Hayley Williams

Hayley Nichole Williams{{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/}}{{cite news|last=Iwasaki|first=Scott|title=Paramore is ready for first 'official' tour|url=https://www.deseret.com/2010/5/7/20113342/paramore-is-ready-for-first-official-tour/|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=live}} was born in Meridian, Mississippi, on December 27, 1988, the daughter of Cristi and Joey Williams. She has two younger half-sisters.{{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 }}{{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 | date=February 1, 2008}} Her childhood neighbor was future NBA player Rodney Hood.{{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}} After her parents' divorce in 2002, when she was 13, she moved with her mother to Franklin, Tennessee.{{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}}{{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}}{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1622094/paramore-kings-queen-south.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121091952/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1622094/paramore-kings-queen-south.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 21, 2011 | title =Paramore Are Set To Become The Kings And Queen Of The South |first=James |last=Montgomery |publisher=MTV | date =September 23, 2009}} It was here that she met future Paramore bandmates Josh and Zac Farro at her new school.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/paramore-mn0000366681/biography|title=Paramore Biography|publisher=All Music|access-date=August 16, 2007}}{{Cite news |last=Bayer |first=Jonah |title=Born for This |magazine=Alternative Press|date=February 2008| issue= 235}} Shortly after settling in Franklin, she began taking vocal lessons with Brett Manning.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} While still at school, she tried out for a local funk cover band called The Factory, where she met future Paramore bandmate Jeremy Davis.{{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 }}

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Williams was discovered in 2003 by managers Dave Steunebrink and Richard Williams, who signed the 14-year-old to a two-year production deal.{{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 }}{{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 }} At the time she was writing pop songs with songwriters in Nashville. 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. 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.{{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 }}

Atlantic decided to go along with her wishes, and she then formed Paramore with Josh Farro, Zac Farro, and Jeremy Davis. 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. According to Williams, the name "Paramore" came from the maiden name of the mother of one of their first bass players.{{cite interview| subject= Paramore| title= Hello My Name Is| url= http://www.paramore.net/video| access-date= June 11, 2009| archive-date= April 9, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080409202902/http://www.paramore.net/video| url-status= dead}} Once the group learned the meaning of the homophone "paramour" ("secret lover"), they decided to adopt the name, using the Paramore spelling.{{cite interview |subject=Josh Farro |subject2=Hayley Williams |subject3= Jeremy Davis| interviewer=cathyreay |title= Interview With Paramore |date=July 14, 2007| url=http://www.europunk.net/interviews/173 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413210756/http://www.europunk.net/interviews/173 | archive-date=April 13, 2009 |access-date=June 9, 2011}} 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'".{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/dec/23/ex-paramore-members-slam-hayley-williams |title=Ex-Paramore members slam Hayley Williams |date=December 23, 2010 |first=Sean |last=Michaels |work=The Guardian |access-date=April 14, 2022}}{{cite magazine|last=Karan|first=Tim|date=December 22, 2010|title=Josh Farro "finally tells the truth" about Paramore|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/josh_and_zac_farro_finally_tell_the_truth_about_paramore/|url-status=dead|magazine=Alternative Press|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025120/https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/josh_and_zac_farro_finally_tell_the_truth_about_paramore/|archive-date=November 7, 2017|access-date=November 4, 2017}}File:Hayleywilliamshtc.JPG in July 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.{{cite magazine|first=Paul|last=Stokes |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/paramore-124-1312093|title=Paramore announce Wembley Arena date live onstage in London|magazine=NME|date=September 8, 2009|access-date=October 22, 2017}} The following year, she and the rest of Paramore made an appearance in the music video for "Kiss Me" by New Found Glory.{{cite web |title=Kiss Me by New Found Glory | website=YouTube | date=September 18, 2007 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGRWxoJtQP0 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/AGRWxoJtQP0| archive-date=October 30, 2021|access-date=April 11, 2009}}{{cbignore}} In the 2007 Kerrang! Readers' Poll, she finished second to Evanescence's Amy Lee in the "Sexiest Female" category,{{Cite news |title=Kerrang! 2007 Readers' Poll |magazine=Kerrang! |date= December 12, 2007 }} going on to win the first place spot for "Sexiest Female" a year later in the 2008 poll,{{Cite news| title= Kerrang! 2008 Readers' Poll| magazine= Kerrang!| date= December 10, 2008 }} 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.{{cite magazine|title=20 things you should know about Paramore|magazine=NME|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/20-things-you-should-know-about-paramore-1428640 |date=October 5, 2009 |access-date=August 30, 2017}}{{cite news|author=Lee Wilson|title=Top 5 Best Paramore Songs|publisher=Redbull|url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/top-5-best-paramore-song |date=February 21, 2017 |access-date= July 2, 2017}}{{cite news|title=Guitar Hero World Tour Full Song List|publisher=lifewire.com|url=https://www.lifewire.com/guitar-hero-world-tour-song-list-3562662|access-date=August 30, 2017}}

