Well, well, well, the King of Pop is back on top of the Box Office after four weeks in theaters, putting its newer competition to shame with $26.1 million as it inches closer to becoming the world’s biggest biopic of all time. The Devil Wears Prada 2, meanwhile, continued its confident prance past another global milestone, while Mortal Kombat II watched the life drain from its health bar. One more thing — what on earth happened to Billie Eilish?

There were no big new releases from the 2026 movie schedule this weekend ahead of Memorial Day, but Obsession from Blumhouse and Focus Features certainly made its mark as one of the weekend’s best.

Let’s take a look at the Top 10 chart, then break down some highlights below.

Weekend Box Office: May 15-17, 2026

* denotes new release

Michael Jackson Biopic Continues Its Climb To History

What a “Smooth Criminal” that Michael is, sliding right past the films that battled so fiercely for the top two spots last week to steal back No. 1. Through four weekends, the Jaafar Jackson-led flick has earned $282.8 million domestically, per The Numbers, and when combined with the $421.1 million from international markets, that’s $703.9 million.

Bohemian Rhapsody better get ready, because we may soon have a new champion, my friend. The Freddie Mercury film holds the current top spot for world’s biggest music biopic, thanks to its $911 million worldwide haul, but that doesn’t seem out of reach for Michael.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 And Obsession Have Strong Showings

Michael wasn’t the only film to cross a global milestone this weekend. Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway’s quotable sequel may have dropped to second place for the first time in its theatrical run but, after three weekends, The Devil Wears Prada 2 crossed the half-billion dollar mark, with worldwide box office earnings of $546.2 million.

Last week, I wrote that new releases weren’t likely to place in the Top 3, and Obsession put me in my place with a debut of $16.1 million domestic and $7 million international for a worldwide total of $23.1 million. I will definitely be on the lookout for any cursed objects coming my way from those I may have scorned.

Part of the reason for the strong start is due to Mortal Kombat II taking a dive, but that’s not to undermine Obsession’s accomplishment — the horror flick more than doubled the $7 million projections for opening weekend. Critics had high praise for Obsession and, in fact, let’s take a look at how they and the audience scored this week’s new releases:

Obsession’s impressive opening is a good sign that word-of-mouth advertising will keep it in the Top 10 for a bit, although Billie Eilish’s new concert movie is proof that that’s not always the case.

Billie Eilish’s 3D Concert Flick Falls Hard (And Not Soft) Out Of Top 10 In Second Weekend

Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) enjoyed an opening weekend of $7.5 million in the U.S. and Canada to finish at No. 5 at the Box Office last week. However, after 10 days, the party is most certainly over, as the James Cameron-directed concert movie earned just $800,000 over the past three days — a fall of 89% all the way to 14th place.

Now, I understand that concert films are frontloaded, with the most passionate fans buying tickets on opening weekend. However, with James Cameron attached as director and his use of 3D to film the movie, I’d expect Hit Me Hard and Soft to have piqued the interest of more casual fans as well. I’d also expect — as we saw with Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie — for die-hard fans to make repeat trips to see the icon on the big screen.

That doesn’t seem to be the case when looking at the theatrical releases of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé’s concert movies in the first two weeks:

So yes, even Taylor Swift saw a big dip in her numbers over the second weekend, but neither hers nor Beyoncé’s with Renaissance was as drastic as Billie Eilish’s. There’s also the fact that 3D filming ain’t cheap, and these numbers don’t make me optimistic that she can make back the estimated $50 million she’d need to break even on a reported budget of $20 million plus marketing and promotion.

Who’s Ready For The Mandalorian And Grogu?

Next weekend is what a lot of Star Wars fans have been waiting for, due to the premiere of The Mandalorian and Grogu. Despite some troubling early projections for Pedro Pascal’s latest project — and divided first reactions from critics — Box Office Theory is now expecting it to bring in anywhere from $81 million to $96 million from next Friday to Sunday. Here are the average projections for all of the May 22 new releases:

• The Mandalorian and Grogu: $90 million
• Passenger: $6 million
• I Love Boosters: $4 million

A Few Other Notes To Wrap The Weekend

• Mortal Kombat II dropped from second place to fourth on its sophomore weekend, attracting 65% fewer movie lovers.
• The Sheep Detectives, meanwhile, lost only 38% of its weekend-over-weekend audience, proving that people love sheep puns.
• As for the varied opinions of CinemaBlend's writers about the book-to-screen adaptation, I thought the novel Three Bags Full was funnier and more charming. Corey Chichizola says it’s a must-watch for anyone dealing with grief, and Mack Rawden thought it was baaaaaad (but thinks you should see it anyway).

Regardless of which big-screen item you decide to see this week, let’s meet back here next week to talk about Star Wars and more.

I consider myself a casual Billie Eilish fan, in that I'm familiar with her hits and recognize that she has an incredible voice, but that's mainly the extent of it. My interest in Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) was a combination of curiosity about the musician and her tour, and James Cameron's involvement in the making of the movie.

The idea that Cameron and Eilish were teaming up to direct and produce a 3D concert film caught my attention from the first trailer. That's what got me into my seat for a screening of the new 2026 movie, but what I took away from the experience was more than just an appreciation for a concert film shown in 3D. I also learned that Billie Eilish is truly a performer for the fans.

What She Was Made For

Maybe suggesting Eilish is a performer for the fans sounds obvious, or maybe most performers like to think that they do what they do for the people who show up to see them, but my impression of Eilish as I watched the Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour concert film was that it's important that she sets the bar by her own standards when it comes to her fans. In fact, the exact phrase she used, which really stuck with me, was:

I don't think I'd fault any mega-star if their primary career aspiration was to maintain their mega-star status. As someone who prefers not to be in the limelight, I just assume there's something in the DNA or brain chemistry of many performers that causes them to shine brighter in front of an audience. Maybe that's part of what motivates Eilish, I couldn't say, but when she shows off the scrape on her hand, and we see her putting herself in arm's length (and grabby-hands'-length) of her fans during her show, it really seems like she has more of a symbiotic relationship with the people who come to see her sing. Satisfying them satisfies her.

She even admitted, when talking about the enthusiastic way people reach for her, that she would've been the same way if an artist she loved was close enough to touch. She knows what they're feeling, and that's something special, I think. It's the biggest thing I took away from the movie, in fact. (Though I would encourage fans to maybe consider trimming their nails if they're hoping to get a chance to touch her during a future concert?)

Other Impressions:

• I loved the parts of the film shot amidst/behind the crowd. There were moments when I felt like I was actually behind a group of screaming fans with their hands in the air. 
• I got tired just watching Billie run around that giant stage. 
• A room full of rescue dogs provided as a mood lift for her team?! ❤️😭
• The scene where she records the looped vocals was so beautiful. 
• As an outsider of the fandom, I appreciated James Cameron's curious approach to showcasing what Billie Eilish does. 
• I love seeing how emotional Billie's fans get at her shows. As a Swiftie, I get it! 
• I need to add more Billie Eilish to my playlists.

I'll close this out by saying that I really hope we continue to see more concert movies, especially featuring big artists like Billie Eilish. Not everyone can afford to see their favorite artist live, and there are plenty of people who would love the opportunity to see the show again, even if they can. What's more, casual fans like me have the opportunity to really see an artist do their thing and learn more about them. I only knew a couple of the songs performed during the film (the obvious ones: "Bad Guy," "Birds of a Feather," etc.), but I still had a great time watching the movie and came away from it with a deeper appreciation of who she is as an artist.

There’s an image I can’t seem to get out of my head since checking out this weekend’s box office numbers, and that’s of Meryl Streep nut-punching Karl Urban, Mortal Kombat-style, accompanied — of course — by the video game’s “Finish him!” voiceover. The box office fight might not have gotten physical, but it was a close one, with The Devil Wears Prada 2 maintaining the top spot over the video game sequel in a battle that was nearly too close to call. We’ll have to see how those dollar amounts shake out when they become final on Monday.

Possibly more impressive, however, was the latest record broken by Michael, the hit 2026 movie schedule entry starring the King of Pop’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson.

Take a look at the Top 10 list for the past three days, then we can break down all of the numbers.

Weekend Box Office: May 8-10, 2026

* denotes new release

Mortal Kombat II Loses The Battle Of The Sequels, Settling For Second Place In Its Debut

Mortal Kombat II earned $40 million in its first three days domestically, which falls on the lower end of projections. Ultimately, that wasn’t good enough to dethrone The Devil Wears Prada 2, which fell just 44% from its opening three days to finish with an estimated $43 million.

Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep’s sequel has now earned $144.8 million domestically, and international markets have added generously to that, giving the flick $433.2 million globally after 10 days. That’s good enough, per The Numbers, to surpass Hoppers for the fifth-best global release this year.

The video game adaptation, meanwhile, also got some help from outside North America, adding $23 million for a worldwide total of $63 million. Hopefully, its positive reception from audiences (more on that further down) and critics’ reviews lauding one scene-stealing performance can keep it in theaters long enough to earn back its reported $80 million budget. ScreenRant reports that after marketing and promotion costs, the sequel’s break-even point is around $200 million.

Mortal Kombat II Outperforms Its Predecessor

Johnny Cage may have been no match for the Devil, but the sequel's $43 million is close to double what 2021’s Mortal Kombat earned. That movie, also from Simon McQuoid and starring much of the same cast, earned $23.3 million, though we have to remember that people hadn’t fully returned to theaters that year, and Mortal Kombat was given a simultaneous streaming release on HBO Max.

Mortal Kombat II has a lot going for it, and it should easily surpass the $84.4 million its predecessor made worldwide by the end of its run.

New Releases Round Out The Top 5

The Sheep Detectives and Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft — The Tour were able to push The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Project Hail Mary out of the Top 5. The Hugh Jackman book-to-screen adaptation brought in $15.9 million, which was on the higher end of projections from a week ago. Billie Eilish’s 3D flick, meanwhile, was only slightly under experts’ predictions with $7.5 million.

Both got international boosts, too, with the James Cameron-directed concert film garnering $12.6 million outside of the U.S. and Canada for a global total of $20.1 million — in good shape to recoup its reported $20 million budget. The Sheep Detectives, meanwhile, got an extra $12.1 million to finish its first weekend with $28 million worldwide toward its $75 million budget.

Let’s take a look at what critics and moviegoers thought of this week’s movies:

It’s impressive to see The Sheep Detectives and Billie Eilish scoring in the 90th percentile with both critics and audiences, and Mortal Kombat II seems to be a much bigger hit with moviegoers than critics. It will definitely be interesting to see how these fare next week — especially with Karl Urban’s fantasy fighting film having a pretty good chance of trading in silver for gold.

Michael Moonwalks Past Freddy Mercury

All of the new releases aside, Michael continues its box office dominance, falling just one spot — and not by much, either — as it brought in another $36.5 million in its third weekend. That gives the Michael Jackson biopic $240.5 million, meaning it has officially surpassed Bohemian Rhapsody’s $216.7 million to become North America’s highest-grossing music biopic of all time.

Globally, Michael crossed the $500 million milestone and, while it stands as the second-best music biopic of all time on a worldwide scale, it still has a ways to go before taking that crown from Queen. The 2018 Freddy Mercury movie ended its run with $910.8 million, per Billboard, while MJ’s story so far totals $577.4 million.

Hokum Has A Decent Second Weekend, But It’s Bad News For The Other Sophomores

Hokum’s positive reception appears to have garnered it some goodwill with moviegoers, as it fell just 49% from its debut weekend. Sure, it dropped to eighth place with just $3.3 million but, so far it’s made $12.5 million, and with a reported budget of just $5 million, that’s not too shabby. It’s also got a stronger chance of more Top 10 appearances than Deep Water or Animal Farm.

Neither of these second-week releases managed to reach the million-dollar mark. Renny Harlin’s survival film dropped one spot and 63% to earn $780K, which puts it at $3.7 million after two weekends toward its $40 million budget. But even that’s not as dire as what happened to Animal Farm.

The George Orwell adaptation dropped from No. 6 to No. 10, with its $663K a whopping 80% plunge from its premiere weekend. It looks like this animated flick is stalling out at $5 million toward its $35 million budget.

What Does Next Weekend Look Like?

New movies hitting theaters May 15 don’t look like they’ll challenge for the Top 3, which makes that an interesting battle, with just $7 million separating gold from bronze this weekend. There are some highly anticipated offerings, though, including the upcoming horror movie Obsession, which holds a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score after thrilling and disturbing audiences at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. That’s projected to open to about $7 million, per Box Office Theory.

We’ve also got Guy Ritchie’s In the Grey and Is God Is, a thriller with an impressive cast that includes Kara Young, Janelle Monáe, Erika Alexander, Vivica A. Fox and Sterling K. Brown. Which of the above movies that we’ve discussed this week is piquing your interests? Get to the theater, then come back next Sunday to see what happens to that Top 10 list.

After months of hearing about Billie Eilish and James Cameron teaming up for a 3D concert film, Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour is here among the releases on the 2026 movie schedule. It's fair to say both Cameron and Eilish have committed themselves to major projects over the course of their careers. Just look at all the work Cameron put into Avatar, for instance. However, as CinemaBlend learned from the pair themselves, the the process of making this concert movie was something else entirely.

Hit Me Hard and Soft came to fruition after James Cameron decided to pitch the idea via email to Billie Eilish’s mom, Maggie Baird, whom he was already acquainted with. From there, Cameron and Billie connected over the phone about what they could make together. Ultimately, the film was shot during Eilish’s four Manchester shows, which were held in July of 2025. As for what stood out from the experience for Cameron, the acclaimed filmmaker told me this:

The Oscar-winning James Cameron has directed some monumental films over the years in addition to the Avatar franchise. Terminator, Aliens and Titanic are just a few of the other marquee titles the filmmaker can lay claim to. But, in a rare moment in his career, Cameron shared the title of director with the 24-year-old "Bad Guy" singer to translate her vision of the world stadium tour to her fans. The Abyss helmer also said this about his process of working with Eilish:

If you’re familiar with the way Eilish and Cameron work, then you probably know they are very detail oriented and focused on making sure everything is right for audiences. So it would track that these two would spend so much time in the editing room looking over the footage from a two-hour show to make sure everything was just right. While someone might think the making of a concert film might be more lax than something like Avatar, it sounds almost as involved based on further comments from Cameron:

As for Billie Eilish, she's cited her love for Justin Bieber’s concert movies for being one of the factors that inspired her to make her own (aside from literally getting flagged down by James Cameron, of course). And, funny enough, a few days after this interview that viral Coachella moment between her and Bieber happened.

During our interview, the co-directors also talked about what they learned from each other while making the movie. Cameron said he came to understand the importance of Billie Eilish’s fans, while she said she learned a lot about directing for film as opposed to doing so for a live audience. I'm not sure many people could've predicted these two would end up working together, but I'm so glad this partnership happened.

Check out Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour (Live In 3D), in all its glory, in theaters now.

Survivor is one of the best reality shows of all time, and it is responsible for changing the TV world forever. The hit competition series (which is streaming with a Paramount+ subscription) is in the midst of Season 50, titled In The Hands of the Fans. Singer Billie Eilish got an Immunity Idol named after her, and while some fans have been hating on the twist, she's been hearing very different feedback.

The cast of Survivor 50 has been grappling with a new Immunity Idol format throughout this season: the Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol. Unfortunately, the twist didn't really pan out, leading some fans to hate on the "Birds of a Feather" singer's involvement in the show. But during an interview from ET's TikTok, Eilish revealed what she's been hearing from people. In her words:

There you have it. While some of the hardcore Survivor fans might not love the Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol, there are plenty of folks who are coming up to the Grammy-winning pop star and saying the opposite. It's proof that you can't please everyone, and also how much of a Survivor fan the "What Was I Made For?" singer truly is. It's just too bad she couldn't show up at Fiji like MrBeast and Zac Brown.

The reception around Billie Eilish's involvement in Survivor 50 seems to be largely negative because of how things shook out on the island. The Boomerang Idol's rules were a new twist; when they found a Hidden Immunity Idol, they had to send it to another player. And if that individual ended up being voted out, it would then boomerang back to the person who originally found it.

Fan favorite contestant Genevieve Mushaluk found not one but two of the Billie Eilish Boomerang idols, which she sent to Ozzy and Rizo. But then, when Genevieve was voted out on Day 13, there was no chance of us seeing the twist reach its full potential. If the idols actually did boomerang back to someone, then viewers might feel differently.

Survivor 50 airs new episodes on Wednesdays as part of the 2026 TV schedule. The two most recent episodes have seen Billie Eilish make a cameo during the commercials, so we'll have to see if this continues moving forward.

If you’ve been watching the landmark Survivor 50 on the 2026 TV schedule, you’ve heard Billie Eilish’s name on the show more than you probably expected thanks to The Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol being part of the show. And for the first time, the pop star has finally commented on the whole thing. Let’s talk about it.

Billie Eilish Comments On Her Idol On Survivor 50

Billie Eilish has been promoting her 3D movie with James Cameron in recent weeks, but The Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol only just came up when she guested on The Good Hang With Amy Poehler. Check out what she said about her infamous idol during the chat:

BREAKING: BILLIE EILISH MENTIONS HER IDOL ON SURVIVOR from r/survivor

During a “lightning round” moment toward the end of the interview, Amy Poehler asked the Grammy magnet what she thinks about Survivor, which earned a slight “yes” before she called out her immunity idol with a little chuckle. She then went into giving the SNL alum an explanation, using air quotes when saying she wrote a letter to the contestants, complete with a little eye roll and shrug when discussing it all.

Reddit has a lot of thoughts about how she talked about it:

• “'It’s like I ‘wrote a letter’ to the contestants” she’s borderline mocking it and barely knows what it is lmfao” @goldteamdowntown
• "Oh she does not give a shit at all. The eye roll killed me 😭" @reasonable_fun3170
• "she seems like she totally does not give a rat’s ass about it 😭 she does not mention the word 'Boomerang' or '50' once" - @bahscohs
• "She has such contempt for it hahah. I wrote a 'letter' to the 'contestants'" - @kakahuhu
• "She dgaf im dead 😭" @21tcook

Now, of course these are perceptions of Billie Eilish based on a one-minute video, so we can definitely take their comments with a grain of salt. But, it’s definitely worth talking about the way in which the celebrity cameo element of Survivor 50 has gone this season, and how much the celebrities with their names on different aspects of the game really tie back to them that much or at all.

Why Her Eye-roll Reaction Totally Makes Sense To Me

Back in March, Jeff Probst revealed how The Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol was created to People. Here’s what he said:

So when Billie Eilish uses quotes to say she “wrote a letter” she means that she didn’t actually write it from the heart. She was likely asked to be involved in Survivor 50 because she previously wrote a song that references the series and Probst took notice.

While she had some say in which affect her idol would have on the game, ultimately it doesn’t seem like Eilish had very much to do with it. Therefore it seems like it's as much this funny thing to her as it is to fans.

Other than the Barbie singer, Zac Brown was on the lowest rated episode of Survivor when his appearance overshadowed the whole episode. Then, Jimmy Fallon was also named in Survivor for his twist called “One In The Urn” a couple of episodes ago and there was a MrBeast Super Secret Beware Advantage during last week’s tribal that ended up changing the stakes for the contestants in a very big way.

With three episodes left, we’re certainly curious how other random celebrities will shake things up on Survivor 50 including The Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol.

If you’re one of the lucky fans who’ve been to a Billie Eilish concert, you know how special that experience is. There’s nothing quite like being in the pop star’s presence in real time alongside other people who’ve memorized the lyrics and been touched by her music, too. In less than two weeks, a lot more fans will be able to witness the energy around a Billie Eilish concert, however. Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour (Live In 3D) arrives in theaters as one of the more unique 2026 movie releases.

