Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell (/ˈaɪlɪʃ/EYE-lish;[1] born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Eilish first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single "Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her brotherFinneas O'Connell. In 2017, she released her debutEP,Don't Smile at Me, which was commercially successful in various countries, including the US, UK, and Australia.
Eilish with her mother,Maggie Baird, in November 2018
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell[7][8] was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 18, 2001.[9] She is the daughter of actress and teacherMaggie Baird[10][11] and actor Patrick O'Connell,[12] both of whom are also musicians and work on Eilish's tours.[13][14][15] Eilish is of Irish and Scottish descent.[16] Her middle name, Eilish, was chosen by her parents while watching a documentary about Irish conjoined twinsKatie and Eilish Holton[17] and was originally meant to be her first name, while Pirate was to have been her middle name. After her grandfather William Baird died while her mother was pregnant, her parents decided to name her Billie, after him.[7] She grew up in Los Angeles'sHighland Park neighborhood.[18][19]
Eilish and her older brotherFinneas werehomeschooled by Baird, a decision their parents made to spend time with them and give them the freedom to pursue their interests.[12][15] Baird taught Eilish and Finneas the basics of songwriting.[20] Eilish said her brother and mother inspired her to get into music.[21] Their parents encouraged the siblings to express themselves and explore whatever they wanted, including art, dancing, and acting.[13][20]
Eilish started playing the ukulele at age six. She performed at talent shows and joined theLos Angeles Children's Chorus at age eight.[22][20][23] She wrote her first "real" song at age 11 for her mother's songwriting class. The song is about the zombie apocalypse, inspired by the television seriesThe Walking Dead, from which she took script lines and episode titles.[24][21] Eilish took some acting auditions, which she disliked, but she enjoyed recording background dialogue for crowd scenes and worked on the filmsDiary of a Wimpy Kid,Ramona and Beezus, and theX-Men series.[20] Eilish also took dance classes until 2016, when agrowth plate injury ended her dance career and she focused on recording music.[25][26][22]
In 2015, 13-year-old Eilish began working on songs with her brother Finneas, who had been writing and producing for several years and had his own band.[26][22][14] The first songs they recorded together were called "She's Broken" and "Fingers Crossed", the former written by Finneas and the latter by Eilish. "We recorded them and put them out onSoundCloud, just for fun", she recalled.[27]
On November 18, 2015, Eilish released the song "Ocean Eyes". The track was written, mixed, and produced by Finneas, who had originally created it for his band the Slightlys before deciding it would be a better fit for Eilish's vocals.[14][28][22][26] He gave it to Eilish when Fred Diaz, her dance teacher at the Revolution Dance Center, asked them to write a song for choreography. The siblings uploaded the song toSoundCloud, where Diaz could access and download it.[26][22][29][30] The song received several hundred thousand listens in two weeks, and Finneas's manager, Danny Rukasin, reached out to him to discuss Eilish's potential. Rukasin felt she could achieve significant success with Finneas's help.[35]
In January 2016, Finneas and his manager arranged a deal in whichApple Music signed Eilish toA&R company Platoon, specializing in packaging emerging artists before they get a major-label contract.[33][13][32] Eilish then got a publicist, who connected her to the luxury fashion brandChanel, and a stylist, both of whom helped shape her image.[13] On March 24, 2016, a music video for "Ocean Eyes" directed by Megan Thompson premiered on Eilish's official YouTube channel.[36] "Ocean Eyes" and Eilish received praise and promotion from various media outlets and marketers, including radio stations and music supervisors such asBeats 1,KCRW,BBC Radio 1,Zane Lowe,Jason Kramer,Annie Mac, andChris Douridas.[40]
On June 23, 2016, Eilish and Finneas released "Six Feet Under" on SoundCloud as her second single.[41] A homemade music video for the song was released on June 30, 2016.[42] It was directed by Eilish and edited by her mother, Maggie Baird.[42]
In August 2016, Justin Lubliner, who had noticed Eilish's talent in 2015 when he first heard "Ocean Eyes", signed her to Darkroom andInterscope Records.[31][43] He developed her rollout as an artist, taking inspiration from the model of hip hop artists such asTravis Scott andChance the Rapper, not relying on one big single and focusing on creating a "persona and distinct aesthetic".[25] Darkroom and Interscope Records re-released "Six Feet Under" and "Ocean Eyes" as singles for digital download andstreaming on November 17 and 18, 2016, respectively.[44][45] On November 22, 2016, a dance performance music video for "Ocean Eyes" was uploaded to Eilish's YouTube channel.[46]