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. In 2015, Williams starred as the 'Crimson Curse' in Taylor Swift's music video for her single, "Bad Blood", alongside sixteen other celebrities.{{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|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}} 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".{{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}}{{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 |access-date=August 30, 2017}}{{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 |access-date=August 30, 2017}} In July 2015, Williams won the APMA for Best Vocalist.{{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}}{{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 |access-date=December 30, 2015}}

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{{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."{{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 }}

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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.{{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}} 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.{{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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422132931/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637371/20100419/eminem.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 22, 2010 |access-date=July 4, 2010 |publisher=MTV}}{{cite magazine |date=April 19, 2010 |title=B.o.B. f. Eminem & Hayley Williams [Paramore] – Airplanes Pt. 2 | 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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}{{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}} EDM producer Zedd and Williams collaborated on the track "Stay the Night", from his debut studio album, Clarity,{{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/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206030705/http://www.mtv.com/news/1714221/hayley-williams-zedd-stay-the-night/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 6, 2014 |access-date=November 15, 2014}} 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.{{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 |language=en}}

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.{{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|last=Campbell|first=Rachel|date=January 20, 2020|access-date=January 21, 2020}}{{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}}{{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}} That same day Williams announced that her debut studio album, Petals for Armor, would be released on May 8, 2020.{{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 |date=January 22, 2020 |access-date=April 14, 2022}} 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.{{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 |date=March 19, 2020 |first=Madison |last=Bloom |language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020}} A solo tour in promotion of the album was postponed from May 2020 then canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last1=Chan |first1=Anna |title=Paramore’s Hayley Williams Cancels Solo Tour Amid Coronavirus Pandemic |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/hayley-williams-cancels-petals-for-armor-tour-dates/ |access-date=3 January 2025 |work=Billboard Magazine |date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230220112/https://www.billboard.com/pro/hayley-williams-cancels-petals-for-armor-tour-dates/ |archive-date=30 December 2024 |url-status=live}} In December 2024, Williams announced plans to play the cancelled shows in 2025.{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=Hayley Williams Hints That First-Ever Solo Tour Might Finally Happen in 2025 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hayley-williams-hints-first-ever-solo-tour-2025-1235220194/ |access-date=3 January 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=28 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102105135/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hayley-williams-hints-first-ever-solo-tour-2025-1235220194/ |archive-date=2 January 2025 |url-status=live}}

In January 2021, Williams started teasing a project titled Flowers for Vases / Descansos.{{cite magazine |last1=Shaffer |first1=Claire |title=Hayley Williams Teases New Album 'Flowers for Vases / Descansos' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hayley-williams-flowers-for-vases-descansos-1123758/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=February 4, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://flowersforvases.com/|title=Flowers for Vases|website=flowersforvases.com|access-date=January 23, 2021}} She unofficially released the single "My Limb" by giving a CD with the track on it to a dedicated fan.{{cite magazine |last1=Blistein |first1=Jon |title=Hayley Williams Let a Fan 'Leak' Her New Song 'My Limb' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hayley-williams-new-song-my-limb-fan-leak-1120965/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=February 13, 2021 |language=en |date=January 29, 2021}} Williams released the album on February 5, 2021.{{cite web |title=FLOWERS for VASES / descansos | website=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3JSvIZCtxK4fUywBK41129?si=ObTtS7_OQ464TAQmFZG3fA |access-date=February 13, 2021 |language=en}} On June 5, 2023, it was announced that Williams would be featured on Taylor Swift's re-recorded album, Speak Now (Taylor's Version), on the song "Castles Crumbling".{{cite web|first=Matthew|last=Strauss|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/taylor-swift-reveals-hayley-williams-and-fall-out-boy-features-on-new-speak-now-taylors-version-tracklist/|title=Taylor Swift Reveals Hayley Williams and Fall Out Boy Features on New Speak Now (Taylor's Version) Tracklist|work=Pitchfork|date=June 5, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023}}{{cite web|first=Joy|last=Ashford|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/06/05/taylor-swift-speak-now-paramore-hayley-williams-fall-out-boy/70289937007/|title=Taylor Swift shares new 'Speak Now' track list, enlists Hayley Williams and Fall Out Boy|work=USA Today|date=June 6, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023}}