CinemaBlend had the chance to chat with Billie Eilish and James Cameron after the co-directors debuted the movie’s 3D experience at Las Vegas’s CinemaCon. During my chat with the pop singer, Eilish shared told me how having the director of the Avatar films by her side for this taught her about moviemaking. In her words:

Billie Eilish has put out a concert film before, but the scale was much smaller considering it was filmed at the Hollywood Bowl during the COVID-19 pandemic without a live audience and released on Disney+. This time around she brought James Cameron along to film the four shows she played at Manchester’s Co-op Live in July 2025 with 3D cameras to bring her shows to life. As Eilish also shared:

The 24-year-old has been in the directors chair before for a number of her music videos including “What Was I Made For?”, “Happier Than Ever,” “Lost Cause,” and “Therefore I Am.” Capturing a massive show full of over 20k people is a very different story and it sounds like there was a learning curve for her that she was noticing on the fly. While she had instincts in place for making the live show entertaining for everyone, capturing it as a movie meant different choices needed to be made. As the singer added:

Billie Eilish definitely has a great reputation for breaking boundaries when it comes to releasing her music – with how her Hit Me Hard And Soft album cover was photographed being just one of them. She’s also frequently involved fans in the experience with things like holding listening parties in theaters for the album as well. Her and James Cameron connecting to direct this concert movie feels like simultaneously an unlikely pair and makes all the sense in the world.

You can get tickets for Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour (Live In 3D), hitting theaters starting May 8.

If you’re a Billie Eilish fan, you probably know how much Justin Bieber not only means to her, but has inspired her own path as an artist. Heck, she has a concert movie with James Cameron coming out among 2026 movie releases that’s in part thanks to Bieber’s own film, Believe. Earlier this month, when Bieber headlined Coachella and Eilish was in the audience with his wife, Hailey, she unexpectedly became his “One Less Lonely Girl.”

Ever since seeing Billie Eilish’s priceless reaction to the viral moment where Hailey pulled her on stage during the song, we’ve been wondering about the singer’s own experience. Here’s what she said to Capital FM:

Billie was in the front row of Coachella’s pit with Hailey Bieber and some of both her friends when it happened. In the videos it looks like she was in disbelief when she asked to go on stage with Bieber – even though she’s developed a relationship with the fellow pop star over the years, and even headlined Coachella herself.

Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber actually first linked up at Coachella back in 2019 when Billie was 19 and they met each other while both in the VIP section during Ariana Grande’s set. Here’s what else she added about the recent experience:

While Billie Eilish was getting little hints here and there, including one of the Biebers’ friends almost spoiling the whole thing, she just couldn’t believe that her childhood dream was coming true, and it sounds like it still hasn’t sinked in. As she also said during the interview:

Following the viral moment at Coachella, which was livestreaming on YouTube on the same evening, on April 18, when it happened, fans have been loving watching the star live her best life as Justin Bieber’s “One Less Lonely Girl” that night. She also posted this after the Coachella adventure, showing how much Justin Bieber has meant to her since she was young:

It really was the sweetest fangirl moment. And, it’s too cute how Billie Eilish is still flustered about it, and even unable to look back at the videos herself. Eilish is at the point in her career where tons of fans would have a very similar reaction to going up on stage with her, so it’s just adorable to see her freak out over an artist who means a lot to her.

I was already excited to see Billie Eilish heading to the cinemas in a big way in a couple of months when her 3D concert movie with James Cameron lands on the 2026 movie schedule. But, I've just learned that the 24-year-old pop star has even more plans to be in the movies, and as a longtime fan of the singer, I think the project is a totally great idea for her first leading role in a film.

The Upcoming Movie Billie Eilish Could Star In

So, a new report from Deadline has revealed that Billie Eilish is in “advanced talks” to be the lead actress in an adaptation of the classic novel, The Bell Jar, from poet Sylvia Plath. The movie will come from writer/director Sarah Polley, who previously made the critically-acclaimed 2022 film Women Talking and the 2017 Netflix miniseries Alias Grace. Focus Features is the studio behind distributing the project alongside Plan B Entertainment and StudioCanal, producing it.

The book itself follows a 19-year-old college student named Esther Greenwood who earns an internship at a magazine in New York City in the year 1953. Esther’s big move to the city leads to her experiencing anxiety and depression while her peers seem to be having the time of their lives.

The Bell Jar is Sylvia Plath’s only novel, and is thought to be semi-autobiographical of her own life. Plath died by suicide at the age of 30, just a month after the release of The Bell Jar, which would go on to become a huge bestseller, most notably in the United States when it came out in 1971.

Why I Think It’s The Perfect Role For Billie Eilish

I would consider Billie Eilish a poet (by means of songwriting) in her own right, who has also happened to suffer from depression throughout her life and written about it in her songs, along with opening up about it in interviews. As she told Rolling Stone in 2024:

The Bell Jar is an important work, but it’s also one that has fallen through in the past when Hollywood has tried to adapt it before, and I understand why. It’s not an easy work to adapt for the screen. However, I think having Billie Eilish on board could not only bring a lot more eyes to it. It could also allow Eilish to channel a piece of art she can likely relate to without it having to be explicitly about her – especially when you consider what else she's said about talking about her mental health:

Between being outed on a red carpet, always dealing with the rumors that come with fame and people frequently commenting on her appearance/fashion choices, I imagine I’d be cathartic for the artist to be part of something where she gets to amplify an important mental health story, and flex some new artistic muscles without being personally in the center of it.

The talks so far don't say she'll be doing the music for the soundtrack, but I think the subject matters in The Bell Jar, which also include conversations about gender roles, societal pressure, identity and coming-of-age, could produce some great new music from her, too.

Plus, the movie comes after she made a stunning acting debut in 2023 by guest-starring on Amazon’s Swarm. She was only in an episode, but she definitely showed promise as an actor, and I’d be really excited to see her lead her own project. I know I’ll be watching this movie among the many upcoming book adaptations on the way now that this report has come out.

There was always going to pushback to the Survivor 50 cast. Too many fans were advocating for too many former players to possibly please everyone. Deep down, I think everyone sorta knew that; so, after we all got out our complaints about who was picked and who wasn’t, the general consensus turned back to excitement. That excitement has been steadily building and turning into fun speculation the last few months on social media too, but unfortunately, the trailer for Survivor 50 just dropped and fans are back on exile island. I’m right there with them too.

Once again, the collective frustration is about who is on the island, though this time, it has nothing to do with the castaways themselves. The Survivor 50 trailer features an alarming number of references to celebrities and even in-person appearances by multiple celebrities. Mr. Beast and Zac Brown are shown in the trailer, seemingly in Fiji, and there are references to Jimmy Fallon deciding someone’s fate and a Billie Eilish boomerang idol.

These are, of course, far from the first celebrity appearances on Survivor. Actor and White Lotus creator Mike White is literally playing on 50, and celebrities like Tyler Perry and Rosie O’Donnell have gotten screentime during episodes in the past. It’s not necessarily out of character for the show to incorporate stars they think will make the show more appealing to casual fans and/ or make it seem bigger, grander and more culturally relevant. This feels different though.

A lot of the trailer’s runtime is devoted to bragging about what random celebrities are going to be involved, almost as if the show thinks their involvement is what the selling point is. Maybe it is a selling point to fans they’re hoping will try out the show or return to the show, but for those of us who have been here the whole time, it kinda feels like our rice was just thrown in the fire. It feels like the season we have wanted for so long isn’t for us. It’s for trying to please randoms who probably won’t watch the show anyway.

Not surprisingly, there are a lot of extremely negative comments on social media from prominent fans and outlets that cover Survivor regularly. Many of these comments are getting liked by hundreds of even thousands of people. Here’s a sample of what I’m talking about…

That’s just one piece of the slide puzzle too. A tweet pointing out Mr. Beast has more screentime in the trailer than Genevieve has more than a thousand likes. A snarky tweet about how we’re going to lose a legend because he didn’t collect enough Mr. Beast tokens is approaching two thousand likes. Fans are shouting HOW DID WE GET HERE in all capital letters and dropping that awkward Jennifer Coolidge and Haley Lu Richardson gif from White Lotus to describe their reactions. It’s a fire out there.

But maybe host Jeff Probst and the other producers think the backlash is worth it because if you look around, there are tons of outlets covering the trailer and most of them are talking about the big celebrity cameos. In fact, that’s the lead in the headline for most of the stories I’ve seen, and they’re overwhelmingly positive or neutral. So, maybe the producers are gambling that the hardcore fans are going to watch the show regardless (we will) and the trailer is there for lapsed fans and casuals they want to get on board (maybe they will).

Ultimately, the trailer doesn’t matter. No one is going to remember what was or wasn’t in it once the show starts, but I think, as fans, what does matter is the content of the show. Producers billed Survivor 50 as ‘In The Hands Of The Fans’ and let us vote on some of the things we wanted to see or didn’t want to see in the game. All the celebrity cameos or references in the trailer feel like they’re not for us, and that makes it hard not to wonder whether the actual episodes won’t be for us either.

Whatever. I get all the negativity and part of me is concerned, but I’d rather just figure out a way to stay positive and act like Keith Nale on that reward challenge in Cambodia. Despite its celebrity fixation, the trailer also gives us an extended sequence of all-time legend Coach quoting all-time legend Magellan. It gives us Q continuing to be the wildest one-man hype train, and it gives us great content from Mike White, Jenna Lewis and more. Cirie previously called this the best season ever, and I’m going to choose to believe her.

If you want to take a wait and see approach after watching the trailer though, I get it. Believe me, I do.

The film industry is a tricky thing. Some movies are misunderstood or bomb at the box office, before becoming bonafide cult classics years later. Jennifer's Body is in that category, while also being one of Megan Fox's best movies. The Transformers actress recently gushed about the movie's legacy, and also revealed a number of pop stars who were inspired by it with their music. And yes, my mind is blown.

While not known as one of the best horror movies ever, Karyn Kusama's 2009 dark comedy has gotten a ton of love in the years since its release. Jennifer's Body became a cult classic despite how the movie's marketing failed it, and continues to be part of the pop culture zeitgeist. While speaking with Letterboxd at a recent screening of the film, Megan Fox shared her pride over the project. She said:

Given how Fox was the subject of brutal comments at the time of the movie's release, seeing it have such a long life in the years that followed must be incredibly validating. She made a movie that continues to resonate with audiences, including some of the top pop girlies in the game. Namely, Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish.

Indeed, Rodrigo's "good 4 u" music video does feature a number of visual nods to Jennifer's Body. And from the sounds of it, it seems like Fox may have spoke to both her and Eilish about the movie at some point. Later in the same interview, she went on to speak about how many people adore the horror comedy, sharing:

While Fox has other major roles like her tenure in the Transformers movies, it sounds like Fox really feels the love surrounding Jennifer's Body. She's been an actress for a long time now, but the level of fandom surrounding that title in particular is on another level entirely. As someone who loves the 2009 flick myself, I totally get it.

Fox recently returned to the horror genre with her movie Subservience, where played a murderous robot named Alice. Over the past year she's taken some time away from the industry to take care of her young daughter, who was born back in March.

Luckily for fans she's voicing a role in the upcoming horror movie Five Nights at Freddy's 2, which will hit theaters December 5th as part of the 2025 movie release list. She also had a surprise cameo in Overcompensating, and I hope to see her return when Season 2 is released. Jennifer's Body isn't streaming anywhere right now but it can be rented or purchased for a reasonable price.

While we wait for the Avatar sequel, Fire and Ash, to be released on the 2025 movie schedule, I’m excited for an unrelated project that James Cameron is currently working on. The famed filmmaker is collaborating with Billie Eilish on a mysterious 3D project, and the Barbie singer just got into what it’s been like working with him for the first time. As a fan of them both, I’m starting to really anticipate what they’re cooking up.

When Billie Eilish sat down with The Wall Street Journal, she was asked about the upcoming project. Here’s what she revealed:

For some background, back in July, while Billie Eilish was on stage for one of her four arena shows in Manchester, England, she announced to a sea of her fans that there were “more cameras than usual” because the show was part of “something very, very special” with the filmmaker that’s “going to be in 3D.” She then told the crowd they were “part of a thing” together before revealing Cameron was also in the audience. Check out her comments below:

If I were to guess, it sounds like Billie Eilish is working on a 3D experience of her Hit Me Hard And Soft tour for theater-goers to enjoy at some point. The 23-year-old singer has cultivated original and unique projects for her fans before, from the Disney+ concert experience she released in 2021 for her prior album to holding listening parties for Hit Me Hard And Soft last year, before Taylor Swift did so for The Life Of A Showgirl earlier this month.

I find it rather amazing that Eilish, who directs many of her own music videos, is getting the chance to work with one of the best directors of our time, and on something that she thinks is like “nothing” she’s ever done. I do wonder if it will simply be her tour filmed for 3D by James Cameron, or if there’s a lot more to it that we don’t know about yet. Considering how cutting-edge Eilish and Cameron can be, I don’t doubt there’s something groundbreaking about what they are working on.

Eilish has been touring Hit Me Hard And Soft for over a year now, and she has ten shows left to play in what will amount to 106 shows. I’m so happy there will be a place for fans to relive or experience it for the first time. Now, we just have to wait for the project to be officially announced.

It’s easy to forget celebrities are just like us, until they get starstruck by someone famous themselves. For Billie Eilish’s brother and frequent collaborator, Finneas O’Connell (who goes by the stage name Finneas), that moment happened with Taylor Swift. O'Connell attended a birthday bash of Swift's years ago, and he had a cringey moment I can't even blame him for.

The Grammy-winning music producer isn’t the first celebrity to be starstruck by the Eras Tour performer, and he surely won’t be the last. While promoting his upcoming new album with Ashe, as the group The Favors, Finneas told the The Guardian about the time he attended Taylor Swift’s birthday party, and had an awkward exchange with the “Fortnight” singer herself:

Swift is known for throwing incredible ragers, from Fourth of July barbecues in Newport to epic costume parties on Halloween. Even when it isn’t her own function, the “Anti-hero” songstress is always the life of the party as she was at Selena Gomez's disco shindig. Just to get a coveted invite to Swift's party would throw me off, so to even speak to her is quite the feat. I think given the star-power and situation, Finneas had a decent interaction, even if it was a little embarrassing.

It's a good thing the Folklore artist has a heart of gold, if her sweet interactions with fans on tour are any indication. I would assume she’s used to reactions like that, and it seems like she was a good sport about the cringey comment at the party.

While I’d like to call Finneas a Swiftie, it’s unclear where he and his sister stand with the Miss Americana star. Yes, the Turning Red composer seems to be friendly enough with Taylor Swift to be invited to her birthday, his sister Billie Eilish has made some pointed comments in the past that allegedly criticize Swift’s marketing techniques. Swift is always releasing multiple ‘limited edition’ versions of her albums and merch, something Eilish considers "wasteful." (Although I can't say I really disagree, I will always consider myself a Swiftie.)

On that note, TS12, The Life Of A Showgirl doesn’t come out until October 3rd, but Swift is already offering four different cover versions of the album on her website. I hope this isn’t a dealbreaker for the “Birds of a Feather” singer, because I’d honestly hate for these two to have beef, with Finneas acting as a middle man.

I would personally love Billie Eilish to collaborate on a future Taylor Swift album. While I think it’s a little late for the “Bejeweled” singer’s upcoming release, Swift is never not working on music, having previously admitted to always saving voice memos on her phone when inspiration strikes. So, the next time Finneas thanks T-Swizzle for coming, I hope it’s in regards to the studio.

One of the greatest honors a public figure can achieve is to either host Saturday Night Live or appear as a musical guest but how many people can say that they accomplished both in one night? Quite a few, actually. See for yourself by taking a look at some great SNL hosts who also put on memorable musical performances at Studio 8H in the same episode (or episodes).

Timothée Chalamet

After receiving a 2025 Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, Timothée Chalamet paid tribute to the folk singer in an amusing way. The actor appeared on SNL's 50th season for his third time as host but his first time as a musical guest, performing covers of Dylan's “Outlaw Blues," “Three Angels,” and "Tomorrow Is a Long Time.”

Lady Gaga

In 2013, years before proving she was a phenomenal actor with a Golden Globe-winning performance on American Horror Story and an Oscar-nominated performance in A Star is Born, Lady Gaga pulled double duty at Studio 8H. In addition to her earnest performances of "Do What U Want" and "Gypsy," the pop star (née Stefani Germanotta) appeared in some of the best SNL sketches featuring a famous musician, which were made classic by her willingness to poke fun at herself.

Mick Jagger

After previously hosting and performing alongside his bandmates in The Rolling Stones in 1972, Mick Jagger would return to SNL to headline the 37th season finale on his own. For his performances of classic tracks like "The Last Time" and "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)," the legendary frontman was accompanied by Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, and Jeff Beck.

Donald Glover

Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino) opened his Season 43 SNL episode by singing about his ability to do "anything" in jest but was still able to back up that claim quite sufficiently with his hilarious acting and memorable musical performances. In fact, the episode famously marked the debut of the Atlanta star's hit single, "This is America."

Stevie Wonder

The most memorable highlight from Stevie Wonder's Season 8 SNL episode is when he appeared in a sketch alongside Eddie Murphy (who had portrayed the musician a few times before) as an aspiring Stevie Wonder impersonator seeking his help to perfect his impression. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter also performed "Overjoyed" that night "Go Home."

Ariana Grande

For her second appearance on SNL in Season 41, Ariana Grande pulled double duty in more than one way. In addition to performing "Dangerous Woman" and "Be Alright" between sketches, one bit saw her demonstrate her impeccable ability for musical impersonations as a Tidal intern who must help when the music streaming platform loses power.

Elton John

Elton John first appeared on SNL as a musical guest on an episode hosted by fellow musician Johnny Cash in 1982 before returning 29 years later to both host and perform songs with Leon Russell from their album, The Union. In addition to the Grammy-winning headliner, it was a pretty star-studded night at Studio 8H, with cameos by Carmelo Anthony, Will Forte, Tom Hanks and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Miley Cyrus

Twice, Miley Cyrus got to be the best of both worlds on SNL. In Season 39, she poked fun at her VMAs performance with Robin Thicke and sang "Wrecking Ball" and "We Can't Stop" and, two years later, was joined by The Flaming Lips" to perform "Karen Don't Be Sad" after an introduction by special guest Hillary Clinton.

Justin Timberlake

Qualified to join SNL's Five-Timers Club both for his hosting and musical performances is Justin Timberlake, who debuted on the show with N*SYNC before pulling double duty for the first of multiple times on October 11, 2003. The pop star and actor has contributed to some of the show's most iconic musical sketches, including three awesome SNL Digital Shorts alongside Andy Samberg as a crass R&B duo.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has appeared at Studio 8H multiple times, acquiring a number of musical guest gigs and a few jaw-dropping SNL cameos under her belt, since becoming one of the most famous people in the world. In Season 35, she showed up for the second time as a musical guest (singing "You Belong With Me" and "Untouchable") and the first time as a host, appearing in a funny fake trailer for a Twilight rip-off called Firelight, among other sketches.

Paul Simon

No one has appeared on SNL as both the host and musical guest more times than Paul Simon, who also became the first to pull double duty on the show's second episode ever before coming back to do it three more times. The singer-songwriter was also the first person to join the Five-Timers Club by musical performances alone.

Chance The Rapper

In addition to being one of the most innovative hip-hop artists of his time, Chance the Rapper proved that he can act and has some impeccable comedic timing the multiple times he has hosted SNL. The second time, in Season 45, he also served as the musical guest and was joined by Megan Thee Stallion for a performance of "Handsome."

Kris Kristofferson

In July 1976, months before leading A Star is Born with Barbra Streisand, singer and actor Kris Kristofferson both sang and acted as an SNL headliner. He was joined by his then-wife Rita Coolidge for "Eddie the Eunuch" and later performed "I've Got a Life of My Own" on his own.

Debbie Harry

The frontwoman for Blondie performed solo on the Valentine's Day episode of SNL's sixth season, which she also hosted. Between sketches, Debbie Harry sang "Love TKO" and "Come Back Jonee" before introducing additional musical guest Funky 4 + 1's "That's The Joint," which became the first rap song performed on television that night.

Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks first served as both host and musical guest on SNL in the show's 23rd season, during which he appeared in sketch where he falls for Chris Kattan's Mango. The country music singer returned to pull double duty a year later but performed his musical numbers as his rock star alter ego, Chris Gaines.

Dolly Parton

For her sole SNL appearance, Dolly Parton hosted and sang in Season 14. The country music legend appeared in multiple comedic bits poking fun at her chest size and performed a couple of tracks from her 1989 album, White Limozeen.

