Gooddyeyoung|website=Gooddyeyoung.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com/news/article_page/Hayley_Williams_launches_hair_dye_brand_Good_Dye_Young/116398|title=Cosmetics Business: Hayley Williams launches hair dye brand Good Dye Young|website=Cosmeticsbusiness.com}}</ref> The dyes are vegan and cruelty-free.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gooddyeyoung.com/customer-service-faq/|title=Good Dye Young: General FAQs|website=gooddyeyoung.com}}</ref> In 2017, Good Dye Young launched a temporary hair dye line that disappears after one wash called Poser Paste,<ref name="racked.com"/><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Lisa|last=Bowman |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/paramores-hayley-williams-is-launching-temporary-hair-colour-pastes-2148097|title=Paramore's Hayley Williams is launching temporary hair colour pastes|magazine=[[NME]]|date=October 7, 2017|access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Isis|last=Briones |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/beauty/7990191/hayley-williams-temporary-hair-dye-line-details|title=Hayley Williams Launches Temporary Hair Dye Line Just in Time for Halloween|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=October 6, 2017|access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref> and in May 2020, they released Lighter Daze, a range of five semi-permanent pastel colors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/style/beauty/good-dye-young-pastel-collection-lighter-daze/ |title=Good Dye Young are releasing five new pastel shades in time for your quarantine makeover |date=April 2, 2020 |first=Sophie |last=Thompson |access-date=April 14, 2022 |website=PopBuzz.com}}</ref>


In 2019, Williams posted an [[Instagram]] story about the 2018 [[Pool Kids]] album ''Music to Practice Safe Sex to'', saying that Paramore had wished they sounded like that 15 years earlier. The widely seen post brought more attention to the new and relatively unknown Pool Kids.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galil |first=Leor |date=March 7, 2020 |title=After a critical breakthrough, two members of Florida emo mathletes Pool Kids decamp to Chicago |url=http://chicagoreader.com/music/after-a-critical-breakthrough-two-members-of-florida-emo-mathletes-pool-kids-decamp-to-chicago/ |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=Chicago Reader |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2019, Williams posted an [[Instagram]] story about the 2018 [[Pool Kids]] album ''Music to Practice Safe Sex to'', saying that Paramore had wished they sounded like that 15 years earlier. The widely seen post brought more attention to the new and relatively unknown Pool Kids.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galil |first=Leor |date=March 7, 2020 |title=After a critical breakthrough, two members of Florida emo mathletes Pool Kids decamp to Chicago |url=http://chicagoreader.com/music/after-a-critical-breakthrough-two-members-of-florida-emo-mathletes-pool-kids-decamp-to-chicago/ |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=Chicago Reader |language=en-US}}</ref>
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In March 2021, Williams announced her collaboration with Tea Huntress, a tea manufacturer in Nashville. Two new blends are available as part of the collaboration, called Bloom and Alibi. A portion of each sale will be donated to Thistle Farms, an organization that helps women survivors of trafficking, abuse, and addiction.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Riddell|first=Rose|date=March 19, 2021|title=Hayley Williams announces Tea Huntress collaboration.|url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/hayley-williams/17477|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=Coup De Main Magazine|language=en}}</ref>
In March 2021, Williams announced her collaboration with Tea Huntress, a tea manufacturer in Nashville. Two new blends are available as part of the collaboration, called Bloom and Alibi. A portion of each sale will be donated to Thistle Farms, an organization that helps women survivors of trafficking, abuse, and addiction.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Riddell|first=Rose|date=March 19, 2021|title=Hayley Williams announces Tea Huntress collaboration.|url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/hayley-williams/17477|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=Coup De Main Magazine|language=en}}</ref>