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In March 2013, Williams announced she was partnering with MAC Cosmetics for the release of a new makeup collection on April 9, 2013.{{cite web|last=Cruz|first=Araceli|title=Paramore's Hayley Williams Joins Forces With MAC Cosmetics |url=https://www.fuse.tv/2013/03/paramore-hayley-williams-joins-forces-with-mac-cosmetics |access-date=November 2, 2017 |publisher=Fuse.tv |date=March 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516222821/https://www.fuse.tv/2013/03/paramore-hayley-williams-joins-forces-with-mac-cosmetics|archive-date=May 16, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Sheehan|first=Katie|title=Hayley Williams of Paramore Partners With MAC|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,10410829,00.html|access-date=April 9, 2013|newspaper=Artistdirect|date=March 14, 2013|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923232203/http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,10410829,00.html|url-status=dead}} The four-piece collection included a bright orange lipstick, an orange nail polish, a shimmery coral eye shadow and a beauty powder.{{cite web |title=M.A.C.'s New Flaming Hot Hayley Williams Collection |url=http://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/news/a22834/hayley-williams-mac-collection/ |work=Elle |date=March 11, 2013 |first=Taylor |last=Barringer |access-date=April 25, 2017}} Hayley appeared on the April 2013 cover of Nylon magazine to promote Paramore's self-titled album.{{cite web |title=Star Spotting: Paramore's Hayley Williams' Nylon Cover Is Frameable Art |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2303722/hayley-williams-nylon-cover-photo/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117084033/http://www.mtv.com/news/2303722/hayley-williams-nylon-cover-photo/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |publisher=MTV |date=March 18, 2013 |access-date=April 14, 2022}}{{cite magazine|url=https://nylon.com/articles/hayley-williams-paramore-nylon-cover|title=Nylon + Hayley Williams|magazine=Nylon|date=March 18, 2013|access-date=November 2, 2017}} In October, she partnered with the Hard Rock Café's PINKTOBER charity campaign to raise awareness and funding for breast cancer and its research.{{cite web |url=http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/entertainment/news/a23449/hayley-williams-pinktober-hard-rock-cafe/ |title=Hayley Williams launches Hard Rock Café's PINKTOBER campaign |publisher=Cosmopolitan |website=cosmopolitan.co.uk |date=October 12, 2013 |first=Rebecca |last=Twomey |access-date=April 14, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hard-rock-goes-pink-worldwide-this-october-225083462.html|title=Hard Rock Goes PINK Worldwide This October|publisher=PR Newswire Association LLC.|date=September 24, 2013|access-date=November 4, 2017}}

In 2015, she launched the online beauty and music series Kiss-Off on Popular TV.{{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}}{{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 |access-date=April 14, 2022}}

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.{{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}}

In November 2020, Williams released a candle in collaboration with home fragrance brand Apothekeco.{{Cite magazine|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=November 24, 2020|title=Hayley Williams' 'Sanctuary' Could Be in Your Home With Her New Candle|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/hayley-williams-sanctuary-candle-9488902/|access-date=February 22, 2022|magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

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.{{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}}

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.{{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|date=October 17, 2022|access-date=October 21, 2022}}{{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}}{{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 |date=March 4, 2016}}{{cite tweet |number=720665370365968385 |title=Let's start back in summer of 2011… |user=gooddyeyoung}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.gooddyeyoung.com/|title=Gooddyeyoung|website=Gooddyeyoung.com}}{{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}} The dyes are vegan and cruelty-free.{{cite web|url=https://gooddyeyoung.com/customer-service-faq/|title=Good Dye Young: General FAQs|website=gooddyeyoung.com}} In 2017, Good Dye Young launched a temporary hair dye line that disappears after one wash called Poser Paste,{{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}}{{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 |date=October 6, 2017|access-date=November 2, 2017}} and in May 2020, they released Lighter Daze, a range of five semi-permanent pastel colors.{{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}}