Willie Nelson

February 21, 1987, marked Willie Nelson's second SNL appearance as a musical guest and sole hosting appearance. The influential "outlaw country" legend, who had done some acting before and has acted plenty of times since, was a great fit for the gig and even performed a song with then-cast member Victoria Jackson.

Drake

Before he became one of the most successful rap artists of his time, Drake (née Aubrey Graham) was an actor, best known for his starring role on the Canadian coming-of-age drama, Degrassi: The Next Generation. He reminded audiences that his acting talents have not waned when, after performing as a musical guest in 2011, he returned to SNL to serve double duty in 2014 and again two years later.

Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish became the first person born in the 21st Century to host SNL when she appeared in the Season 47 Christmas episode, which was met with much acclaim despite her not being able to stop laughing in a few sketches. The Grammy and Oscar winner's parents introduced her and her brother Finneas' performance of "Happier Than Ever" before they later returned to perform "Male Fantasy."

Halsey

Before lending her voice to Sing 2 and appearing in the A24 horror movie MaXXXine, Halsey was considered a non-actor who nailed her SNL hosting gig from Season 44. The self-professed fan of the show was a hilarious standout in sketches and also wowed audiences with her musical performances, such as when she painted a full portrait while singing "Eastside."

Ray Charles

Before making a cameo in, arguably, the best movie based on an SNL character, 1980's The Blues Brothers, Ray Charles headlined the fifth episode of the show's third season. The influential musical genius was surprisingly good and sketches and unsurprisingly shined with his performances of "I Can See Clearly Now," "What I'd Say," "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," and "I Can't Stop Loving You."

Olivia Newton-John

Having gained international fame from playing Sandy in Grease, there was no question that Olivia Newton-John would be a great fit on SNL as both a host and musical guest. The Australian singer and actor actually appeared in a parody of the 1978 musical movie classic when she took the stage for the Season 7 finale, during which she also performed songs from her hit album, Physical.

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa's hosting duties in SNL's third season were largely seen as a disaster, due to his tendency to go off-script, which is said to be why he never appeared on the show again. However, his performances of "Dancin' Fool," "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing," and "Rollo" with the Mothers of Invention should still be recognized as highlights of that night.

Quincy Jones

In SNL's 15th season, influential music producer Quincy Jones made his sole appearance on the show as a host and musical guest. However, notably, he was not the only musical guest to appear that night, seen performing "Back On The Block," "The Verb To Be," and "Wee B. Dooinit" with the likes of Take 6, Tevin Campbell, Andrae Crouch, Sandra Crouch, Kool Moe Dee, Big Daddy Kane, Melle Mel, Quincy D III, Siedah Garrett, and Al Jarreau.

Sting

Sting is qualified for the Five-Timers Club with his number of SNL appearances as the musical guest – one of which, in Season 16, also saw him headline as the host. The one-time Police frontman would later return to host the show again in 1997 but with musical guest Veruca Salt.

Harry Styles

In November 2019, Harry Styles made his debut as an SNL host on a night that also saw his induction into the Five-Timers Club as a musical guest. The English singer and actor had previously appeared three times with the boy band One Direction and once as a solo artist in 2017.

Gary Busey

Following his Oscar-nominated performance as the late, eponymous rock 'n roll pioneer in 1978's The Buddy Holly Story, Gary Busey made his sole appearance on SNL as a host. The actor also performed the song "Stay All Night" as one of three musical guests for that episode, the other two being Gregory Hines and Eubie Blake.

Bruno Mars

As he mentioned in his opening monologue, Bruno Mars had no prior acting experience (unless you count his cinematic debut as "Little Elvis" in Honeymoon in Vegas) before appearing as a host in Season 38 of SNL. Nevertheless, he proved to be a fantastic comedic actor in an episode that was also graced with a cameo by Tom Hanks, who showed up to introduce the pop star's performance of "Locked Out of Heaven."

Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz used to perform music and comedy on an almost regular basis when starring in the classic TV sitcom, I Love Lucy, as Ricky Ricardo. Therefore, appearing on SNL as both the host and musical guest (alongside his son, Desi Arnaz Jr.) should have been a breeze for the Cuban-born performer.

Lizzo

Lizzo's second appearance on SNL as a musical guest (for which she performed "About Damn Time" and "Special") was also her first time hosting the series. In her Season 47 episode, she proved to be a natural – especially in one sketch as a flutist who cannot play a note with twerking in unison – but also got a few cases of the giggles, endearingly so.

Art Garfunkel

Following his appearances with his one-time singing partner, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel went solo on March 11, 1978, as the host and musical guest. In addition to his performances of "All I Know," "Scarborough Fair," and "Crying in My Sleep," he was joined by Stephen Bishop for "Wonderful World."

Lily Tomlin

For her first hosting gig, on the sixth episode of SNL's first season, comedy icon Lily Tomlin also filled in as the musical guest, performing "St. James Infirmary" with Howard Shore & the All Nurse Band. In what would now be considered a controversial SNL moment if it was not largely forgotten, Tomlin would return to pull double duty in Season 8 but, for her musical performances, donned blackface to play a male R&B singer character named Pervis Hawkins.

One of Billie Eilish’s biggest hits of the year has the singer quipping “I could eat that girl for lunch, she dances on my tongue.” And yet, as the singer shared, the dating rumors about her hold a “funny” double standard between the men and women she is seen with.

It was about a year ago when Billie Eilish was outed on a red carpet before the singer took to Instagram to say “i like boys and girls leave me alone about it please literally who cares”. A few months later, she opened up about how “nobody should be pressured into being one thing” while talking about the subject further. Despite the public knowing her dating preferences are rather fluid, the singer recently shared the “funny” way the public views her dating life with Vanity Fair. In her words:

When you’re a massive pop star like Billie Eilish, unfortunately, you’re going to be subject to dating rumors, because tons of people are interested in who she is writing her songs about.

As the singer shared, she finds it odd how even now, after it’s out in the open that she’s bisexual, the rumor mill sirens go off when she is seen with men, and not so much around women. The truth of the matter is that people don’t know which men and women she is friends with and which she is romantically involved with simply because she is hanging out with them. So, why are all the men in her life being labeled as her boyfriend and the women as friends?

Sure, Eilish’s history with dating men has been more public, such as when she was with The Neighbourhood frontman Jesse Rutherford until they broke up in May 2023. Her relationship with Brandon “Q” Adams was also logged in her AppleTV+ documentary amidst her “bad guy” viral fame along with being with actor Matthew Tyler Vorce for about a year between 2021 to 2022. But it seems like a lot of media outlets are often glossing over her queer identity along with making some broad generalized assumptions.

Eilish shared the wild way the public often treats her dating life while doing her annual interview with Vanity Fair where she reflects on her life over the years. During the interview, after looking at what her 2023 self was looking forward to, she gave this small insight into her social and dating life this year:

Go, Billie! While we have no idea if she’s dating anyone, and that’s frankly her business, the 23-year-old sounds like she’s really grown this year when it comes to making more friends and just getting out there. Surely, it must be a lot easier to put up walls and not make friends when you are in the position Billie Eilish is in. However, it sounds like she had a solid year in the arena of friend-making and dating, along with you know, winning a second Oscar, breaking music records, earning more Grammy nominations and being on a massive world tour.

Between her red carpet looks and the lengths she went for her album cover, if there’s one thing that’s constant for Billie Eilish, it’s don’t make the mistake of putting her in a box.

After Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell won their second Oscar early this year for their viral Barbie song that had us ugly crying all year, “What Was I Made For?”, the songwriting duo is up for even more awards in the new year with their multiple Grammy nominations. Ahead of the biggest night in music being part of the many upcoming award shows unfolding on the 2025 TV schedule, Billie Eilish got real about what it was like growing up with her brother and how his talent affected her own perception of herself.

During an over 45-minute interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Billie Eilish talked about why she hasn’t called herself a songwriter over the years, despite having songwriting credits with her brother on just about every track in her discography. As she shared:

If you have siblings, you can probably understand where Billie Eilish is coming from to an extent. While the artist is praised left and right (and absolutely deserves her accolades for her songwriting abilities), as she spoke to in the interview, in the context of her own life, she hasn’t defined herself as a songwriter. As she continued:

Billie Eilish has certainly been humble about her perspective on her own work before, calling one of her biggest hits “bad guy” the “stupidest song in the world.” However, her honest words about what it’s been like to develop as a songwriter, alongside another songwriter in her brother, clarifies what it has been like for her. She’s lived her whole life feeling some sort of comparison with her brother, and that’s a common and universal experience. It’s also rather subjective, isn’t it?

When it comes to Billie Eilish’s latest album, Hit Me Hard And Soft, the 22-year-old has said the duo were both dealing with writer’s block when Greta Gerwig came along and helped get the creative juices flowing that would play into the 2024 album. While Eilish in the past has felt like Finneas was the one who would help her push through the songwriting process, this time around the roles were reversed and she took a more central role into the entire songwriting process than she ever had before.

Billie Eilish is currently on her world tour until this upcoming summer. We’ll see if she and Finneas go home with more Grammys when the telecast premieres on February 2, 2025.

Being a Saturday Night Live musical guest makes you popular. Performing on the show a second time makes you beloved. Performing on the great sketch comedy TV show three times or more just might make you a legend. That’s how we would describe the following 32 pop stars, rock bands, and masters of the rhyme who have brought the house down at Studio 8H as memorable SNL musical guests on multiple occasions.

Billy Joel

The "Piano Man" himself first performed at Studio 8H in Season 3 on an episode hosted by Chevy Chase, which was also the first time the short-lived SNL cast member came back to host. After a return in 1981, Billy Joel's third time on the show was eight years later in 1989, which saw him perform "We Didn't Start the Fire."

Foo Fighters

Following two appearances with Nirvana and a third as an impromptu drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Dave Grohl made his SNL debut as frontman of Foo Fighters in December 1995, a year after the release of their debut album. The rock band (which has gone through a vast rotation of members since) also performed with Mick Jagger as special guests in 2012 and some of the best SNL sketches featuring musicians have involved Grohl.

Miley Cyrus

Having become famous as a TV star (while leading Disney Channel's Hannah Montana) before her music career really took off, it makes sense that Miley Cyrus made her SNL debut as a host in 2011 before returning as both host and musical guest two years later. Some of the Grammy winner's most notable performances on the show include the SNL 40th Anniversary Special and a pre-taped rendition of "Wish You Were Here" that aired during the Covid-era "SNL At Home" days.

Justin Timberlake

A celebrity who qualifies for SNL's Five-Timers Club as both a host and musical guest is Justin Timberlake, who might be one of the best SNL hosts we have ever seen for that matter. His first time performing music on the show, however, was in 2000 with NSYNC but some of his especially memorable musical moments on the show have been his raunchy collaborations with Andy Samberg.

Coldplay

A year after releasing their hit debut album, Parachutes, in 2000, British rock band Coldplay was booked on SNL for the first of several gigs. Lead singer Chris Martin is known for appearing in a few sketches – including one of the most popular SNL clips on YouTube, in which he helps Andrew Garfield finish The Amazing Spider-Man 2's kissing scene – and performed solo for the first Covid-era "At Home" episode.

Beyoncé

If you include her two appearances as part of Destiny's Child and her special guest appearance alongside her husband, Jay-Z, Beyoncé has performed on SNL five times between 2001 and 2008. She also appeared in a sketch offering a humorous dramatization of the making of the "Single Ladies" video and has been impersonated countless times by SNL and Groundlings alum Maya Rudolph.

Randy Newman

The second-ever episode of SNL marked the show's first appearance by Randy Newman, who would perform five more times up until 1988. The singer-songwriter would expand his audience when he wrong captivating, award-nominated songs for several beloved Pixar movies, including Toy Story's "You Got a Friend in Me."

Eminem

Most of Eminem's many SNL performances have been collaborative efforts. For instance, the rapper made his 1999 debut on the show with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, performed "Stan" with Dido the following year, and would bring Skylar Grey along for two separate occasions – for "Survival" in 2013 and a medley of "Walk on Water," "Stan," and "Love the Way You Lie" in 2017.

Taylor Swift

Any of the several times that Taylor Swift has appeared at Studio 8H has been a notable occasion. This not only includes her many appearances as a musical guest (the second of which doubled as a hosting gig) but also her jaw-dropping SNL cameos, such as her impromptu introduction of Ice Spice in the Season 49 premiere.

Paul Simon

No one has appeared on SNL as a musical guest more times than Paul Simon, who was also one of several performers when he hosted the show's second ever episode. Many of his 15 gigs (as of 2018) were shared with musicians like George Harrison, his wife Edie Brickell, and Alicia Keys.

Rihanna

Surprisingly, it was not until 2009 when Rihanna made her SNL debut, featuring guest Young Jeezy for her performance of "Hard." She would go on to show up at Studio 8H several more time, two of which saw her appear in SNL Digital Shorts with Andy Samberg as "Shy Ronnie."

Sting

The Police had already broken up by the time Sting made his SNL debut in 1987. Before the end of the 20th Century, he would appear five more times, including one gigs doubling as host and musical guest and another as just the host, featuring performances by Veruca Salt.

Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire had the pleasure of performing alongside Mick Jagger as special guests when the Rolling Stones frontman hosted in 2012, which we will also count as their third SNL gig. The indie rock outfit has also appeared in a few sketches, such as an SNL Digital Shorts and a game show-style bit challenging host Tina Fey to guess who is a new cast member or a member of the band.

Jack White

On the same night Woody Harrelson was inducted into the Five-Timers Club, Jack White was also given a robe for preforming on SNL for the fifth time in February 2023. This would include when he made his debut in 2002, billed alongside former bandmate Meg White as The White Stripes.

Leon Redbone

Before his death in 2019, Leon Redbone appeared as a musical guest on SNL four times, first in 1976 and lastly in 1983. While the blues musician would go on to do some acting, such as voicing Leon the Snowman in the 2003 Christmas movie classic, Elf, he never appeared in any sketches during any of his visits to Studio 8H.

Linda Ronstadt

After making her Studio 8H debut in a cold open cameo in 1977, Linda Ronstadt would first perform on SNL two years later with co-musical guest Phoebe Snow. She shared her next three gigs with the cast of The Pirates of Penzance in 1980, The Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán in 1987, and Aaron Neville in 1989.

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Rock and roll icons Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed on SNL eight times. The last time was in 2010 – for which Petty appeared in an SNL Digital Short opposite Andy Samberg and host Alec Baldwin – before the frontman's death in 2017.

Bonnie Raitt

As of 1994, Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer Bonnie Raitt has been an SNL musical guest four times. Her debut was in 1978 but the three subsequent appearance would all occur in the early 1990s.

Aerosmith

Despite breaking out a few years before SNL premiered, Aerosmith would not appear on the show until 1990, when they also starred in a legendary "Wayne's World" segment with Tom Hanks as Barry, their roadie. The rock quartet would perform on the show three more times, the last occurring in 2001.

Neil Young

A surprising late bloomer to SNL is Neil Young, who made his debut in 1989 after being impersonated by Dana Carvey a couple of years earlier. The folk singer and part-time Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young member returned for his third time more than a decade later in 2000.

Mariah Carey

One of the most esteemed pop divas of her generation, Mariah Carey, first appeared on SNL as a musical guest in 1990. Her fourth time, in 2008, saw her joined by T-Pain for a performance of "Migrate."

Beck

After his 1993 hit single "Loser" made him a star, Beck debuted on SNL in 1997. This was the first of several appearance for the alt rock hero, the second of which saw him act in a sketch framed as a Behind the Music episode about Fat Albert & the Junkyard Gang.

Maroon 5

Pop rock band Maroon 5 made their first of several appearances in 2004, shortly after making their mainstream breakthrough. Frontman Adam Levine (also known as a judge on NBC's The Voice) has also appeared on the show solo to host in 2013 and join Kanye West in a performance of "Heard 'Em Say" in 2005.

Prince

Unless you count his performance of "Electric Chair" at SNL's 15th Anniversary Special in 1989, Prince was only a musical guest on the show three times. However, after his untimely death in 2016, the show aired a special featuring clips of all his Studio 8H sets, highlights of the recurring "Prince Show" sketches featuring Fred Armisen as the pop star, and anecdotes shared by host Jimmy Fallon.

Natalie Merchant

Natalie Merchant's first two appearances on SNL were as the lead singer of the indie rock group 10,000 Maniacs in the late '80s and early '90s. Her two subsequent gigs as a musical guest occurred in 1995 and 1998 after she had gone solo.

Justin Bieber

Following his breakthrough as a teen pop sensation, Justin Bieber made his SNL debut at 16 years old in a 2010 episode which also saw him participate in a sketch with host Tina Fey. The Canadian artist went on to double as host and musical guest for his second gig in 2013 and also made a few unexpected cameos, such as in a Church Lady revival from 2011 and in 2012 for the 100th SNL Digital Short.

Lizzo

Lizzo made her Studio 8H debut in a big way, performing as the musical guest on an episode hosted by the legendary Eddie Murphy making an epic SNL return in 2019. A couple years later, she returned as both musical guest and host and, while she could not stop laughing during some sketches, she was pretty stone-faced for a bit that demonstrated her talent for simultaneously twerking and playing the flute.

Green Day

Green Day emerged as one of the biggest bands of the '90s but would only perform on the SNL once during that decade. The punk trio would, however, return twice more during the 2000s, first following the success of their Grammy-winning album, American Idiot, in 2005 and again in 2009 to promote 21st Century Breakdown.

Billie Eilish

A non-actor who killed it at as an SNL host for the first time in 2021 is Billie Eilish, who also served as a musical guest for her second time that night. The Grammy and Oscar-winning pop sensation has gone on to participate in sketches in her subsequent appearances as well, such as when she joined Barbie cast member Kate McKinnon for a music video for the Season 49 Christmas show.

James Taylor

James Taylor had the rare opportunity to perform three songs in multiple episodes: when he made his SNL debut in 1976 and both times he appeared in the '90s. He would also play a song during host Michael Palin's monologue in 1979 and once served as a co-host and co-musical guest with Paul Simon in 1980.

Jay-Z

Jay-Z qualifies for this list by his solo appearances as an SNL musical guest alone. However, he has taken the stage at Studio 8H for a few special appearances, such as when he joined wife, Beyoncé, for "Crazy in Love" in 2003 and when he performed his rap on Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" in 2013.

Kanye West

Kanye West's debut SNL performance in October 2005 was preceded by a cameo by Mike Myers, reference their awkward appearance together at a telethon benefitting victims of Hurricane Katrina. He would later be joined by Pusha T to perform "Runaway" for his fourth gig and memorably performed "I Love It" with Lil Pump dressed as water bottles for his seventh appearance in a 2018 episode that would end in controversy when the rapper went on an unexpected political tirade.

This year, Billie Eilish has been the singer behind two queer anthems, between “Lunch” off her new album and “Guess” in collaboration with Charli XCX. While the 22-year-old is now a voice for the LGBTQ+ community musically, she made it clear in a new interview that she will not be speaking about her sexuality going forward.

No, Billie Eilish Doesn’t Want To Talk About Her Sexuality

In Billie Eilish’s new Vogue profile, which has her rocking blonde hair again on the cover, the singer reflected on speaking about her sexuality nearly a year ago, and she has some regrets. In Eilish’s words:

Billie Eilish has been through the wringer in regards to her personal life in the past couple years. She received a ton of backlash for dating The Neighbourhood frontman Jesse Rutherford for their age gap – before they broke up in May 2023.

How Billie Eilish Was Outed On A Red Carpet

In November, Eilish told Variety she was attracted to women while promoting the Barbie movie before being asked about it on a red carpet for the publication’s Hitmakers award show where she won Film Song of the Year. During the red carpet interview, she said she “didn’t realize people didn’t know” before saying she doesn’t really “believe in” coming out before asking “why can’t we just exist?” After the event she wrote this on her Instagram:

Fans showed support in the comment section about how Eilish handled it. When she opened up about the moment months later, she said this:

While public figures like Billie Eilish get a lot of attention these days for speaking out for being in the LGBTQ+ community, it’s so valid for the singer to keep it as her own business. She has grown up in front of the world, and has been prone to so much public opinion about her life, whether it be scrutiny about her body or what she wears, when she’d rather focus on the music. She’s become a queer icon in the past year, but she doesn’t owe it to anyone to talk about her sexuality or dating life.