===2016-present: Good Dye Young===
In 2016, after over four years of planning, Williams launched the hair dye company Good Dye Young alongside her hair and makeup artist Brian O'Connor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fanning Andrews|first=Arden|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/hayley-williams-paramore-hair-evolution|title=Paramore's Hayley Williams Breaks Down Her Hair Evolution With Longtime Stylist Brian O'Connor|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|date=October 17, 2022|access-date=October 21, 2022}}</ref><ref name="racked.com">{{cite web|first=Elana|last=Fishman |url=https://www.racked.com/2017/10/20/16500164/hayley-williams-hair-beauty-interview|title=Paramore's Hayley Williams On the Healing Power of Hair Color|publisher=[[Vox Media, Inc.]]|date=October 20, 2017|access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/hayley_williams_launches_hair_dye_company |title=Hayley Williams launches hair dye company |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |number=720665370365968385 |title=Let's start back in summer of 2011… |user=gooddyeyoung}}</ref> The colors offered by the company included an orange called Riot, a pink called Ex-Girl, a blue called Blue Ruin, a yellow called Steal My Sunshine, a red called Rock Lobster, a purple called PPL Eater, a green called Kowabunga, a teal called Narwhal, and a black called None More Black.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gooddyeyoung.com/|title=Gooddyeyoung|website=Gooddyeyoung.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com/news/article_page/Hayley_Williams_launches_hair_dye_brand_Good_Dye_Young/116398|title=Cosmetics Business: Hayley Williams launches hair dye brand Good Dye Young|website=Cosmeticsbusiness.com}}</ref> The dyes are vegan and cruelty-free.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gooddyeyoung.com/customer-service-faq/|title=Good Dye Young: General FAQs|website=gooddyeyoung.com}}</ref> In 2017, Good Dye Young launched a temporary hair dye line that disappears after one wash called Poser Paste,<ref name="racked.com"/><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Lisa|last=Bowman |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/paramores-hayley-williams-is-launching-temporary-hair-colour-pastes-2148097|title=Paramore's Hayley Williams is launching temporary hair colour pastes|magazine=[[NME]]|date=October 7, 2017|access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Isis|last=Briones |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/beauty/7990191/hayley-williams-temporary-hair-dye-line-details|title=Hayley Williams Launches Temporary Hair Dye Line Just in Time for Halloween|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=October 6, 2017|access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref> and in May 2020, they released Lighter Daze, a range of five semi-permanent pastel colors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/style/beauty/good-dye-young-pastel-collection-lighter-daze/ |title=Good Dye Young are releasing five new pastel shades in time for your quarantine makeover |date=April 2, 2020 |first=Sophie |last=Thompson |access-date=April 14, 2022 |website=PopBuzz.com}}</ref>


== Artistry ==
== Artistry ==

Revision as of 02:51, 20 November 2023

Hayley Williams
Williams performing in April 2023
Williams performing in April 2023
Background information
Born (1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 35)
Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
OriginFranklin, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • businesswoman
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • guitar
Years active2003–present
Labels
Member ofParamore
Spouse
(m. 2016; div. 2017)
Websitehayleywilliams.com

Hayley Nichole Williams (born December 27, 1988) is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock band Paramore, in which she also plays the keyboards.

Williams was born and raised in Meridian, Mississippi. Her parents divorced when she was 13 and she moved with her mother to Franklin, Tennessee, where she later formed Paramore alongside Josh Farro, Zac Farro, and Jeremy Davis. Paramore has released six studio albums: All We Know Is Falling (2005), Riot! (2007), Brand New Eyes (2009), Paramore (2013), After Laughter (2017), and This Is Why (2023). It has featured a continuously changing line-up (currently consisting of Williams, Zac Farro, and Taylor York) with Williams being the only member to appear on all six albums.

Williams' non-Paramore musical work includes the song "Teenagers" for the soundtrack of the film Jennifer's Body (2009) and collaborations with The Chariot, October Fall, New Found Glory, Set Your Goals, and Zedd. In 2010, she was featured on the single "Airplanes" by B.o.B. It peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and sequel to the song, "Airplanes, Part II", featured new verses from B.o.B. and a guest verse from Eminem with Williams' vocals remaining. This gained a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. In 2023, she featured on Taylor Swift's re-recording of her 2010 album Speak Now on the track "Castles Crumbling". She has also released the solo EPs Petals for Armor I (2020) and Petals for Armor II (2020), the subsequent full-length solo album Petals for Armor (2020), and her second solo album Flowers for Vases / Descansos (2021).

Williams' other ventures include the music series Kiss-Off and the hair dye company Good Dye Young.

