Hayley Williams has spoken out about who will not be invited to her upcoming tour. “I’ve always said, all are welcome at our shows,” the Paramore singer told Clash magazine in an interview promoting her solo album Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party. “But I don’t want racists around, and I don’t want sexist people around, and I don’t want people there who think that trans people are a burden,” she added. The topic arose as the Grammy-winning singer mentioned her new song, True Believer, which she previously told the New York Times addresses racial tensions in the South. “I’m never not ready to scream at the top of my lungs about racial issues,” the 36-year-old singer told the Times. Williams has been outspoken about her views against President Donald Trump, warning of his “plans for controlling and punishing women, poor people, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community” ahead of the 2024 presidential election. That same year, Paramore—the band Williams fronts and which is currently on an extended break— announced it would not accept any Grammy acknowledgment from Tennessee’s Republican-led House of Representatives, accusing lawmakers of “blatant racism” after one of them blocked a similar honor for singer-songwriter Allison Russell’s Grammy win. Williams’ tour starts on March 28th in Atlanta.
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