Billie Eilish is currently on tour for her album Hit Me Hard and Soft, which started last week in Canada. She’ll play her music all over North America until the end of 2024 before heading to Australia and Europe through the first half of 2025.

Since winning her second Oscar for the Barbie song early in 2024, Billie Eilish’s year has only gotten bigger with the release of her third studio album, Hit Me Hard And Soft, which she is now touring. As she celebrates her latest chart-topping album on the road, the singer reflected on her career thus far. And, she has some new insights about what was going on when she dyed her hair blonde and changed her whole look for her 2021 album, Happier Than Ever.

Although she’s just 22, Billie Eilish has already been in the music industry for over a decade, and she has learned a lot about herself along the way. It’s not easy to literally grow up in front of the world, and as the singer recently talked about, experimenting with her sense of self publicly was necessary to figuring herself out. As she shared about the time during an interview with Vanity Fair:

Prior to Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish became widely known for challenging norms for women’s fashion (especially in the pop star space), and wearing baggy, often masculine clothing. So after she gained massive fame for her first record When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, which earned her all sorts of awards, she felt like she needed to explore her identity outside of public perception. As she continued:

Eilish completely shocked fans in March 2021 when she revealed a platinum blonde hairstyle that would become a centerpiece for her second album’s creative direction. The singer traded the horror aesthetics of her first album for Old Hollywood flair for Happier Than Ever, which even led her to become a blonde cartoon character for her Hollywood Bowl special (available to stream with a Disney+ subscription).

While promoting the album, Eilish also experimented with more feminine clothing, often wearing mini skirts and breaking the internet by rocking corsets for Vogue. As she spoke in the new interview, she now looks back at the era as “expressing” herself in an “extreme” way that she needed to do at the time. It certainly allowed her to break out of the box the public had placed her in prior. She also said this:

Billie Eilish said the album was made with “a little too much confidence” and she still loves it, even if she doesn’t place it in as high of a regard as her other two works. You can check out Eilish’s latest career retrospective in the video from Vanity Fair below:

Eilish has since shared that going blonde didn’t make her feel sexy “for one second” and she feels more herself when she dresses masculine. Of course, such is the case with all of us, what makes Billie Eilish feel like herself, feminine, masculine, blonde, brunette, and so forth is subject to change, and we cannot wait to see what’s to come in all future eras of her career.

Billie Eilish has always done what she wanted, and there is little that the internet hasn’t celebrated her for. She is pretty much an open book for the public to read, unapologetically herself in both her fashion and her words, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t entitled to a personal life with privacy. The “What Was I Made For?” singer recently got candid about having control over her life narrative as a celebrity, and how one of the most frustrating things about fame is the rumors that run wild.

Billie’s new album Hit Me Hard And Soft was the biggest debut for any of her albums on Spotify with over 72 million streams on the first day. While doing press, the “LUNCH” songstress has been very upfront about the album’s content, which I think is her most vulnerable and personal one yet. For Interview magazine, Lana Del Rey, who conducted the interview, seemed to agree. The duo are good friends, and they collaborated at Coachella for a “Video Games”/“Ocean Eyes” mash-up. But as two of the most popular music artists at the moment, who both seem so unbothered and laid back, it was refreshing to hear them talk candidly about how frustrating it is when the internet gets a hold of a rumor:

This album comes off the heels of the “CHIHIRO” singer being outed on the red carpet at an award show. And as someone who is unapologetically herself in the public eye, of course, there are trolls who comment on her fashion choices or call her a nepo baby. These new lyrics from her album are clearly very personal and revealing, and the Hit Me Hard And Soft album cover seems to maybe speak to some of those feelings about being weighed down by emotions and rumors.

Fame, especially at the young age of 22, is a lot to handle, even if you are someone “obsessed with nonchalance,” as the Barbie alum put it. And who better to understand than someone who has been through it? That's why I absolutely loved the “Mariners Apartment Complex” singer’s response to the Grammy winner's frustration with her decisions being set in stone as someone in the public eye:

In this context, the “Summertime Sadness” singer could relate to Eilish’s feelings about growing up in the limelight, and how everyone seems to know things about you before you do. Just reading the interview, you can feel in the responses how comfortable the “Bad Guy” singer is talking with the Chemtrails Over the Country Club creator.

I’m so glad Billie has some good friends and mentors she can lean on, as well as her family who she is extremely close with. As a 22-year-old woman myself, life changes are challenging enough without fame, so I can’t imagine what the “Therefore I Am” songstress deals with. But her new album definitely can offer some relatable themes, especially for Gen Z, so if you haven’t had a listen, definitely check it out!

One year ago this week, audiences were turning movie theaters bright pink across the globe with the release of the Barbie movie. Plus, between Billie Eilish’s “What What I Made For?” going viral on TikTok last summer and making it all the way to the Oscar stage for a memorable performance before winning Best Original Song, you can bet the singer has Margot Robbie’s number. But recently, she used that privilege for villainy.

Billie Eilish was put up to the challenge of prank-calling a few famous numbers in her phone, and her call to Margot Robbie did not disappoint. For one, when Robbie picked up the phone, while on some sort of set, she went right to complimenting Eilish for her new album, Hit Me Hard And Soft. In the actress's words:

Billie Eilish was left blushing while on camera with Elle for a YouTube video, but she went ahead with the challenge and asked Robbie if she could use her house for a music video of hers after another location fell through. Here’s what the Barbie star said next:

Isn’t that the sweetest? Oh, and it gets better. Billie Eilish forwarded the prank by asking the actress if she knew anyone else whose house she could use instead. Margot Robbie went right into problem-solving mode, asking “What kind of vibe” she was after along with trying to think of a place where her alleged “200 extras” could fit in. Once the singer finally disclosed that it was a prank all along, The Suicide Squad actress replied like this:

Billie Eilish was absolutely floored by the instant support she was met with by the Barbie lead when she was simply pulling a little prank on her. You can see it play out in the video below:

It’s moments like this that show who the real ones are, and Billie Eilish definitely has a real bestie in Margot Robbie after that prank call. The "Lunch" singer hilariously commented after the call that she’s “gonna send Margot Robbie flowers” just for how sweet her response to the prank was. And, I guess if she needs her home for something, she’s basically got an open invite.

While Margot Robbie and Billie Eilish did not work directly together on Barbie, given they were in different departments for the production, the actress did frequently run into the singer during her many red-carpet looks for Barbie. Both of them absolutely slayed their fashion looks for the Greta Gerwig movie, and they both were fantastic during this prank.

In celebration of this funny prank and Barbie being around for one year, you can stream the movie now with a Max subscription.

Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell are some of the most famous musicians in the world right now, between their hit-making albums, two Oscar wins (for No Time To Die and Barbie), and massive world tours. But did you know their parents are actors? The siblings grew up in Los Angeles while both of their parents earned numerous credits in movies and TV shows, and tons of people are finding this out via a viral Friends clip.

Recently, a clip went viral of Billie and Finneas’ mom Maggie Baird making an appearance in a Season 6 episode of Friends alongside Matt LeBlanc’s Joey. Check it out below:

In the Instagram video, Baird plays a casting director in “The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance” who instructs Joey to pick up a bag of Purina One dog food during an audition. Baird has a very small role in the episode, and yet the viral video led to comments like this:

• “So Billie may in fact be an industry plant” - @cadenconnelly27
• “So Billie is a Nepo Baby?” - @slapperstic
• “It’s always the people who have already connection to Hollywood! There is nothing called 'LUCK”'in Hollywood.” - @lunachan007

While both Maggie Baird and husband Patrick O’Connell have seen their share of acting gigs in high-profile projects, neither of them ever became a recognizable name in the movie and TV industry quite like how their children became stars in the music industry. Baird had one episode stints on famous shows like Six Feet Under, The X-Files, and Bones, while O’Connell has credits in Iron Man, Supergirl, and General Hospital, but neither of them have led any major projects or would be recognizable if it wasn’t for their famous kids! Finneas took to the comment section to defend his sister with these words:

To be fair, there are a lot of musicians and actors with famous parents out there, but it’s quite the stretch to call Billie Eilish a nepo baby. Now, someone like Willow Smith, who has two very famous parents in Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, can be considered a nepo baby.

Sure, it does certainly help that Billie’s family lived in Los Angeles, which is a major hub for entertainment, and even had some famous friends, including Jennifer Coolidge attending the O’Connell’s wedding back in the 1990s. But connections like those do not make people into stars… talent does! Aside from that, it’s a mix of opportunity and luck, right?

You can certainly learn more about Billie Eilish’s family life in her AppleTV+ documentary The World’s A Little Blurry, which came out back in 2021.

One of the reasons many of us love following celebrities so much is because they go places and have experiences that many of us simply never will. That includes going to awards shows and getting all gussied up in some of the fanciest, most expensive clothes and accessories around. With the bulk of this year’s award season now over, let’s take a look at 32 great pairs of shoes that stars sported recently as they walked the red carpet.

Annette Bening 

Looks for any award show can vary wildly, but we do typically see ladies in high heels of some sort. Actress Annette Benning did step out in heels, but she chose some of a chunky platform sandal variety that likely added some literal stability to her chic, flowy outfit.

Ryan Gosling

Sure, men’s fashion doesn’t usually lend itself to wild shoewear choices on the red carpet, but that’s OK. Barbie cast member/Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling went with a great pair of shiny black shoes to accent his black (and slightly sparkly) tux and red socks, and they work perfectly.

Danielle Brooks

You’re going to see that black, overall, was a popular shoe color choice for 2024’s award shows, and The Color Purple Oscar nominee Danielle Brooks made a good pick to go with her very glamorous Dolce Gabbana gown. The sandals feature a shapely high heel and pearl accents that kick the look up a couple of notches.

Cynthia Erivo

Not only did Cynthia Erivo and her co-star Ariana Grande decide to represent their Wicked characters via their fashion choices for the Academy Awards, but Erivo took her green Elphaba theme to the hilt with her platform shoes with striated shades of emerald.

Billie Eilish

One cannot deny the importance of comfort when talking shoes, and award winning singer/songwriter Billie Eilish definitely deserves props for choosing a round-toe mary jane style that even allowed her to wear full-on shocks to the Oscars.

Florence Pugh

Florence Pugh has had no shortage of amazing fashion moments, and it appears that they won’t let up anytime soon. The star looked wonderful at the Oscars, and walked tall in a super chunky, mirrored platform sandal to complete her look.

Colman Domingo

As the star of the lauded civil rights drama, Rustin, Colman Domingo made numerous appearances on red carpets recently, but his decision to head to the Academy Awards in custom Louis Vuitton cowboy boots (in black with gold accents) has absolutely put him near the top of everyone’s fashionable celeb list.

Emily Blunt

Never mind the Oscar dress with the floating shoulders, most would likely say that Emily Blunt’s silver heels with a little half-bow across her toes managed to actually steal the show from her gorgeously constructed cream and silver gown.

Mahershala Ali

Again, men don’t always think to step up their shoe game for red carpets, but Mahershala Ali certainly did. His graphic black and white loafers with a slight heel absolutely helped him stand out in a sea of men with black footwear.

Ava DuVernay

Director Ava DuVernay looked lovely in her powder blue ensemble, and her silver shoes with a little bit of a platform went nicely with the buckled straps of her off-the-shoulder dress.

Carly Pearce

People came out in their finest for the CMT Awards, and country singer Carly Pearce was no different. The black and silver gem-studded stunners she wore on her feet obviously made a fabulous statement. Look at that crazy high stiletto heel!

Celine Song

Just because you’re in black flats, it doesn’t have to mean that your choice of shoe has to be boring. Wearing a flowy, lower-calf length skirt to walk the Oscar red carpet, filmmaker Celine Song was able to show off her chunky footwear and look like the very picture of effortless cool.

Wendy Thembelihle Juel

The South African/Danish model may have put on a fitted, shimmering pink dress for her time at the Academy Awards, but she also chose black as the perfect color for her shoes. Her sandals gave the gown an extra oomph with a pretty crystal (or diamond) bow across each set of toes that helped to make them the real focal point of her glamorous look.

Erika Alexander

To celebrate the Oscar nods received by American Fiction, star Erika Alexander stepped out in a truly original dress. And, her shoes were different as well, seeing as how it’s relatively rare to see ladies on the red carpet in white heels.

Alex Borstein

Black can be very basic, but not, apparently, if you’re The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Alex Borstein. The talent stepped out to the Critics Choice Awards in delicately laced black pumps that appear to be see-through, which also had a scalloped edge to compliment her sheer dress.

Ke Huy Quan

Ke Huy Quan is clearly enjoying his revitalized time in the spotlight, and the Oscar winner knows how to get all dressed up for the red carpet. Here, he wears a classic pair of glossy black, tie-up dress shoes, and they pair perfectly with his deep red and black tuxedo.

Simu Liu

The People’s Choice Awards saw Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Barbie star Simu Liu hit the carpet in a fantastic oxblood-colored suit. And, not only did his shoes match, but he switched things up from typical men’s shoes and donned suede footwear for the occasion. Love it!

Andrew Scott

It can be so, so nice to buck convention and head to a fancy event in an ensemble that evokes a high/low effect, which is exactly what All of Us Strangers and Ripley star Andrew Scott did when he attended the Golden Globe Awards in January 2024. Instead of going for a full, all-white tuxedo, he went with the jacket, wide-leg pants and a thin t-shirt, which were beautifully accompanied by full-coverage shoes in the same creamy shade with an ultra-low black heel.

Oprah Winfrey

If you paid any attention to the many events that media mogul extraordinaire Oprah Winfrey went to in order to celebrate and promote the release of the musical The Color Purple, well, you’ll know that the many shades of that very hue were her choice for all of them. This included her time at the Golden Globes, where she capped her lovely, custom Louis Vuitton dress (which appears to be a shimmery, optical illusion-like crushed velvet) with grape-colored Manolo Blahnik shoes. So sophisticated, right?

Rachel Brosnahan

Talk about working a look! The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star (who’s soon to be our new Lois Lane in Superman: Legacy) went all red for the Golden Globes and was a total stunner. She stepped out in a custom Sergio Hudson off-the-shoulder gown, which featured a slinky line of buttons from top to toe that opened about halfway down. Brosnahan is also in satiny, custom-made Christian Louboutin sandals with a thin ankle strap that perfectly sets off her whole outfit.

Selena Gomez

Only Murders in the Building superstar Selena Gomez has been on top since her teens, so she knows how to work a red carpet! Her Globes look featured one of the more intriguing gowns of the night; a glossy, deep red stunner with black accents and a full, hi-low hem that gave everyone a perfect look at her cool shoes in a lipstick shade of red that appeared to feature some holographic effects. Selena can do no wrong!

Helen Mirren

Dame Helen Mirren (who really should be given her own Fast & Furious movie) hasn’t portrayed a queen more than once for nothing. She went to the Globes in a lavender ensemble that featured a bodice that gathered at her side and a sweeping skirt, topped with a two-tone cape (Yes, honey!) and extremely chunky, platform sandals in a shade of silver that perfectly matched her hair. Does glam get any better?

Jessica Williams

Speaking of royalty, Shrinking and Road House star Jessica Williams looked like an absolute princess as a nominee when she attended the Primetime Emmy Awards in January 2024. Williams wore a very ladylike custom-made off-the-shoulder Rodarte gown that was mostly black, with a hi-low hem that exposed fluffy layers of white tulle underneath. Her shoes are black and closed-toe but with netting near the top and three rather large crystal flowers, which only add to the regal look.

Bella Ramsey

Bella Ramsey stepped out to the Emmys in a very clean, professional style that’s far different from what we usually see when it comes to suits at awards shows. The star, who’s currently working on The Last of Us Season 2 for HBO) is wearing four different colors (the forest green suit, a deep purple button-down shirt, a red turtleneck and deep burgundy shoes), but somehow it all works together to make a clean look. Speaking of the shoes, thick black soles and the silver medallion on each help to both make a statement and ground the whole outfit.

Joan Collins

Timeless style is called “timeless” for very good reasons, and that’s because anyone at any age can look good wearing it in any year! Dynasty legend Joan Collins presented at the Emmy Awards, and put on her finest pleated Jenny Packham gown in a silvery sky blue dotted with crystals. To complete her outfit, the longtime star chose a closed-toe shoe in a similar color with a little embellishment right on the top just made to peek out from under her long, caped dress.

Jeffrey Wright

It looks as though colors like red, maroon, and oxblood were kinda popular recently, doesn’t it? American Fiction lead Jeffrey Wright showed up for February 2024’s Screen Actors Guild Awards (where he was nominated for his role and as part of the cast as a whole) in a perfectly tailored tuxedo of the latter color that looked quite sharp. Even better? His sturdy shoes in a similar shade added just enough interest with different colors on the bottom.

Keith David

Shades of aubergine pretty much always help people stand out at events, and that’s even more true when you’re dressed in it head to toe and look as happy as Keith David did at the SAG awards. Also attending for American Fiction’s cast nomination, the star was, indeed, donning the color for his lovely suit with a nice sheen, tie and shirt in slightly different but still within the color family hue and, his shoes. David went with a simple shoe, but in a suede fabric that helps then stand out just a teensy bit.

Tyler James Williams

Again, head-to-toe in one color can work wonders for netting the wearer a truly memorable look, and Abbott Elementary’s Tyler James Williams definitely got the memo. He showed up and showed out for his SAG Awards appearance in a natty baby blue suit with a matching, sheer t-shirt underneath, and complimented the ‘fit with some extremely classy white shoes.

Lauren Daigle

Contemporary Christian music singer Lauren Daigle was able to celebrate her Grammy Award nominations at the ceremony in a standout of frilly navy blue and black tulle gown punctuated with multicolored accents by Shahar Avnet. But, the true winner of this ensemble might just be her shoes: white and blue polka-dotted John Fluevog sandals with a platform and a very cool sculpted heel.

CeeLo Green

Remember, wearing colors in one family from head to toe is gold…especially if you actually decide to wear different shades of actual gold! Former The Voice coach CeeLo Green headed to the Grammys with his lady friend looking like a statuette (as did she; her hair and lips are even gold), and if there was ever a time to do such a thing it’s at a major award show. Green capped off his very comfortable-looking outfit with simply styled gold shoes, because if you’re wearing all gold how many embellishments do you really need, anyway?

Fantasia Barrino

American Idol alum Fantasia Barrino was all set to perform at the 66th Grammy Awards, but first, she had to hit the red carpet. And, it would be fair to say that her style for the night was also a hit, as she stepped out in a nude gown with black accents and paired the whole thing with black platform sandals that had alluring crisscrossing straps for days. 

Kingsley Ben-Adir

The star of Bob Marley: One Love, Kingsley Ben-Adir, also took a turn on the Grammy red carpet, and while his Gucci jacket and shirt in a nearly lime green color with black slacks are nearly casual in flair, anything but can be said about his footwear. The man gave some seriously good shoe in black loafers covered in silver studs, and these just might be the best shoes on the list!

As you can see, this awards season saw a lot of fabulous and daring shoe styles on the red carpet, and we are all the better for it!

After a three-year wait for fans, Billie Eilish’s third studio album is here, and it’s full of banger tracks! Hit Me Hard And Soft came out on Friday and ultimately hit a record streaming debut for the 22-year-old performer. Not only is her new music incredible, but the album cover itself is really mesmerizing. Recently, the viral Barbie singer shared how the album’s cover was accomplished as a result of her being strapped underwater for hours, and it sounds brutal! 

Of course, let's take a moment to appreciate the art that she had to suffer for. Take a look at Billie Eilish’s stunning Hit Me Hard And Soft cover in all its glory!

The cover features the songstress sinking underwater as she peers at a white open door above her. When the singer was asked about the making of the photograph, here’s what she said: 

So the day after Billie Eilish took to the stage to win Song Of The Year for “What Was I Made For?”, which took place back on February 4, the singer marked her new era by placing herself in a massive tank of water with her freshly dyed hair. When Eilish told the story while appearing as a guest on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the host questioned why she’d decide to almost die for an album cover. During the interview (which was shared on YouTube), she shared the following response:

The star has notably done a lot of crazy things for her music videos. She once had a tarantula go in her mouth for the “You Should See Me In A Crown” video, whereas she cried charcoal water and xanthan gum for “When The Party's Over.” There's also the “NDA” video, in which cars were literally zooming past her while she sang. And who could forget the real snake she had around her neck for the “Your Power” video? After Stephen Colbert further inquired about why she would put herself through such strife for her art, she provided an intriguing answer:

Luckily, the music phenom is alive and well but, wow, does that shoot sound brutal! The singer also shared that she was inspired by optical illusions when thinking up the vision for the cover. Her album itself channels a lot of emotions linked to her life, as she has grown up in the spotlight. She unapologetically sings about accepting her queerness in “Lunch” whereas she seems to call out her history with stalkers in “The Diner.” 