Early life

Hayley Nichole Williams[10][11] was born in Meridian, Mississippi, on December 27, 1988, the daughter of Cristi and Joey Williams.[3] She has two younger half-sisters.[12][13] Her childhood neighbor was future NBA player Rodney Hood.[14] After her parents' divorce in 2002, when she was 13, she moved with her mother to Franklin, Tennessee.[15][16][17] It was here that she met future Paramore bandmates Josh and Zac Farro at her new school.[18][19] Shortly after settling in Franklin, she began taking vocal lessons with Brett Manning.[20][21][22] While still at school, she tried out for a local funk cover band called The Factory, where she met Jeremy Davis.[19][22][23]

Music career

2004–present: Paramore

Williams performing on the Warped Tour in 2007

Williams was discovered in 2003 by managers Dave Steunebrink and Richard Williams, who signed the 14-year-old to a two-year production deal.[24][25] At the time she was writing pop songs with songwriters in Nashville.[25] Williams was introduced to Atlantic Records A&R Tom Storms through Richard Williams' attorneys Jim Zumwalt and Kent Marcus, and then signed to the label by Jason Flom.[22] The label's original plan for their new artist was to make her a solo pop artist, but Williams objected to this, saying that she wanted to be part of a band and play pop punk music.[4][22][26]

Atlantic decided to go along with her wishes, and she then formed Paramore with Josh Farro, Zac Farro, and Jeremy Davis.[25] The music of Paramore was originally supposed to come out on Atlantic Records, but the label's marketing department decided it would be better for the image of the band to not have them attached to a huge label. They instead released their music through a "cooler" niche label, Fueled by Ramen.[25] According to Williams, the name "Paramore" came from the maiden name of the mother of one of their first bass players.[27] Once the group learned the meaning of the homophone "paramour" ("secret lover"), they decided to adopt the name, using the Paramore spelling.[22][28] The band's debut album, All We Know Is Falling, was released in 2005 when Hayley was only 16 years old. Paramore has since released five more studio albums, Riot! (2007), Brand New Eyes (2009), the self-titled Paramore (2013), After Laughter (2017) and This Is Why (2023). In June 2009, the band welcomed Taylor York (rhythm guitar) as an official member, although he had already been playing as a touring member with the band since 2007. In December 2010, Josh and Zac Farro left the band. The news was posted by Williams on Paramore's website, with Josh later posting a blog post confirming their departure, calling the group "a manufactured product of a major label, riding on the coattails of 'Hayley's dream'".[29][30]

Williams performing in 2010

In 2006, Paramore toured outside of the US for the first time, which included a headline tour of the UK and supporting post-hardcore rock band The Blackout on the Give It A Name Festival in Europe.[31] The following year, she and the rest of Paramore made an appearance in the music video for "Kiss Me" by New Found Glory.[32] In the 2007 Kerrang! Readers' Poll, she finished second to Evanescence's Amy Lee in the "Sexiest Female" category,[33] going on to win the first place spot for "Sexiest Female" a year later in the 2008 poll,[34] and again in the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 poll. She also appears as a playable character in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour after completing "Misery Business" in the vocalist campaign.[35][36][37]

Williams performing in 2014

Williams was honored with the "Trailblazer Award" in the 2014 Billboard's Women in Music Awards for making a unique mark in music and paving the way for other artists.[38] In 2015, Williams starred as the 'Crimson Curse' in Taylor Swift's music video for her single, "Bad Blood", alongside sixteen other celebrities.[39] Along with band member and co-writer Taylor York, Williams was nominated for and won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song at the 2015 ceremony for the song "Ain't It Fun".[40][41][42] In July 2015, Williams won the APMA for Best Vocalist.[43][44]

In a 2019 interview with l'Odet, Williams was asked if she would "stay in Paramore for a long time" and answered, "In moving forward, if the three of us are happy, then we will just do whatever we want to do. If that means collaborating with each other, bringing other friends in to collaborate—there are seven band members when we tour. We're all friends and we all make music in different parts, together. So I feel like, yes, I want to be in Paramore... I've been in a band with them since I was 12. I don't think the band is going anywhere. As long as we're friends, the band just is. It's just in us."[45]

2019–present: Solo career

Williams wrote and recorded the song "Teenagers", which was featured in the soundtrack for the feature film Jennifer's Body. After the release of "Teenagers", Williams stated that she had no plans to establish herself as a solo artist.[46] In 2010, she appeared on the tracks "Airplanes" and "Airplanes, Part II" from alternative rapper B.o.B's debut album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray.[47][48][49] When it was released as a single, "Airplanes" peaked within the top ten in nineteen countries, including the number one position in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.[50][51] EDM producer Zedd and Williams collaborated on the track "Stay the Night", from his debut studio album, Clarity,[43][52] which was released in 2013. In 2019, she collaborated with American Football on the song "Uncomfortably Numb", which appeared on the band's third self-titled studio album.[53]

