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Billie Eilish Says Music Industry Started to Become More Eco-Friendly ‘Because We Would Yell at Them'
Billie Eilish has long been leading the charge against the music industry's negative impact on the environment — and in an interview on an upcoming episode of The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, the singer-songwriter looks back on the positive changes she's been seeing since she started speaking up. In an exclusive clip shared with Billboard from the singer's conversation with CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir, Eilish opens up about the culture shock of going from growing up in an eco-conscious household to becoming famous in an industry marked by overabundance and excess. Eilish's mom and fellow climate activist, Maggie Baird, also joins her for the interview. More from Billboard Why Billie Eilish Insists on Sustainability In Her Career: 'It's a Never-Ending F–king Fight' Kesha Makes Chart-Topping Debut With New Album '. (Period)' Rauw Alejandro Gains Big: 'Carita Linda' Takes No. 1 Spot on Latin Airplay Chart 'We were meeting different brands, and I was going to go on tour and making perfume and my own clothing line,' Eilish recalls of the early years of her career. 'We learned how much unbelievable waste is going on that we don't really know is happening.' 'We stepped into this other world, and it was a little bit like, 'Oh my gosh, what is happening here?'' Baird added incredulously. The mother-daughter duo go on to say that the music industry didn't have any sort of 'plan' for minimizing its eco footprint back when Eilish first found fame around 2016 — but now, they say it's changing for the better. 'You would not believe how wasteful this industry is,' the nine-time Grammy winner says in the clip. 'They then started making plans, because we would yell at them. We would demand a plan.' 'I was raised to feel this way, but I think I also have my mom's gene of really caring about the world and animals and not wasting things,' Eilish adds. For years, the musician has been a fierce climate advocate. In addition to working with fashion brands such as Nike and Oscar de la Renta to create vegan designs and partnering with environmental nonprofit REVERB on tour, the star launched her very own climate summit, Overheated, in 2022. She's also been a key player in carrying out the initiatives of Support + Feed, an organization founded by Baird in 2020 with a mission to fight climate change and food insecurity. Eilish and Baird's segment on The Whole Story echoes what both women previously spoke with Billboard about last year. Recalling how 'bleak' it was to take meetings with record label executives who couldn't even speak to their companies' sustainability efforts — or lack thereof — the singer pointed out how wasteful unethically sourced merchandise and album variants can be. 'It is right in front of our faces and people are just getting away with it left and right, and I find it really frustrating as somebody who really goes out of my way to be sustainable and do the best that I can and try to involve everybody in my team in being sustainable,' she said at the time. 'Then it's some of the biggest artists in the world making f–king 40 different vinyl packages that have a different unique thing just to get you to keep buying more.' In that same interview with Billboard, Baird praised Universal Music Group for coming 'a long way' in its environmental practices since Eilish signed to them nearly a decade ago. The live music industry has also been making strides, from Lollapalooza implementing a battery-powered hybrid system for its main stage to Coachella debuting a zero-carbon stage in 2025. Eilish is just one of a few musicians featured on the latest installment of The Whole Story, which will premiere at 8 p.m. ET on July 20. Titled 'Change Amplified: Live Music and the Climate Crisis,' the episode will also include first-hand accounts from Bonnie Raitt, Jack Johnson, Perry Farrell and AJR's Adam Met about how they're personally working to revolutionize the music industry's approach to environmentalism. Watch the exclusive clip from Eilish and Baird's interview with Weir above. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart Solve the daily Crossword
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4 days ago
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Video: How Billie Eilish is cleaning up the music industry's environmental practices
When Billie Eilish is on tour, she imposes special rules on music venues to reduce the carbon footprint of her shows. She hopes that leading by example will help transform the entire concert touring industry. Watch "The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper" Sunday, July 19 at 8p ET. CNN's Bill Weir speaks with the biggest music stars working to revolutionize the environmental impact of live music.
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4 days ago
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How this famous pop star is cleaning up the music industry's environmental practices
When Billie Eilish is on tour, she imposes special rules on music venues to reduce the carbon footprint of her shows. She hopes that leading by example will help transform the entire concert touring industry. Watch "The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper" Sunday, July 19 at 8p ET. CNN's Bill Weir speaks with the biggest music stars working to revolutionize the environmental impact of live music.
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Change Amplified: Live Music and the Climate Crisis on CNN
July 15th, 2025 EPISODE PREMIERES SUNDAY, JULY 20 AT 8PM ET/PT NEW YORK, NY – (July 15, 2025) – The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper , a six-time Emmy® Award-winning CNN Original, returns with a look at some of the biggest stars working to revolutionize the eco footprint of live music. 'Change Amplified: Live Music and the Climate Crisis' with CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir premieres Sunday, July 20 at 8pm ET/PT on CNN. Featuring Billie Eilish and her mother Maggie Baird, Bonnie Raitt, Jack Johnson, AJR's Adam Met and Perry Farrell formerly of Jane's Addiction, Weir traces the legacy of stars who are working to reform a live music industry that demands massive amounts of energy and produces tons of waste. From refillable water stations, plastic-free shows and even kinetic dance floors that turn the crowd's energy into electricity, eco-conscious musicians are leading a movement to make caring about the climate cool. Their influence is catching on, with Lollapalooza now operating its main stage with a battery-powered hybrid system that gets cleaner every year, and Coachella implementing their first zero carbon stage. 'As so many politicians and corporate leaders slink away from leadership on climate issues while the cultural influence of live music explodes, I set out to understand how a handful of devoted artists have managed to clean and green their industry in astounding ways,' Weir said. 'A music festival is like a temporary, disposable city so the lessons learned can be applied across society, and the connections being made with fellow fans have sparked a surprising new wave of grass roots connection and action.' Weir speaks with Billie Eilish behind-the-scenes during her stadium tour where she implements several eco-friendly initiatives, and meets up with her and Maggie Baird in the hills of Los Angeles where nonprofit Tree People plants shade in underserved communities and after wildfires. He also visits with Jack Johnson on his Kokua Learning Farm in Hawaii, created to connect kids with nature and fresh, healthy food. The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper is a collection of unique and immersive single subject, one-hour episodes from CNN's Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning longform storytelling team showcasing character-driven stories, special interviews, and investigative deep dives featuring reporting from CNN's anchors and correspondents . It is the Emmy® Award winner for Best Recorded News Program two years running, and is executive produced by Susan Chun. Weir previously reported from around the world for The Whole Story in 'Adaptation Nation,' 'What Whales Tell Us,' and the Emmy® nominated 'How to Unscrew a Planet.' The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper will stream live for pay TV subscribers via CNN connected TV and mobile apps on Sunday, July 20. 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