This past week, Billie Eilish debuted the album through two massive listening parties in New York and Los Angeles, along with holding listening parties at select AMC Theatres. You can bop along to the album now, and remember to appreciate the great lengths that Eilish went to to make that cover a reality.

Nearly three years after Billie Eilish released her second album, Happier Than Ever, the singer is back with Hit Me Hard And Soft, which she has been teasing for a month. Across ten tracks, Eilish shares a range of emotions and new sounds with her fans, but one in particular may stop you in your tracks: “The Diner.” 

While the majority of the album explores the love and heartbreak Billie Eilish has gone through in recent years, the eighth track on the album is an outlier. The lyrics seem to have Eilish putting herself in the place of a stalker. Check out the official lyrics video on the singer's YouTube channel: 

What’s going on there? Let’s break it down! 

What Is “The Diner” About On Billie Eilish’s New Album? 

Many fans believe “The Diner” is alluding to Billie Eilish’s history with stalkers, particularly in the last year. Within the song’s lyrics, she sings from their perspective. In the narrative of the song, she says “I saw you on the screens, I know we’re meant to be” early in the song before illustrating a creepy situation further with “I’m here around the clock. I’m waiting on your block, but please don’t call the cops. They’ll make me stop.” 

As the song continues, Eilish details the stalker coming through the kitchen door, but failing to save her before having to deal with a $250,000 bail. The song also details a possessive and obsessive stalker who memorized her number and will threaten all they see her interacting with. 

What Is Billie Eilish’s Stalker History?

Billie Eilish has unfortunately had to deal with multiple stalkers in recent years. 

Most recently, she got herself a restraining order from a 53-year-old man named Shawn Christopher McIntyre back in November, who reportedly sent hundreds of messages to herself and her family, and even threatened to kill her brother Finneas O’Connell. 

Last February, she was granted a restraining order from a man named Raymond Black after he allegedly came to her house more than once. Before that, she had a separate five-year restraining order from Christopher Anderson, a man who broke into her childhood home by jumping the fence, where her parents still live and sent her “threats of violence.” 

What About That Phone Number In The Song?

Along with “The Diner” seemingly alluding to Eilish’s stressful run-ins with her stalkers, the song ends with her giving out a number: (310) 807-3956. She whispers it at the end of the track. No, it’s not her actual number! If you call it the voice of Billie EIlish plays in a voicemail where she says “ Hello, hello? Wait, I can’t hear you… Hello, hello? Hold on, let me call you back.” 

Eilish has spoken about the pitfalls of fame before, and at one point she decided to bail on social media. “The Diner” is a unique commentary from the viral Barbie singer about the obsession that has come with her stardom. Perhaps the phone number serves as a small wink to fans wishing they had her number, or in the case of the stalker in the song, actually going to the lengths of memorizing it. 

Oof, the song gives one as much chills as the best horror movies, doesn't it? You can check out Billie’s new album, Hit Me Hard And Soft, now! 

Last year, movie theaters catered to two major fan bases by bringing concert films to the big screen with Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour and Beyoncé’s Renaissance documentary. Since each of their commercial successes, it has us thinking about what other artists should make concert movies next. Enter Billie Eilish. As the Oscar-winning No Time To Die and Barbie singer gets ready to put out her third studio album, she has announced a unique listening party event that will be held at select AMC Theatres.

On Monday, Billie Eilish surprised fans anticipating Hit Me Hard And Soft with news that she and Finneas are heading to New York City’s Barclays Center on Wednesday, May 15 and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum in person to play the album for fans at a free event. On top of that, Eilish additionally announced on Tuesday that there will also be some listening party events at nearly 130 AMC Theatre locations across the United States. It’s the first of its kind and a really exciting development for the future of movie theaters.

Billie Eilish Is Holding Listening Parties In Movie Theaters 

If you are lucky enough to snag tickets on the AMC Theatres website (many showings are already sold out), you’ll have the chance to see an hour-long “album listening experience”, particularly in Dolby Cinemas, alongside other Billie Eilish fans for $5 a pop. The experience is in collaboration with Apple Music, and a portion of the proceeds from the ticket sales are going to the AMC Cares Charitable Fund.

The listening event will allow fans to be among the first to hear the highly-anticipated album, and the experience will reportedly be accompanied by visuals in spatial audio with Dolby Atmos, which “provides a spatial sound experience as the creator intended — where sounds are individually placed and moved in three-dimensional space, giving you the feeling of sound from all around you, even above and behind you”, per Dolby.

Why I Hope It Starts A New Trend 

As someone who experienced the splendor that was seeing the Eras Tour in theaters among other Swifties, I love the idea of movie theaters embracing music communities more with events like this. Nothing can beat the experience of seeing an artist live, but not everyone has the access or funding to go see a massive pop star like Billie Eilish live. This listening event is unique, and I hope it starts a new trend of more musicians partnering with theater chains to create a memorable experience for music fans when new albums come out.

While I wish there were a lot more showings of this, and they weren’t all at 3 p.m., it’s going to be a blast for those fans to experience the album in this fashion for the first time amidst strangers. It’s going to provide audiences with a communal experience. I’ve seen more and more record stores advertise listening events, but hearing the new Billie Eilish record with some of the best speakers in the world sounds like such a glorious experience. Eilish is already a trendsetter when it comes to fashion, and I hope she inspires the music industry and theater exhibitors to collaborate more with this upcoming event.

Hit Me Hard And Soft comes out on May 17.

Do you like scary movies? If so, Billie Eilish’s upcoming studio album, Hit Me Hard And Soft, might be for you! Ahead of the highly-anticipated followup to the singer’s viral Barbie song, Eilish’s brother and close collaborator on the record, Finneas O’Connell spoke to the album’s sound and in doing so, he compared it to Drew Barrymore's role in one of the best horror movies of all time, Scream. 

While Billie Eilish has previously led her album releases with bops of singles like megahit “bad guy” or “Therefore I Am,” this time around the Oscar-winner is dropping the whole thing on May 17. Ahead of it, here’s what Finneas had to say to Rolling Stone about Hit Me Hard And Soft: 

It sounds like fans are in for a jump scare with the new album! When casting was underway for Scream, Drew Barrymore apparently requested that she play the character in the opening scene because her “biggest pet peeve” in the genre was always knowing who was going to live and who was going to die. Back in 1996, when Barrymore was the biggest star among the cast, the opening scene served as an unsettling way for a movie to begin, because it left audiences unnerved about who would be the next victim. 

So, how does this apply to Billie Eilish’s new album? As Finneas shares, sonically the first track on the project is perhaps what fans might expect from the artist until the second track comes in and “kills the main character” so to speak. When you listen to Hit Me Hard And Soft, expect the unexpected! 

Billie Eilish revealed the tracklist of her new album last month, which will consist of ten new songs. It sounds like “Skinny” might fall into the “soft” category, whereas “Lunch” will go hard, as the magazine described it as a “sexy” and “bass-heavy banger.” Here’s the full tracklist: 

During the first weekend of Coachella last month, Billie Eilish had a couple of surprises in store for fans, between joining Lana Del Rey on stage for a couple of songs and hosting a party where she debuted a few of the tracks from the new album. Clips of “Lunch” have already gone viral following the event, especially considering the song explicitly speaks to Eilish’s queer sexuality. As the song lyrics go: “I could eat that girl for lunch / And she dances on my tongue.”

Finneas’ comments on Hit Me Hard And Soft is a great comparison for the album, and has us even more excited to expect the unexpected, and give it a first listen on May 17! 

Billie Eilish is one of the hottest pop stars in the business right now, thanks to her outstanding signature vocal style. She recently got even more wild success thanks to her song "What Was I Made For?" from the soundtrack of Greta Gerwig's Barbie (which is streaming with a Max subscription). The movie has been super popular since the movie hit theaters last summer, and it turns out Eilish is tired of all the Barbie questions, thank you very much. And she was even quoted saying she's going to go "the fuck away" after all the chatter. 

"What Was I Made For?" is a haunting and moving melody, and the way it was used during Barbie's runtime was one of the most powerful moments of the entire film. Eilish's song went viral on TikTok almost immediately, while also being streamed and played on the radio regularly. The acclaimed artist spoke to Rolling Stone about how much Barbie has been on the mind lately, saying:

Well, that was honest. Clearly this interview was conducted before Billie Eilish won the Academy Award for "What Was I Made For?" at this year's Oscars. So if her comments are to be believed, the "Bad Guy" singer might be taking a break from the public eye... and all things Barbie. But smart money says that her hit song isn't going anywhere anytime soon. 

In many ways Eilish's comments are understandable. But the wild popularity of her track is partly because Barbie was a massive box office hit when it arrived in theaters, making up on half of the Barbenheimer movement. And because the song played such a pivotal role in the movie's climax, many moviegoing audiences have a unique emotional connection to "What Was I Made For?" Hey, at least she ultimately got the Oscar for it, despite talking non-stop about that one song for a year. 

As much as she's sick of talking about the Barbie song, Billie Eilish has been open about how being tasked with writing "What Was I Made For?" was the creative inspiration she needed at the time. And she thinks it's one of her best vocal performances, despite perhaps being a bit sick of it at this point. 

Following the huge success of that Barbie song, Billie Eilish's fans are gearing up for a new full album from 22 year-old pop star. Luckily the wait is nearly over, as her upcoming album "Hit Me Hard And Soft" is expected to be released shortly on May 17th. 

When it comes to celebrities stepping out for glitzy events on the red carpet, for those who are interested in fashion, there’s always some intrigue about what our favorite stars are going to turn up wearing. But, let’s be honest, there’s a certain fantastical, unattainable feeling that comes with glancing upon the red carpets of Hollywood’s resident hot people, such as Florence Pugh turning up for another fashion moment. Oftentimes, it’s ballgowns for days under those flashing lights. 

But, I need to talk about how Billie Eilish is challenging what we’ve come to expect from what we might see from the red carpet with female looks, thanks to her innovative fashion moments over the years. Along with going for unconventional styles, she often speaks out about the trolling she receives, whether its for her baggy looks or for when she chooses to dress more feminine. Either way, it's clear she won't be boxed in! Here’s some of Eilish’s best ensembles from over the years that cemented her as a revolutionary in women’s red carpet fashion: 

Billie Eilish Rocks A Prada Menswear Set For Billboard Awards Event 

Back in 2019, when Billie Eilish had those neon green roots, the singer turned up to Billboard’s Women Of The Year event in an ensemble from Prada’s Spring 2020 Menswear Collection. She wore an oversized beige jacket with matching shorts, socks, shoes and shades. At the time, Eilish would regularly wear oversized clothing because the 19-year-old didn’t want to be sexualized by the public. Even though beige isn’t necessarily the most flattering color, somehow she found a way to stand out with the look. 

Billie Eilish’s Matching Plaid Set With Bedazzled Headpiece For American Music Awards 

The same year, Billie Eilish turned up to the American Music Awards in a matching plaid set paired with an embellished crystal netted hat from the Burberry Menswear Spring 2020 collection. Once again, the singer brought a completely unique energy to the red carpet by making an oversized masculine-skewing style completely her own. 

Billie Eilish Sweeps The Grammys In A Sparkly Gucci Number

The “bad guy” singer won all four major categories at the 62nd Grammy Awards (the youngest to do so) by taking home Best New Artist, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Album of the Year. While the artist could have gone off brand for the biggest night of her career at the time, she remained true to her own fashion sense with another oversized look from Gucci, which was really tied together by long green nail art that apparently took four hours to paint on. 

Billie Goes To Her First Academy Awards In A White Chanel Ensemble 

A couple of years before she and her brother, Finneas, wrote No Time To Die’s Oscar-winning theme song together, Eilish attended her first Academy Awards in 2020 to perform that year’s in memoriam performance. Sure, at this point her big looks followed around the same formula, but there’s power in her subtly. The artist was completely distinct from the other ladies walking the red carpet, and looked a lot more comfy than 90 percent of them. 

There’s, of course, nothing wrong with putting on a ballgown, but the singer/songwriter did a great job of disrupting the norm of the teen pop star by placing the focus away from her body and onto the work. 

Billie Eilish Wears A Full Ball Gown To Get One Fashion Brand To Go Fur-Free 

Eilish has long been an environmental activist, and took that passion to the red carpet in 2021 when she attended the Met Gala. After going viral for dyeing her hair blonde for her second album, Happier Than Ever, she made a rare appearance in a full ball gown for the red carpet. The peach Oscar De La Renta dress served as a statement by the singer because she would only work with the fashion brand if the designer stopped selling fur. She made it happen, and gave us a starstruck red carpet look to remember all at once. 

The Singer Goes Goth For The 2022 Academy Awards 

The talent once again opted for a rare appearance in a dress to walk the red carpet at the 2022 Oscars, where she and Finneas won their first Academy Award for No Time To Die’s theme song. Eilish stayed true to herself by going for a gothic ruffle-filled dress that allowed her to get away from showing her curves. When one social media post named her “worst dressed,” she took to TikTok to flip them off while on the toilet. 

Billie Puts Her Own Spin On Barbiecore For The Barbie Premiere

During the Barbie press tour, much of the cast had a blast going full Barbiecore in promotion of the movie – especially Margot Robbie! When Eilish rolled up to the premiere over summer, she put her own Billie spin on the trend by going for a button-up pink shirt, a pink tie and some oversized tennis shoes that looks straight out of a cartoon.

Eilish Accessorizes A Pinstripe Suit With Grills For Academy Gala 

Following Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” getting a viral reaction from the world after Barbie’s release, the singer attended tons of events in promotion for Greta Gerwig’s movie and her song’s many award nominations (and wins). Among them was this innovative look of the star rocking a sultry pinstripe suit with glasses, a headscarf and some silver grills. She once again showed literally no one is doing red carpet looks like her! 

The Singer Takes Her Oversized Look To New Levels For The Golden Globes

Eilish is well known for oversized fashion, but she took that to new places for the 2024 Golden Globes, where she won Best Original Song for Barbie with her brother. It’s another simple and understated look for the red carpet, as far as red carpet looks go, but also completely Billie. 

Billie Eilish Wins Her Second Oscar With Another Blazer Moment 

And here’s one more from her latest Oscars win, which ended up to be one of the best moments of the night! All and all, Eilish has never gone for the ordinary or the typical red carpet look, and it has challenged what we have come to expect from women’s fashion in Hollywood. 

Through her unique sense of style, Billie Eilish communicates that women do not have to be sparkly, uncomfy or show a lot of skin if they want to look gorgeous and express themselves! 

Following Billie Eilish’s Barbie song going viral last year and winning the singer her second Oscar, the 22-year-old is getting ready to release her third studio album next month, Hit Me Hard And Soft. Amidst her talking about her forthcoming record, she got candid about her queer identity and sexuality. 

Back in December, Billie Eilish was outed on the red carpet after making comments about being attracted to girls on Variety’s cover story about the singer. After she called out the publication for “outing me on a red carpet at 11 a.m. instead of talking about anything else that matters,” she expanded on her thoughts on being out to Rolling Stone. In her words:  

Ahead of the December red carpet appearance, fans of Billie Eilish had a hunch the singer was part of the LGBTQ+ community following her past comments, social media posts along with the queer role in her TV debut, Amazon’s Swarm. However, as Eilish shared with the magazine, she was not happy with the way the public coerced her to speak on the personal subject. 

In the new interview, the "What Was I Made For?" singer shared that she’s “been in love with girls” for her “whole life,” but last year she made more concrete realizations about her sexuality. On the upcoming album, there’s a song called “Lunch,” which she played for the first time at a Coachella party that she surprised the festival with during its first weekend. As the lyrics detail: “I could eat that girl for lunch / And she dances on my tongue.” 

When Eilish was asked about what she does to decompress, she answered that it was “sex.” Here’s how she expanded on why: 

During the cover story, Eilish also opened up about the importance of self-pleasure in her life, saying that it allows her to “have such a raw, deep connection” with herself and empowers her to have “love” for her body that she had not had prior. Despite the singer not planning on delving into these topics prior, it sounds like Hit Me Hard And Soft will allow her to express her thoughts and feelings on the subject in even more powerful ways. Plus, it gives her fans more bangers to enjoy, of course. 

Eilish’s album is set to come out on May 17. In the meantime, you can hear her Oscar-winning song “What Was I Made For?” in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, which is now streaming with a Max subscription. 

After Billie Eilish wrote the song of the year, arguably for the movie of the year -- she created “What Was I Made For?” for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie -- the singer is diving right into promotion for her third studio album. That’s right, more Billie Eilish music is coming real soon. Here’s what we know. 

Aside from “What Was I Made For?” becoming what Eilish calls one of her “best vocal performances” ever and being among 2024's Oscar winners for Best Original Song, it's actually been almost three years since the pop artist’s last album, Happier Than Ever. But, now Eilish is getting ready to deliver on a new collection of songs for us to ugly cry to. Here’s the clues we have so far: 

Billie Eilish’s Third Album Is Already Finished

First off, Billie Eilish announced back in February that her upcoming “album is mastered” through a caption on Instagram. Check out the post: 

Plus, while Billie Eilish was on the press trail promoting her Barbie song throughout last year, she dropped mentions of writing new music here and there regarding what she was working on, of course with her brother Finneas. 

Now, when an album is produced that’s not the only thing that goes into it. Eilish also has to create visual messages like album artwork and music videos. Nonetheless, it looks like it’s game time! 

Mysterious Billie Eilish Billboards Have Appeared All Over The World 

At the top of April (this week), fans noticed billboards popping up all over the world with random words written in blue alongside Billie Eilish’s logo. Such as this one: 

Since then, all sorts of fans have noticed other versions of the sign all over the world. Here’s a compilation of what we imagine are new lyrics that people have spotted on Twitter: 

• “She’s the headlights, I’m the deer.”
• “Did I cross the line?”
• “I try to live in black and white, but I’m so blue.”
• “Saw you turn around but it wasn’t your face.”
• “I’ll love you till the day that I die.”
• “Man am I the greatest”
• “Do you know how to bend?”

Eilish has confirmed her connection to the billboards, posting one of them on her Instagram on Wednesday. They are fantastic teases to get ready for Billie Eilish’s next album. But, what will they be about? Her high-profile relationship and breakup with The Neighbourhood’s Jesse Rutherford? Will she lean more into her queer identity after her controversial coming out. Surely, there will be more “devastating” tracks about being human like her Barbie song. 

Billie Eilish Adds Everyone To Her Close Friends 

If you opened Instagram on Thursday, April 4 to see that coveted green circle around Billie Eilish’s account, which has a new purely blue profile picture right now, sorry, but you’re not special… It looks like Eilish added everyone to her close friends to post the following image: 

Billie Officially Announces Third Studio Album

Oohh, Billie is teasing her new album alright!! On Monday, the singer announced her next album will be called Hit Me Hard And Soft, and be released on May 17. As Eilish announced on Instagram, she will not be releasing any singles ahead of the album dropping. That being said, fans will only have to wait a little over a month for ten brand new tracks from her.

We’ll keep you updated here on CinemaBlend as we enter Billie Eilish's new era. 

After Billie Eilish swept awards season with “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie, the singer is making waves once again, but for a different reason. She is not one to shy away from speaking out about something she is passionate about, including clapping back at trolls who criticize her style choice and her passion for sustainability. Now, after dropping comments about releasing music in a sustainable way, fans think she called out Taylor Swift.

