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{{Short description|American singer and songwriter (born 1988)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Hayley Williams
| image             = ParamoreO2200423 (23 of 88) (52834479475) (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Williams performing in April 2023
| birth_name        = Hayley Nichole Williams
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|27}}
| birth_place       = [[Meridian, Mississippi]], U.S.
| occupations       = {{flatlist|
* Singer
* songwriter
* musician
}}
| years_active      = 2003–present
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Chad Gilbert]]|2016|2017|reason=divorced}}<!-- Do not add partners without a reliable source. We need solid evidence that they are in a relationship.  Any unsourced additions will be promptly removed. -->
| origin            = [[Franklin, Tennessee]], U.S.
| instruments       = {{flatlist|
* Vocals
* keyboards
* piano
* guitar<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument--->
}}
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Pop-punk]]
* [[emo]]
* [[pop rock]]
* [[alternative rock]]
* [[power pop]]
* [[art pop]]
* [[New wave music|new wave]]
* [[synth-pop]]
}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Fueled by Ramen]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
}}
| current_member_of = [[Paramore]]
}}

'''Hayley Nichole Williams''' (born December 27, 1988) is an American singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist and only constant member of the rock band [[Paramore]], which she co-founded in 2004.

Williams was born and raised in [[Meridian, Mississippi]]. Her parents divorced when she was 13. She then 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 (album)|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. Along with York, Williams won the 2015 [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song]] for the song "[[Ain't It Fun (Paramore song)|Ain't It Fun]]".

Williams' non-Paramore musical work includes the song "Teenagers" for the soundtrack of the film ''[[Jennifer's Body]]'' (2009) and collaborations with [[The Chariot (band)|The Chariot]], [[October Fall]], [[New Found Glory]], [[Set Your Goals (band)|Set Your Goals]], [[Zedd]], [[Moses Sumney]], and [[Turnstile (band)|Turnstile]]. In 2010, she was featured on the single "[[Airplanes (song)|Airplanes]]" by [[B.o.B]], which peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The 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 was featured on [[Taylor Swift]]'s re-recording of her 2010 album ''[[Speak Now (Taylor's Version)|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<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=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}}</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 [[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 | 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}}</ref> At her new school, she met future Paramore bandmates [[Josh Farro|Josh]] and [[Zac Farro]].<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 lessons with vocal coach 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, Williams tried out for a local [[funk]] cover band called The Factory, where she met future Paramore bandmate [[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>

== Music career ==
===2004–present: Paramore===
[[File:Hayleywilliamscrop.JPG|thumb|upright|Williams performing on the [[Warped Tour]] in [[Camden, New Jersey]], in August 2007|left]]
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>

Atlantic decided to go along with her wishes, and she then formed Paramore with [[Josh Farro]], [[Zac Farro]], and [[Jeremy Davis]].<ref name="hitquarters" /> 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]].<ref name="hitquarters" /> According to Williams, the name "Paramore" came from the maiden name of the mother of one of their first bass players.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Once the group learned the meaning of the homophone "[[wikt:paramour|paramour]]" ("secret lover"), they decided to adopt the name, using the ''Paramore'' spelling.<ref name="digital spy1" /><ref name="Euro">{{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}}</ref> 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 (album)|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'".<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 (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}}</ref>[[File:Hayleywilliamshtc.JPG|thumb|Williams performing on the [[Honda Civic Tour]] 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 (band)|The Blackout]] on the [[Give it a Name|Give It A Name Festival]] in Europe.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The following year, she and the rest of Paramore made an appearance in the music video for "[[Kiss Me (New Found Glory song)|Kiss Me]]" by [[New Found Glory]].<ref name="YouTube:NewFoundGlory">{{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}}</ref> In the 2007 ''[[Kerrang!]]'' Readers' Poll, she finished second to [[Evanescence]]'s [[Amy Lee]] in the "Sexiest Female" category,<ref name="Kerrang! '07">{{Cite news |title=Kerrang! 2007 Readers' Poll |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |date= December 12, 2007 }}</ref> going on to win the first place spot for "Sexiest Female" a year later in the 2008 poll,<ref name="Kerrang! '08">{{Cite news| title= Kerrang! 2008 Readers' Poll| magazine= [[Kerrang!]]| date= December 10, 2008 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

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>

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>

===2009–present: Solo career===
[[File:Oklahoma City - Hayley Williams 001.jpg|thumb|upright|Williams performing [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]], in August 2014|left]]
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 |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]]}}</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/ |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}}</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> A solo tour in promotion of the album was postponed from May 2020 then canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> In December 2024, Williams announced plans to play the cancelled shows in 2025.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In January 2021, Williams started teasing a project titled ''[[Flowers for Vases / Descansos]]''.<ref name="RS">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://flowersforvases.com/|title=Flowers for Vases|website=flowersforvases.com|access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref> She unofficially released the single "My Limb" by giving a CD with the track on it to a dedicated fan.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Williams released the album on February 5, 2021.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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".<ref name="Castles Crumbling1">{{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 (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=June 5, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Castles Crumbling2">{{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}}</ref> Along with [[Dev_Hynes#Blood_Orange|Blood Orange]], Williams provided vocals on the [[Turnstile (band)|Turnstile]] track "Seein' Stars", which released on April 30, 2025 ahead of their new album ''[[Never Enough (Turnstile album)|Never Enough]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Werthman |first1=Christine |title=Turnstile Shares New Video & Songs Featuring Vocals From Dev Hynes & Paramore's Hayley Williams: Listen |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/turnstile-new-songs-hayley-williams-dev-hynes-1235959117/ |access-date=10 May 2025 |work=[[Billboard Magazine]] |date=30 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250504094411/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/turnstile-new-songs-hayley-williams-dev-hynes-1235959117/ |archive-date=4 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> On June 5, 2025, in a [[Brooklyn]] show celebrating said album's release, she joined Turnstile onstage for a live performance of the song.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |url=https://www.kerrang.com/turnstile-brooklyn-new-york-live-under-the-k-bridge-park-paramore-hayley-williams-seein-stars |date=June 6, 2025 |title=Watch Turnstile perform SEEIN' STARS with Hayley Williams |last=Garner |first=Emily |access-date=June 6, 2025}}</ref> Williams collaborated with [[Moses Sumney]] on his song "I Like It I Like It", which released on May 8, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Hayley Williams Receives National Dance Institute Honor, Teases Moses Sumney Collab |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2306194/hayley-williams-receives-national-dance-institute-honor-teases-moses-sumney-collab/news/ |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=[[Stereogum]] |date=30 April 2025 |url-status=live |archive-date=1 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501034112/https://www.stereogum.com/2306194/hayley-williams-receives-national-dance-institute-honor-teases-moses-sumney-collab/news/}}</ref> In June 2025, it was announced that Williams will appear on [[David Byrne]]'s upcoming album, entitled ''[[Who Is the Sky?]]'', which is set to release on September 5, 2025.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/david-byrne-announces-tour-and-new-album-shares-video-for-new-song-watch/ |date=June 10, 2025 |magazine=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=June 10, 2025 |title=David Byrne Announces Tour and New Album, Shares Video for New Song: Watch |last=Corcoran |first=Nina}}</ref>

