Hayley Williams of Paramore does on What Stage throughout day 2 of the 2018 Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival on June 8, 2018 in Manchester,Tennessee Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic for Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival
Hayley Williams really did not keep back her sensations regarding Donald Trump at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival.
On Friday (Sept 20), the Paramore vocalist took a minute throughout the rock band’s efficiency of “Big Man, Little Integrity” as Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena to make it clear just how she really feels regarding the Republican governmental candidate, that is running versus Vice President Kamala Harris in the forthcoming united state governmental political election.
“Project 2025 is Donald Trump’s playbook for controlling and punishing women, poor people, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community,” Williams said while considering a video camera that was livestreaming the occasion onHulu “It is time for all Americans to band together and finally defeat the Trump agenda. And the only way to do that is by confronting him at the polls. Do you want to live in the dictatorship? Well, show up and vote.”
This isn’t the very first time Williams has actually spoken up versus Republican political leaders over anti-LGBTQ+ legislations. Last year, the “Ain’t It Fun” vocalist snapped versus Florida Governor Ron DeSantis throughout an efficiency at the Adjacent Music Festival in Atlantic City, N.J.
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“If you vote for Ron DeSantis, you’re f—ing dead to me. Is that comfortable enough for anyone?” she informed the group.
Earlier this year, Paramore additionally decreased a Tennessee resolution recognizing the team for its Grammy win after the state’s legislators obstructed a comparable resolution recognizing Allison Russell.
“This week, Rep. Justin Jones put forth resolutions to honor my band, Paramore and another local-to-Nashville artist, Allison Russell, on our recent Grammy wins (as far as I can tell these resolutions have no legal weight to them. They’re like a big high five or when the whole restaurant joins in to sing you “Happy Birthday”),” Williams informedThe Tennesseean “House Republicans only let the measure that acknowledged Paramore’s win pass. They blocked Allison’s.”
The Paramore vocalist included,“The blatant racism of our state leadership is embarrassing and cruel. Myself, as well as Paramore, will continue to encourage young people to show up to vote with equality in mind.”
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