Billie Eilish admits to feeling hated in an emotional BRIT Awards speech
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February 19, 2020 10:00 a.m.
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You can understand why Eilish might have been feeling a little down in the dumps. First, she beat out a bunch of performers with strong fan bases, like Lizzo and Ariana Grande, at the Grammys, something she admitted at the time was a bit much for her to take in. “I think the fans deserve everything. I feel like they have not been talked about enough tonight because they're the only reason any of us are here at all,” she said while accepting her award for Best New Artist. “So thanks to the fans…God, this is so crazy. I know that all the other artists that were in this category, I love you all, you guys are amazing. You deserve this just as much as I do. And I know your fans are hardcore and they're going to fight for you guys.”“I’ve felt very hated recently and when I was on the stage seeing all you guys smiling at me, it made me want to cry"@billieeilish, we love you #Brits2020 pic.twitter.com/ovoCpKvUGV
— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) February 18, 2020
Then it was hate-by-association for the singer when she took the stage at the Oscars to sing during the in memoriam tribute, and the show left out notable people like Luke Perry and Cameron Boyce. Although that had nothing to do with Eilish, her name still came up in all of the reports about it.But perhaps the biggest reason she’s been feeling the hate has everything to do with the song she performed at the BRIT Awards, “No Time To Die.” While plenty of fans felt good about the work Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell did on the Bond tune, there was also a loud portion of naysayers who seemed intent on reminding everyone that others (like Adele, in their books) have done it better.