== Business ventures ==
[[File:RiP2013 Paramore Hayley Williams 0003.jpg|thumb|Williams performing at [[Rock im Park]] in [[Nuremberg]], Germany, 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.<ref>{{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 channel)|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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> The four-piece collection included a bright orange lipstick, an orange nail polish, a shimmery coral eye shadow and a beauty powder.<ref>{{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 (magazine)|Elle]] |date=March 11, 2013 |first=Taylor |last=Barringer |access-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> Hayley appeared on the April 2013 cover of ''[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]'' magazine to promote Paramore's self-titled album.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://nylon.com/articles/hayley-williams-paramore-nylon-cover|title=Nylon + Hayley Williams|magazine=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]|date=March 18, 2013|access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref> In October, she partnered with the Hard Rock Café's PINKTOBER charity campaign to raise awareness and funding for breast cancer and its research.<ref>{{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 (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] |website=cosmopolitan.co.uk |date=October 12, 2013 |first=Rebecca |last=Twomey |access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</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 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 November 2020, Williams released a candle in collaboration with home fragrance brand Apothekeco.<ref>{{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 (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2021, Williams announced her collaboration with Tea Huntress, a tea manufacturer in Nashville. Two new blends were available as part of the collaboration, called Bloom and Alibi. A portion of each sale was donated to Thistle Farms, an organisation 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 ==
=== Musical style and influences ===
Throughout her career, her musical style has been described as [[pop-punk]],<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Mikael|last=Wood|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hayley-williams-leads-revamped-paramore-in-first-show-in-almost-a-year-20120815|title=Hayley Williams Leads Revamped Paramore in First Show in Almost a Year|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=August 15, 2012|access-date=April 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005151801/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hayley-williams-leads-revamped-paramore-in-first-show-in-almost-a-year-20120815|archive-date=October 5, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Hayley Williams Bio allmusic">{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Leahey|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hayley-williams-mn0000364537|title=Hayley Williams Bio|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 10, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250415210123/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hayley-williams-mn0000364537|archive-date=April 15, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="billboard genres">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7793135/paramore-best-rock-band-21st-century-after-laughter|title=Is Paramore the Best Popular Rock Band of the 21st Century? (Staff Debate)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 5, 2017|access-date=July 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721021722/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7793135/paramore-best-rock-band-21st-century-after-laughter|archive-date=July 21, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[emo]],<ref name="Hayley Williams Bio allmusic"/><ref name="thefader">{{cite magazine|first=Alex|last=Frank|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/06/29/paramore-hayley-williams-cover-story-interview|title=Paramore's Hayley Williams has been an icon of an entire generation's angst. Now, at 28, she's finding she has her own unrest to deal with.|magazine=[[The Fader]]|issue=110 July/Aug 2017|access-date=June 10, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507085715/https://www.thefader.com/2017/06/29/paramore-hayley-williams-cover-story-interview|archive-date=May 7, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="theguardian071130">{{cite news|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/14/paramore-review-o2-arena-london-hayley-williams|title=Paramore review – slick stadium pop act just as earnest as when they were emo|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=January 14, 2018|access-date=June 10, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607125042/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/14/paramore-review-o2-arena-london-hayley-williams|archive-date=June 7, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[pop rock]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Eddie|last=Fu|url=https://consequence.net/2017/04/paramore-announce-new-album-after-laughter-share-video-for-buoyant-single-hard-times-watch/|title=Paramore announce new album, After Laughter, share video for buoyant single "Hard Times" — watch|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=April 20, 2017|access-date=June 10, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502140229/https://consequence.net/2017/04/paramore-announce-new-album-after-laughter-share-video-for-buoyant-single-hard-times-watch/|archive-date=May 2, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="hotpress genres">{{cite magazine|first=Lucy|last=O'Toole|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/album-review-hayley-williams-petals-armor-22815027|title=Album Review: Hayley Williams, Petals for Armor|magazine=[[Hot Press]]|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref name="billboard genres"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Collar|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/paramore-mw0002479086|title=Review: ''Paramore''|work=[[AllMusic]]|date=April 7, 2013|access-date=June 10, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403195417/https://www.allmusic.com/album/paramore-mw0002479086|archive-date=April 3, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[power pop]],<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Dannii|last=Leivers|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/paramore-after-laughter|title=Paramore "After Laughter"|magazine=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|date=May 15, 2017|access-date=June 10, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817163445/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/paramore-after-laughter|archive-date=August 17, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> [[art pop]],<ref name="hotpress genres"/> [[New wave music|new wave]],<ref name="theguardian071130"/> [[synth-pop]],<ref name="billboard genres"/> and [[indie pop]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ghq.wuft.org/2021/02/23/on-this-self-defined-prequel-to-her-debut-album-petals-for-armor-hayley-williams-explores-a-quieter-softer-sound-while-reciting-love-letters-to-a-dead-relationship/|title=Hayley Williams Lets Go in Her Sophomore Solo Album|work=GHQ|date=February 23, 2021|access-date=June 10, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320181521/https://ghq.wuft.org/2021/02/23/on-this-self-defined-prequel-to-her-debut-album-petals-for-armor-hayley-williams-explores-a-quieter-softer-sound-while-reciting-love-letters-to-a-dead-relationship/|archive-date=March 20, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> Williams cites a wide range of musical acts as her influences including [[Björk]], [[Debbie Harry]], [[the Shangri-Las]], [[Siouxsie Sioux]], [[Gwen Stefani]], [[Beyoncé]], and [[Brody Dalle]] of [[the Distillers]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="FarOutWilliamsBjörk">{{cite web
 | last = Taysom
 | first = Joe
 | title = Björk “changed everything” for Paramore’s Hayley Williams
 | website = Far Out Magazine
 | date = 27 February 2023
 | url = https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bjork-changed-everything-paramore-hayley-williams/
 | access-date = 19 June 2025
}}</ref>

