No one can drag Billie Eilish down…unless you’re the weight strapped to her during the photo shoot for her Hit Me Hard and Soft album cover art.
The Grammy-winning singer revealed on Tuesday’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert that the photo for her third studio album, released May 17, was in fact “very real” and not photoshopped.
“This was the day after this last Grammys, actually. I had gone to sleep at 7 a.m.,” Eilish recalled of the day she shot the artwork. “I woke up, I dyed my hair black — it was like bright red — I dyed it black that day. Then I went to this random place in Santa Clarita or some nonsense. There’s a tank in this giant place, and it was, like, 10 feet deep. And I popped my little ass in there, and I was in there for six hours.
The Grammy-winning singer revealed on Tuesday’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert that the photo for her third studio album, released May 17, was in fact “very real” and not photoshopped.
“This was the day after this last Grammys, actually. I had gone to sleep at 7 a.m.,” Eilish recalled of the day she shot the artwork. “I woke up, I dyed my hair black — it was like bright red — I dyed it black that day. Then I went to this random place in Santa Clarita or some nonsense. There’s a tank in this giant place, and it was, like, 10 feet deep. And I popped my little ass in there, and I was in there for six hours.
- 5/22/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Billie Eilish stopped by the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night, where she staged the first live performance in support of her new album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. Teaming up with her brother Finneas, Eilish performed “Lunch.”
Eilish also sat down with Colbert for a three-segment interview, where she discussed the inspiration behind the album’s title and cover, why she considers it her most personal project to date, and playing Coachella with Lana Del Rey. Eilish also named-checked some of the vocalists she considered her biggest inspirations, including Lana Del Rey, Mariana + The Diamonds, Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, and confirmed her interest in one day making an album of standards.
This fall, Eilish will embark on the “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour.” The expansive outing takes place over 10 months across three continents, stopping in cities like New York, Atlanta, Sydney, Paris, and many more.
Eilish also sat down with Colbert for a three-segment interview, where she discussed the inspiration behind the album’s title and cover, why she considers it her most personal project to date, and playing Coachella with Lana Del Rey. Eilish also named-checked some of the vocalists she considered her biggest inspirations, including Lana Del Rey, Mariana + The Diamonds, Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, and confirmed her interest in one day making an album of standards.
This fall, Eilish will embark on the “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour.” The expansive outing takes place over 10 months across three continents, stopping in cities like New York, Atlanta, Sydney, Paris, and many more.
- 5/22/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Billie Eilish took over The Last Show last night with a performance of her recent single “Lunch” and a lengthy interview with host Stephen Colbert. The singer took the late-night show’s stage to showcase the pulsating song, which comes off her new LP, Hit Me Hard and Soft, alongside her brother/producer Finneas and her band.
During her interview, Eilish discussed growing up in Los Angeles in a musical family, being inspired by fellow musicians, and how she shot her new album cover. She also reflected on trying to...
During her interview, Eilish discussed growing up in Los Angeles in a musical family, being inspired by fellow musicians, and how she shot her new album cover. She also reflected on trying to...
- 5/22/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
In just a few short years, Billie Eilish has demonstrated a keen sense of range that’s far beyond her 22 years, and she’s managed to tap into—and help shape—the cultural zeitgeist more than once, writing anthems for bad guys, Bond, and Barbie. With her exquisite third album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, she further cements her status as alt-pop’s happy warrior, keeping one foot in the mainstream and another firmly outside of it.
At just 10 tracks, Hit Me Hard and Soft is both Eilish’s most concise and most ambitious album to date. Throughout, she and her main collaborator, brother Finneas, experiment with song structure and style, examining her celebrity and persona, in ways that are both playful and profound. Packed with multipart songs and self-referential lyrics that reward repeat listens, the album is a world unto itself—and the most fully realized version of Eilish’s sound.
At just 10 tracks, Hit Me Hard and Soft is both Eilish’s most concise and most ambitious album to date. Throughout, she and her main collaborator, brother Finneas, experiment with song structure and style, examining her celebrity and persona, in ways that are both playful and profound. Packed with multipart songs and self-referential lyrics that reward repeat listens, the album is a world unto itself—and the most fully realized version of Eilish’s sound.
- 5/18/2024
- by Nick Seip
- Slant Magazine
Reviews of Billie Eilish’s extraordinary Hit Me Hard and Soft have, not surprisingly, underscored the singer’s embrace of her bisexuality. Both the 22-year-old’s sense of style and dry, clipped vocal delivery are at times reminiscent of another queer trailblazer, Ani Difranco, whose fierce independence helped carve a path for “outsider pop” artists like Eilish—and who also has a new album out this week.