In December 2019, on her 31st birthday, Williams announced she would be releasing solo music in 2020, with a "taste" of it to come in January. Flyers consisting of a picture of Williams under the title Petals for Armor began appearing in several US cities and abroad. Her debut solo single "Simmer" was released on January 22, 2020, with its accompanying music video.[54][55][56] That same day Williams announced that her debut studio album, Petals for Armor, would be released on May 8, 2020.[57] It was later revealed that she would release an EP, Petals for Armor I, on February 6, 2020, in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music. On March 19, she announced that she was postponing the release of the second half of the EP, and instead released the song "Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris" featuring boygenius.[58]

In January 2021, Williams started teasing a project titled Flowers for Vases / Descansos.[59][60] She unofficially released the single "My Limb" by giving a CD with the track on it to a dedicated fan.[61] Williams released the album on February 5, 2021.[62] On June 5, 2023, it was announced that Williams would be featured on Taylor Swift's upcoming re-recorded album, Speak Now (Taylor's Version), on the song "Castles Crumbling".[63][64]

Business ventures

Williams performing at Rock im Park in 2013

In March 2013, Williams announced she was partnering with MAC Cosmetics for the release of a new makeup collection on April 9, 2013.[65][66] The four-piece collection included a bright orange lipstick, an orange nail polish, a shimmery coral eye shadow and a beauty powder.[67] Hayley appeared on the April 2013 cover of Nylon magazine to promote Paramore's self-titled album.[68][69] In October, she partnered with the Hard Rock Café's PINKTOBER charity campaign to raise awareness and funding for breast cancer and its research.[70][71]

In 2015, she launched the online beauty and music series Kiss-Off on Popular TV.[72][73]

In 2019, Williams posted an Instagram story about the 2018 Pool Kids album Music to Practice Safe Sex to, saying that Paramore had wished they sounded like that 15 years earlier. The widely seen post brought more attention to the new and relatively unknown Pool Kids.[74]

In November 2020, Williams released a candle in collaboration with home fragrance brand Apothekeco.[75]

In March 2021, Williams announced her collaboration with Tea Huntress, a tea manufacturer in Nashville. Two new blends are available as part of the collaboration, called Bloom and Alibi. A portion of each sale will be donated to Thistle Farms, an organization that helps women survivors of trafficking, abuse, and addiction.[76]

2016-present: Good Dye Young

In 2016, after over four years of planning, Williams launched the hair dye company Good Dye Young alongside her hair and makeup artist Brian O'Connor.[77][78][79][80] The colors offered by the company included an orange called Riot, a pink called Ex-Girl, a blue called Blue Ruin, a yellow called Steal My Sunshine, a red called Rock Lobster, a purple called PPL Eater, a green called Kowabunga, a teal called Narwhal, and a black called None More Black.[81][82] The dyes are vegan and cruelty-free.[83] In 2017, Good Dye Young launched a temporary hair dye line that disappears after one wash called Poser Paste,[78][84][85] and in May 2020, they released Lighter Daze, a range of five semi-permanent pastel colors.[86]

Artistry

Influences

Williams cites a wide range of musical acts as her influences such as Björk, NSYNC, Jimmy Eat World, Saves the Day, mewithoutYou, Radiohead, The Cure, Talking Heads, Fleetwood Mac, No Doubt, Slick Shoes, The Chariot, Now, Now, New Found Glory, Fireworks, Set Your Goals, Tegan and Sara, H2O, Lemuria, and The Swellers.[10][failed verification] She has also noted her admiration for female singers such as Christina Aguilera,[87] Debbie Harry, Emily Haines, Siouxsie Sioux, Gwen Stefani, Beyoncé, and Brody Dalle.[88]

Voice

Williams is a soprano with a four-octave range.[89] Emilee Lindner of MTV News has noted her ability to sing in the whistle register,[90] and Maura Johnston of Rolling Stone her "acrobatic" singing style.[91] Williams has a notable falsetto capability; shown many times in the bridge of Decode when she performs it live. Alternative Press wrote that Williams "has more charisma than singers twice her age, and her band aren't far behind in their chops, either."[92] Singer-songwriter John Mayer praised Williams's voice in an October 2007 blog post, calling her "The great orange hope" (her hair being orange at the time).[93][94]

