Overview
- Accepting the WSJ Magazine Music Innovator award at MoMA, Eilish asked wealthy guests, “If you’re a billionaire—why are you a billionaire?” and urged them to donate.
- Host Stephen Colbert announced she will give about $11.5 million from her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour to organizations focused on food justice, climate justice and emissions reduction.
- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in the audience alongside Priscilla Chan, who was honored as the Philanthropy in Science Innovator.
- An eyewitness told People that Zuckerberg did not applaud during Eilish’s appeal, a claim not confirmed by those involved.
- Coverage notes the donation stems from a roughly 106‑show sold‑out tour and lands as scrutiny of extreme wealth intensifies.