"Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party" is the third studio album by Paramore lead-singer Hayley Williams, initially released on August 28, 2025, and later re-released on October 29, 2025 and November 7, 2025. The album marks her first independent release following her departure from Atlantic Records in December 2023. The album was co-written and produced by Hayley's longtime friend Daniel James.
Album cover for Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
On July 23, 2025, Nashville public radio station WNXP debuted Mirtazapine, the first Hayley Williams solo song since 2021 and the first independently released song of her career. The same day, Hayley encouraged her fans to support their local public radio station in the wake of the Trump Administration's defunding of NPR. Two days later, Hayley live debuted the song at the Newport Folk Festival with Bleachers during their set. On July 28, Hayley release 17 of the 20 songs from the album to her website. The songs were unlocked by inputting a 16 digit code sent to fans who purchased the "Ego" hair dye from Good Dye Young. The songs were unordered, encouraging fans to listen to the songs in any order they desire. Approximate 24 hours after the debut of the songs, they were then removed. Williams later surprise-released the 17 songs as individual singles for streaming on August 1, 2025.