Eilish performing in August 2017
On January 14, 2017, Eilish released anEP with four remixes by Astronomyy,Blackbear,Goldhouse, andCautious Clay for "Ocean Eyes",[47] and another EP for "Six Feet Under" featuring remixes by Blu J,Gazzo, Jerry Folk, and Aire Atlantica.[48] After the success of the "Ocean Eyes" remixes, Eilish released "Bellyache" on February 24, 2017.[49] A video for the song was released on March 22, 2017, directed by Miles and AJ.[50] Eilish released "Bored" on March 30, 2017, as part of the soundtrack to theNetflix series13 Reasons Why.[51] A video for "Bored" was released on June 26, 2017.[52] In March of the same year, Apple Music showcased Eilish at theSouth by Southwest music festival.[33][37] On June 30, 2017, Eilish released "Watch".[53] Eilish released another single, "Copycat", on July 14, 2017,[54] and announced the release of her debut EP,Don't Smile at Me.[55] Eilish later released "Idontwannabeyouanymore" and "My Boy".[56][57] On August 11, 2017, Eilish releasedDon't Smile at Me.[58] The EP was a sleeper hit, reaching number 14 on the USBillboard 200.[59] Eilish embarked on the Don't Smile at Me Tour throughout October 2017 in support of her EP.[60] Eilish released "Bitches Broken Hearts" through SoundCloud on November 10, 2017.[61][62][63][64]
Eilish's team worked withSpotify, which promoted her on its most popular playlist, "Today's Top Hits".[13]The Baffler described Eilish's sound as fitting into the "streambait" genre consisting of largely "mid-tempo, melancholy pop" influenced byLana Del Rey, whose "singing style, bleakness, and... hip-hop influenced production" shaped the aesthetic.[65][13] Eilish's commercial success expanded with her Spotify promotion.[13] In September 2017, Apple Music named Eilish theirUp Next artist, which followed with a short documentary, a live session EP, and an interview withZane Lowe on Apple Music's radio stationBeats 1.[66] That month, the live EP,Up Next Session: Billie Eilish, was released. On December 15, 2017, Eilish released her collaboration with American rapperVince Staples, "&Burn", a remix of her single "Watch". It was included on the expanded edition ofDon't Smile at Me.[67][68][69][70]
2018–2020:When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
In February 2018, Eilish embarked on her second headlining concert tour, theWhere's My Mind Tour, which concluded in April 2018.[71] "Bitches Broken Hearts" was re-released worldwide on March 30, 2018.[72] ForRecord Store Day 2018, Eilish released "Party Favor" on a pink7-inch vinyl, along with a cover of "Hotline Bling", byDrake, as the B-side.[73] Eilish collaborated with American singerKhalid on the single "Lovely", which was released on April 19, 2018, and added to the soundtrack for the second season of13 Reasons Why.[74] She released "You Should See Me in a Crown" in July 2018.[75] The same month, Eilish performed at theMo Pop Festival.[76]
Eilish at Pukkelpop Festival in 2019
On the day of release for her single "When the Party's Over",[77] Eilish was featured inVanity Fair's "73 Questions" rapid-fire questionnaire video series byJoe Sabia, who revisited an interview from October 2017. The resulting video was a side-by-sidetime capsule of both interviews showing her growth in popularity over one year.[78] She signed a talent contract withNext Management for fashion and beauty endorsements in October 2018.[79][80] She was placed on the 2018Forbes 30 Under 30 list in November of that year,[81][82] and released the single "Come Out and Play" in November 2018, which was written for a holiday-themedApple Inc. commercial.[83] In early January 2019,Don't Smile at Me reached 1 billion streams on Spotify, making her the youngest artist to top 1 billion streams on a project.[13] That month, Eilish released "Bury a Friend" as the third single from her debut albumWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,[84][85] along with "When I Was Older", a single inspired by the 2018 filmRoma, which appeared on the compilation albumMusic Inspired by the Film Roma.[86][87] In February, Eilish partnered with YouTube on a documentary miniseries, "A Snippet Into Billie's Mind".[33][88] "Wish You Were Gay", her fourth single from the album, was released on March 4, 2019.[89]
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? was released on March 29, 2019.[90] Spotify launched a "multi-level campaign behind the album", creating a multimedia playlist and "new product features" that Spotify said "allow for vertical video content, custom assets, and editorial storylines, all with the goal of creating more meaningful and engaging context for [Eilish's] fans."[33] In Los Angeles, Spotify set up a "pop-up enhanced album experience", which included different artwork and a "multi-sensory" experience of each track for fans.[33] The album debuted atop theBillboard200 as well as on theUK Albums Chart, making Eilish the first artist born in the 2000s to have a number-one album in the U.S. and the youngest female ever to have a number-one album in the United Kingdom.[19][91] Upon the album's debut, Eilish broke the record for most simultaneously charting Hot 100 songs by a female artist, with 14, after every song from the album, excluding "Goodbye", charted on the Hot 100.[92] The fifth single from the album, "Bad Guy", was released in conjunction with the album.[93] A remix of the song featuringJustin Bieber was released in July 2019.[94][95] In August, Bad Guy peaked at number-one in the US, endingLil Nas X's record-breaking19 weeks at number-one with "Old Town Road".[96] She is the first artist born in the 2000s and the youngest artist sinceLorde (with "Royals") to have a number-one single.[97]
