Billie Eilish Says Her 2019 Hit 'Bad Guy' Is the 'Stupidest Song in the World'

Billie Eilishthinks “Bad Guy” is the “stupidest song in the world,” but it “works.” The pop star, 21, opened up about her 2019 hit onJimmy Kimmel Live!during Tuesday night’s episode when the show’s host asked if there was a song that made her “uncomfortable” now. “Objectively, ‘Bad Guy’ is like the stupidest song in the world, but it’s really good,” she told Kimmel. “It’s just like you have to understand, you have to have humor in it....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · April Lee

Billie Eilish Says Her Song 'Goldwing' Is About Olivia Rodrigo: 'I Do Feel a Protectiveness Over Olivia'

Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish.Photo:Stefanie Keenan/Getty Stefanie Keenan/Getty Billie Eilishis looking out for another young artist in the music industry. Eilish told the outlet, “I think everybody’s experiences are so individual … Nobody has had anybody else’s life, you know? But I do feel a protectiveness over Olivia.” Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo.Stefanie Keenan/Getty The “Bad Guy” singer explained that she felt like she could relate to the way Rodrigo, 20, became famous seemingly overnight while still in her teens — just like she did....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 554 words · Angela Figueroa

Billie Eilish Says It's 'Hard for Me to Watch' Her New Documentary: 'I Was Super Annoying Then'

Billie Eilish’s life story is headed to the small screen in just days — even if it’s sometimes hard to watch! “You’re seeing a sliver of my life at that time,” Eilish, 19, said, before explaining that she would watch artist documentaries as a kid and think she knew “everything” about the artist. “It’s not all that was going on. There’s a ton that isn’t in there. It’s pretty much me....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 554 words · Jose Rodriguez

Billie Eilish Says It's Been a 'Life Goal' to Perform the James Bond Theme Song: 'It's Crazy, Dude'

Billie Eilishcan check another thing off of her bucket list. Ahead of theOscarson Sunday, the singer, 18, opened up about contributing her vocals toDaniel Craig‘s final James Bond film,No Time to Die,and how surreal it’s been to work on the project with her brotherFinneas O’Connell. “Yes, we’ve written it,” she told hostBilly Porteron ABC’s Oscars red carpet pre-show. “It’s already done.” VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty The big news that Eilish would be performing and co-writing the theme song was first announced last month on the upcoming James Bond film’s official Twitter account....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Phillip Melendez

Billie Eilish Says Justin Bieber Has Been 'So Helpful' with Advice for 'Dealing with Fame'

Billie Eilishis opening up about her relationship with mentorJustin Bieber. The “Bad Guy” singer, 19, spoke withThe Morning Mash Upabout her new album, telling SiriusXM hosts Nicole Ryan, Ryan Sampson and Stanley T that Bieber, 27, has been helping her cope with fame as she continues to navigate the music industry. “I love him,” she continued. “He’s a good friend of mine. He has been so helpful for me, in terms of just, like, dealing with fame....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Mark Ford

Billie Eilish Says Reaction to Her British 'Vogue' Cover Made Her 'Never Want to Post Again'

Photo: CBS Billie Eilishbroke the internet on May 2 after ditching her signature style for a new “classic, old-timey pin-up” look in the June issue ofBritishVogue. But the fan reaction to her new look didn’t have the singer entirely excited. The 19-year-old appeared onthe latest episodeofThe Late Show with Stephen Colberton Monday to discuss the reaction to her photo shoot. After sharing the imageson Instagram, Eilish broke the record for getting a million likes on a photo in under six minutes....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Alison Garner

Billie Eilish Says She 'Bombed' Her Oscars Performance as She Calls It 'Trash'

Billie Eilishmay be her own worst critic. During aninterviewwith Apple’sNew Music Dailyon Beats 1, the Grammy winner told hostZane Lowethat she felt she “bombed” her performance at the 2020 Oscars. “I was sick for all ofthe Oscars, I bombed that performance,” she said. “That s— was trash.” The “bad guy” singer went on to describe how performing atthe Oscarswas “so scary” because it was a different crowd than what she was used to....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Louis Anderson

