Paris Paloma
Thursday, 19 Feb 2026
Barbican, York
This is a PSA: Paris Paloma is calling on men to break free from chasing empty approval in a system that harms everyone, including them, on her new single “Good Boy” featuring Emma Thompson. With biting wit and unflinching honesty, the track flips manosphere rhetoric into a rallying cry for dismantling patriarchy and reclaiming solidarity between men and women. Paris and Emma Thompson first crossed paths while working on The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim, reconnecting when Emma attended Paris’s sold-out Shepherd’s Bush Empire show. When Paris decided to open “Good Boy” with journalist Rebecca Shaw’s viral headline, she could only imagine it in Emma’s commanding, empathetic voice. Directed by BAFTA winner Georgie Cowan-Turner and starring Tom Blyth, the video is a satirical allegory of patriarchy in the workplace. This bold new chapter builds on a breakthrough year. Her Gold-certified single “Labour” became a cultural lightning rod in 2023, sparking more than 11 billion views across social media and 600 million Spotify streams, and soundtracking movements from reproductive rights campaigns to anti–sexual violence advocacy. Paris performed the feminist anthem on late-night television and earned support from major publications. Her debut album Cacophony (2024) landed at #23 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, inspired by Stephen Fry’s Mythos and unfolding like a Greek theatre staging — a “quest” through grief, love, patriarchy, and trauma toward catharsis.
On stage, her headline shows are gatherings where community is as important as performance. To honour this connection, Paris released the short film The Space Between Claps. She has performed at major festivals and supported Stevie Nicks. Fashion is central to her worldbuilding, including collaborations with Dior and Prada. Adding to her legacy, Paris performed “The Rider” for The War of the Rohirrim. With Good Boy, she continues to turn personal catharsis into collective power.