=== Voice ===
Williams is a soprano with a four-octave [[vocal range|range]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref> Emilee Lindner of [[MTV News]] has noted her ability to sing in the [[whistle register]],<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> and [[Maura Johnston]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' her "acrobatic" singing style.<ref>{{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}}</ref> ''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."<ref name="Bamboozle Recap: Day 1">{{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}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
[[File:Paramore - The O2 - Friday 12th January 2018 DSC03892ParamoreO2Jan18 (25112971897).jpg|thumb|Williams performing at [[The O2]], in [[London]], in January 2018|left]]
Williams has identified as [[Christians|Christian]] and regularly discusses her faith in relation to her music, but has often criticized the judgmental nature of some Christians.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

In late 2007, Williams began dating [[New Found Glory]] lead guitarist [[Chad Gilbert]],<ref>{{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}}</ref> though he was already married to [[Sherri DuPree]], the lead singer of the rock band [[Eisley]].<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{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}}</ref> They became engaged on Christmas Day in 2014,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=yelyahwilliams |number=550468178837766144 |title=hayley from Paramore on Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=XChadballX |number=550468169148923904 |title=Popped the question on Christmas Day!}}</ref> and were married on February 20, 2016.<ref>{{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}}</ref> They formally announced that they had separated on July 1, 2017, with Gilbert's infidelity later being revealed as the reason,<ref>{{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}}</ref> and their divorce was finalized by the end of the year.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> Williams's song, "Dead Horse", was inspired by their relationship and what she did to DuPree.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{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}}</ref> In September 2022, Williams confirmed she was in a relationship with her Paramore bandmate [[Taylor York]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Williams previously publicized her decisions not to smoke, drink alcohol, or use recreational drugs, though she now drinks alcohol.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> She has been vocal about her experiences with depression, which caused her to briefly leave Paramore in mid-2015.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In a 2019 interview, she discussed depression, mental health, and her divorce.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In a 2020 interview, she revealed she had [[Suicidal ideation|suicidal thoughts]] but did not act on them.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In a 2023 interview, she revealed that she had been diagnosed with [[Post-traumatic stress disorder|PTSD]] in 2018.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In 2015, Williams responded to [[Feminism|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".<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> She later returned to using Instagram, but disabled the ability to leave comments on her posts.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2022, Williams endorsed [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[Beto O'Rourke]] in the [[2022 Texas gubernatorial election|Texas gubernatorial election]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> During a 2023 concert, Williams criticized supporters of Florida governor [[Ron DeSantis]] near the start of [[Ron DeSantis 2024 presidential campaign|his presidential bid]] saying, "If you vote for Ron DeSantis, you're fucking dead to me."<ref>{{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}}</ref> At the [[iHeartRadio Music Festival#2024|2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival]], during the lead-up to that year's [[2024 United States presidential election|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.<ref>{{cite magazine |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 |magazine=[[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}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{See also|Paramore discography}}

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected details
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="US-albums">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/hayley-williams/chart-history/tlp/|title=Hayley Williams – Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="ARIA">{{cite web |title=Discography Hayley Williams |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hayley+Williams |work=Hung Medien |publisher=australian-charts.com |access-date=January 15, 2021 }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT">{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hayley+Williams|title=Hayley Williams Austrian Charts|publisher=Austriancharts.at|access-date=February 15, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL<br>(FL)]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hayley+Williams|title=Discografie Hayley Williams|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Hayley+Williams|title=Discographie von Hayley Williams|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment Charts]]|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Irish Albums Chart|IRE]]<br><ref name="IRL">{{cite web |url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hayley+Williams |title=Discografy Hayley Williams |publisher=irishcharts.com |access-date=February 15, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br><ref name="NZ">Peaks in New Zealand:
*All except noted:{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hayley+Williams|title=charts.nz – Hayley Williams NZ Peaks|website=charts.nz|access-date=February 15, 2021}}
*''Petals for Armor'':{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2020-05-15|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=May 18, 2020|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|POR]]<br><ref name="Portugal">{{cite web |url=https://portuguesecharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hayley+Williams |title=Discografy Hayley Williams |publisher=portuguesecharts.com |access-date=September 21, 2022 }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Scottish Albums Chart|SCO]]<br /><ref>
*For ''Petals for Armor'': {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20200515/40/|title=Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 15 May 2020 – 21 May 2020|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=May 15, 2020}}
*For ''Flowers for Vases / Descansos'': {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20210917/40/|title=Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 17 September 2021 – 23 September 2021|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/49805/hayley-williams/|title=Hayley Williams > Full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Petals for Armor]]''
|
* Released: May 8, 2020<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hayley-williams-petals-for-armor-simmer-940942 |title=Hayley Williams announces solo LP 'Petals for Armor,' shares 'Simmer' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=January 22, 2020 |access-date=January 23, 2020 |author=Shaffer, Claire}}</ref>
* Label: [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
* Formats: CD, digital download, [[streaming media|streaming]], LP, cassette
| 18 || 6 || 51 || 117 || 24 || 38 || 24 || 21 || 1 || 4
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Flowers for Vases / Descansos]]''
|
* Released: February 5, 2021<ref name="RS"/>
* Label: Atlantic
* Formats: Digital download, streaming, LP
| 189 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 18 || 92
|}