Unlike Eilish’s latest, Unprecedented Sh!t is less interested in interpersonal relationships than the sociopolitical conditions surrounding them. On “Virus,” Difranco examines her guilt about how Covid affected her (“I was so deeply pleased to pause this life/I think I jinxed the world and caused this strife”) and acknowledges the ways in which we silo ourselves from each other (“I just keep listening to my own voice/In the echo chamber of my choice”).
This is Difranco’s first album in...
Unlike Eilish’s latest, Unprecedented Sh!t is less interested in interpersonal relationships than the sociopolitical conditions surrounding them. On “Virus,” Difranco examines her guilt about how Covid affected her (“I was so deeply pleased to pause this life/I think I jinxed the world and caused this strife”) and acknowledges the ways in which we silo ourselves from each other (“I just keep listening to my own voice/In the echo chamber of my choice”).
This is Difranco’s first album in...
- 5/17/2024
- by Sal Cinquemani
- Slant Magazine
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The wait is over. It’s been nearly three years since Billie Eilish dropped her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever. This spring, the Grammy- and Oscar-winning superstar has followed it up with her third LP, Hit Me Hard and Soft, now available to order online.
“I feel like this album is me,” Eilish told Rolling Stone about Hit Me Hard and Soft in our May cover story. “It’s not a character.
The wait is over. It’s been nearly three years since Billie Eilish dropped her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever. This spring, the Grammy- and Oscar-winning superstar has followed it up with her third LP, Hit Me Hard and Soft, now available to order online.
“I feel like this album is me,” Eilish told Rolling Stone about Hit Me Hard and Soft in our May cover story. “It’s not a character.
- 5/17/2024
- by John Lonsdale
- Rollingstone.com
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Billie Eilish returns in shades of blue with her third studio album, Saweetie is unstoppable in a glossy new single, and Omar Apollo puts his heart on his sleeve on the first peek into his next project. Plus, new music from Zayn, Bebe Rexha, and Lainey Wilson.
Billie Eilish, “Lunch” (YouTube)
Billie Eilish, “The Greatest” (YouTube)
Saweetie, “Nani” (YouTube)
Omar Apollo, “Dispose of Me” (YouTube)
Zayn, “Stardust” (YouTube)
Bebe Rexha,...
Billie Eilish, “Lunch” (YouTube)
Billie Eilish, “The Greatest” (YouTube)
Saweetie, “Nani” (YouTube)
Omar Apollo, “Dispose of Me” (YouTube)
Zayn, “Stardust” (YouTube)
Bebe Rexha,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Billie Eilish’s self-directed “Lunch” music video taps into the same boundless, energetic freedom of the early iPod ad campaigns Apple ran in the early 2000s. In place of black silhouettes and headphone wires, the singer and songwriter dances against white, red, and blue backdrops throughout the technicolor video. The second song on Eilish’s newly-released third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, “Lunch” is an insatiable ode to the singer’s craving-inducing crush.
“Tell her, ‘Bring that over here’/You need a seat? I’ll volunteer/Now she...
“Tell her, ‘Bring that over here’/You need a seat? I’ll volunteer/Now she...
- 5/17/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
“You don’t wanna know how alone I’ve been,” Billie Eilish sings halfway through her excellent new album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. That sums up the paradox of her life in one line — a shy weirdo kid who became a mega-pop star too fast, a romantic who’s never had the luxury of a private love life, a target for misogyny since her mid-teens. At 22, she’s already rewired the way pop is experienced. But she has the power to get the whole world on her side even...
- 5/17/2024
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Billie Eilish has released her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.
First announced in April, Hit Me Hard and Soft was not preceded by any singles, with Eilish explaining that she intends for the songs to be listened to in the context of the full project. The album’s 10 tracks were written by Eilish with her brother and producer, Finneas O’Connell.
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Arriving today, Hit Me Hard and Soft is available in physical editions made out of 100% recyclable materials. Stream it on Apple Music and Spotify below, and read our review of the album here.
This fall, Eilish will hit the road for the “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour,” kicking off on September 29th in Québec, Canada and running for 10 months across three continents, stopping in cities like New York, Atlanta, Sydney, Paris, and many more. Check out the full list of...
