"Billie Eilish may be soft-spoken, but she doesn't shy away from speaking her mind. On Wednesday evening in New York City, the Grammy-winning artist accepted the Music Innovator Award at WSJ Magazine 's Innovator Awards ceremony - andtook the opportunity to ruffle rich people's feathers during her acceptance speech. "We're in a time right now where the world is really, really bad and really dark and people need empathy and help more than, kind of, ever, especially in our country,""
"She's also putting her money where her mouth is. Stephen Colbert, who presented her with the award, shared that Eilish "will be donating proceeds from her Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour to support organizations, projects and voices dedicated to food equity, climate justice, reducing carbon pollution and combating the climate crisis. That donation, ladies and gentlemen, will be $11.5 million.""
Billie Eilish accepted the Music Innovator Award in New York City and urged wealthy people to use their money for good, suggesting donations to those in need. She directly challenged billionaires and encouraged them to give money away. An eyewitness reported that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attended and appeared visibly annoyed, failing to clap. Eilish announced she will donate proceeds from her Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour to organizations focused on food equity, climate justice, reducing carbon pollution, and combating the climate crisis, with a pledged donation of $11.5 million. Her estimated net worth sits around $50 million compared with Zuckerberg's $264 billion, and the U.S. Department of Education budget was $268 billion in 2024.
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