===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+ List of extended plays, with selected details
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Heatseekers Albums|US<br>Heat.]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/hayley-williams/chart-history/tln/|title=Hayley Williams – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK<br />DL]]<br /><ref name="UK" />
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Petals for Armor I]]''
|
* Released: February 6, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTuq6_bqUEk |title=Hayley Williams – Hayley Williams and Zane Lowe "Petals for Armor I" Apple Music Interview |via=YouTube |date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref>
* Label: Atlantic
* Format: Digital download, streaming
| 19 || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Petals for Armor II]]''
|
* Released: April 21, 2020<ref name="iheart">{{cite web |url=https://alt961.iheart.com/content/2020-03-18-hayley-williams-updates-fans-on-petals-for-armor-ii-release/ |title=Hayley Williams Updates Fans On 'Petals For Armor II' Release |website=Alt 96.1 |date=March 19, 2020 |first=Lindsey |last=Smith |access-date=April 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320021225/https://alt961.iheart.com/content/2020-03-18-hayley-williams-updates-fans-on-petals-for-armor-ii-release/ |archive-date=March 20, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Label: Atlantic
* Format: Digital download, streaming
| — || 91
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Petals for Armor: Self-Serenades]]''
|
* Released: December 18, 2020<ref>{{cite web|last=Wills|first=Elena|title=Here's What's Ss Special About Hayley Williams' Upcoming Song|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/hayley-williams-petals-for-armor-self-serenades/|publisher=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=October 27, 2020|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>
* Label: Atlantic
* Format: Digital download, 10" EP, streaming
| — || —
|-
| colspan="4" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart
|}

===Singles===
====As lead artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" id="singlestable"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Alternative Songs|US<br>Alt.]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/hayley-williams/chart-history/mrt/|title=Hayley Williams — Chart History: Alternative Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 3, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot Rock Songs|US<br>Rock]]<br /><ref name="US-Rock">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/hayley-williams/chart-history/ark/|title=Hayley Williams – Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 11, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Scottish Singles Chart|SCO]]<br /><ref name="SCO-Singles">Peaks on the Scottish Singles Chart:
* "Simmer": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20200131/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 31 January 2020 – 6 February 2020|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK<br />Sales]]<br><ref>Peaks in UK Physical Singles Chart:
* "Simmer": {{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-singles-chart/20210402/1/ |title=Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 – 2 April 2021 – 8 April 2021 |work=Official Charts Company |access-date=April 2, 2021}}
</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Simmer (song)|Simmer]]"
| rowspan="7" | 2020
| 21 || 10 || 54 || 1
| rowspan="7" | ''Petals for Armor''
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Leave It Alone (Hayley Williams song)|Leave It Alone]]"
| — || 39 || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/hayley-williams-releases-new-single-dead-horse-2651179|title=Hayley Williams releases new single 'Dead Horse'|work=[[NME]]|last=Rose|first=Anna|date=April 22, 2020|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref>
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Over Yet"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/hayley-williams-releases-new-single-dead-horse-2651179|title=Hayley Williams releases new single 'Dead Horse'|work=[[NME]]|last=Rose|first=Anna|date=April 22, 2020|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref>
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "My Friend"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/hayley-williams-releases-new-single-dead-horse-2651179|title=Hayley Williams releases new single 'Dead Horse'|work=[[NME]]|last=Rose|first=Anna|date=April 22, 2020|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref>
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Why We Ever"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/hayley-williams-releases-new-single-dead-horse-2651179|title=Hayley Williams releases new single 'Dead Horse'|work=[[NME]]|last=Rose|first=Anna|date=April 22, 2020|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref>
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "Dead Horse"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/hayley-williams-releases-new-single-dead-horse-2651179|title=Hayley Williams releases new single 'Dead Horse'|work=[[NME]]|last=Rose|first=Anna|date=April 22, 2020|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases|title=Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations, Independent Artist Song Releases &#124; ...|website=All Access|access-date=September 17, 2020}}</ref>
| — || 36 || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Teardrop"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/teardrop-single/1548051132 |title=Teardrop – Single by Hayley Williams on Apple Music |work=Apple Music |access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| — || — || — || —
| rowspan="2" {{N/A|non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Colour Me In"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/colour-me-in-single/1563199092 |title=Colour Me In – Single by Hayley Williams on Apple Music |work=Apple Music |access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref>
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "I Like It I Like It"<br /><small>(with [[Moses Sumney]])</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/i-like-it-i-like-it-single/1810291516 |title=I Like it Like it - Single by Moses Sumney & Hayley Williams on Apple Music |work=Apple Music |access-date=May 5, 2025}}</ref>
| 2025
| — || — || — || —
| {{TBA}}
|-
| colspan="7" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