Eilish began herWhen We All Fall Asleep Tour atCoachella Festival in April 2019,[98] with the tour concluding on November 17, 2019, inMexico City. In August 2019, she partnered with Apple Music for Music Lab: Remix Billie Eilish, part ofApple Stores' Music Lab sessions during which fans deconstruct her song "You Should See Me In A Crown" and learn how to create their own remix on Apple devices andGarageBand.[99][100] On September 27, 2019, Eilish announced herWhere Do We Go? World Tour.[101] The tour began in Miami on March 9, 2020, and ran for two more shows on March 10 inOrlando and March 12 inRaleigh before Eilish ended the tour prematurely due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. The tour was set to conclude inJakarta on September 7.[102]
On January 14, 2020, Eilish was announced as performer of thetitle track for the 25th installment in theJames Bond film franchise,No Time to Die,[107] written and produced with her brother. With this announcement, Eilish became the youngest artist to write and perform a James Bond theme song.[108] It became the second Bond theme song to top the British official charts and the first Bond theme performed by a female artist to do so. It was also Eilish's first number-one single in the UK.[109] At the62nd Grammy Awards, she became the youngest person to win the four main Grammy categories –Best New Artist,Record of the Year,Song of the Year, andAlbum of the Year – in the same year.[110][111] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Eilish and her brother performed for bothiHeart Media's Living Room Concert for America,[112] andGlobal Citizen'sTogether at Home concert series, singing a cover ofBobby Hebb's"Sunny" for the latter.[113] Both virtual concerts were an effort to raise awareness and funds towards fighting the disease.[112][113] On April 10, 2020, "Ilomilo" was sent to Italiancontemporary hit radio stations byUniversal Music Group, asWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'s seventh and final single.[114] On July 30, 2020, Eilish released "My Future", her first original release since "No Time to Die", along with an animated video.[115] In 2020, she became the youngest person to feature on theForbes Celebrity 100 list, with earnings of $53 million.[116] In September 2020, Eilish released a collection of branded ukuleles with guitar manufacturerFender.[117]
In October 2020, Eilish announced a livestream concert titledWhere Do We Go? The Livestream set to air from Los Angeles on October 24, with proceeds from the show's merchandise raising funds to support event crew members affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[118] In aVanity Fair interview, Eilish said she was working on "sixteen new songs and lov[ing] them all", revealing an upcoming musical project.[119] Eilish won threeBillboard Music Awards on October 24—Billboard Music Award for Top Female Artist,Billboard Music Award for TopBillboard 200 Album (When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?), andBillboard Music Award for Top New Artist—out of the 12 that she was nominated for. Also that month, she announced a new single, "Therefore I Am", which was released along with its video on November 12, 2020.[120] Eilish performed "Therefore I Am" and "My Future" at theJingle Ball in December 2020.[121]
In 2021 she published her personally selected comprehensive book of photographs that shared "an intimate window into her life" on and off stage,By - Billie Eilish.[125]
On April 27, 2021, Eilish announced on herInstagram account that her second album,Happier Than Ever, would be released on July 30, and the tracklist was made available on Apple Music. The album was released in various formats, including collectible vinyl and cassette colors.[126][127] The album's release was preceded by five singles: "My Future", "Therefore I Am", "Your Power",[128] "Lost Cause",[129] and "NDA",[130] and was accompanied bythe title track. On December 2, 2021, Eilish announced an eco-friendly limited-edition vinyl version ofHappier Than Ever made from recycled vinyl scraps. The collector's item was available only at a number of Gucci stores around the world and included Gucci-branded nail stickers designed by the brand's creative director, Alessandro Michele.[131] To further promote the album, Eilish worked withDisney+ on the concert filmHappier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, released in September 2021,[132][133] and embarked on theHappier Than Ever, The World Tour in February 2022, concluding it in April 2023.[134]