Williams cites a wide range of musical acts as her influences including Debbie Harry, the Shangri-Las, Siouxsie Sioux, Gwen Stefani, Beyoncé, and Brody Dalle of the Distillers.{{cite web|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/18881/20141205/hayley-williams-inspired-beyonc%C3%A9-talks-strong-female-influences.htm|title=Hayley Williams Inspired By Beyoncé, Talks Other Strong Female Influences|work=Music Times|date=December 5, 2014|access-date=November 4, 2017}}

Williams is a soprano with a four-octave range.{{cite magazine |date=November 15, 2017 |title=50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-greatest-pop-punk-albums-w508222/paramore-riot-2007-w508246 |access-date=November 18, 2017 |first1=Christopher R. |last1=Weingarten |first2=Loer |last2=Galil |first3=Hank |last3=Shteamer |first4=Brittany |last4=Spanos |first5=Suzy |last5=Exposito |first6=Maria |last6=Sherman |first7=Kory |last7=Grow |first8=Dan |last8=Epstein |first9=Jason |last9=Diamond |first10=Pilot |last10=Viruet |archive-date=November 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118085820/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-greatest-pop-punk-albums-w508222/paramore-riot-2007-w508246 |url-status=dead }} Emilee Lindner of MTV News has noted her ability to sing in the whistle register,{{cite web|last=Lindner|first=Emilee|date=June 11, 2015|title=11 Pop Singers Who Can Hit Whistle Tones Like Mariah Carey|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2184061/whistle-tones-normani-kordei/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613233142/http://www.mtv.com/news/2184061/whistle-tones-normani-kordei/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2015|access-date=December 5, 2017|publisher=MTV}} and Maura Johnston of Rolling Stone her "acrobatic" singing style.{{cite magazine|last=Johnston|first=Maura|author-link=Maura Johnston |date=May 12, 2017|title=Review: Paramore's 'After Laughter' Triumphs Via Shiny Pop, Moody Lyrics|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-paramores-after-laughter-w482045|access-date=November 18, 2017|archive-date=May 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512191408/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-paramores-after-laughter-w482045|url-status=dead}} Alternative Press wrote in 2007 that Williams "has more charisma than singers twice her age, and her band aren't far behind in their chops, either."{{cite web|date=May 6, 2007|title=Bamboozle Recap: Day 1|url=http://altpress.com/news/747.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610010229/http://altpress.com/news/747.htm|archive-date=June 10, 2007|access-date=August 21, 2017|work=altpress.com}} 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).{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=John|date=October 27, 2007|title=Paramore|url=http://blog.honeyee.com/john/archives/2007/10/27/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080224031011/http://blog.honeyee.com/john/archives/2007/10/27/index.html|archive-date=February 24, 2008|access-date=November 1, 2007|publisher=honeyee.com}}{{cite web |title=Paramore's Hayley Williams is just one of the guys |date=August 22, 2008 |first=John |last=Soeder |url=http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2008/08/paramores_hayley_williams_is_j.html |website=cleveland.com}}

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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.{{cite news |last=Bendix |first=Trish |date=September 7, 2010 |title=An interview with tourmates Tegan Quin and Hayley Williams of Paramore |url=http://www.afterellen.com/people/2010/tegan-quin-and-hayley-williams |website=After Ellen |language=en-US |access-date=January 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314021035/http://www.afterellen.com/people/2010/tegan-quin-and-hayley-williams |archive-date=March 14, 2013}} The Farro brothers cited differing attitudes to faith as contributing to their exit from Paramore, with Josh Farro citing the lyrics of some songs in Brand New Eyes in particular, saying that they "contradicts [their] faith".{{cite news |last=Persaud |first=Trevor |date=December 27, 2010 |title=Disgruntled Rock Stars Cite Faith as a Reason for Leaving Band |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2010/december/disgruntled-rock-stars-cite-faith-as-reason-for-leaving.html |website=Christianity Today |language=en-US |access-date=February 10, 2016 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last1=Rey |first1=Ariel R. |title=Paramore's Former Guitarist Says Faith Led Him to Leave Band |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/paramores-former-guitarist-says-faith-led-him-to-leave-band.html |website=The Christian Post |language=en-US |date=April 20, 2011 |access-date=February 10, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/paramore-85-1297444|title=Josh Farro claims Paramore lyrics contradicted his faith|last=Parsons|first=Katie|website=NME|date=April 20, 2011}}