Personal life

Williams performing in January 2018

Williams has identified as Christian and regularly discusses her faith in relation to her music, but has often criticized the judgmental nature of some Christians.[95] The Farro brothers cited differing attitudes on faith as contributing to their exit from Paramore.[96]

In late 2007, Williams began dating New Found Glory lead guitarist Chad Gilbert.[97] They became engaged on Christmas Day in 2014,[98][99] and were married on February 20, 2016.[100] They formally announced that they had separated on July 1, 2017, with Gilbert's infidelity later being revealed as the reason,[101] and their divorce was finalized by the end of the year.[102][103] In September 2022, Williams confirmed she was dating her Paramore bandmate Taylor York.[104]

Williams previously publicized her decisions not to smoke, drink alcohol, or use recreational drugs, though she now drinks alcohol.[105][106] She has been vocal about her experiences with depression, which caused her to briefly leave Paramore in mid-2015.[107] In a 2019 interview, she openly discussed depression, mental health, and her divorce.[108] In a 2020 interview, she revealed she had suicidal thoughts but did not act on them.[109] In a 2021 interview, she discussed how she had been impacted by generational trauma and revealed that she has been seeing a therapist since 2018.[110] In a 2023 interview, she revealed that she had been diagnosed with PTSD in 2018.[111]

In 2015, Williams responded to feminist criticism of Paramore's breakout song "Misery Business", citing her youth and inexperience as a contributing factor to the song's allegedly misogynistic lyrics. In a blog post, she described herself as "a proud feminist [...] just maybe not a perfect one".[112]

In 2020, following the George Floyd protests, Williams temporarily handed control of her Instagram account to Nashville-based activist group Teens4Equality to highlight their work in relation to the Black Lives Matter movement.[113]

In 2021, Williams announced that she would be abandoning her personal social media accounts due to her need for boundaries between her public and private life and her desire to "spend more time looking up and out, rather than down". She directed her fans to instead follow Paramore's official accounts, which remain highly active.[114] She later returned to using Instagram, but disabled the ability to leave comments on her posts.[115]

In 2022, Williams endorsed Democratic nominee Beto O'Rourke in the Texas gubernatorial election.[116]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[117]
AUS
[118]
AUT
[119]
BEL
(FL)

[120]
GER
[121]
IRE
[122]
NZ
[123]
POR
[124]
SCO
[125]
UK
[126]
Petals for Armor 18 6 51 117 24 38 24 21 1 4
Flowers for Vases / Descansos
  • Released: February 5, 2021[59]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, LP
189
[128]
18 92

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Heat.

[129]
UK
DL

[126]
Petals for Armor I
  • Released: February 6, 2020[130]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
19
Petals for Armor II
  • Released: April 21, 2020[131]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
91
Petals for Armor: Self-Serenades
  • Released: December 18, 2020[132]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: Digital download, 10" EP, streaming
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.

[133]
US
Rock

[134]
SCO
[135]
UK
Sales

[136]
"Simmer" 2020 21 10 54 1 Petals for Armor
"Leave It Alone" 39
"Dead Horse"[137][138] 36
"Teardrop"[139] 2021 non-album singles
"Colour Me In"[140]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing album name and year released
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[141]
AUS
[118]
AUT
[119]
CAN
[142]
GER
[121]
IRE
[122]
ITA
[143]
NZ
[123]
SWI
[144]
UK
[126]
"Airplanes"
(B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams)
2010 2 2 2 2 8 2 10 1 5 1 B.o.B Presents:
The Adventures of Bobby Ray
"Stay the Night"
(Zedd featuring Hayley Williams)
2013 18 11 20 22 15 8 13 20 56 2 Clarity
"Vicious Love"
(New Found Glory featuring Hayley Williams)
2015 Resurrection: Ascension
"Bury It"
(Chvrches featuring Hayley Williams)
2016 Every Open Eye
"Uncomfortably Numb"[155]
(American Football featuring Hayley Williams)
2019 American Football
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Charting songs from Hayley Williams
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[141]
US
Alt.
Dig.

[156]
US
Rock
Dig.

