WORLD TOUR. She told Variety that it’s a “really good time to be vegan in life” now because there’s so many options out there. Eilish will also be a part of Global Goal Live: The Possible Dream — our 2020 campaign, in partnership with Teneo. © Copyright 2021 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. That’s for later.” (“Later” meaning not in this broadcast, as the subject of new music did not arise again.). Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for dcp. “I did not want you guys to have to buy tickets from scalpers, and I know you all still really want to come to the shows,” she said in the video. It argues that if everyone stopped eating meat and dairy — which takes up 83% of global farmland — it would allow ecosystems around the world to recover from deforestation and other forms of harm. Billie Eilish Sounds Alarm on Climate Change, Says ‘Vote the Orange Man Out’ in Visually Dazzling Livestream "If you don't look into it, you'd think it's about hell and stuff. Call governments or join rallies. Eilish spent most of her life as a vegetarian before deciding to embrace veganism fully in 2014. The FX were ramped up for “You Should See Me in a Crown,” which had an enormous arachnid menacing the trio — who, to their credit, did not seem overly concerned by being nearly impaled by its digital legs. the climate crisis is very real. Eilish wants us to do something about that. Simplicity was the hallmark at the start, as “Bury a Friend” — transposed from its former place at the end of her shows to the very beginning — took place in a basic, fuzzy, red environment akin to photographic dark-room lighting. The sense of casualness amid the major FX was reinforced by the low-volume applause from what sounded like a couple of dozen onlookers. Billie Eilish is taking a stand against climate change from some of the biggest stages in the world. our time is running out. After the footage of forest fires and melting icecaps during “All the Good Girls Go to Hell” ended with Eilish in front of the words “No Music on a Dead Planet,” she urged watching fans to “please, vote people. But that doesn't mean I'm not gonna try to make the world a better place.”, A note from Billie: “TICK TOCK! Billie Eilish has more Instagram followers than there are people in Kenya. "Hopefully the adults and the old people start listening to us so that we don't all die,” she told NME in December last year. Both Eilish and her brother FINNEAS previously revealed that the song is about climate change. It starts with wings bursting graphically from her shoulder blades, before Eilish crashes through the sky and falls through clouds into a pool of black, sticky tar. Watch Billie Eilish Become Fallen Angel in ‘All the Good Girls Go to Hell’ Video The 17-year-old’s new clip arrives with her endorsement of Greta Thunberg’s forthcoming Climate … On Sep. 26, Global Citizen will host simultaneous music festivals in eight cities across four continents to drive action to fight climate change and end extreme poverty by 2030. Musicians are collectively taking action against climate change today (Sept. 20), as global strikes, inspired by teen activist Greta Thunberg, are taking place in multiple major cities. Eilish has been shouting about the threat of ecological collapse for a while now, whether on social media, in television interviews, or in the press. Eilish spent most of her life as a vegetarian before deciding to … "I don't eat it [meat] because I have my own reasons for not eating it, and I have my own beliefs, and I have my own feelings of wanting to save animals and save the planet and whatever,” she reportedly told Dutch radio station 3FM in August 2019 “I'm not gonna force anybody to do that because I wouldn't want them to force me. When Billie Eilish stopped by 97.1 AMP Radio in Los Angeles, she explained the idea behind the song and music video. The week before, she’d posted a short video call with Vice President Kamala Harris to talk about climate change. She’s one of the biggest pop stars on the planet — and from her music videos to her television interviews, she has consistently used her incredible platform to speak out against the climate crisis. Billie Eilish's new video may be terrifying, but nothing is scarier than the real threat of climate change. Related Stories That’s why Eilish has partnered with Global Citizen: meaning that you can earn free tickets to her sold out world tour by joining our movement of engaged activists to take environmental action. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. We know it to be true: the Grammys, the BRITs, every teen bopper and their mum across America — all now kneel to one unstoppable 18-year-old from California with a penchant for neon. You will be redirected back to your article in. From the Invisalign bit to recording in bedrooms to stressing over climate change, her older brother and producer Finneas O’Connell breaks it down. Billie Eilish may have literally turned Saturday Night Live upside down with her debut performance on the sketch show, but she is totally on the level when it comes to climate change. Global Goal Live is the largest cause campaign in history, seeking to rally the world to push for commitments to close the annual funding gap that’s needed to end poverty, reduce inequality, and protect the planet. In a visually dazzling pay-per-view livestream Saturday, Billie Eilish played something close to her usual set. “I Love You” had Eilish and Finneas seated together for the more intimate ballad, as usual, except in this case perched atop a skyscraper-sized monolith fixed in space with the Milky Way and the moon emerging as backdrops. On Nov. 8, Eilish posted in support of our campaigning against the climate crisis — offering free tickets to her US tour if you took action to save the planet. 13 comments “Extreme weather is wrecking millions of lives.” Harrelson added: “After all, it’s the only home we’ll ever have.”, #ClimateEmergencypic.twitter.com/eVCs2rk1q9. Eilish is firmly on the same team: her world tour is taking a serious look at its approaches to plastic and recycling — and partnering with an organisation that will host an “eco-village” at every venue for fans to learn about the part they can play in taking action on the climate crisis. Eilish and Harrelson urged people to follow organisations like Greenpeace and Fridays for Future; think about changing their own diet and personal consumption habits; vote for leaders who listen to climate science; and join Greta Thunberg to take to the streets and demand action. Send petitions, emails, or tweets to world leaders. Climate change songs rock Familiarity did not figure into the design at all, though, as Moment Factory and director Tarik Mikou used elaborate effects to surround Eilish and her two companions with a ridiculously deceptive depth of field that often made the modest soundstage they were playing on feel several times its size, when they weren’t traveling to the ocean depths or outer space. Meet other Global Citizens who care about the same issues you do. Plastic straws will be banned and concert-goers can bring their own reusable water bottles. Introducing Finneas early on, Eilish said they “make all of our music together, as you know. In a weekend of activism, Billie Eilish and students at the Harvard-Yale football game suggested how youth movements are adapting to a changing media landscape. Billie Eilish at the American Music Awards. Billie Eilish has opened up about her climate change fears in a revealing new interview.. READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Everything I Wanted’ track review Speaking to the LA Times, Eilish … Billie Eilish says her tour next year – which includes only one stop in Canada – will be a green one. Photo illustration by Slate. It happened just before she went on Saturday Night Live (SNL): Eilish recorded a video with Hollywood star Woody Harrelson that went on to accumulate over 40 million views across, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. “So I teamed up with a great organisation called Global Citizen to come up with a way to earn tickets to the Where Do We Go tour.”, Take action for a more sustainable world with @GlblCtzn and win tickets to see Billie on the sold-out WHERE DO WE GO? What’s not particularly casual is how effortlessly expert Eilish’s vocals were, as expected on the two usual standout ballads, “When the Party’s Over” and “I Love You,” the gorgeously featherweight “Ocean Eyes” or the jazzier recent “My Future,” but also the melodramatic “No Time to Die” — her Oscar chances for which will have to live or die another day, now that the Bond film has been pushed back into the next calendar year. That’s another discussion. Extreme poverty ends with you. Her voice is cutting through. Nor, it seems, did God spare Billie Eilish. And we’re making an album. During its 76 seconds, she declares a … Billie Eilish on climate change. She’s a vegan. “Old people are gonna die and don't really care if we die, but we don't wanna die yet.”. Billie Eilish recently illuminated her fear of climate change in the video for "All The Good Girls Go To Hell", underlining the encroaching crisis in a new video with "Zombieland" star Woody Harrelson.The minute-and-a-quarter video, dubbed "Our House Is On Fire," touches on the recent climate strikes, Greta Thunberg and other relevant topics. 