In June 2021, Eilish was criticized online for videos in which she mouthed the anti-Asian slur "chink" while lip-syncing the song "Fish" byTyler, the Creator,[135][136] while Matthew Tyler Vorce, her reported boyfriend at the time, received criticism for alleged social media posts in which he used offensive language and slurs against gay and Black people.[139] Eilish was also accused ofqueerbaiting after using the caption "I love girls" to promote the music video for "Lost Cause".[140][141][142] On June 22, she posted an apology to Instagram stories for her usage of "chink", saying that she was "appalled and embarrassed" by the video and that she was "13 or 14" at the time and did not know the slur was a derogatory term.[143][144] She also addressed a separate video of what was viewed as her mocking an Asian accent, writing that she was actually "speaking in a silly gibberish made up voice".[143][144] Reflecting on the events in a July 2021 interview, Eilish said: "I said so many things then that I totally don't agree with now, or think the opposite thing. The weirdest thing is how nothing ever goes away once it's on the internet ... When you're a fucking teenager, you don't really know yourself ... I didn't actually know how I really felt. So I just came up with this facade that I stuck to."[145]
Eilish started formulating ideas for her third studio album's songs with Finneas in December 2021.[146] In a July 2022 interview withZane Lowe forApple Music, she said she hoped to start writing the album in 2023.[147] In 2022, Eilish won theAcademy Award for Best Original Song for the song "No Time to Die" from the filmNo Time to Die, becoming the first person born in the 21st century to win an Academy Award.[2] That same year, she became the youngest headliner to date for two festivals, specificallyGlastonbury andCoachella.[148][149] ThePixar filmTurning Red was released that year, for which she and Finneas wrote three songs, "Nobody Like U", "U Know What's Up" and "1 True Love", performed byTurning Red's fictional boy band 4*Town.[150]
In June 2022, during her world tour's Manchester show, Eilish debuted the then-unreleased ballad "TV". The song referencesthe overturning ofRoe v. Wade, a case that madeabortion aconstitutional right in the US.[151] The next month, on July 21, shesurprise-released the two-track EPGuitar Songs, which includes "TV" alongside "The 30th".[152] Eilish explained her decision to surprise-release the EP during the interview with Lowe. She told him that while work on her third studio album was coming soon, she refused to wait until that time to put "TV" and "The 30th" on a track list. She wanted to spread their messages to her fans as soon as possible, noting the immediacy of its lyrics: "These songs are really current for me, and they're songs that I want to have said right now."[153] Another reason was Eilish had grown tired of doing heavy, traditional promotion for upcoming music. She wanted to release songs like she had early in her career, previewing them for fans in live concerts before releasing them without much marketing.[154][155]
Eilish worked withApple Music to exclusively host a film of one of theHappier Than Ever tour concerts, specifically one of her shows atThe O2 Arena in London. She billed the film as a way for fans who missed out on tickets to experience the tour, wanting more people to recognize her showmanship live.[156][157][158] Three concerts, titled Happier Than Ever, The Hometown Encore, were held at theKia Forum inInglewood, California, from December 13 to 16, 2022, as part of the tour.[159][160]
In 2023, Eilish made her acting debut in theAmazon Prime Video satirical thriller seriesSwarm.[161] She starred as Eva, the leader of a cult inspired byNXIVM, and received positive reviews for her performance.[162] Eilish wrote the song "What Was I Made For?" for the soundtrack of the 2023 filmBarbie. According to statements posted on her social media, she was inspired to write the song after seeing unfinished scenes of the movie during its production.[163] In 2024, the song won theAcademy Award for Best Original Song and twoGrammy Awards forSong of the Year andBest Song Written for Visual Media. It became the tenth song in history to win both an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Song of the Year, and Eilish became the youngest person ever to win twoAcademy Awards in any category.[164]
