Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams has joined the growing No Music For Genocide movement, a cultural boycott asking artists to remove their music from streaming in Israel.
The initiative, which launched last week, has already gained support from more than 400 artists, including Massive Attack, Fontaines D.C., Amyl and the Sniffers, and others. Each act has requested their catalogues be geo blocked in Israel in protest of the state’s military actions in Gaza and the West Bank.
Although Williams hasn’t released a personal statement, both her solo work and Paramore’s music were added to the official No Music For Genocide website this week, confirming their withdrawal from Israeli streaming services. This isn’t the band’s first time signalling solidarity with Palestinians, in May 2024, Paramore encouraged fans to donate to Save The Children in support of humanitarian efforts in Gaza. Later that year, they collaborated with fashion designer Bug Girl on a merch drop benefitting Medical Aid for Palestinians.
Massive Attack helped kick off the campaign
The group writing:
“In support of the No Music For Genocide initiative, Massive Attack have made a formal request to our record label (Universal Music Group) that our music be removed from all DSP streaming services in the territory of Israel.”
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For Williams, the announcement comes just a month after the release of her third solo record, Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party. That album followed 2021’s Flowers for Vases / Descansos and preceded her return to Paramore for their 2023 LP This Is Why. Beyond her own projects, Williams has remained a presence in the wider alternative scene with guest appearances alongside Turnstile, the Linda Lindas, and New York hardcore legends H2O.
With the movement gaining momentum and major artists continuing to sign on, Williams’ involvement further underscores the collision of music and politics in a cultural landscape where streaming access itself has become a form of protest.
