Overview
- At the WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards in New York on Oct. 29, Eilish accepted the Music Innovator Award and asked the room, “If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?”
- Stephen Colbert announced onstage that she will donate $11.5 million from her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour.
- The funds will go through her Changemaker Program to organizations focused on food equity, climate justice, and reducing carbon pollution.
- Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan were in the audience; People reported an eyewitness said Zuckerberg did not applaud, and neither he nor Meta has issued a public comment.
- Coverage highlighted Eilish’s sustainability track record—from recycled vinyl and merch to plant‑based concessions and biodegradable confetti—as context for her call to action.