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Keep updated on what they're doing to change the world. And yet, in all her benevolence, all she really wants is for the world to belong to its people instead. When Eilish can command that much delicate, preternatural vocal prowess and giant spiders, too, she’s just about got it all. Climate crisis ballads may not be as popular as love songs — but there are plenty of songs about global warming that exist for your listening pleasure. Inside the Making of Billie Eilish… Sign in to start taking action. A return look at fans after the performance ended showed a healthy percentage sporting the au courant fashion accoutrement: an “I Voted” sticker. Oct. 1, 2019 I voted last week… We’ve gotta do something, because the world is dying and people are dying and Trump is the worst.”, Later, in ending the hour-long webcast, Eilish said, “I hope that I can see you soon. Check out original content and videos published every day to help you learn about the issues that mean the most to you. The singer has partnered with REVERB to provide information to fans about how they can combat climate change. If we vote the orange man out, maybe we’ll get to see each other again. “Our Earth is warming up at an unprecedented rate, icecaps are melting, our oceans are rising, our wildlife is being poisoned, and our forests are burning,” she wrote underneath the film on YouTube. Not a Global Citizen yet? To celebrate, here are some moments when Eilish spoke out against the climate crisis. “Orca’s Reprise” – Jayda G. House artist and marine biologist Jayda G layered the speech of … Billie Eilish is facing mixed reactions from fans after admitting that she accidentally ordered 70 boxes of cereal during lockdown because she did not realise how much one box is supposed to cost. So when she speaks out, you bet her millions of fans worldwide are going to listen. "It's a metaphor for climate change and global warming and stuff," the singer said. Massive Attack are working with academics to map out an industry-wide eco-friendly alternative to touring; while Coldplay have stopped touring altogether until they can find a way to actively help the planet with shows instead of harming it. Thanks for signing up as a global citizen. Welcome back! “So there’s no plastic straws allowed, the fans are going to bring their own water bottles, there’s going to be recycle cans everywhere, because it’s like, if something’s recyclable, it doesn’t matter unless there’s a recycle bin,” she added. And while speaking to the LA Times, Billie also shared her frustrations on the current state of the world. Billie Eilish's new video may be terrifying, but nothing is scarier than the real threat of climate change. The brightly lit, simply staged  “Xanny” focused on a single shot of Eilish on a bench, with the camera zooming in and then retreating to a position that seemed dozens of feet further back than the soundstage actually could have allowed. Billie Eilish’s style is just as unique as her real name — which is, incredibly, Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell. Billie Eilish scored the first No. Sign up. #climatestrike#fridaysforfuture@greenpeace@gretathunberg” pic.twitter.com/2rbc6Pdr2p. "We have to stop our emissions of greenhouse gases." Billie Eilish expressed her support for climate activist Greta Thunberg, saying she is "paving the way" for the future, in an interview with NME. She turned  her words into action too, marching alongside Thunberg and 1,000 other young people near where she grew up in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 1 last year. People who want to learn about and take action on the world’s biggest challenges. All around her, trees are on fire. The pop phenomenon announced her 2020 Where Do We Go? But I cannot stress enough, vote as early as you can. For all the grandiosity of the production design, there was little added pomp to the performance itself, as Eilish’s friendly chatter kept the visually elevated proceedings from ever seemingly remotely pretentious or all that far afield, in spirit, from one of her normal shows. In that same interview, she said Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg — just a year younger than Eilish — was “paving the way” for the rest of the world. Watch the clip below. It is is so important that you vote, especially if you’re young, because we’re the ones with futures — unless you don’t vote and we all die. It included a note from Eilish in the description urging people to join the global climate strikes on Sept. 20 and Sept. 27, 2019, around last year’s Climate Action Summit. We have 10 days til this election. I can’t even tell you how bad I wish I could be on tour. https://t.co/8UP3AjwHaIpic.twitter.com/Fe0hfDgoLt, Earn Tickets to See Billie Eilish on Her European Tour, 28 Artists Who Will Be at Global Goal Live: The Possible Dream in 2020. Perhaps most impressive were the shots that had cameras seemingly zooming in between stage props that existed only in the digital realm, whether it was the shots that came in from between the trees in the animated forest setting of “My Future”; amid the undulating seaweed of the already underwater-sounding “ilomilo,” which had Eilish and band playing from atop an ocean reef; or from pillars as gigantic walls came crashing down in her James Bond theme, “No Time to Die.”