On April 8, 2024, Eilish announced her third studio album,Hit Me Hard and Soft, which was released on May 17, 2024.[165][166][167] She announced a tour to support the album,Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour, on April 29, 2024, with concerts in North America, Oceania and Europe between September 2024 and July 2025.[168] Also in April, Eilish was announced to be the next "featured artist" inside theFortnite spin-off gameFortnite Festival, along with an unlockable outfit in the game.[169] While on a visit toLondon due to the success of the recently released album in the UK,[170] Eilish appeared alongside London-based content creatorAmelia Dimoldenberg on her web seriesChicken Shop Date, which was dubbed as the "flirtiest episode yet",[171] and also appeared as a guest host for children's channelCBeebies' bedtime story.[172] In August, Eilish featured on a remix ofCharli XCX's "Guess", a song from the deluxe version of the latter's albumBrat, accompanied by a video containing scenes of Eilish in a bulldozer and the pair surrounded by piles of women's underwear, which were donated to the charityI Support the Girls.[173] On August 11, 2024, Eilish performed "Birds of a Feather" onBelmont Shore, Long Beach, during the2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony as part of the handover toLos Angeles, which would host the Games in2028.[174]
Eilish and her brother, Finneas, collaborate on songwriting.[196][197] Finneas writes for Eilish's albums, produces her music, and also performs in live shows.[198][196] Eilish and Finneas "like to completely make up things and become characters" and "have songs that are really fictional".[197] Eilish said a number of the songs also derive from her and Finneas' experiences.[197] They try to write "really interesting and conversational" lyrics: "We try to say stuff that doesn't have to be that deep [...] but you say something way deeper in a certain way that makes sense, but you haven't really thought about."[197] Finneas has said that when he writes for his sister, he aims to "write [songs] that I think she'll relate to and enjoy singing and empathise with the lyrics and make her own".[199] When he writes with Eilish, he tries "to help her tell whatever story she's trying to tell, bounce ideas off of her, listen to her ideas", and use a language that fits her voice telling the story.[199]
Eilish had wanted to direct her own music videos since age 14 but was initially not given the opportunity due to lack of experience.[200] In 2019, she made her directorial debut with the video for her song "Xanny".[201]
Eilish has been compared in the media to Lavigne,Lorde and Del Rey,[224][225][226] the last of whom she says she does not want to be compared to, saying, "That woman has made her brand so perfect for her whole career and she shouldn't have to hear that."[227] Eilish said thatAriana Grande's 2019 albumThank U, Next inspired her to continue making music.[228]
Much of the media attention surrounding Eilish has revolved around her fashion style, which consists primarily of baggy, oversized clothing.[241][242][38] In 2017, she said she likes dressing out of her comfort zone to feel like she grabs the attention of everyone around her.[243] She tries to be "really different from a lot of people" and dresses opposite to what others wear.[197] Aiming to "look memorable", Eilish said that she "proved to people that [she's] more important than they think" and likes being "kind of intimidating, so people will listen up".[197][244][245] In 2019, she said: "Over time it's kind of become a thing, 'Billie Eilish, the creepy, weird, scary girl.' And I don't like that. It's lame. I just don't want to stay one thing."[246]
In May 2019, Eilish appeared in aCalvin Klein advertisement, where she mentioned that she dresses in baggy clothes to prevent people from judging her body.[247][248] In a March 2020 live show in Miami, as part of the Where Do We Go? Tour, she premieredNot My Responsibility, a short film which addresses her experiences of body shaming.[249]Not My Responsibility was uploaded to Eilish's YouTube channel in May 2020.[250]
Eilish was on the cover of the June 2021 issue ofBritishVogue. The photoshoot byCraig McDean featured her dressed in lingerie, specifically focused oncorsets.[251][252] Eilish made her first appearance at theMet Gala in 2021, which had the theme "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion", wearing anOscar de la Renta gown under the condition that the fashion house would permanently end its use of real fur.[253] Though the dress was inspired by the originalBarbie doll, fashion critics observed its likeness to Golden Age starMarilyn Monroe, who wore a tulle de la Renta gown in the early 1950s.[254]
Products and endorsements
In March 2018, Eilish released Blōhsh, her clothing merchandise line.[255] In April 2019, Eilish released clothing in collaboration withTakashi Murakami,[256][257] inspired by her music video for "You Should See Me in a Crown", also directed and animated by Murakami, as well as a limited edition vinyl figure of herself from the video.[258] Eilish also collaborated withAdobe Creative Cloud the same month for a series of advertisements[259] as well as a social media art contest, where users would submit artwork with the hashtag "#BILLIExADOBE".[260][261]
