Billie Eilish Covers Paramore’s 'The Only Exception' in Paris, Hayley Williams Responds

Billie Eilish delivered a heartfelt acoustic cover of Paramore's "The Only Exception" during her 2025 Hit Me Hard and Soft tour stop at Paris' Accor Arena, creating an intimate and emotional moment that resonated deeply with the audience. The performance, featuring Eilish and her band sitting in a circle, was widely praised and quickly went viral, drawing admiration from fans and artists alike. Paramore’s frontwoman Hayley Williams expressed her approval on Instagram, praising the beautiful rendition and highlighting the ongoing mutual respect and collaboration between the two artists, including past joint performances at Coachella 2022 and a 2023 Paramore concert in Los Angeles. This cover exemplifies Eilish’s continued commitment to emotional depth and vulnerability in her music, further cementing her status as a significant pop figure. The cover also aligns with Eilish’s recent pattern of reinterpreting melancholic classics, such as her recent Radiohead cover. The Paris show is part of a European leg of her tour supporting her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, which has achieved significant chart success.