First announced in April, Hit Me Hard and Soft was not preceded by any singles, with Eilish explaining that she intends for the songs to be listened to in the context of the full project. The album’s 10 tracks were written by Eilish with her brother and producer, Finneas O’Connell.
Get Billie Eilish Tickets Here
Arriving today, Hit Me Hard and Soft is available in physical editions made out of 100% recyclable materials. Stream it on Apple Music and Spotify below, and read our review of the album here.
This fall, Eilish will hit the road for the “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour,” kicking off on September 29th in Québec, Canada and running for 10 months across three continents, stopping in cities like New York, Atlanta, Sydney, Paris, and many more. Check out the full list of...
- 5/17/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
The body, as any fan of David Cronenberg’s cinema knows, will betray you. Canada’s greatest gift to genre film has spent half a century exploring how treacherous the human organism can be. How our frail frames can be infected, mutated or corrupted by outside invasion — see Rabid, Shivers or The Fly — or by internal disruption, be it mental illness (Spider), addiction (Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch) or destructive desire (Crash). And technology, be it the VHS implants in Videodrome, the virtual reality of eXistenZ or the body enhancements of Crimes of the Future, will not save us, says Cronenberg, from the way of all flesh.
The body’s final betrayal, of course, is death, the subject of Cronenberg’s new film. The Shrouds, which will premiere May 20 in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, stars Vincent Cassel as Karsh, a businessman overwhelmed with grief at the death of his...
The body’s final betrayal, of course, is death, the subject of Cronenberg’s new film. The Shrouds, which will premiere May 20 in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, stars Vincent Cassel as Karsh, a businessman overwhelmed with grief at the death of his...
- 5/17/2024
- by Etan Vlessing and Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
(This post was updated 5/15/24 at 2pm Et after CBS announced an airdate for Eilish’s appearance.)
Audience members at Tuesday’s taping of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert were treated to a surprise appearance from Billie Eilish.
The newly minted Oscar winner sat for an interview with Colbert and then performed two songs, “Lunch” and “The Greatest,” from her forthcoming album Hit Me Hard and Soft.
That makes the Colbert audience the first crowd to hear those songs, which have not been heard in full ahead of the album’s release this Friday.
Eilish’s appearance was kept secret until midway through the taping. “It was a complete surprise,” said one reddit user who attended the show. “We were initially told by Stephen that it was going to be Jennifer Hudson and an actress who’s playing Amy Winehouse in a biopic.
Continue reading Billie Eilish Tapes ‘Secret’ Colbert Appearance at LateNighter.
Audience members at Tuesday’s taping of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert were treated to a surprise appearance from Billie Eilish.
The newly minted Oscar winner sat for an interview with Colbert and then performed two songs, “Lunch” and “The Greatest,” from her forthcoming album Hit Me Hard and Soft.
That makes the Colbert audience the first crowd to hear those songs, which have not been heard in full ahead of the album’s release this Friday.
Eilish’s appearance was kept secret until midway through the taping. “It was a complete surprise,” said one reddit user who attended the show. “We were initially told by Stephen that it was going to be Jennifer Hudson and an actress who’s playing Amy Winehouse in a biopic.
Continue reading Billie Eilish Tapes ‘Secret’ Colbert Appearance at LateNighter.
- 5/15/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Jay-Z himself has weighed in on the longstanding social media debate over whether you should pick $500,000 in cash or a lunch with Jay-Z. Although many folks have argued the knowledge acquired from meeting the first hip-hop billionaire would be invaluable, he doesn’t see it that way.
“You’ve gotta take the money,” Jay told CBS News’ Gayle King as part of a interview done in promotion of his The Book of Hov exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library. “You’ve got all that in the music for $10.99. I wouldn’t tell you to cut a bad deal. Like, take the $500,000, go buy some albums, and listen to the albums. It’s all there.”
The Brooklyn mogul continued by explaining that all the knowledge you need is actually in his lyrics. “If you piece it together and really listen to the music for the words, for what it is, it’s all there.
“You’ve gotta take the money,” Jay told CBS News’ Gayle King as part of a interview done in promotion of his The Book of Hov exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library. “You’ve got all that in the music for $10.99. I wouldn’t tell you to cut a bad deal. Like, take the $500,000, go buy some albums, and listen to the albums. It’s all there.”
The Brooklyn mogul continued by explaining that all the knowledge you need is actually in his lyrics. “If you piece it together and really listen to the music for the words, for what it is, it’s all there.
