Billie Eilish

From the moment she released her debut single “Ocean Eyes” in 2015, Billie Eilish has been making headlines. Her first studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? was released in 2019 and featured “Bad Guy,” her first #1 song on the US Billboard Top 100. Among her many awards, there are nine Grammys, two American Music Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Academy Awards. Eilish is also the first person born in the 21st century with a chart-topping single and to win an Academy Award. Billie has a strong history of advocacy. In 2021, she was able to get Oscar de la Renta’s creative directors to agree to stop selling fur. She also includes water bottle refill stations and voter registration tables at her concerts and even powered her 2023 Lollapalooza set on solar-charged batteries. Eilish famously “came out” in November 2023 by saying she “didn’t realize people didn’t know.” Her newest album Hit Me Hard and Soft, includes more music about her sexuality. When the video to her hit single “Lunch” dropped, the sapphic internet went wild. In the video, Eilish sports oversized clothing, sneakers, and a backwards ball cap — a signature masc style — as she looks coyly at the camera and says, “I’m interested in more than just being your friend.” She says she wanted the video to be an “ode to all the videos I grew up loving…. The fun quality of it based on the cameras they used to use, and it’s fun. I love it.” It’s safe to say “Lunch” has quickly become the queer anthem of the summer. –SS