====As featured artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing album name and year released
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="USHot">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/hayley-williams/chart-history/hsi/|title=Hayley Williams — Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="ARIA" />
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT" />
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br /><ref name="CANHot">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/hayley-williams/chart-history/can/|title=Hayley Williams — Chart History: Canada Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER" />
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br><ref name="IRL" />
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|ITA]]<br /><ref name="ITA-sin">{{cite web|url=https://italiancharts.com/search.asp?search=hayley+williams&cat=s|title=Hayley Williams discography|language=it|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]]|access-date=September 5, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[RIANZ|NZ]]<br><ref name="NZ" />
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Singles Chart|SWI]]<br><ref name="SWI">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hayley+Williams|title=Discographie Hayley Williams – hitparade.ch|access-date=February 15, 2021|publisher=Hit Parade}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK" />
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Airplanes (song)|Airplanes]]"<br /><small>([[B.o.B]] featuring Hayley Williams)</small>
| 2010
| 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 8 || 2 || 10 || 1 || 5 || 1
|
* [[RIAA]]: 6× Platinum<ref name="riaa">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=B.O.B&ti=Airplanes#search_section|title=''RIAA'' Certifications for B.o.B|magazine=Billboard| access-date=July 15, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: 3× Platinum<ref name="singlesAusCalifornia">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50 |title=ARIA Charts – Top 50 Singles Chart |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=June 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070305231011/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50 |archive-date=March 5, 2007 }}</ref>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: 3× Platinum<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=BPI Certified Awards Search |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=September 4, 2013 |format=insert "BoB" into the search box, select "Keyword" on the "Search by" drop-down menu and then select "Go" |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604040853/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archive-date=June 4, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|BVMI]]: 2× Platinum<ref name="BVMI">{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Hayley Williams|access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]]: Platinum<ref name="FIMI">{{cite certification|region=Italy|artist=Hayley Williams|access-date=September 5, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Canadian Recording Industry Association|MC]]: 2× Platinum<ref>[http://www.cria.ca/gold/1010_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum – January 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029215339/http://www.cria.ca/gold/1010_g.php |date=October 29, 2013 }}. Cria.ca. Retrieved on August 25, 2013.</ref>
* [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RMNZ]]: 3× Platinum<ref name=Radioscope>{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Hayley Williams|source=radioscope|access-date=June 25, 2025}}</ref>
| ''[[B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray|B.o.B Presents:<br /> The Adventures of Bobby Ray]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Stay the Night (Zedd song)|Stay the Night]]"<br /><small>([[Zedd (musician)|Zedd]] featuring Hayley Williams)</small>
| 2013
| 18 || 11 || 20 || 22 || 15 || 8 || 13 || 20 || 56 || 2
|
* RIAA: Platinum<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?&artist=%22Zedd%22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113953/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?&artist=%22Zedd%22 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |title=American certifications – Zedd |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=August 31, 2013 }}</ref>
* ARIA: 3× Platinum<ref name=ARIA25s>{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2025|access-date=May 14, 2025}}</ref>
* BPI: Silver<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |title=BPI certified Awards |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=May 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124005813/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |archive-date=January 24, 2013 }}</ref>
* BVMI: Gold<ref name="BVMI"/>
* FIMI: Gold<ref name="FIMI" />
* RMNZ: Platinum<ref name=Radioscope/>
| ''[[Clarity (Zedd album)|Clarity]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Vicious Love (New Found Glory song)|Vicious Love]]"<br /><small>([[New Found Glory]] featuring Hayley Williams)</small>
| 2015
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|''[[Resurrection (New Found Glory album)|Resurrection: Ascension]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Bury It (song)|Bury It]]"<br /><small>([[Chvrches]] featuring Hayley Williams)</small>
| 2016
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|''[[Every Open Eye]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Uncomfortably Numb"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/uncomfortably-numb-feat-hayley-williams/1449704027 |title=Uncomfortably Numb (feat. Hayley Williams) by American Football on Apple Music |work=Apple Music |access-date=August 2, 2021 |archive-date=August 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802211815/https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/uncomfortably-numb-feat-hayley-williams/1449704027 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br /><small>([[American Football (band)|American Football]] featuring Hayley Williams)</small>
| 2019
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|''[[American Football (2019 album)|American Football]]''
|-
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Other charted songs===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" id="singlestable"
|+Charting songs from Hayley Williams
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="9"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="USHot" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard charts#Rock|US<br />Alt.<br />Dig.]]<br /><ref name="US-Alternative-Digital">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/hayley-williams/chart-history/ald/|title=Hayley Williams — Chart History: Alternative Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 3, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard charts#Rock|US<br />Rock<br />Dig.]]<br /><ref name="US-Rock-Digital">{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/hayley-williams/chart-history/rkt/| title=Hayley Williams Chart History: Rock Digital Song Sales| magazine=Billboard| access-date=March 30, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2023-07-17|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=July 17, 2023|access-date=July 14, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br /><ref name="CANHot" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[IFPI Greece|GRE]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|title=IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (International) Week 28 2023|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|access-date=July 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719063417/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|archive-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2023-07-14|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=July 17, 2023|access-date=July 15, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK<br />Stream]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |title=Official Streaming Chart Top 100 |url=https://officialcharts.com/charts/streaming-chart/20230714/7510/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=July 16, 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Global 200|WW]]<br /><ref name="Global-Chart">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/hayley-williams/chart-history/glo/ |title=Hayley Williams – Chart History: Billboard Global 200 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=July 18, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Rainbow Connection]]"<ref name="Cristin Maher">{{cite news|author=Cristin Maher|title=Weezer and Hayley Williams Sing 'Rainbow Connection' for New Muppets Album|publisher=popcrush|url=http://popcrush.com/weezer-hayley-williams-rainbow-connection-muppets-album/|access-date= July 2, 2017}}</ref><br /><small>(with [[Weezer]])</small>