In late 2007, Williams began dating New Found Glory lead guitarist Chad Gilbert,{{Cite web |last1=Barlow |first1=Eve |date=May 6, 2020 |title=Hayley Williams on Paramore's Rockier Days and Her Solo Life |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/in-conversation-hayley-williams.html |work=Vulture |language=en-US |access-date=June 3, 2020}} though he was already married to Sherri DuPree, the lead singer of the rock band Eisley.{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=2020-05-08 |title=Hayley Williams on writing the brutally honest 'Dead Horse': "It was like digging up bones" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/hayley-williams-brutally-honest-dead-horse-digging-up-bones-2662436 |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Fu |first=Eddie |date=2020-05-08 |title=Hayley Williams Compares Writing About Divorce On "Dead Horse" To "Digging Up Bones" |url=https://genius.com/a/hayley-williams-compares-writing-about-divorce-on-dead-horse-to-digging-up-bones |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Genius |language=en}} They became engaged on Christmas Day in 2014,{{cite tweet |user=yelyahwilliams |number=550468178837766144 |title=hayley from Paramore on Twitter}}{{cite tweet |user=XChadballX |number=550468169148923904 |title=Popped the question on Christmas Day!}} and were married on February 20, 2016.{{cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=February 26, 2016 |title=Hayley Williams and Chad Gilbert Tie the Knot! See Official Wedding Photos |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/6890398/hayley-williams-chad-gilbert-wedding-photos |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |access-date=April 14, 2022}} They formally announced that they had separated on July 1, 2017, with Gilbert's infidelity later being revealed as the reason,{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-09-28/paramore-this-is-why-hayley-williams-emo|title=As emo nostalgia crests, Paramore returns, with a new sound and a healthy outlook|first=Suzy|last=Exposito|date=September 28, 2022|work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 12, 2023}} and their divorce was finalized by the end of the year.{{cite web |last=Hautman |first=Nicholas |date=July 1, 2017 |title=Paramore's Hayley Williams and New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert Split After One Year of Marriage |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/paramores-hayley-williams-husband-chad-gilbert-split-w490689 |work=Us Weekly |language=en-US |access-date=July 3, 2017}}{{Cite web |last=Cafolia |first=Anna |date=April 16, 2020 |title=Hayley Williams on channeling rage into her new era |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/48795/1/hayley-williams-petals-for-armor-interview |work=Dazed |language=en-US |access-date=June 14, 2020}} Williams's song, "Dead Horse", was inspired by their relationship and what she did to DuPree.{{Cite web |title=Dead Horse by Hayley Williams |url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/hayley-williams/dead-horse |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Songfacts}} In September 2022, Williams confirmed she was in a relationship with her Paramore bandmate Taylor York.{{Cite web |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Paramore: 'We realised this band isn't worth risking our health for' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/sep/29/paramore-hayley-williams-this-is-why-interview |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB |access-date=September 29, 2022}}

Williams previously publicized her decisions not to smoke, drink alcohol, or use recreational drugs, though she now drinks alcohol.{{cite web |title=Hayley Williams of Paramore | url = http://www.onelifeonechance.com/hayley-williams-of-paramore/ |website=One Life One Chance |language=en-US |date=August 10, 2010 |access-date=April 5, 2017 |format=video |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225501/http://www.onelifeonechance.com/hayley-williams-of-paramore/ |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last=Tavana |first=Art |date=March 5, 2015 |title=ATP! Lists: Five Reasons Hayley Williams Is A Role Model |url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2014/03/atp-lists-five-reasons-hayley-williams.html |website=Alter the Press |access-date=April 14, 2022}} She has been vocal about her experiences with depression, which caused her to briefly leave Paramore in mid-2015.{{cite magazine |last=Bell |first=Sadie |date=June 30, 2017 |title=Hayley Williams Reveals Her Mental Health Caused Her to Privately Leave Paramore in 2015 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7850104/hayley-williams-left-paramore-mental-health-fader-interview |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |access-date=February 11, 2020}} In a 2019 interview, she discussed depression, mental health, and her divorce.{{Cite web |title=hayley williams |url=https://www.l-odet.com/features/hayley-williams |website=l'Odet |language=en-US |access-date=June 7, 2022}} In a 2020 interview, she revealed she had suicidal thoughts but did not act on them.{{Cite web |author=Hayley Williams |date=February 3, 2020 |title=Hayley Williams – Hayley Williams and Zane Lowe "Petals for Armor I" Apple Music Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTuq6_bqUEk |website=YouTube |language=en-US |access-date=February 11, 2020}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Druke |first=Carolyn |date=February 9, 2021 |title=Hayley Williams Explains How She's Affected By Generational Trauma |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/hayley-williams-generational-trauma-flowers-for-vases/ |website=Uproxx |language=en-US |access-date=March 8, 2021}} In a 2023 interview, she revealed that she had been diagnosed with PTSD in 2018.{{Cite web |last=Campbell|first=Erica|date=February 10, 2023 |title=Paramore: "I hope no young female experiences the shit that I did" |url=https://www.nme.com/big-reads/paramore-cover-interview-2023-this-is-why-3396051 |website=NME|language=en-US |access-date=February 12, 2023}}