Billie Eilish Says She 'Cried' and 'Threw Up' Before Hosting 'SNL' : 'I Didn't Feel Qualified'

Billie Eilishis reflecting on the “full-body reaction” she had to starring onSaturday Night Live. TheHappier Than Eversinger, 19, visited SiriusXM’sThe Howard Stern ShowMonday and told hostHoward Sternthat she cried and threw up ahead of the sketch comedy show over the weekend, during which she both hosted and performed. “The week preparing forSNLis f— nuts. It’s literally alien. I mean, I cried every single day of the week, no joke at all,” Eilish recalled on the radio show....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Andrea Smith

Billie Eilish Says She 'Was Just Helping a Fan' After Kanye West Demands Apology to Travis Scott

Billie Eilishis standing up for herself. The “Happier Than Ever” singer, 20, responded toKanye West’s lengthy Instagram caption on Thursday, in which he demanded she apologize toTravis Scott. In his note, West claimed Eilish shaded Scott whenshe stopped her showover the weekend to help a fan who was having trouble breathing and said onstage: “I wait for people to be okay before I keep going.” “COME ON BILLIE WE LOVE YOU PLEASE APOLOGIZE TO TRAV AND TO THE FAMILIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES NO ONE INTENDED THIS TO HAPPEN TRAV DIDN’T HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN HE WAS ON STAGE AND WAS VERY HURT BY WHAT HAPPENED AND YES TRAV WILL BE WITH ME AT COACHELLA BUT NOW I NEED BILLIE TO APOLOGIZE BEFORE I PERFORM,” West originally wrote....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · James Johnson

Billie Eilish Says She Deleted Social Media Off Her Phone Because of 'How Gullible It Makes You'

Photo: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage The Grammy winner, 21, opened up toConan O’Brienon hisConan O’Brien Needs a Friendpodcastthis week about her approach to social media — and how she’s deleted apps off her phone to avoid it. As Eilish explained in the interview alongside her brotherFinneas, what “freaks” her out about the internet “is how gullible it makes you.” “Anything I read on the internet I believe.Me!And I know for a fact that’s stupid and I shouldn’t do that because I have proof that it’s not all true....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · Nancy Brewer

Billie Eilish Says She Feels 'Very Grateful to Be a Woman Right Now' in Tear-Filled Speech

The pop star, 21, was among the honorees atVariety’s Power of Women eventon Thursday and shared an emotional speech about how she’s become very “proud” of her womanhood after having “never felt truly like a woman.” Throughout the speech, the Grammy winner reiterated that she’s “not a crying person,” but continued to tear up while reflecting on how she “resents” her past “internalized misogyny.” BarbiestarAriana Greenblattpresented Eilish with the honor —reportedlywith a speech about her “authenticity and fearlessness” and how much she cherishes their friendship....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 661 words · Dawn Miller

Billie Eilish Says She Felt 'Trapped' in Her Public Persona and Changed It to 'F— with Everyone'

WhenBillie Eilishgraced thecover of BritishVoguelast year with a new blonde ‘do and a form-fitting glam outfit, it was a sudden departure from the signature look she’d developed as a pop star.Now, the singer is admitting that the swerve was on purpose — and since it served said purpose, she’s more than happy to return to her roots.Eilish, 20, toldNMEthat around the time theVoguecover was released in May 2021, she “had no idea who I was,” and was struggling to accept the fact that the world only knew her as someone who wore baggy clothes and dark hair, and recorded dark, synth-heavy songs....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 804 words · Russell Gates

Billie Eilish Says She Lost Followers After Debuting New Look: 'People Are Scared of Big Boobs'

Billie Eilish thinks it’s unfair some fans expect her to always stay the same, whether that’s in her music or her personal style choices.Ahead of the release of her latest album,Happier Than Ever, the 19-year-old Grammy winnerdebuted a new look, complete with blonde hair and a more revealing wardrobe, making waves as she explored new ways of expressing herself. Eilish toldELLEin thecover story for the magazine’s October 2021issue that she lost thousands of Instagram followers because of the aesthetic refresh....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1167 words · Lee Smith