| 2011
| —
| 13
| 23
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| ''[[Muppets: The Green Album]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "My Limb"
| 2021
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"My Limb" did not enter the New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 40 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-02-12|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=February 15, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref>}}
| —
| —
| ''Flowers for Vases / Descansos''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Castles Crumbling]]"<br /><small>([[Taylor Swift]] featuring Hayley Williams)</small>
| 2023
| 31
| —
| —
| 33
| 42
| 87
| 30
| 54
| 30
|''[[Speak Now (Taylor's Version)]]''
|-
| colspan="12" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Guest appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" id="singlestable"
|+ List of guest appearances showing year released and album name
! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:2em;" | Year
! scope="col" | Other artist(s)
! scope="col" | Album
|-
! scope="row"| "Keep Dreaming Upside Down"<ref name="Oct Fall">{{cite web |title=14 songs featuring the incredible Hayley Williams |date=September 14, 2016 |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/14_songs_featuring_the_amazing_specimen_that_is_hayley_williams |access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref>
| 2006
| [[October Fall]]
| ''[[A Season in Hell (album)|A Season in Hell]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Then Came to Kill"<ref>{{cite news |title=The Chariot: The Fiancee |website=popmatters.com |url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/the-chariot-the-fiancee/ |date=August 1, 2007 |first=Andrew |last=Blackie |access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2007
| [[The Chariot (band)|The Chariot]]
| ''[[The Fiancée (album)|The Fiancée]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "The Church Channel"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paramore.com.br/letra/the-church-channel-say-anything-feat-hayley-williams/|title=The Church Channel – Say Anything Feat. Hayley Williams|access-date=August 22, 2017|archive-date=June 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603222620/http://www.paramore.com.br/letra/the-church-channel-say-anything-feat-hayley-williams/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[Say Anything (band)|Say Anything]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[In Defense of the Genre]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Plea"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paramore.com.br/letra/plea-say-anything-feat-hayley-williams-kenny-vasoli/|title=Plea – Say Anything feat. Hayley Willams and Kenny Vasoli|access-date=August 22, 2017|archive-date=June 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603233118/http://www.paramore.com.br/letra/plea-say-anything-feat-hayley-williams-kenny-vasoli/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Say Anything, [[Kenny Vasoli]]
|-
! scope="row"| "Fallen"<ref>{{cite news|title=Death In the Park – EP|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/death-in-the-park-ep/289709999|access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
| 2008
| Death in the Park
| ''Death in the Park EP''
|-
! scope="row"| "Tangled Up"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/hayley-williams/256673270|title=Hayley Williams|website=[[iTunes]] }}</ref><br />
| rowspan="3"| 2009
| [[New Found Glory]]
| ''[[Not Without a Fight]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "The Few That Remain"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/31441/Set-Your-Goals-This-Will-Be-the-Death-of-Us/|title=Set Your Goals This Will Be the Death of Us|website=Sputnikmusic}}</ref>
| [[Set Your Goals (band)|Set Your Goals]]
| ''[[This Will Be the Death of Us]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Teenagers"<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1626383|pure_url=yes}}|work=Allmusic|title=allmusic: Jennifer's Body: Credits|access-date=November 14, 2009}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
| ''[[Jennifer's Body#Soundtrack|Jennifer's Body: Music from the Motion Picture]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Airplanes, Part II"<ref name=mtv20100419/>
| rowspan="2"| 2010
| [[B.o.B]], [[Eminem]]
| ''[[B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Fallen"<ref>{{cite news|title= Death in the Park (Feat Hayley Williams)|publisher=Alter The Press!|url= http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/09/free-death-in-park-feat-hayley-williams.html|access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
| Death in the Park
| ''Death in the Park''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Rainbow Connection]]"<ref name="Cristin Maher"/>
| 2011
| [[Weezer]]
| ''[[Muppets: The Green Album]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Fox's Dream of the Log Flume"<ref name="mewithoutYou releases new song">{{cite web| title= mewithoutYou releases new song| website= Sputnikmusic| url=http://sputnikmusic.com/news.php?newsid=21661}}</ref>
| rowspan="4"| 2012
| [[MewithoutYou]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Ten Stories]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "All Circles"<ref name="mewithoutYou releases new song"/>
| MewithoutYou, [[Danielson|Daniel Smith]]
|-
! scope="row"| "Babe"<ref>{{cite news|author=John Flynn|title=What's Eating Gilbert (New Found Glory): "Babe" ft. Hayley Williams|publisher=Punknews.org|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/47407/media-whats-eating-gilbert-new-found-glory-babe-ft-hayley-williams|access-date= July 2, 2017}}</ref>
| What's Eating Gilbert
| ''Nashville Session''
|-
! scope="row"| "What's His Name"<ref>{{cite news|title=What's His Name|publisher=domestikated|url=https://domestikated.bandcamp.com/track/whats-his-name-feat-becca|access-date= July 2, 2017}}</ref>
| Domestikated
| ''Five Minutes in Timeout!''
|-
! scope="row"| "Wearing Your Ring"<ref name="That New Sound You're Looking For review">{{cite news |title= New Found Glory guitarist's side project What's Eating Gilbert specializes in bright, snappy guitar tunes |url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150727/new-found-glory-guitarists-side-project-whats-eating-gilbert-specializes-in-bright-snappy-guitar-tunes |date=September 6, 2017 |first=Sam |last=Gnerre |access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref>
| 2015
| What's Eating Gilbert
| ''[[That New Sound You're Looking For]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "As U Wave"<ref>{{cite news |first=Jordan |last=Toney |date=March 25, 2017 |title=Hayley Williams featured on new HalfNoise (Zac Farro) |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/hayley_williams_featured_on_new_halfnoise_zac_farro_songlisten |access-date= July 2, 2017}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| [[HalfNoise]]
| ''The Velvet Face EP''
|-
! scope="row"| "Nineteen"<ref>{{cite news |date=November 10, 2017 |first=Ben |last=Kaye |title=Tegan and Sara share animated video for Hayley Williams' cover of "Nineteen" |work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/11/tegan-and-sara-share-animated-video-for-halley-williams-cover-of-nineteen-watch/ |access-date= March 2, 2018}}</ref>
| [[Tegan and Sara]]
| ''Tegan and Sara Present The Con X: Covers''
|-
! scope="row"| "Uncomfortably Numb (ft. Hayley Williams)"<ref name="Uncomfortably Numb (ft. Hayley Williams)">{{cite news |title= Uncomfortably Numb (ft. Hayley Williams) on Youtube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaZUVZ2F_Dc |date=January 9, 2019 |access-date=May 5, 2025}}</ref>
| 2019
| [[American Football (band)]]
| ''[[American Football (2019 album)]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Castles Crumbling]] (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)"<ref name="Castles Crumbling1"/><ref name="Castles Crumbling2"/>
| 2023
| [[Taylor Swift]]
| ''[[Speak Now (Taylor's Version)]]''
|}

