Overview
- Stephen Colbert announced that Eilish will give $11.5 million from her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour to organizations focused on food equity, climate justice, and reducing carbon pollution.
- Eilish delivered the remarks while accepting the Music Innovator Award at WSJ. Magazine’s 2025 Innovator Awards at MoMA in New York City.
- Addressing ultra-wealthy attendees, she asked why billionaires remain billionaires and urged them to give money to people who need it.
- Mark Zuckerberg attended with Priscilla Chan, an honoree, and People reported via an unnamed eyewitness that he did not clap; no public response from Zuckerberg or Meta was reported.
- The donation will be distributed through Eilish’s Changemaker Program and follows her tour’s sustainability measures, including recycled merch, plant-based food options, and biodegradable confetti.