Billie Eilish isn't afraid to be the bad guy in a room full of billionaires.
On Oct. 29, the 23-year-old singer announced during the Wall Street Journal Magazine 2025 Innovator Awards that she would be donating $11.5 million of earnings from her "Hit Me Hard and Soft" tour to various organizations dedicated to food equity, climate justice, reducing carbon pollution, and combating the climate crisis.
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The announcement came from late-night television host Stephen Colbert as he presented Eilish with the "Music Innovator of the Year" award.
"That's wonderful," Colbert said. "Billie, on behalf of humans, thank you very much."
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