US EditionBillie Eilish calls on billionaires to donate more at event attended by Mark Zuckerberg
- On Oct. 29, 2025, Billie Eilish revealed she will donate $11.5 million from her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour to The Changemaker Program at the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards in New York City, announced by Stephen Colbert.
- Eilish's activism has involved longtime work with her mother, Maggie Baird, founder of Support + Feed, and she urged, `I’d say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things.`
- Eilish singled out the room's wealth, asking `If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?` while Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg did not clap, creating visible awkwardness.
- On social media, posts and Threads amplified the moment as Stephen Colbert praised the gesture as `It’s extraordinary` while the audience at MoMA reacted with laughter and claps.
- With billionaire giving under scrutiny, criticism has risen in recent years as inequality balloons, while the Giving Pledge and donors like Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg have given more than $5 billion collectively.
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Speaking at the WSJ Innovater Awards, Billie Eilish called on billionaires to "give all your money away" and asked them, "why are you a billionaire?" as she was honored Wednesday for her contributions to the music industry.Among the billionaires in attendance was Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who accompanied his wife, Priscilla Chan, recognized for her philanthropic work.She said:“We’re in a time right now where the world feels really dark, and peop…
Billie Eilish calls on billionaires to donate more of their wealth: "No hate, but give your money away, shorties"
Billie Eilish wants billionaires to donate more.As the Grammy and Oscar winner accepted the music award at this year’s WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards on Wednesday night, she urged the ultra-wealthy to address more of the world’s issues.”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,” Eilish said to an audience that included Meta…
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