If Beyoncé‘s next album is rock-inspired — as it has long been rumored — there’s practically no one better to serve as a guest artist on the project than Hayley Williams.
That’s why one fan at the Paramore frontwoman’s solo show in Maryland on Wednesday (April 15) took the chance to ask her flat-out whether she’s going to be featured on Bey’s Act III. As captured in a video taken at the concert, Williams coyly told the shouting concertgoer, “What do you want me to do if I am?”
“Girl, I don’t know if I am or not,” the vocalist continued. “I have no answer. I wish I could tell you. If I could tell anyone, it would be you right now.”
Williams added, “You might know before I do.”
Bey has been in the process of rolling out a trilogy of albums since 2022, when she dropped Act I, Renaissance. In 2024, she released Act II, Cowboy Carter; both projects topped the Billboard 200.
The first two albums in the series both marked distinct genre pivots for the Destiny’s Child alum, who experimented with dance music on the first act and country on the second. Fans have long wondered which genre she’ll explore on Act III, but the most popular guess is arguably rock. And since Cowboy Carter featured so many guest artists — from Dolly Parton to Willie Nelson, Shaboozey, Miley Cyrus and Post Malone — it would make sense for the trilogy’s finale to follow suit.
With all that in mind, Williams — one of modern rock’s foremost stars — could be the perfect person to feature on Bey’s highly anticipated next album. For now, the “Misery Business” singer is busy with her tour in support of her 2025 album, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party. Following her stop in Maryland, she’ll play next at The Fillmore in Minneapolis on Friday (April 17) before traveling through more parts of the United States this spring and Europe this summer.
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