[157]
AUS
[158]
CAN
[142]
GRE
[159]
NZ
[160]
UK
Stream

[161]
WW
[162]
"Rainbow Connection"[163]
(with Weezer)
2011 13 23 Muppets: The Green Album
"My Limb" 2021 [A] Flowers for Vases / Descansos
"Castles Crumbling"
(Taylor Swift featuring Hayley Williams)
2023 31 33 42 87 30 54 30 Speak Now (Taylor's Version)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Keep Dreaming Upside Down"[165] 2006 October Fall A Season in Hell
"Then Came to Kill"[166] 2007 The Chariot The Fiancée
"The Church Channel"[167] Say Anything In Defense of the Genre
"Plea"[168] Say Anything, Kenny Vasoli
"Fallen"[169] 2008 Death in the Park Death in the Park EP
"Tangled Up"[170]
2009 New Found Glory Not Without a Fight
"The Few That Remain"[171] Set Your Goals This Will Be the Death of Us
"Teenagers"[172] Jennifer's Body: Music from the Motion Picture
"Airplanes, Part II"[47] 2010 B.o.B, Eminem B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
"Fallen"[173] Death in the Park Death in the Park
"Rainbow Connection"[163] 2011 Weezer Muppets: The Green Album
"Fox's Dream of the Log Flume"[174] 2012 MewithoutYou Ten Stories
"All Circles"[174] MewithoutYou, Daniel Smith
"Babe"[175] What's Eating Gilbert Nashville Session
"What's His Name"[176] Domestikated Five Minutes in Timeout!
"Wearing Your Ring"[177] 2015 What's Eating Gilbert That New Sound You're Looking For
"As U Wave"[178] 2017 HalfNoise The Velvet Face EP
"Nineteen"[179] Tegan and Sara Tegan and Sara Present The Con X: Covers
"Castles Crumbling (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)"[63][64] 2023 Taylor Swift Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

Notes

  1. ^ "My Limb" did not enter the New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 40 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart.[164]

Filmography

Podcast host

Podcasts hosted by Hayley Williams
Year Title Role
2022 Everything Is Emo Host[180]

Awards and nominations

Accolades for Hayley Williams
Year Association Category Work Result
2007 Kerrang Readers' Poll 2007 Sexiest Female[33] Herself Nominated
2008 Kerrang Readers' Poll 2008 Won
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica Premio Fashionista 2008[181] Won
MTV Video Music Brazil Best International Act 2008[182][183] Won
2009 Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica Premio Fashionista 2009[184] Won
Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 Sexiest Female[24] Won
Kerrang Readers' Poll 2009 Won
2010 Kerrang Readers' Poll 2010 Won
2010 MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year[185] "Airplanes" (featuring Hayley Williams)B.o.B Nominated
Best Hip-Hop Video[185] Nominated
Best Collaboration[186] Nominated
Teen Choice Awards 2010 Hook Up Song[187] Won
52nd Annual Grammy Awards Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media[188] "Decode" – Williams, Josh Farro and Taylor York Nominated
2011 Kerrang Readers' Poll 2011 Sexiest Female[24] Herself Won
37th People's Choice Awards Favorite Song[189] "Airplanes" (featuring Hayley Williams) – B.o.B Nominated
BET Awards 2011 Video of the Year[186] Nominated
Best Collaboration[186] Nominated
53rd Annual Grammy Awards Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals[51] "Airplanes, Part II" (featuring Hayley Williams and Eminem) – B.o.B Nominated
2012 Kerrang Readers' Poll 2012 Sexiest Female[190] Herself Won
NME Awards 2012 Hottest Female[190] Nominated
Kerrang! Awards 2012 Nominated
Tweeter of the Year[190] Won
2013 Kerrang! Awards 2013 Hottest Female[191] Nominated
2014 Alternative Press Music Awards 2014 Best Singer[192]
iHeartRadio Music Awards EDM Song of the Year[193] "Stay the Night" (featuring Hayley Williams)Zedd
MTV Video Music Awards 2014 Best Editing[194]
MTV Clubland Award[195] Won
Billboard Women in Music Trailblazer Award[38] Herself
2015 57th Annual Grammy Awards Best Rock Song[196] "Ain't It Fun" – Williams and Taylor York
Kerrang! Awards 2015 Best Tweeter[197] Herself
Alternative Press Music Awards 2015 Best Vocalist[198]
2020 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Alternative[199]

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