===Notes===
{{notelist-ua}}

==Filmography==

=== Podcast host ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Podcasts hosted by Hayley Williams
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
|2022
|''Everything Is Emo''
|Host<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nylon.com/entertainment/hayley-williams-everything-is-emo-podcast-bbc|title=Hayley Williams is hosting a history of emo podcast|date=April 22, 2022 |access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref>
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Accolades for Hayley Williams
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Work
! Result
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2007
| [[Kerrang|Kerrang Readers' Poll 2007]]
| rowspan="2"| Sexiest Female<ref name="Kerrang! '07"/>
| rowspan="8"| Herself
| {{Nominated}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="3"| 2008
| [[Kerrang|Kerrang Readers' Poll 2008]]
| {{won}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica]]
| Premio Fashionista 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/event/7th-annual-los-premios-mtv-latin-america-2008-awards-press-room-83264272#musical-group-paramore-arrives-at-the-7th-annual-los-premios-mtv-picture-id83880927|title=7th Annual "Los Premios MTV Latin America 2008" Awards – Press...}}</ref>
| {{won}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[MTV Video Music Brazil]]
| Best International Act 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.excite.com/events/concert-tickets/Paramore/index.php|title=Paramore Tickets|publisher=www.ticketsmate.com|access-date=November 4, 2017|archive-date=November 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117073758/http://www.excite.com/events/concert-tickets/Paramore/index.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="vmb-2008-paramore">{{cite web|title=Clipes, Playlists, Reality TV, Notícias sobre Artistas, Shows, Promoções &#124; MTV Brasil|date=February 10, 2008|access-date=November 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006091813/http://mtv.uol.com.br/noticias/vmb-2008-paramore-agradece-pr%C3%AAmio-de-artista-internacional|archive-date=October 6, 2008|url=http://mtv.uol.com.br/noticias/vmb-2008-paramore-agradece-prêmio-de-artista-internacional}}</ref>
| {{Won}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="3"| 2009
| [[Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica]]
| Premio Fashionista 2009<ref name="sonicaster.com">{{cite web |url=http://sonicaster.com/2008/09/nominados-para-los-premiso-mtv-latinoamerica-2008/ |title=Nominados para los Premios MTV Latinoamerica 2008 |publisher=Sonicaster |date=September 15, 2008 |access-date=March 28, 2014 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104150/http://sonicaster.com/2008/09/nominados-para-los-premiso-mtv-latinoamerica-2008/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{won}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[NME Awards|Shockwaves NME Awards 2009]]
| rowspan="3"| Sexiest Female<ref name="radio1045.iheart.com"/>
| {{won}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Kerrang|Kerrang Readers' Poll 2009]]
| {{won}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="6"| 2010
| [[Kerrang|Kerrang Readers' Poll 2010]]
| {{won}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="3"| [[2010 MTV Video Music Awards]]
| Video of the Year<ref name="mtv awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1647387/drake-bob-lead-celebs-picks-for-best-hip-hop-video-vma/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831221525/http://www.mtv.com/news/1647387/drake-bob-lead-celebs-picks-for-best-hip-hop-video-vma/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 31, 2017|title=Drake, B.O.B Lead Celebs' Picks For Best Hip hop Video VMA|publisher=mtv}}</ref>
| rowspan="4"| "[[Airplanes (song)|Airplanes]]" <br /><small>Shared with [[B.o.B]]</small> 
| {{nom}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Best Hip-Hop Video<ref name="mtv awards"/>
| {{nom}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Best Collaboration<ref name="BET">{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2011/nominees/video-of-the-year.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521185545/http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2011/nominees/video-of-the-year.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2011|title=Video of the Year|publisher=BET|access-date=November 21, 2011}}</ref>
| {{nom}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Teen Choice Awards 2010]]
| Hook Up Song<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a258411/teen-choice-awards-2010-music-winners/|title=Teen Choice Awards 2010: Music Winners|date=August 9, 2010 |publisher=digitalspy}}</ref>
| {{won}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[52nd Annual Grammy Awards]]
| Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media<ref>{{cite news|author1=[[HitFix]]|title=52 Annual Grammy Awards winners: A complete list|url=http://uproxx.com/hitfix/52-annual-grammy-awards-winners-a-complete-list/|access-date=January 2, 2017|work=[[Uproxx]]|publisher=[[Woven Digital]]|date=January 31, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161213090032/http://uproxx.com/hitfix/52-annual-grammy-awards-winners-a-complete-list/|archive-date=December 13, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| "[[Decode (song)|Decode]]" <br /> <small>Shared with [[Josh Farro]] & [[Taylor York]]</small>
| {{nom}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|rowspan="5"| 2011
| [[Kerrang|Kerrang Readers' Poll 2011]]
| Sexiest Female<ref name="radio1045.iheart.com"/>
| Herself
| {{won}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[37th People's Choice Awards]]
| Favorite Song<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a296264/peoples-choice-awards-2011-the-winners/|title=People's Choice Awards 2011: The Winners|date=January 6, 2011 |publisher=digitalspy}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| "[[Airplanes (song)|Airplanes]]" <br /> <small>Shared with [[B.o.B]]</small> 
| {{nom}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="2" | [[BET Awards|BET Awards 2011]]
| Video of the Year<ref name="BET"/>
| {{nom}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Best Collaboration<ref name="BET"/>
| {{nom}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards]]
| Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals<ref name=grammy/>
| "[[Airplanes, Part II]]" <br /><small>Shared with [[B.o.B]] and [[Eminem]]</small> 
| {{nom}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="4"|2012
