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David Byrne Brings Hayley Williams Onstage at Radio City for Duet and ‘Hard Times’

The appearance highlighted a partnership extending to a freshly released The Twits song.

Overview

  • At New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Oct. 10, Byrne welcomed Williams for their duet “What Is The Reason For It?” and later for Paramore’s “Hard Times.”
  • The concert is part of Byrne’s tour behind September’s Who Is The Sky?, with a four-night Radio City run ending tonight and dates booked across North America through Dec. 6 and overseas in 2026.
  • The pair’s collaboration now includes “Open the Door” for Netflix’s The Twits, released this week ahead of the film’s Oct. 17 premiere, with Byrne also contributing three other original songs.
  • Williams features on the studio version of “What Is The Reason For It?,” a session Byrne says came together after he texted her to drop by while she was in town.
  • While promoting her solo album Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party (digital out now, physical release due in November), Williams named Morgan Wallen as the target of a lyric on Popcast, drew a Fox News dig from Kid Rock, and responded on Instagram.