Eilish and her mother, Maggie Baird, spoke to Billboard about pushing for sustainability in both her music career and the overall music industry. When it was brought up that Eilish’s Happier Than Ever comes in eight different vinyl variants but are all environmentally friendly, the Grammy and Oscar winner explained one of her frustrations about how other artists choose to sell their records, saying:

Going into detail about her frustration, Eilish noted that some of the biggest artists are do this, saying:

After reading these comments, fans couldn’t help but notice that it might just be a dig at Taylor Swift, who is known for releasing multiple vinyl variants for her albums that include exclusive bonus tracks. Takecarehours on X (formerly known as Twitter) saw the connection immediately:

Due to people thinking that Billie Eilish is talking about Swift, some fans are warning her against the Swifties. Fans of Swift are a force to be reckoned with, and not just because they cause earthquake-like activity at concerts. Britneyxcyrus on X knows better than to mess with the Swifties, and she hopes Eilish knows too:

Even though many people believe it’s Taylor Swift that Eilish is talking about, others are pointing out that Olivia Rodrigo has done the same thing. Her new album GUTS and the recently released GUTS (spilled) have several different vinyl variants, which grfieldsts shared:

It’s not uncommon for artists to release different variants of their albums to boost sales, even Billie Eilish does it. It seems like she’s more frustrated about them not choosing sustainable ways to release all these variants. However, it's hard not to see why many think she's directly referring to Swift.

Meanwhile, Eilish’s comments come ahead of Swift’s upcoming project, The Tortured Poet’s Department, which has multiple vinyl variants. Each variant has a different bonus track, which will only lead fans to buy more. It’s unknown if Eilish will clarify her comments, but as this situation develops, we'll be sure to keep you posted.

Oscar night is known to have a pretty positive effect on many of the films nominated, and this years’ winners fared no differently. Not just the actors, directors, writers and producers, but also musicians such as Billie Eilish, who at 22 became the youngest ever two-time winner in the ceremony’s 96th year, and brother Finneas. The duo’s awards season success with the Barbie single “What Was I Made For?” continued even beyond their win and “whoa”-inspiring live performance, with the news that it enjoyed a last-minute Academy-fueled burst of singles purchases that equaled out to a wowzers 704% increase in sales.

That highly impressive percentage increase is based on the number of singles sold the previous week ahead of the Oscars, according to BIllboard, which was just under eight months after the song was first released back in July 2023, and it only incorporated the night of the Oscars, March 10, and the Monday after, March 11. Which is all to say, not exactly a time when buying the track would have been something tons of people would still be doing, so for things to jump up so noticeably is definitely a nod to Oscar-sourced buzz.

As far as the actual totals go, “What Was I Made For?” logged more than 5,300 digital song sales during that two-day stretch, so it’s not like it just went from 2 copies to 100 copies, or whatever numbers make that math work way more properly. It also produced 2.2 million on-demand U.S. streams during that same two-day window, which was a 27% increase from the prior week. So not as big of a percentage jump in the slightest, but a far larger total number to gawk at. But any way you gawk, it’s a crowning achievement for a Summer 2023 jam.

Relive the telecast performance below:

Another reason why Eilish and Phinneas’ tender ballad may have racked up big sales coming out of that weekend is that the pair performed for the March 9 episode of Saturday Night Live, in which Scarlett Johansson appeared as Katie Britt. It hadn’t yet won at that point, so it’s harder to gauge, but it couldn’t have hurt. 

Speaking of live acts and Barbie, Ryan Gosling’s Oscars stage performance of “I’m Just Ken” was a mightily impressive sight to behold, and on the opposite end of the spectrum from Billie Eilish’s traditionally subdued vibes. (Eilish seemed to love it, too, judging by her reactions.) While that track obviously didn’t end up winning for Best Song, it also enjoyed a big burst of sales thanks to its prominents across Oscar weekend, and nearly tripled the percentage increase of “What Was I Made For?”

While only 900 digital copies of "I'm Just Ken" were sold during that Sunday and Monday, it marked a 2,000% increase. And the song also enjoyed a 176% uptick in digital streams, totalling somewhere around 417,000.

Barbie can be streamed now with a Max subscription, and fans can find Billie Eilish's music in one out of every five movies and TV shows being produced today. Which is hyperbole, but not by that much.

Well folks, it happened. As the world has watched the 2024 Oscar winners crowned in real-time, the performances of the nominees for “Best Original Song” have kept the Ken-ergy up and running. And when it came time for Ryan Gosling to sing Barbie’s “I’m Just Ken,” the reactions from Margot Robbie and Billie Eilish were so hysterical, that it was almost better than the performance. 

Of course, their shocked and laughing faces mirrored what basically everyone was thinking before Gosling’s song and dance number at L.A.’s Dolby Theatre really got going. After Robbie, Greta Gerwig and Eilish's amazing reactions, the pink-suited singer took the stage with several of his co-Kens from the Barbie cast, including Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, and Ncuti Gatwa, the Barbie theatrics really took off. And yes dear fans, the chant of “Can you feel the Ken-ergy?” was kept in the live show. 

But then, out of nowhere, like a pure Oscar surprise, a new player took the field. As if it wasn’t impressive enough that “I’m Just Ken” co-writer Mark Ronson was accompanying Ryan Gosling on guitar, another killer axe showed up to seal the deal. If you were ever thinking “You know what the Oscars need? More Slash!” well then, this next photo is going to be a wish come true: 

Seriously though, could you keep a straight face if you were in the audience for that moment? I was for sure like Robbie during this, looking shocked and laughing so much, as Gosling belted his heart out. After a night that brought us naked John Cena and Kate McKinnon joking about sending ‘tasteful nudes’ to Steven Spielberg, one would have thought the bar was set pretty high to make the audience break with laughter. And yet at this evening’s ceremony, a shining knight did show up, and the reactions to his performance were almost better than the song itself.

This performance also made Barbie two for two when it came to amazing music moments, as Billie Eilish and Finneas' live performance of "What Was I Made For?" knocked it out of the park as well. With that tune bringing home the Best Original Song award for the 2024 Oscars, there's certainly a part of the town that was painted pink. 

Along with the win, Gosling's performance and the shocked reactions from Robbie and so many others made Barbie's night excellent! And you can see it for yourself, by watching the entire performance below: 

Wearing rhinestones and gloves, decked out in pink from head to toe, singing up a storm; Ryan Gosling made one of the most memorable moments at the 2024 Oscars into something truly legendary, and the hilarious reactions made it even better. Besides the competition for who takes home golden glory, that's the most anyone can really hope for when it comes to the night's honors. Mr. Gosling, if you haven't been told this already tonight, you're Ken-ough.

If you’re inspired to relive this fantastic moment and witness the hilarious reactions, besides rewinding back to watch the Academy Awards performance that brought it all to life again, that’s easy. Barbie is currently streaming for those who hold a Max subscription. Meanwhile, the 96th Academy Awards will be available for everyone to watch again, as they become part of everything new on Hulu the next day. 

Billie Eilish crushed it at the Academy Awards this evening. Along with her brother Finneas O'Connell, she performed the Oscar-nominated "What Was I Made For?" from Greta Gerwig's Barbie, and it was a simple and beautiful rendition that got everybody in the audience applauding. It was a wonderful performance of a wonderful song, but arguably the best part of her time on stage was the "Whoa" that she let out after amid the rapturous applause she received from the crowd in attendance.

Tonight didn't mark the first time that Billie Eilish had a gig at the Academy Awards, as she previously sang "No Time To Die" at the event two years ago – but one got the sense from her this evening that there was a particular release of tension at the end of her set. As the last lines of her song echoed and the crowd started to clap, you could sense her recognizing the enormity of the moment and appreciating what she had achieved in a bright spotlight.

Given all of the acclaim Billie Eilish has earned and her experience as a professional, it can be easy to forget that she is a 22-year-old woman, and tonight she performed live in front of not just millions of people watching the TV broadcast, but for the biggest stars, talent and power players in Hollywood. That's a whole lot of pressure, and so it's incredibly human for her to express some relief in the immediate aftermath (especially considering her performance was, again, phenomenal).

Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell won the Academy Award in 2022, but whether or not they walk away from tonight's ceremony with their second Oscar is still unknown – and they face serious competition for Best Original Song. In addition to being up for the prize with music from films like American Symphony, Flamin' Hot, and Killers Of The Flower Moon, Barbie is going up against Barbie in the category, as "What Was I Made For?" is in competition with "I'm Just Ken." We'll have to wait and see which track the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences selects.

Stay tuned here on CinemaBlend all night for our coverage of the the 2024 Academy Awards, including live tracking of all the winners, taking a close look at the splashy fashion, and writing about the biggest moments of the night. And when the show is all done, if you want to enjoy "What Was I Made For?" in the context it was originally intended, you can always give Barbie another watch. In addition to being available for rental and purchase from online outlets and on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray, the Greta Gerwig film is now available to stream with a Max subscription.

Grammy-winning, Oscar-winning platinum artists, they say the darndest things! Ahead of Billie Eilish going to the Academy Awards next weekend for her viral Barbie song, the 22-year-old singer shared the most random anecdote about a time when Christian Bale factored into her decision to break up with a former boyfriend. And let me say, it really gets one thinking. 

While Billie Eilish and Finneas sat down with Chicken Shop Date’s Amelia Dimoldenberg ahead of the prestigious Oscars Luncheon, the comedian interviewer asked if Billie wrote her first hit “Ocean Eyes” about Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy. The question segued the conversation into other Christopher Nolan movies like his Dark Knight trilogy. After sharing that his Batman movies are her jam, Eilish said this: 

Do we have context as to why… no? Is it still newsworthy… yes. Why? Because Christian Bale actually led her to end a relationship with someone. In the video on the Oscars YouTube channel, it doesn’t sound like Billie Eilish is messing around either. And hey, that’s the power of Christopher Nolan movies. The director bends your mind and gets you thinking – even about whether your man is right for you. 

Billie Eilish’s incredibly random dream sounds like the ending of The Dark Knight Rises, when Bruce Wayne gives up his alter ego and ends up sitting in a cafe somewhere with Anne Hathaway’s Selena Kyle. That, or the character died and Michael Caine’s Alfred hallucinated him. Anyways, I really cannot claim to understand how that mental picture of Bale led the singer to end things with a significant other, but perhaps it was because her boyfriend wasn’t literally Christian Bale? This may soon become one of the world’s greatest mysteries. 

We don’t know who Billie Eilish is talking about specifically, but it’s currently rumored that the singer is single. Back in May, it was reported that she and The Neighborhood frontman Jesse Rutherford, who were 10 years apart in age, split up after less than a year of dating. It’s more likely Eilish is talking about her ex Matthew Vorce, whom she allegedly split with in May 2022. No matter what, now I want to rewatch all the Dark Knight movies!! What transformative decisions will it entice me to do? 

Billie Eilish and her brother/collaborator Finneas O’Connell are up next weekend for their second Oscar for Best Original Song for Barbie’s “What Was I Made For?” Eilish has called it one of her best vocal performances, but how will it stack up with the other 2024 Oscar nominees? You can tune into the ceremony on Sunday, March 10 to find out! 

The 2024 SAG Awards were truly an occasion for celebrating both for those in attendance and those streaming with a Netflix subscription. The event was populated with stars, with several fun match-ups for presenters, seeing as how pop culture reunions are a staple of the SAG Awards. Both the Breaking Bad ensemble and the cast of The Devil Wears Prada reunited for the occasion, while one unexpectedly fun exchange happened between Billie Eilish and Melissa McCarthy, whose great bit really got audiences laughing when the “Bad Guy” singer signed the Bridesmaids star's forehead. Of course, the internet had the best responses.

When Eilish and McCarthy took the stage to present Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, it became quickly apparent that hilarity would ensue. The Mike and Molly alum expressed her love for the pop star, and asked Eilish to sign her forehead. The “Ocean Eyes” artist rather quickly obliged and signed McCarthy’s forehead with a Sharpie. She could barely keep it together while doing so, and giggled the entire time, as seen in the viral clip from Netflix below: 

The crowd of actors was laughing at the ridiculous bit the whole time, especially considering how long it took Billie Eilish to finish signing McCarthy’s forehead. One fan thought the it was hilarious, expressing their delight on X, saying: 

This was a sentiment shared by many, with some also expressing confusion, albeit the happiest version possible, over the goofy situation. A X user said: 

Another X user tipped their cap off of whoever paired these two superstars together, as they had electric on stage chemistry that kept audiences laughing. They said:

Another fan agreed that pairing these two together was an unexpected delight, and made many want more from this duo. They said on X:

Billie Eilish fans also felt it was a treat to see the Grammy winner’s signature on full display, with some thinking about how they could get the singer’s signature on their own bodies. One superfan posted on X:

McCarthy has yet to post a close-up picture of her temporary ink, but I’m not sure anyone making such signage permanent is a good thing. Still, I’m loving this enthusiasm. 

The SAG Awards is one of the last lead-up ceremonies before the Oscars, and many 2024 Oscar nominees were present at the SAG Awards. It’s safe to say a lot of the stars are probably tired from their long awards campaigns, but McCarthy and Eilish were still able to brighten up the ceremony, and everyone seemed to love their chemistry. I’m sure that Sharpie was probably not the easiest to remove from McCarthy’s forehead, and the comedic actress certainly made a sacrifice for the joke to land. When it comes to Melissa McCarthy, though, I wouldn’t expect anything else than full commitment to a bit. 

This moment between Billie Eilish and Melissa McCarthy  was one of many great presentations at this weekend’s SAG Awards. If you missed the broadcast, you can revisit all the glitz and glamor as the full ceremony is streaming now. You can also see McCarthy being hilarious in many of her movie roles, which are also streaming on various platforms. Fans of Eilish can also check out the singer’s acting debut in Swarm, which is currently available for Amazon Prime subscribers.

Sure, Billie EIlish is one of the most famous singers on the planet, but I’m sorry, I can’t get behind what she recently revealed. While giving an interview, the 21-year-old casually shared that she had over one thousand unread text messages, and the idea of the whole thing is enough to give me hives. 

As of late, Billie Eilish has been receiving a ton of award season buzz for her song in the Barbie movie, “What I Was Made For?” Amidst talking about the creation of the song with her brother and collaborator Finneas O’Connell, the singer was asked about how she quiets all the noise happening outside herself when making such a heartbreakingly viral tune like “What Was I Made For?” Here’s how she responded:  

While breaking down the making of the hit for Vanity Fair, Billie Eilish literally took out her phone mid-interview to share the receipts regarding just how much she cares about “the noise,” but I cannot imagine opening my phone everyday to see that number in red on my home screen. How does she go about the world?  Or is she just so popular that at any given hour, she’ll have over a thousand new messages delivered to her? Either way, I’ve decided I’m completely okay with never becoming famous. 

At any given moment, it does seem like there’s a new conversation happening with Billie Eilish that would lead her wide network of friends and family to get in contact with her about things. From her meme-worthy “weather map hair” moment, to the more serious issue of her having to deal with issuing multiple restraining orders, to people who have breached her and her loved one’s privacy, she clearly has a lot going on. 

And hey, I can’t totally fault the singer for having so many unread messages, as she is spending her time being a famous person who makes some of my favorite music to come out in the past few years. I’m sure a lot of the time she’s busy actually enjoying her life and making more great tracks with her brother rather than having her eyes glued to a phone 24/7. Plus, as she’s shared a few times before, she’s so close with her family that they are often by her side. The girl needs an assistant just for her unread messages or just to block more people in her life she doesn’t want contacting her. 

The singer’s popularity isn’t going to slow down anytime soon considering she just earned multiple nominations for her Barbie song from the Grammys and Golden Globes, with the Oscars likely coming up next. I guess I’ll recover when I hear that new album she’s been teasing… maybe. 

When the news broke that Billie Eilish would be involved in Barbie, no one could have predicted the chart-topper she and her brother, FINNEAS, came up with. The answer eventually came in the emotionally charged track “What Was I Made For?” which is about questioning your life’s purpose as a doll or a human, fitting in very well with the Barbie movie’s themes. It turns out, the formation of the track was no picnic as the Grammy winner explained the struggles of making this song and how it worked out as one of her “best vocal performances.”

In Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie, the Mattel Inc. doll is dealing with an existential crisis as she realizes she's starting to develop human qualities (like flat feet). Billie Eilish and her brother FINNEAS, renowned for crafting relatable songs, were tasked with crafting a track for the film, and once again, they demonstrated their ability to compose a tune that blends in with a project's themes so well. They spoke to Vanity Fair about what the writing process of this Grammy-nominated song was like, and Eilish said:

It must have been a bizarre experience for Billie Eilish to write a song for the purpose of a movie only to discover it’s autobiographical. “What Was I Made For?” was played in the Barbie scene when the film’s lead is transitioning into the Real World and encouraged by the doll’s creator to “feel,” bringing about emotions she’s never felt before. However, as the Grammy winner said, she actually ended up relating to the song on a deep level.

To think that Eilish almost failed at the assignment to write a song for director Greta Gerwig is hard to fathom. She and her brother contemplated for six hours on material after watching unfinished scenes of Barbie only to end up with nothing. Then, they thought about the floating elegance of the titular character, and that's where “used to float, now I just fall down” came from. The rest just fell into place.

As “What Was I Made For?” took a long time to write, there was another challenge that came from the song, because it challenged Billie Eilish and her vocal range:

Eilish admitted that when she first started singing, she only had one way of using her voice. But, this new song of hers gave her an opportunity to explore her range with that High C in the “how” when she sings “I don’t know how I feel.” As hard as it was for the “Happier Than Ever” singer to play around with her vocal instrument, she said it was a lot of fun experimenting. On the other hand, the 21-year-old performer is also relieved she never has to record the challenging song again.

It’s funny how a task that appeared so challenging at first became a rewarding experience. Eilish continued to talk about how happy she was about the way she and her brother’s song turned out, explaining:

Absolutely it was! I hope that Billie Eilish composes more songs like these where she pushes the limit on her voice. 

With this being one of her best vocal performances, it’s no wonder “What Was I Made For?” went viral on TikTok. This single from the film’s soundtrack also managed to snag five nominations at the upcoming Grammys, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It even won Variety's Hitmakers’ Film Song of the Year. Who knows, it could even win an Oscar!

Barbie will be available with a Max subscription on December 15th. You can also cross your fingers with Eilish to have trophies in hand for a song and performance she's clearly proud of at the 66th Grammy Awards, which will air on the 2024 TV schedule on February 4th on CBS.

Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas were honored this weekend at the Variety Hitmakers Brunch with the Film Song of the Year Award for their contribution to the Barbie soundtrack. However, it wasn’t the single “What Was I Made For?” that the outlet wanted to talk about on the red carpet, as the artist was asked about coming out in her recent interview with Variety. Eilish later posted a scathing caption to social media about being outed on the red carpet, and many of her fans had the same reaction.

At the December 2 event, Variety asked Billie Eilish about her comments in the magazine’s November cover story, in which she discussed her own femininity and said she was “attracted to” girls. The “Bad Guy” singer politely responded that she hadn’t intended to come out to the magazine and asked, “Why can’t we just exist?,” and her comments on Instagram that followed suggested that she’d felt blindsided by the line of questioning. Alongside a photo of her pants pulled down around her knees, Eilish wrote: 

Billie Eilish’s fans immediately took to the comments section with support for the artist, with a lot of them calling her “so real” for the feelings expressed in the caption. They wrote: 

• Ate them up with that caption – 1999diiana
• CAPTIONNN ATEEE MOTHER STANDING ON BIDNESSSSS – l0vee.n
• LMAOOOO real as fuck – uptown.stylingstar
• captions so real. preach – ocean_garcy
• Real – Amybeth McNulty
• sooooo real 😭 – beatriz_vieira001
• oof 😭 real though – notjesii
• NOT THE CAPTION AHAHAHA – kailamargolis

Billie Eilish expressed both nervousness and excitement when she talked about the interview on the Variety Hitmakers Brunch red carpet. Video from her arrival shows Variety contributor Tiana DeNicola asking if she meant to come out in the story, to which Eilish replied:  

In the Variety cover story in question, Billie Eilish said trolls can “suck my ass” as she discussed a number of issues regarding women, including sexualization, femininity, identity and the scrutiny she has faced as a young woman in the music industry. In reference to how she relates to other women, Eilish said: 

In addition to her track “What Was I Made For?” on the Barbie soundtrack, Billie Eilish made her acting debut this year in the comedy horror series Swarm, which you can check out with an Amazon Prime subscription.  