- 10/23/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
It’s been a big week for British broadcasting cancelations.
Channel 4 has axed daily daytime show Steph’s Packed Lunch just a day after the BBC revealed it was culling Doctors, one of its longest-running drama series.
Steph’s Packed Lunch has been running since the early days of the Covid-19 era and will end later this year, with those who work on the show told earlier today.
In an all-staff email from Ian Katz, seen by Deadline, the Chief Content Officer said it had been a “difficult decision” but “with audience habits changing faster than ever we need to focus our resources more rigorously on driving streaming, and prioritise programmes that drive digital growth wherever we can.”
Produced by Expectation and Can Can Productions, Steph’s Packed Lunch aired weekdays from Leeds and featured celebrity guests and topical discussions. It kicked off in the Covid era after Channel 4 decided it wanted...
Channel 4 has axed daily daytime show Steph’s Packed Lunch just a day after the BBC revealed it was culling Doctors, one of its longest-running drama series.
Steph’s Packed Lunch has been running since the early days of the Covid-19 era and will end later this year, with those who work on the show told earlier today.
In an all-staff email from Ian Katz, seen by Deadline, the Chief Content Officer said it had been a “difficult decision” but “with audience habits changing faster than ever we need to focus our resources more rigorously on driving streaming, and prioritise programmes that drive digital growth wherever we can.”
Produced by Expectation and Can Can Productions, Steph’s Packed Lunch aired weekdays from Leeds and featured celebrity guests and topical discussions. It kicked off in the Covid era after Channel 4 decided it wanted...
- 10/19/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.
The Simpsons Season 34 Episode 21
If we’ve learned anything from The Simpsons, it is that clowns are funny. Homer went to Krusty’s Clown College in season 6 for “Homie the Clown.” We learn they can also be profitable in “Clown V. Board of Education,” which would have been a classic episode if we hadn’t already taken this class, and paid for it with money laundered by seltzer water.
Krusty the Clown has always been a stand-in for The Simpsons itself. So, when he bemoans how he lost touch with the audience in the ‘90s, it feels like a perfect setup for a continuation of an already tenured plot. One in which we know the Simpsons can succeed as a family, and Springfield as a community. Bart follows a path Homer laid out, and brings in a tender performance with the treacle pre-trimmed.
The...
The Simpsons Season 34 Episode 21
If we’ve learned anything from The Simpsons, it is that clowns are funny. Homer went to Krusty’s Clown College in season 6 for “Homie the Clown.” We learn they can also be profitable in “Clown V. Board of Education,” which would have been a classic episode if we hadn’t already taken this class, and paid for it with money laundered by seltzer water.
Krusty the Clown has always been a stand-in for The Simpsons itself. So, when he bemoans how he lost touch with the audience in the ‘90s, it feels like a perfect setup for a continuation of an already tenured plot. One in which we know the Simpsons can succeed as a family, and Springfield as a community. Bart follows a path Homer laid out, and brings in a tender performance with the treacle pre-trimmed.
The...
- 5/15/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Deadlines Contenders Television continued its annual weekend event on Sunday, April 16, with talent arrivals at the Director’s Guild of America in Los Angeles. Day 2 of the in-person event features creatives from 20 captivating series taking the stage including Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Zoë Chao, Peter Gould, Taron Egerton, Maya Rudolph, Chris O’Dowd, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Quinta Brunson, Lisa Ann Walter, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Rosie Perez, Hope Davis, Bryan Cranston, Marlee Matlin, Elle Fanning, Mo Amer, Helen Mirren, Wes Bentley, Piper Perabo, Gil Birmingham and Stephen Kay.
Panels from today included American Born Chinese, Party Down, Better Call Saul, Black Bird, Shrinking, Abbott Elementary, Your Honor, Mo, The Great, Yellowstone, House of the Dragon & many more.
Related: Deadline Contenders Television 2023 Arrivals & Panels Gallery: Natasha Lyonne, Dominique Fishback, Ali Wong, Riley Keough, Evan Peters & More
Stay tuned for more galleries and video interviews from Deadline’s 2023 TV awards-season kickoff event.
Panels from today included American Born Chinese, Party Down, Better Call Saul, Black Bird, Shrinking, Abbott Elementary, Your Honor, Mo, The Great, Yellowstone, House of the Dragon & many more.
