US EditionDavid Byrne Shares New Single 'What Is The Reason For It?' Featuring Paramore's Hayley Williams
David Byrne's upcoming album "Who Is The Sky?" features collaborations with renowned artists and arrangements by the Ghost Train Orchestra, continuing themes from his Grammy-winning work.
- On September 5, David Byrne released the single `What Is The Reason For It?` featuring Hayley Williams, previewing the Kid Harpoon-produced album Who Is The Sky?.
- Building on his American Utopia work, David Byrne's first solo LP since 2018 continues optimistic themes and was teased by earlier singles 'The Avant Garde' and 'Everybody Laughs'.
- Produced by Kid Harpoon, the single features New York-based Ghost Train Orchestra's arrangements and an AI-animated video of Byrne's drawings by Dustin Yellin, blending strings, brass, and vocals from Hayley Williams.
- Starting September 14, 2025, David Byrne, former Talking Heads frontman, will support Who Is The Sky? on a world tour beginning in Providence, Rhode Island, running through March 2026 across North America and beyond.
- Byrne revealed on Instagram Stories that his wedding to Mala Gaonkar coincides with his album release week, and he texted Hayley Williams to invite her to sing.
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David Byrne shares Hayley Williams collaboration from new album 'Who is the Sky?'
Cover of David Byrne’s ‘Who Is The Sky?/(Matador Records) David Byrne has shared another single from his upcoming solo album, Who is the Sky? The latest is the track “What is the Reason For It?,” a collaboration with Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams. “When we were finishing up the record, the producer Kid Harpoon and I were wondering, ‘Oh, maybe this song, it’s a love song, or at least it’s asking what is love, what it’s about?'” Byrne told P…
David Byrne taps Hayley Williams to question love on new single "What Is The Reason For It?
David Byrne is closing off the rollout for his new album, Who Is The Sky (out this Friday via Matador), with a special collaboration with Hayley Williams on the final single, “What Is The Reason For It?”See David Byrne LiveThe upbeat track is very inspired by regional Mexican mariachi music — from the percussion to the clever inclusion of trumpets — and is accompanied by an animated film by Dustin Yellin, featuring drawings by Byrne himself. But…
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