Every once in a while, the folks at Studio 8H book an SNL host who's note an actor and ends up nailing it and many of these examples include people who make music for a living. On other occasions, the artist serving as that night’s musical guest may make an appearance in a sketch or two to show the world that they can be funny, too. The following are some of our favorite examples of famous musicians we usually love to sing along to, but had as laughing along with them in a great SNL bit.

Single Ladies Video Shoot (Beyoncé)

In this fictionalized behind-the-scenes look at the legendary “Single Ladies” video, Beyoncé is shocked and annoyed by the director (host Paul Rudd) and his decision to make her back-up dancers three grown men who turn out to be his stepsons. This Season 34 favorite is actually a twofer that ended up happening because, as MTV News recalls, the former N*SYNCer convinced Queen B to participate in the sketch by showing up at her Studio 8H dressing room in the very leotard he wears alongside Andy Samberg and Bobby Moynihan.

SNL Digital Short: Jack Sparrow (Michael Bolton)

The music video for the fourth track off The Lonely Island’s sophomore album, Turtleneck & Chain, starts off as an unusually earnest effort for the trio. That is until their guest singer, Grammy-winner Michael Bolton, starts throwing in references to the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and later, other cinematic favorites like Forrest Gump and Scarface. For its masterful handling of a truly random idea and irresistibly catchy hook, “Jack Sparrow” is easily one of The Lonely Island’s best music videos and perhaps, some of Bolton’s all-time best work.

Africa Tourism (Adele)

For reasons that are never quite clear — perhaps Kate McKinnon’s accent or the sensuous ways she says “tribesman” — host Adele could not stop laughing while performing in a fake ad for African tourism. Nonetheless, the Oscar-winning,  impeccable James Bond theme song (“Skyfall”) singer’s gigglish reaction — complete with a priceless cross-eyed gaze — is just what makes this Season 46 sketch so memorable.

The Old West (Elton John)

When Elton John hosted SNL during Season 36, he appeared as himself for most of the night, except for in one sketch that proved he can be as much a maestro with comedy as he can be with the keys. The Grammy-winner pokes fun at himself, too, by playing a flamboyantly dressed cowboy, who rides into a small western saloon on a unicorn.

Please Don't Destroy: Three Sad Virgins (Taylor Swift)

In one of Please Don’t Destroy’s most popular SNL bits, the guys are, at first, excited to collaborate with Pete Davidson until their music video becomes a roast at the trio’s expense. “Three Sad Virgins” only gets more “humiliating” when they reach the slowed-down bridge, courtesy of Taylor Swift, whom PDD never imagined would agree to star in the video in the first place.

Mick is Pointing, Pointing, Pointing at Himself (Mick Jagger)

In the early 2000s, when The Rolling Stones returned as musical guest, lead singer Mick Jagger starred in a sketch as himself opposite Jimmy Fallon as the artist’s reflection. The future Tonight Show host’s impersonation of the legendary rock star sitting across from him is so hilariously convincing that even Jagger can’t help but crack a smile.

Pippa Visits the Queen (Katy Perry)

It's surprising that Katy Perry hasn't hosted SNL more often — let alone acted in more things outside the Smurfs movies — given how well she demonstrated her comedic skills on the show in 2011. The grandest highlight is when she dons a Cockney accent to play Pippa Middleton in a sketch poking fun at the Royal Family.

Pandora Radio (Bruno Mars)

Admittedly, the concept of this sketch — in which a Pandora radio employee (played by host Bruno Mars) must sing like artists such as Justin Bieber and Michael Jackson when the website crashes — doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. But who cares? Watching the Grammy-winning hitmaker kill it with his spot-on musical impersonations is stunning.

Hotel Ad (Billie Eilish)

Both Billie Eilish — someone we’d love to see return to SNL as both host and musical guest — and her brother and bandmate, Finneas, star in this funny fake ad for a hotel that is a little too open about the alarming activity that takes place there. The Grammy and Oscar winner is very funny in the sketch but cannot stifle her laughter, which is understandable when Kate McKinnon is your scene partner.

The Barry Gibb Talk Show (Justin Timberlake)

We could not have picked a sketch featuring pop sensation-turned-master thespian Justin Timberlake — already one of the all-time greatest SNL hosts — without making sure Jimmy Fallon was also involved with it. Thus, it was easy to pick “The Barry Gibb Talk Show,” in which Fallon, as The Bee Gees’ lead vocalist, hosts a political discussion program featuring his most silent brother, Robin (Timberlake). 

Stevie Wonder Impersonator (Stevie Wonder)

After demonstrating his own wonderful impersonation of Stevie Wonder, Eddie Murphy shared the stage with the musical genius himself in a classic sketch from 1983. The future Academy Award-nominated SNL star plays an expert in impersonations, who is asked to help improve the Stevie Wonder impression of a man played by Wonder himself.

Judge Barry (Chance The Rapper)

Having only appeared on SNL four times — twice as a host and twice as a musical guest, each for different episodes — Chance the Rapper has already proven himself to be worthy of the hosting hall of fame, especially with this courtroom sketch. Before Jason Momoa rips open his shirt and steals the show, the hip-hop artist is fantastic as a judge who bases his rulings only on first impressions.

Parole Board (Blake Shelton)

When appearing as host and musical guest during SNL’s 40th season, country music superstar Blake Shelton demonstrated surprisingly impressive acting chops. He was in a sketch that initially seems to recreate a classic scene from the great Stephen King movie The Shawshank Redemption. However, a parole board member played by the former Voice coach bluntly reveals that Kenan Thompson’s prisoner has committed an unforgivable offense that leaves him with very little chance of freedom.

Blizzard Man (Ludacris)

To give his new album an extra boost, Ludacris (as himself) brings in a fabled hip-hop artist known as the Blizzard Man (Andy Samberg), who, as it turns out, cannot rap and does not even bother to rhyme his aggressively lame lyrics. The veteran of the Fast and Furious movies later appears alongside T-Pain in another edition of this sketch that is only made funnier by the fact that Samberg is totally capable of dropping some sick rhymes.

Parents Call (Halsey)

In host and musical guest Halsey’s monologue for her Season 44 episode, she described herself as an SNL fanatic, and her performance throughout the show really proves it. The Sing 2 cast member’s admiration for the show is especially evident when she dons a comically exaggerated New Jersey accent as a woman having an awkward, revealing phone call with her son (played by Mikey Day) in this sketch.

SNL Digital Short: Shy Ronnie (Rihanna)

In SNL’s 35th season, musical guest Rihanna teamed up with The Lonely Island for the first time on a Digital Short starring Andy Samberg as the title character. The comic plays a man who is too nervous to rap… as long as the “Umbrella” singer is in the room. It garnered a sequel called, “Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde,” featuring Rihanna and Samberg dressed as Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway’s titular roles from 1967’s Bonne and Clyde.

Bond Casino Showdown (Tim McGraw)

We knew Tim McGraw could act from his roles in movies like The Blind Side and Country Strong, but never realized just how funny he could be when he hosted in Season 34. The hilarious peak of the 1883 cast member’s episode is a James Bond movies parody in which a vacationing redneck (McGraw) participates in a poker tournament with 007 (Bill Hader) and Le Chiffre (Fred Armisen).

SNL Digital Short: I'm On A Boat (T-Pain)

When Andy Samberg finds a winning ticket a boat ride for three in his cereal box, he invites fellow Lonely Islander Akiva Shaffer but skips over Jorma Taccone to select T-Pain. The rapper, famous for his use of auto-tune, is key to making the other ridiculous “I’m on a Boat” video a celebrated anthem for taking it easy while cruising through water.

The Train Poet (Johnny Cash)

One of the first musical artists to try their hand at acting as an SNL host was Johnny Cash, who actually only starred in three sketches from his Season 7 episode (two of which he never speaks in). Yet when the legendary “Man in Black” stars as a train passenger expressing his fond memories of his commute in a rhyming monologue, he really gives it all.

Rap Roundtable (Questlove) 

In one of Questlove’s most notable cameos, The Roots drummer participates in a panel of hip-hop artists also including Queen Latifah (Pinkie Johnson) and two up-and-comers (Pete Davidson and Timothée Chalamet), who clearly don’t know anything about the genre. What really helps ease this almost terrible SNL sketch to something amazing is when the Academy Award-winning director of Summer of Soul puts an end to the young “rapper’s” mindless ramblings by striking them with his hair pick.

Wayne's World: Aerosmith (Aerosmith)

Many would agree that Wayne Campbell from “Wayne’s World” — which inspired one of the funniest SNL movies — is still one of Mike Myers’ best characters. But deciding on the recurring sketch’s peak moment is a bit trickier. Ultimately, we have to go with the time Aerosmith — with help from their roadie and Garth’s (Dana Carvey) cousin, Barry (one of Tom Hanks’ best SNL characters) — appeared on the no-budget cable access program and performed their own rendition of the theme song.

Punk Band Reunion At The Wedding (Dave Grohl)

Dave Grohl appears in a sketch or two nearly every time he and the Foo Fighters perform, but, arguably, his best SNL bit comes from when he played with Them Crooked Vultures — a supergroup he formed with Josh Homme and John Paul Jones. The former Nirvana drummer became a part of another band that night consisting of Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and host Ashton Kutcher in a sketch that sees aging punk rockers bring the house down at a wedding reception.

Spider-Man Kiss (Chris Martin) 

In one of the most popular sketches on SNL’s YouTube Channel, a dramatized inside-look at the making of 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 reveals that then-real-life-couple Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone (both playing themselves) had some trouble shooting their climactic kissing scene. The solution: bringing in Chris Martin — frontman of the night’s musical guest, Coldplay — to don a blonde wig and take Stone’s place.

Hamm & Bublé (Michael Bublé)

This SNL sketch prominently featuring the A-list host, Jon Hamm, is framed as an ad for a new eatery co-owned by the Mad Men cast member and musical guest, Michael Bublé, called Hamm and Bublé (pronounced “bubbly” by Hamm). However, as the Canadian crooner reveals in song, he thinks the restaurant’s concept — serving ham with champagne — is ridiculous and is being forced into the business against his will.

SNL Digital Short: Boombox (Julian Casablancas)

One of The Lonely Island’s most unique collaborations saw Julian Casablancas — lead singer of Manhattan-based rock band The Strokes — provide vocals for the hip-hop trio’s 2010 song, “Boombox.” The video, which premiered on SNL in Season 35, sees Andy Samberg and Casablancas attempting to rescue strangers from mundane scenarios with the power of music, only for us to discover by the ending that is was a “cautionary tale” all along.

Spelling Bee (Tenacious D)

In a sketch that was partially mprovised and conceived by SNL star Will Forte, a young spelling bee contestant’s attempt to spell the word “business” results in an astonishing failure — consisting of an innumerable amount of random letters spouted for more than a minute. Suddenly, host Jack Black appears with his Tenacious D bandmate, Kyle Gass, to perform a song revealing that the bit was inspired by an embarrassing moment from the School of Rock star’s childhood (which is not true, by the way).

Little Drummer Boy (Whitney Houston)

In one of Molly Shannon’s most iconic appearances as Mary Katherine Gallagher, the overly ambitious Catholic school student struggles to out-sing her rival choir member, who happens to be played by the night’s uber-talented musical guest, Whitney Houston. Shannon recalled to Howard Stern (via YouTube) how she was actually able to convince the initially reluctant Houston to appear in the bit by telling her she just had to act “snotty.”

Garth Brooks Backstage With Tracy (Garth Brooks)

The second time Garth Brooks hosted SNL, the musical guest was his own rock star alter ego, Chris Gaines — a bizarre concept that earned mixed reactions in the late ‘90s. The country singer showed he had sense of humor about it all by participating in a sketch taking place backstage with Tracy Morgan, who criticizes Gaines in front of Brooks, unaware that they are the same person.

Waking Up With Kimye: Apple Genius (Lady Gaga)

When Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were still married, SNL had a recurring sketch that starred Jay Pharaoh and Nasim Pedrad as the celebrity couple hosting their own morning talk show. One edition featured host Lady Gaga as an Apple Store employee who makes a cleverly self-effacing comment about the true intentions of people who “try too hard with their outfits.”

Wayne's World (Madonna)

In one of many of Wayne Campbell’s (Mike Myers) iconic interactions with famous musicians, the cable access program host recalls the time he shared a romantic encounter with none other than Madonna. Garth (Dana Carvey) gets to experience the memory first-hand in the pre-taped bit, which also features a random cameo by the late Prince.

Orchestra (Lizzo)

Lizzo is famous for three unique talents: playing the flute, twerking, and performing both acts at the same time. That simultaneous mastery is demonstrated beautifully in a sketch from her Season 47 episode in which she plays an orchestra hopeful who is unable to play the flout without twerking.

Gangnam Style (Psy)

In SNL’s Season 38 premiere, host Seth MacFarlane starred in a sketch as a Lids clerk who tries to cheer up his co-worker (played by Kenan Thompson) by summoning Psy to perform “Gangnam Style” at the push of a button. Bobby Moynihan plays the viral K-pop sensation for most of the segment until the man himself appears in a surprise cameo at the very end.

A great way for musicians to show that their talents stray behind song and dance is by acting on SNL, as seen in these sketches.

Since becoming a massive pop star, Billie Eilish and her brother/songwriting partner Finneas O’Connell have been branching out to write music for film, and they’ve had some incredible success with it thus far. Their first time around the bend, they had the opportunity to write the James Bond theme for No Time To Die, and it led to the pair taking to the Oscar stage to accept recognition for Best Original Song. Almost two years later, the duo are likely major contenders for the Oscars again for writing “What Was I Made For?” for the Barbie movie, and Billie Eilish is sharing how the song came to be. 

How is a hit song as massive as “What Was I Made For?” even crafted? Since Eilish surprised fans in July of the song’s existence, the track has been everywhere this year, particularly as the soundtrack to a host of TikTok videos about womanhood since Barbie’s massive release. Eilish said this about the making of the song: 

Billie EIlish and Finneas O’Connell were asked to screen Barbie amidst writer/director Greta Gerwig crafting the soundtrack for the film that would go on to create a host of massive hits from the likes of Dua Lipa, Nikki Minaj and Ryan Gosling, of course. The songwriters received the potential assignment in January as they were also trying to get creative in the studio again for the upcoming followup to Billie EIlish’s second studio album, Happier Than Ever. As Eilish continued: 

What started as a rather uninspiring day for Billie Eilish took a turn when her brother suggested they try to pivot to Barbie. Here’s what happened next: 

Eilish spoke about how she wrote “What Was I Made For?”, which has already been streamed over 450 million times on Spotify and has remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for 17 consecutive weeks (currently holding the 28th spot), while taking part in a roundtable for The Hollywood Reporter. Eilish was joined by Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Julia Michaels, Jon Baptiste and Cynthia Erivo. Eilish also said this: 

When it comes to songs written for all the 2023 new movie releases, it certainly feels like “What I Was Made For?” could go down in history as one of the most (if not the most memorable. We’ll have to see how Billie Eilish’s Barbie does as awards season begins to take flight with fall movie season. 

Like many pop sensations before her, Billie Eilish continues to experience the highs and lows of fame as she grows up in front of the world. The 21-year-old singer deals with everything from having to clap back at trolls commenting on her fashion choices to being nominated for six Grammys for the upcoming 2024 telecast in the matter of a week. And on Wednesday, the Barbie movie singer was granted another restraining order after a series of alleged threats from an aggressor. 

Per TMZ, Billie Eilish was just granted a new restraining order for a man named Shawn Christopher McIntyre after his actions left her concerned for her own, family and friends’ safety. Here’s what’s going on. 

Billie Eilish’s Latest Restraining Order Situation 

The latest report regarding Billie Eilish taking legal action led to good news for the singer when she was given a restraining order concerning 53-year-old Shawn Christopher McIntyre. The man reportedly sent hundreds of messages to both Eilish and her family since September. The man reportedly said he was “hunting” her brother and collaborator, Finneas O’Connell, along with his friends. McIntyre also reportedly threatened to kill Finneas and Elon Musk in these messages. He also apparently sent her voice mails with “disturbing professions of love” as well. 

Eilish apparently detailed McIntyre stalking her outside not only her home, but her family’s home too, and she's been worried that if a restraining order does not go into effect, “he will continue his pattern of harassment,” “act on his threats” and “go to even more extreme lengths to act upon his wild fantasies." I imagine situations like these fuel the flames of her thoughts on bailing on social media. 

The Prior Safety Threats Billie Has Dealt With 

Word that Billie Eilish is taking action against this lurker follows a string of other incidents Billie Eilish has dealt with in the past. In February, the singer was granted a prior restraining order for a man named Raymond Black, who allegedly came to her house on multiple occasions. A month prior to that, Eilish was granted a separate five-year restraining order against a man named Christopher Anderson after he reportedly broke into her childhood home, where her parents still reside, more than once. Anderson allegedly jumped the property’s fence once and was sending her “threats of violence” that caused her “substantial anxiety, fear and emotional distress.”

It’s unfortunate Billie Eilish’s privacy has been breached on multiple occasions in 2023. The latest incident comes following the singer having a massive year with her Barbie song “What Was I Made For?” which has become a viral TikTok song and is a newly Grammy-nominated song for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Song Written For Visual Media and Best Music Video. This has me wondering if Billie Eilish has another Oscar nomination on the way. 

As a teenager, Billie Eilish came onto the music scene in a manner similar to Avril Lavigne, as she, too, chose to sport baggier clothing. It's become a part of the former's signature style at this point and has been referenced on many occasions. When Eilish got involved with the Barbie movie by writing and performing her song “What Was I Made For?,” the music video shows the Grammy winner unpacking a doll-sized box of her iconic looks of oversized tees and sweatpants. She's also experienced backlash over this for some time. Now, years later, trolls are still commenting on the 21-year-old’s outfit choices, and she just clapped back with some honest thoughts saying, “You can suck my ass" and more.

Billie Eilish's baggy clothes and now-switched up green-and-black hair quickly became synonymous with her when she reached stardom with her first studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, as a teen. In a wide-ranging interview with Variety, the Academy Award winner talked about how she aimed to protect her body at a young age:

It's sad that we live in a world where people share critical opinions on a celebrity’s looks and that they can be broadcast to the world. As she's faced a lot of backlash, the songstress has been candid about her experiences with this as well as her own internal struggles. The “No Time to Die” artist previously spoke about the “terrible” relationship she had with body image and cited it as the reason why she wore baggy clothes early on. She said that when the paparazzi took a photo of her in a tank top and shorts, people were calling her “fat.” So it’s understandable why she felt the need to hide herself in her clothes and, truth be told, she shouldn't have felt pressure to do that.

A couple of years ago, Billie Eilish went blonde on the album cover for Happier Than Ever. That new look gave her the chance to show off a more feminine side to her style that fans had never seen before. But despite dressing more feminine, Eilish said she genuinely did not feel like a woman:

In other words, she still identifies as a woman but just doesn’t see herself as girly, per say. There are many people in her position who identify as such, even if they don’t conform to the societal expectations of feminine fashion. While she's seen highs and lows in this regard, she's remained upbeat in some respects. Amid promotion for Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish gave a body positivity message about being empowered to show skin as opposed to holding back over fear of slut-shaming criticisms. 

Yet it seems like there’s no winning for the “Therefore I Am” singer in that she was still shamed for dressing more feminine and being called “a sellout.” Ultimately, the Swarm actress fought back against the haters, pointing out that women are “multifaceted” and can have multiple styles if they want. She’s right about that, as ladies should have the freedom to wear different types of clothing if they so choose.

All in all, she's more than aware of the continued discussions surrounding her body. On that note, the “Everything I Wanted” singer explained to the trade she can’t help how her body develops and has no shame in revealing her sexuality through the outfits she wears:

It appears that now that Billie Eilish is in her early twenties, she’s even more comfortable in her skin compared to when she was first starting out. While it's unfortunate that she still receives criticism, you have to love that she now feels a level of empowerment. The “Ocean Eyes” singer has previously said the way she processes her body shaming is by talking to different parts of her body as she looks for support from them. That way, Eilish never feels alone. As the best-selling artist still felt hurt by body-shaming trolls, one hopes that she'll maintain her strength.