Related: Deadline Contenders Television 2023 Arrivals & Panels Gallery: Natasha Lyonne, Dominique Fishback, Ali Wong, Riley Keough, Evan Peters & More
Stay tuned for more galleries and video interviews from Deadline’s 2023 TV awards-season kickoff event.
- 4/17/2023
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Deadline’s Contenders Television, where the top networks and streamers are showing off their wares and Emmy hopefuls, continues Sunday with 20 more panels after a chock-full Saturday featuring some of the best and brightest series this awards season.
Click here to register for and watch the livestream.
After the likes of Riley Keogh, Patrick Stewart, Steven Yeun, Natasha Lyonne, Marc Maron, Wanda Sykes, Kathryn Hahn and Joel McHale took the DGA Theater stage in Los Angeles, Sunday’s lineup is slated to feature appearances by Helen Mirren, Adam Scott, Quinta Brunson, Maya Rudolph, Taron Egerton, Jason Segel, Bryan Cranston, Weird Al Yankovic, Kerry Washington, Elle Fanning, Paddy Considine and many more.
The studios and streamers participating this weekend at our panel extravaganza: Peacock, Prime Video, National Geographic, Apple TV+, Netflix, Hulu, CBS Studios, Showtime, Fox Entertainment, Paramount+, AMC/AMC+, HBO Max, Starz, Sony Pictures Television, ABC, Roku, Onyx Collective and Disney+.
Click here to register for and watch the livestream.
After the likes of Riley Keogh, Patrick Stewart, Steven Yeun, Natasha Lyonne, Marc Maron, Wanda Sykes, Kathryn Hahn and Joel McHale took the DGA Theater stage in Los Angeles, Sunday’s lineup is slated to feature appearances by Helen Mirren, Adam Scott, Quinta Brunson, Maya Rudolph, Taron Egerton, Jason Segel, Bryan Cranston, Weird Al Yankovic, Kerry Washington, Elle Fanning, Paddy Considine and many more.
The studios and streamers participating this weekend at our panel extravaganza: Peacock, Prime Video, National Geographic, Apple TV+, Netflix, Hulu, CBS Studios, Showtime, Fox Entertainment, Paramount+, AMC/AMC+, HBO Max, Starz, Sony Pictures Television, ABC, Roku, Onyx Collective and Disney+.
- 4/16/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro solidify their romance with a revealing ballad, a bittersweet posthumous release from Juice Wrld, and a dazzling collab between Flo and Missy Elliot.
Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro, “Beso” (YouTube)
Lana Del Rey, “Fishtail” (YouTube)
Jimin, “Like Crazy” (YouTube)
Myke Towers feat. Chita, “Cama King” (YouTube)
Ed Sheeran, “Eyes Closed” (YouTube)
Juice Wrld, “The Light” (YouTube)
Luke Combs, “Fast Car” (YouTube)
Jordy, “Love You...
Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro, “Beso” (YouTube)
Lana Del Rey, “Fishtail” (YouTube)
Jimin, “Like Crazy” (YouTube)
Myke Towers feat. Chita, “Cama King” (YouTube)
Ed Sheeran, “Eyes Closed” (YouTube)
Juice Wrld, “The Light” (YouTube)
Luke Combs, “Fast Car” (YouTube)
Jordy, “Love You...
- 3/24/2023
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
“Top Gun: Maverick” star Tom Cruise made a rare late-night TV appearance and sat down with Jimmy Kimmel on Friday, as the two talked about why Cruise pushed to make sure “Top Gun: Maverick” was given a lengthy, exclusive theatrical release before it hit streaming (it’s currently on Paramount+) — and how long he would’ve held out.
On “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Cruise was asked about pressure from various people in Hollywood to put the sequel on streaming during the pandemic, as the film was originally scheduled to be released in June 2020.
Cruise explained that if he had to wait a decade for “Top Gun: Maverick” to be released in theaters, he would’ve.
“I assumed you got pressure, from whomever – the movie studios, investors, or whoever it was to put the movie out on streaming you said ‘no,’ and you held it for two years, you were I guess...
On “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Cruise was asked about pressure from various people in Hollywood to put the sequel on streaming during the pandemic, as the film was originally scheduled to be released in June 2020.
Cruise explained that if he had to wait a decade for “Top Gun: Maverick” to be released in theaters, he would’ve.
“I assumed you got pressure, from whomever – the movie studios, investors, or whoever it was to put the movie out on streaming you said ‘no,’ and you held it for two years, you were I guess...
- 2/25/2023
- by Joshua Vinson
- The Wrap
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