Eilish appeared in the debut of Calvin Klein's #MyCalvins ad campaign in May 2019,[262][263] as well as theAd Council's "Seize the Awkward" campaign, a series ofpublic service announcements targeting mental health awareness.[264][265] She frontedMCM Worldwide's fall 2019 advertising campaign in July 2019,[266] and later that month collaborated with Los Angeles-based clothing brand Freak City on a clothing line.[267][268][269] Also in July 2019, she performed at a dinner hosted byChanel onShelter Island to celebrate the brand's pop-upyacht club.[270][271]
In August 2019, Eilish partnered withApple to allowApple Store customers to experiment with her song "You Should See Me in a Crown" in Music Lab sessions in its stores.[272] Eilish's collaboration with the clothing company Siberia Hills[273][274] was met with controversy after it was revealed that the company had used plagiarized designs offan art of the characterNozomi Tojo fromLove Live!, drawn by artist Makoto Kurokawa, for Eilish's clothing line.[275] The brand later clarified that Eilish had no knowledge of the plagiarism.[276][277]
In November 2021, she debuted "Eilish", her perfume brand, which isvegan andcruelty-free.[278][279] In October 2024, Eilish collaborated with the shoe brandConverse for "Converse x Billie Eilish By You", a limited-time release whereChuck Taylor sneakers could be customized with lyrics from Eilish's songs.[280]
Advocacy
Eilish has a history of political activism, publicly expressing her views on many political issues.[281] She has been vocal with regard to environmental causes, includingclimate change awareness.[282][283][284] Among other pursuits, Eilish signed an open letter to world leaders urging them to take action againstclimate-induced poverty,[285] embarked on an ad campaign encouraging young people to use technology forenvironmental advocacy, and hosted a six-day climate seminar in London titled Overheated to discuss topics such assustainable fashion andyouth activism.[286][287] Her 2019 single "All the Good Girls Go to Hell" and its subsequent video center around climate change and use heaven-and-hell imagery to criticize ignorance of rising sea levels,[288][289] and she permitted the nonprofit CoralWatch to use "Ocean Eyes" as part of an online awareness campaign about Australia's Great Barrier Reef.[290] She is a regular advocate on social media foranimal rights andveganism, and has criticized the dairy,[291]mink fur,[292] andwool[293] industries. In 2023, Eilish stated she refuses to travel by private jet.[294]
Eilish has spoken on multiple occasions aboutwomen's rights.[295][296] She wrote and produced the 2020 short filmNot My Responsibility as a response tobody shaming toward her and the double standards placed upon women's appearances.[297][298][299] A supporter ofbody positivity for women, in a 2023Variety interview Eilish denied that men suffer frombody shaming too.[300] "Your Power", one of her 2021 singles, criticizes the sexual exploitation of young women, primarily by men who hold power over them.[301][302] Eilish associates herself with theUS abortion rights movement; she expressed rage when Texas implementedits anti-abortion laws in 2021.[303][304] During the2022 Glastonbury festival, she performed "Your Power" to condemnthe overturning ofRoe v. Wade. She spoke of the decision: "Today is a really, really dark day for women in the U.S. I'm just going to say that as I cannot bear to think about it any longer in this moment."[305] She included a reference toRoe v. Wade's overturning in her 2022 track "TV", much of which she wrote after a draft of the court decision was leaked online in May.[306][307]
In 2023, Eilish worked with others to start and fund REVERB's Music Decarbonization Project, and as part of a decarbonization project usedsolar powered stage lights.[310][311]
Eilish has publicly expressedsexual attraction to both men and women.[324][325] From 2018 to 2019, she dated rapper Brandon Adams, who goes by the stage name 7:AMP.[326][327] Eilish then dated actor Matthew Tyler Vorce from 2021 until 2022.[326] She dated singerJesse Rutherford from October 2022 to May 2023.[328][329] In 2024, she stated, "I wish no one knew anything about my sexuality or anything about my dating life. Ever, ever, ever. And I hope that they never will again. And I'm never talking about my sexuality ever again. And I'm never talking about who I'm dating ever again."[330]
On a 2020 episode of theme and dad radio podcast, Eilish said: "When I was a little kid, I was super religious for no damn reason. My family never was religious. I didn't know anyone that was religious. And for some reason, as a little girl, I just was incredibly religious ... And then at one point, I don't know what happened. It just completely went away...[and I became] almost anti-religious for no reason." She said the experience made her more "open-minded" to other religions.[331] Of her own religion, Eilish said: "I don't not believe and I don't do believe. I'm in a very neutral position. I'm open to every belief pretty much...[I love] the idea that there's a God. So why not? How would I know? I'm not going to say I know. I don't.Nobody knows."[332]
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