To tie this all up in a bow, Billie Eilish still wears baggy clothes and did so for her interview, as she wore a big blue baseball jacket with her jet-black hair under her beanie. This singer/songwriter clearly wants to wear whatever style she wants whether it's tomboyish or girly. Regardless of what she has on, it’s no one’s business how she chooses to dress. 

You can watch her acting debut in the comedy horror thriller series Swarm -- one of the most-talked about shows on the 2023 TV schedule -- using a Prime Video subscription. 

The Barbie movie’s Billie Eilish has been no stranger to bottles of hair dye over the years, donning just about every hair color in the book, from blue in her early days to going blonde for a sweet reason for her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever. In recent months, Eilish has been rocking black hair with bright red peaking at the top. Her latest look has just inspired a viral moment for the singer, but it’s not what it seems. 

Amidst 2023 celebrity Halloween costumes popping up online, including Billie Eilish’s own cowgirl costume, another image of the singer started gaining popularity on the internet. Let’s talk about it. 

The Internet Is Having A Field Day With Billie Eilish’s ‘Hurricane’ Hair 

On Twitter, one user shared the below image, citing Billie Eilish’s Instagram stories as the source. Check it out: 

The image has since been viewed by over 68 million people. Tons of fans of the star took to comment on the post, saying things like this: 

• “it's giving AccuWeather”
• “she’s got a hurricane on her head 🤍” 
• “HURRICANE BILLIE”
• “thank you i needed the weather report today”
• “predator from the movie predator using the thermal heat vision to see my 3 remaining brain cells”

It most certainly looks like a weather map landed on Billie Eilish’s head, and that Predator reference is hilarious. However, there’s a catch. 

But, Billie Eilish’s Latest Viral Moment Is Not As It Seems 

So, here’s the thing. Yes, Billie Eilish posted the above photo of herself while sitting on the floor in a blue and white outfit, but someone totally photoshopped the tint of colors on her head. While it’s not far off from some of the looks Billie Eilish has rocked, especially considering neon green was once on the top of her head too, she still has only red on top of her black locks. To confirm, here’s Billie in the same outfit without a weather map on her head: 

What a funny place the internet is, am I right? Someone decided to fool a ton of people online into thinking Billie Eilish had a blend of green, yellow and red streaks on her head, and a lot of people believed it was real. That is, in fact, not the case, but the photo was a sneak peek at Billie Eilish’s new campaign with Gucci. 

Billie Eilish has long been a Gucci girl, but now she’s collaborating with the fashion brand for a sustainable piece called the Horsebit 1955 bag. The mini shoulder bag costs $3,500 and is available in black and a patterned beige and ebony version. Billie may not have weather map hair, but if she did, you know she’d make it fashion somehow! 

Every October, your favorite celebrities go completely all out for Halloween, whether it be for star-studded parties, social media splendor or for the simple pleasures of playing dress up on their own terms. From Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly’s incredible couple costumes, to Florence Pugh embracing her Guy Fieri hair, celebrities went off for 2023 Halloween celebrations. 

This is an odd year for celebrities and Halloween considering SAG-AFTRA actually discouraged actors from dressing up as movie characters amidst the ongoing actors strike. However, that certainly didn’t stop big names from doing the most for the spooky holiday. Check them out: 

Keke Palmer as The Bride of Frankenstein 

2023 has been a particularly big year for Keke Palmer since she recently welcomed her first child in February with boyfriend Darius Jackson. 10-month-old Leodis Andrellton Jackson had an epic first Halloween as the Doctor Frankenstein to Palmer’s incredible Bride of Frankenstein costume. The mother and son went all out with a black-and-white photoshoot playing homage to the 1935 classic. That’s not all Keke Palmer did though; she also channeled Disney’s Life-Size by dressing up as Tyra Banks’ Barbie-esque character on Instagram. 

Florence Pugh as Guy Fieri 

Midsommar and Don’t Worry Darling star Florence Pugh has been rocking bleach blonde short hair as of late, which made for the perfect opportunity for her to be the Mayor of Flavortown this Halloween! The Oscar-nominated actress put on a fake beard and yellow sunglasses alongside A Good Person co-star Zoe Lister-Jones. 

The Riverdale Gals as The Gotham City Sirens 

Riverdale may be over following its series finale over the summer, but the ladies from the long-running show are still besties. After Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes and Madelaine Petsch channelled the Hocus Pocus witches last year, the trio went as the Gotham City Sirens this Halloween. Mendes was Catwoman, Petsch was Poison Ivy and Reinhart went for a classic Harley Quinn costume. 

Sarah Hyland as Seemingly Ranch

Not long after Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship took off, the couple inspired a meme called “ketchup and seemingly ranch” after a meal Swift was photographed eating during a Chiefs game she attended went viral. While tons of people reportedly dressed up as the couple this Halloween, Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland and husband Wells Adams thought outside the box and dressed up as the two condiments instead.  

Kelsea Ballerini as Barbie 

Anyone else surprised that literally everyone on this list didn’t go as a character from Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie? Country pop star Kelsea Ballerini wasn’t afraid to go for the most popular choice, as she went as Margot Robbie’s Stereotypical Barbie in her hot pink western outfit and absolutely slayed! She is a spitting image of the Barbie lead! 

Billie Eilish as Cat Ballou

Speaking of Western themes and Barbie, “What Was I Made For?” singer Billie Eilish stepped out on Halloween weekend as Jane Fonda’s character Cat Ballou from the 1965 movie Cat Ballou. It’s a deep cut to say the least, but Eilish absolutely killed it as the throwback outlaw character. 

Paris Hilton as Britney Spears 

Paris Hilton paid tribute to her friend Britney Spears by wearing her most famous music video looks. The pop culture sensation showed up to the 2023 Annual Casamigos Halloween Party wearing the “Toxic” getup Spears memorably wore in the 2004 music video for the hit song. She posted the look on her Instagram with the caption “in honor of our Queen.” It’s perfect timing too considering Spears’ viral memoir recently hit shelves. 

Hayley Kiyoko and Becca Tilley as Glinda and Elphaba

“Lesbian Jesus”/pop singer Hayley Kiyoko and The Bachelor’s Becca Tilley went with a classic Hollywood duo in the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch costumes. The couple clearly were having a blast embodying the Wicked women this Halloween as they shared this video of themselves in costume to the sound of “Popular.” Last year, they dressed up as Scooby Doo’s Velma and Daphne, and The Addams Family’s Morticia and Gomez Addams. 

Lizzo as Tina Turner 

Lizzo is a huge fan of Halloween, often dressing in multiple costumes in one year. So far, the “Good As Hell” singer paid tribute to the late Tina Turner, who died at the age of 83 in May. The Queen of Rock n’ Roll is undoubtedly an influence to the hitmaking artist and “bop star.” Lizzo also dressed up as Elvira on Instagram, and we wouldn’t be surprised if she throws in another costume before the end of spooky season. 

Chloe Bailey as Khaleesi 

Pop singer, actress and sister to The Little Mermaid’s Halle Bailey took inspiration from George R.R. Martin’s beloved fantasy world of Game of Thrones for her costume. Chloe looked gorgeous in an armored corset and dragon eggs as the Mother of Dragons, Khaleesi.  

Kendall Jenner as Marilyn Monroe 

Kendall Jenner went for a more simple, but certainly sweet look as the one and only Marilyn Monroe this year for Halloween. Jenner effortlessly channeled the Hollywood legend in a blonde curly wig, diamond earrings, a gorgeous face of makeup and a black turtleneck. She definitely nailed her likeness!  

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker as Beetlejuice and Lydia 

Kendall’s sister, Kourtney Kardashian went for a Halloween favorite alongside husband Travis Barker this year. The married couple went as Beetlejuice and Lydia in her iconic red bride outfit, and it’s so on point! 

Justin And Hailey Bieber as Bam Bam And Pebbles 

Another solid Halloween celebrity couples costume moment comes from the Biebers, who went as Pebbles and Bam Bam from The Flintstones. They even posed with their pups for a Halloween photoshoot, and it was too cute. 

Megan Fox And Machine Gun Kelly as Kill Bill and Death Note Characters

Lastly, Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox stepped out on social media with two incredible Halloween looks this year. First, the couple paid tribute to Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, which recently turned 20, as MGK dressed as The Bride and Fox as Gogo Yubari. 

Then, the couple also went as two characters from the popular anime Death Note over Halloween weekend as well. Check it: 

Celebrities really went off for Halloween 2023, even if many of them paid no mind to SAG-AFTRA’s guidelines amidst the actors strike. Happy Halloween from CinemaBlend!

Billie Eilish and Greta Gerwig have a major hit on their hands with Barbie’s viral track “What Was I Made For,” and on top of their deserved success bringing me so much joy, their friendship is also something to marvel at. Every chance I get to see the cast and crew of the pretty in pink film together and smiling, I’m over the moon. However, after seeing the singer and director together at the AFI Fest, I really wish I could have been a fly on the wall, so I could simply witness what it would be like to hang out with them.

As Barbie continues to be a primary point of pop culture discussion, Gerwig and the gang behind her movie’s soundtrack got together at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles. They were all photographed at Harriet's Rooftop, and it looked like they were having a blast. However, the real highlight of all this was seeing Eilish and Gerwig hugging and smiling from ear to ear:

Isn’t that the cutest thing ever? I really wanted to be a fly on the wall and hear everything these two were discussing. Maybe they were celebrating the massive hit that is “What Was I Made For” and Barbie, maybe they were chatting about a future collaboration or maybe they were simply hanging out as friends. No matter what though, I would have loved to witness it, because they looked like they were having a ball with quite a few of the other artists featured on the film’s soundtrack.

While the cast of Barbie likely couldn’t be there because of the SAG-AFTRA strike, the musical gang got together to celebrate the film and the festival. This included folks like producer and Margot Robbie’s husband Tom Ackerley, Eilish’s brother and collaborator Finneas, Gerwig’s co-screenwriter and significant other Noah Baumbach, Mark Ronson, who produced the soundtrack and score, and Dua Lipa, who sings the disco dance track “Dance The Night.” 

While I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at this party, I also would have adored simply going to the AFI Fest to see the films the Oscar-nominated director curated for it. She was the guest artistic director for the festival, per THR, and she picked out films like All That Jazz, An American in Paris, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure and more to show. 

Overall, it was so fun to see the fantasy flick's musical team having a blast! They certainly all have a lot to celebrate. Along with Barbie getting rave reviews overall and some of the tracks becoming pop hits, “What Was I Made For” seems like an Oscar contender, and it wouldn’t be shocking if a few other songs snag nominations as well. Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas already have one golden statue, and it feels like they could easily get another one for this film. The smile I have just thinking about that is similar to the joy they seem to be feeling in this photo from the event:

Hopefully, we’ll get to see more of the Barbie team back together again in the near future. I know I’d love to hear them all discuss the movie and making it more, and I’d be especially interested to know how Gerwig and Eilish’s relationship has evolved, because they seem to be great friends now. 

While that’s simply a dream I have, what’s not a dream anymore is the Barbie movie, which is available to buy and rent online. After you watch the film and cry along to “What Was I Made For,” be sure to check out the 2023 movie schedule to plan your next trip to the movie theater. 

There’s absolutely nothing like the experience of seeing your favorite artist live alongside a sea of fans who know all the lyrics just like you do. But many Taylor Swift fans just came close to that experience in their local movie theaters with The Eras Tour movie. The concert film had the highest-grossing opening weekend for a concert movie of all time and continues to dominate at the box office against movies like Killers of the Flower Moon and The Exorcist: Believer. With Beyoncé’s Renaissance movie coming next, I’ve been thinking about what other artists of their scope should get their own movies next. 

It’s such a gift for so many people to have access to what could be a $100-to-$1000 dollar experience to see a concert, and instead only pay the price of admission to a movie. They are different experiences, of course, but following The Eras Tour movie’s success, it’s an inspired idea, and I want to talk about other beloved artists right now that I think could replicate Swift and Beyoncé’s concert movie strategies. 

Harry Styles

Last summer, Harry Styles concluded his 169-show Love On Tour in support of his 2019 album Fine Line and 2022’s Harry’s House. The arena tour reportedly grossed over $600 million across its span of 22 months, becoming one of the biggest tours of all time. I didn’t get a chance to go to this one, and I solidly regret it. Even though I’m not an OG Harry Styles fan, one cannot deny how absolutely joyous and catchy Harry Styles’ recent music has been, and everyone who went to those shows looked like they were absolutely living! Love On Tour became a viral sensation on TikTok, between celebs like Olivia Wilde jamming out at shows and that time Styles got hit by a chicken nugget. 

If there was a Harry Styles concert movie, I could see the Don’t Worry Darling alum coming close or even breaking Swift’s records considering the absolute pandemonium of adoration toward the British pop star. I watched a live stream of Styles’ Coachella performance, and there’s absolutely a cinematic quality to his live shows he could bring to the big screen. 

Rihanna

Although it’s been a hot minute since Rihanna put out new music, aside from her Black Panther: Wakanda Forever songs, the singer continues to be one of the biggest names in music, especially coming off of her Super Bowl LVII halftime show performance early this year. Rihanna is absolutely at the caliber of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé following her two decades as a prominent pop artist. She could easily fill up a career-spanning live show to be captured on film, and it would drive in tons of fans to see it in theaters. 

Since Rihanna has shifted her focus to her business endeavors and growing family, she could even do a few ambitious shows, shoot them and release the film rather than doing a globe-trotting tour. Either way, considering the artist has not hit the road since her 2016 Anti World Tour, there’s certainly a hunger for Rihanna to return to her roots in music. Between her host of iconic performances over the years, I think there’s undoubtedly potential in a Rihanna concert movie. 

Lady Gaga

Another cinematic artist who would just completely dazzle with a big screen concert movie is Ms. Lady Gaga. Much like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, Lady Gaga is another pop queen who has been around for a long time and has a huge body of work she could showcase in an event film. What’s especially exciting to me about a Lady Gaga concert movie is how she could inject her unique visions from her live shows, music videos and even work as an Oscar-nominated actress to a movie showcasing her work as a musician. 

Much like Rihanna, Gaga has been splitting her time between performing and her other pursuits, so I could see how filming a live show could fit into her strategy as an artist, along with making her artistry more accessible to a wider audience. Recently, Gaga had a Las Vegas residency following her 2022 Chromatica Ball tour, so why not take her talents to movie theaters next? 

Paramore 

Given the scale of this artist is smaller than the rest, my personal favorite band to see live has always been Paramore. The band has also made a significant mark in the emo and punk scene across two decades, and is even set to tour alongside upcoming Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour dates in Europe in 2024. While they don’t have as big of a reach as artists like Harry Styles, Rihanna or Lady Gaga, Paramore fans would absolutely come in droves for this, and I think would really surprise at the box office if a concert movie were to come out. 

I think it would also be particularly interesting if Hayley Williams and the band’s great live energy was intertwined with archival footage of them over the years to showcase the journey rock’s few female leads have gone on. Additionally, it would be interesting to see other big artists who were directly influenced by Paramore, like Olivia Rodrigo or Willow Smith, be part of this project I’m truly just dreaming up right now. 

Billie Eilish

Lastly, I think Billie Eilish could also put together a successful concert movie following her incredible early massive success as a young artist across the past five years in particular. The bad guy singer has accomplished a lot across two album cycles, including writing music for No Time to Die and Barbie. Plus, Eilish has already put out an Apple TV+ documentary and a Disney+ concert film. She has an incredible vision for visuals in her music and clearly loves the world of movies. I could see her following in Swift’s footsteps following a future tour and I hope she does. 

Now, there are truly so many possibilities when it comes to future concert films. I also thought about how big acts like Drake, Bad Bunny and SZA don’t have concert movies and could also produce movies for the big screen. There’s truly so many possibilities! Overall, I’m really excited about the doors Swift’s Eras Tour may open for more large-scale concert movies. Swift’s film is now playing in theaters, and Beyoncé’s is among 2023 new movie releases to come, with it hitting theaters on December 1.  

Billie Eilish has caught the tattoo bug, and as fans have noticed in recent months, the “What Was I Made For?” singer has added a full back tattoo to her collection of body art. Eagle-eyed Billie Eilish fans first noticed she had new ink on her back in August while she was performing a show, and now she has revealed the entire design. 

Fresh off her big hit for the Barbie movie, Billie Eilish took to social media to share another one of her classic photo dumps. This time around, it included her finally showing off her entire back tattoo. Scroll along to the fourth slide of the Instagram post to check it out below: 

The photo has Billie Eilish at a tattoo parlor in what looks like the final moments of the piece of art being finished. You can see the residue ink around the design in the moment and templates of it off to her left. The tattoo is a very original abstract design that very much feels right at home with Billie’s aesthetic. I have no idea what it is, though it does somewhat resemble the popular cyber sigilism tattoo style. No matter what, I imagine the singer worked closely with the artist to have something on her back she loves and is proud of flaunting. 

She previously offered a sneak peek of the new tattoo to her fans last month when she posted a photo of it peeking through her neck. Take a look: 

Prior to this, news of the tattoo was first discovered by TikTok when a video went viral of Billie Eilish bowing and revealing it during one of her shows in August. Here it is: 

Billie has numerous tattoos already, with this back tattoo reportedly being her fourth. The singer told Rolling Stone that got her first tattoo on January 27, 2020, when she was 18, one day following her big night at the Grammys. It’s apparently her middle name “Eilish” (that’s right, did you know that’s not her last name?) in an “ornate, gothic font” in the middle of her chest. Eilish has said fans “won’t ever see it.” 

Eilish also has a tattoo of a dragon on her right thigh, which was first captured during her 2021 Vogue photoshoot where she stunned in corsets and shared a body positivity message. Her third tattoo, which is on her left wrist, is of three fairies from her favorite children’s book Fairyopolis. While talking about the wrist tattoo to Vanity Fair in 2021, she proclaimed that she’s “not gonna be all tatted up” but hey, a girl can change her mind! 

Between the singer closing out her massive Happier Than Ever World Tour, making her TV debut on Swarm and releasing the viral Barbie song “What Was I Made For?” Billie has had a huge year already. Now we have to wonder if she’ll get another Oscar for Best Original Song at the 2024 Oscars, and when she and Finneas will announce the next album they’ve been working on lately. 

Billie Eilish first turned heads with her gorgeous vocals at the age of 13 when she released her first single “Ocean Eyes” on SoundCloud, which nabbed her a record deal and served as the beginning to her now-massive career. But most people (including myself) first became acquainted with Billie four years later when “bad guy” became a No. 1 hit. Years later, (now that Eilish has had quite a few huge songs) the singer is playfully dunking on the pop song with a super hot take, and I have thoughts. 

When Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell were guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week, hot off the hot pink heels of their Barbie song going viral, the talk show host asked Billie if there are any songs she cringes a little bit about looking back. I was pretty surprised to hear this response from the 21-year-old: 

Four years after the release of “bad guy,” Billie has a hilarious take on one of her biggest hits, and hey, it’s kind of fair. I’ve never actually thought about why she would say “duh,” and yeah, it’s quite random of a song overall. As soon as Billie confessed she thinks “bad guy” is sort of the “stupidest song in the world,” the live audience had a huge reaction, of course. As she explained herself further, it does remind me of how funny the song itself is. I understand her take, especially since it’s the song of all songs that really leveled up her fame, but she’s absolutely wrong about it being dumb. Here’s what else she said about it during the talk show appearance: 

Look, if I had made a song when I was a teenager and it became that big, I’m sure I’d change my thoughts about it over the years too. Eilish has evolved since “bad guy” and matured her sound since, so I totally see why she would dunk on the song from her perspective. However, I will not have bad mouthing about “bad guy” because it’s brilliant... still! It’s weird, original and off the wall, and it's the reason why I fell in love with Billie Eilish. The artist showed off more personality in a single song than I’ve heard from other pop singer’s entire discography, and it was the perfect introduction to her and Finneas' music. Check out the music video: 

She absolutely was trolling, but look where it got her! Billie Eilish may cringe a bit about it now, but when I look at “bad guy” and remember the first time I heard that song and it started getting in my head – ooh, not to mention the first time I blasted it in my car. It remains a jam! Don’t get me wrong, I love the current Billie Eilish, who may win her second Oscar for Barbie’s “What Was I Made For?” next year following making the No Time To Die theme song, but “stupid” songs like “bad guy” are underrated, which makes them the opposite of such a classification.