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".{{Cite magazine |last=Payne |first=Chris |date=June 2, 2015 |title=Paramore's Hayley Williams Is a 'Proud Feminist' Despite 'Misery Business' Lyrics |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6583179/paramore-hayley-williams-feminist-misery-business-blog-entry |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |access-date=May 4, 2020}}

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.{{Cite magazine |last=Bowenbank |first=Starr |date=October 8, 2021 |title=Hayley Williams Announces Social Media Exit: 'I Just Don't Want It Anymore' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9642957/hayley-william-social-media-exit/ |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |access-date=October 10, 2021}} She later returned to using Instagram, but disabled the ability to leave comments on her posts.{{Cite web |title=hayley (@yelyahwilliams) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/yelyahwilliams/ |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=www.instagram.com |language=en}}

Williams is politically vocal. 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.{{Cite web |last=Greenwood |first=Koltan |date=June 8, 2020 |title=Hayley Williams hands over her Instagram to a teen activist group for a day |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/hayley-williams-gives-teens-4-equality-her-instagram-for-a-day/ |work=Alternative Press |language=en-US |access-date=June 14, 2020}} In 2022, Williams endorsed Democratic nominee Beto O'Rourke in the Texas gubernatorial election.{{cite news |last1=Aguirre |first1=Priscilla |date=November 2, 2022 |title=Paramore's Hayley Williams supports Beto, slams Abbott in viral TikTok |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/paramore-hayley-backs-beto-17552540.php |newspaper=Mysa |language=en-US |access-date=December 29, 2022}} During a 2023 concert, Williams criticized supporters of Florida governor Ron DeSantis near the start of his presidential bid saying, "If you vote for Ron DeSantis, you're fucking dead to me."{{cite news |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=Hayley Williams Has Stark Warning For Fans Who Support This Republican Presidential Candidate |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/hayley-williams-paramore-warning-fans-support-ron-desantis-1235344652/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=Billboard Magazine |date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128160811/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/hayley-williams-paramore-warning-fans-support-ron-desantis-1235344652/ |archive-date=28 January 2025 |url-status=live}} At the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival, during the lead-up to that year's US presidential election, Williams made a statement slamming candidate Donald Trump and Project 2025, urging listeners to vote against the "Trump agenda," which the singer described as a dictatorship.{{cite news |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=Hayley Williams Slams Donald Trump, Project 2025 at iHeartRadio Fest: ‘Do You Want to Live in a Dictatorship?’ |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hayley-williams-donald-trump-project-2025-iheartmusic-fest-1235108690/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=Rolling Stone |date=21 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223123717/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hayley-williams-donald-trump-project-2025-iheartmusic-fest-1235108690/ |archive-date=23 February 2025 |url-status=live}}

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Category:1988 births

Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters

Category:American child singers

Category:American sopranos

Category:American women pop singers

Category:American women singer-songwriters

Category:American indie pop musicians

Category:American acoustic guitarists

Category:American pop guitarists

Category:American pop rock singers

Category:American rock songwriters

Category:American child pop musicians

Category:Child rock musicians

Category:Grammy Award winners

Category:Singers with a four-octave vocal range

Category:Living people

Category:Pop punk singers

Category:Singer-songwriters from Mississippi

Category:Singer-songwriters from Tennessee

Category:MTV Video Music Award winners

Category:NME Awards winners

Category:Paramore members

Category:People from Franklin, Tennessee

Category:Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee

Category:Musicians from Meridian, Mississippi

Category:American multi-instrumentalists

Category:21st-century American women singers

Category:American Christians

Category:American feminist musicians

Category:American women punk rock singers