. Billie Eilish, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, The 1975 and more have written ever-salient climate change songs. The music video for “all the good girls go to hell” is a striking metaphor for a planet that’s fallen into disrepair. 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During quarantine I think I realized that the only place I’ve ever felt myself, like I belong, is in front of you guys and with you guys… That will happen one day. In order to create your account we need you to provide your email address. Eilish has vowed to be green, but admits she wants to travel on a private jet. I’m literally not even joking at all.”. “You know I’m not your friend without some greenery,” she quips in the track. Keywords billie eilish climate change saturday night live The young person’s guide to conquering (and saving) the world. “The people you’re hearing are the crew, and it’s such a good vibe in here, even though it’s an empty room,” she explained. “Our Earth is warming up and our oceans are rising,” Eilish said. we need to speak up and demand that our leaders take action. Her social circle appears wide — the video has been viewed a mammoth 113 million times. The awards ceremony will take place virtually for the first time on May 11. Billie Eilish’s hair isn’t the only thing that’s green when it comes to the record-breaking artist. But she was far from being on her usual set, as ingenious digital effects turned her soundstage into a peaceful starfield, the lair of a giant spider, the bottom of the ocean, a bucolic cartoon forest and a news footage-filled dystopia of protests and climate-change catastrophes. In an interview with Vulture, Finneas confirmed the track is indeed about climate change. Although she struggled to maintain her diet when she first started touring, the star recently said that things have started to shift. A subtler but possibly no less complicated effect had Eilish singing to a huge, towering wall of watching fans who were singing along with “Everything I Wanted.” If the pictured viewers were as live as they appeared to be, they all did a remarkable job of keeping their cool about making it onto the broadcast and focusing on lyrics instead of mania. The 17-year-old pop star’s unsettling new video finds her a fallen angel, ejected from Heaven and … On Sept. 28, 2019, Eilish posted nothing more than a hashtag and a video across her social media channels — and suddenly it felt like the whole internet was talking about the climate crisis. On Sept. 28, prior to her Saturday Night Live performance, Billie Eilish released a video about climate change called "Our House Is On Fire." Billie Eilish, Post Malone and Jennifer Garner were among those nominated for a 2020 Webby Award on Tuesday. You can check out our Privacy Policy to see how we safeguard and use the information you provide us with. Sir David Attenborough has answered climate change questions from his celebrity fans including David Beckham and Billie Eilish to celebrate release of … Billie Eilish Shares A Dire Environmental Message In Her “All The Good Girls Go To Hell” Video. Grammy award winner Billie Eilish, who has been outspoken about climate change ( here, here) and performed at the 2020 Democratic National Convention after … Billie Eilish has been releasing music non-stop throughout the pandemic. The 1975 are putting on a sustainable show in London powered by vegetable oil — and will plant a tree for every ticket sold. We offer a variety of ways to make your voice heard. "Hopefully the adults and the old people start listening to us [about climate change] so that we don't all die. Now, she’s given her fans the chance to earn tickets to her European tour too: all you have to do is join the Global Citizen movement via this link and you’ll be entered into the draw to win. The water company began in 2015, but Smith had been stuck on the idea since the young age of 11, … There were no musical surprises for anyone who caught any of the singer’s pre-pandemic performances, aside from the expected addition of three singles she’s released in the last year, “No Time to Die,” “Everything I Wanted” and “My Future.” Per her usual concert performances, Eilish was joined by a drummer, Andrew Marshall; brother Finneas on guitar, bass or keyboards at any given moment; and familiar backing tracks filling in the rest from “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,” the closest thing to a consensus pick in the music world for the best album of the last few years. Billie Eilish Talked About Voting and Climate Change in Her Livestream De Elizabeth 10/25/2020 Man in 'Camp Auschwitz' shirt, photographed at Capitol riot, arrested Smith is the founder of Just Water. Eilish wants us to do something about that. 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