| [[Kerrang|Kerrang Readers' Poll 2012]]
| Sexiest Female<ref name="Kerrang! Awards">{{cite news|title=The Kerrang! Awards Fuelled By Relentless Energy Drink 2012 – The Winners! |work=Kerrang! |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2012/06/the_kerrang_awards_fuelled_by_1.html |date=June 7, 2012 |access-date=June 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610013044/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2012/06/the_kerrang_awards_fuelled_by_1.html |archive-date=June 10, 2012 }}</ref>
| rowspan="6"|Herself
| {{won}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[NME Awards 2012]]
| rowspan="2"|Hottest Female<ref name="Kerrang! Awards"/>
| {{Nominated}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="2"|[[Kerrang! Awards|Kerrang! Awards 2012]]
| {{Nominated}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Tweeter of the Year<ref name="Kerrang! Awards"/>
| {{Won}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2013
| [[Kerrang! Awards|Kerrang! Awards 2013]]
| Hottest Female<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a490031/kerrang-awards-2013-winners-biffy-clyro-fall-out-boy-triumph/ |title=Kerrang! Awards 2013 winners: Biffy Clyro, Fall Out Boy triumph |date=June 14, 2013 |first=Kate |last=Goodacre |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref>
| rowspan=4 {{Nominated}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|rowspan="5"|2014
|[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press Music Awards 2014]]
|Best Singer<ref name="ALTpressIV">{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/idobi_radio_added_as_official_apmas_radio_station |title=idobi Radio added as official APMAs radio station |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707032526/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/idobi_radio_added_as_official_apmas_radio_station |date=July 7, 2014 |archive-date=July 7, 2014 |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[iHeartRadio Music Awards]]
|EDM Song of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.iheart.com/awards/highlights.html?article=12310600|title=iHeartRadio Music Awards Articles|work=iHeartRadio|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506052132/http://news.iheart.com/awards/highlights.html?article=12310600|archive-date=May 6, 2014}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|"[[Stay The Night (Zedd song)|Stay the Night]]" <br /><small> Shared with [[Zedd (musician)|Zedd]]</small>
|- style="text-align:center;"
|rowspan="2"|[[MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards 2014]]
|Best Editing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2014/best-editing/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719232755/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2014/best-editing/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 19, 2014|title=MTV Video Music Awards - Show Highlights, Winners, Performers, Hosts and More From Past Video Music Awards - MTV.com|work=mtv.com}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
|MTV Clubland Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2014/mtv-clubland-award/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719232830/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2014/mtv-clubland-award/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 19, 2014|title=MTV Video Music Awards - Show Highlights, Winners, Performers, Hosts and More From Past Video Music Awards - MTV.com|work=mtv.com}}</ref>
|rowspan="6" {{won}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
||[[Billboard Women in Music]]
| Trailblazer Award<ref name="trailblazer">{{cite magazine |title=Paramore's Hayley Williams to Receive Trailblazer Honor at Billboard Women in Music Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6319562/paramore-hayley-williams-trailblazer-billboard-women-in-music-awards |date=November 14, 2014 |first=Colin |last=Stutz |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref>
| Herself
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="3"|2015
|[[57th Annual Grammy Awards]]
|[[Best Rock Song]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/making-paramores-aint-it-fun|title=The Making Of Paramore's "Ain't It Fun"}}</ref>
|"[[Ain't It Fun (Paramore song)|Ain't It Fun]]" <br /> <small>Shared with [[Taylor York]]</small>
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[Kerrang! Awards|Kerrang! Awards 2015]]
|Best Tweeter<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carter|first1=Emily|title=THE RELENTLESS KERRANG! AWARDS 2015 WINNERS LIST|url=http://www.kerrang.com/32514/relentless-kerrang-awards-2015-winners-list/|website=Kerrang!|access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|Herself
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press Music Awards 2015]]
|Best Vocalist<ref>{{cite web |title=Hayley Williams wins the APMA for Best Vocalist
|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/hayley_williams_wins_the_apma_for_best_vocalist |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=July 22, 2015 |access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
|2020
|[[2020 MTV Europe Music Awards]]
|[[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative|Best Alternative]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Panych |first1=Sophia |title=From London to Los Angeles, the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards Was Truly a Global Event
|url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/photo-gallery/47944247/image/47952127/Hayley-Williams-Accepting-Award-for-Best-Alternative-at-MTV-EMAs-2020 |website=popsugar |date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="2"|2024
| rowspan="2"| [[66th Annual Grammy Awards]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Guglielmi |first1=Jodi |title=GRAMMYS 2024: THE COMPLETE WINNERS LIST |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2024-grammys-winners-1234960172/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=February 4, 2024 |publisher=Rolling Stone |access-date=12 June 2025}}</ref>
|[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]]
|''[[This is Why]]''<br /> <small>Shared  with [[Zac Farro]] & [[Taylor York]], Tam Harriet & [[Manny Marroquin]], and [[Carlos de la Garza (music producer)|Carlos de la Garza]]</small>
| {{Won}}
|-style="text-align:center;"
|[[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance|Best Alternative Music Performance]]
|"[[This Is Why (song)|This is Why]]" <br /> <small>Shared with [[Zac Farro]] & [[Taylor York]] </small>
| {{Won}}
|}

== References ==
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