Five-time Grammy winner Billie Eilish and her big brother, best friend, and collaborator Finneas O’Connell recreated NPR’s Tiny Desk from the comfort of their family’s Highland Park home for a concert on Wednesday.
Videographer Matty Vogel shared a behind-the-scenes shot of the cardboard cut-out of the NPR Music office printed out by art director Henry Hickman.
‘So obviously, we are not actually at Tiny Desk, because this is a cardboard cut-out of it. But it’s still real, it’s just not in-person real,’ the 18-year-old pop star gestured.
10-minute show: Five-time Grammy winner Billie Eilish and her big brother, best friend, and collaborator Finneas O’Connell recreated NPR’s Tiny Desk from the comfort of their family’s Highland Park home for a concert on Wednesday
Ta-dah! Videographer Matty Vogel shared a behind-the-scenes shot of the cardboard cut-out of the NPR Music office printed out by art director Henry Hickman
‘Quarantine’s been weird; I know you all feel the same. It’s been weird, we don’t know how long it’s gonna go. There’s barely anything that feels like there’s any hope in, but I think the future is something to be super hopeful in, and the unknown and what is to come. We’ll be okay one day. Maybe not right now, but I think that’s what’s making me hold on.’
During the 10-minute video, Billie and her 23-year-old sibling performed her newest single, My Future, with her on keyboard and him on guitar.
Then Finneas played the keyboard as Eilish performed her 2019 track Everything I Wanted, which she touchingly revealed was about their relationship.
‘I had a dream/ I got everything I wanted/ But when I wake up, I see/ You with me,’ the homeschooled vegan sang with her whispery soprano.
The 18-year-old pop star gestured: ‘So obviously, we are not actually at Tiny Desk, because this is a cardboard cut-out of it. But it’s still real, it’s just not in-person real’
Billie said: ‘There’s barely anything that feels like there’s any hope in, but I think the future is something to be super hopeful in, and the unknown and what is to come. We’ll be okay one day. Maybe not right now, but I think that’s what’s making me hold on’
Family matters: During the 10-minute video, Billie and her 23-year-old sibling performed her newest single, My Future, with her on keyboard and him on guitar
‘I had a dream’: Then Finneas played the keyboard as Eilish performed her 2019 track Everything I Wanted, which she touchingly revealed was about their relationship
‘And you say, As long as I’m here/ No one can hurt you/ Don’t wanna lie here/ But you can learn to.’
Finneas later expressed his outrage over Kyle Rittenhouse, who was charged with first-degree intentional homicide after allegedly shooting two Black Lives Matter protesters dead in Wisconsin on Tuesday.
‘F*** Kyle Rittenhouse and f*** this gun loving racist ass country for allowing him to legally run around during a protest carrying a rifle and shooting unarmed civilians,’ the musician tweeted on Wednesday.
‘There is no “good guy with a gun.” Only white 17 yr olds who think their life is a Mark Wahlberg movie. VOTE.’
‘VOTE!’ Finneas later expressed his outrage over Kyle Rittenhouse, who was charged with first-degree intentional homicide after allegedly shooting two Black Lives Matter protesters dead in Wisconsin on Tuesday
Backstory: The 17-year-old Blue Lives Matter activist was defending businesses with an AR-15 rifle at a protest over Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey allegedly shooting Jacob Blake seven times, paralyzing him from the waist down
Caught on tape: The African-American 29-year-old was involved in a domestic violence dispute on Sunday and he was attempting to enter an SUV (where a knife was found) carrying his three sons after being stun-gunned and scuffling with officers
The 17-year-old Blue Lives Matter activist was defending businesses with an AR-15 rifle at a protest over Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey allegedly shooting Jacob Blake seven times, paralyzing him from the waist down.
The African-American 29-year-old was involved in a domestic violence dispute on Sunday and he was attempting to enter an SUV (where a knife was found) carrying his three sons after being stun-gunned and scuffling with officers.
‘This is outrageous!’ Billie – who boasts 124.7M social media following – Instastoried on Tuesday. ‘Sending so much love to Jacob Blake and his family. When will it stop?!’
On Wednesday, teams playing for the NBA, WNBA, MLS, and even tennis pro Naomi Osaka all boycotted their games in protest of Jacob’s shooting.
Billie Instastoried on Tuesday: ‘This is outrageous! Sending so much love to Jacob Blake and his family. When will it stop?!’
‘Donald Trump is destroying our country’: During the Democratic National Convention a week ago, Eilish urged her fans to vote for presidential nominee Joe Biden ‘like our lives and the world depend on it’
During the Democratic National Convention a week ago, Eilish urged her fans to vote for presidential nominee Joe Biden ‘like our lives and the world depend on it.’
‘You don’t need me to tell you things are a mess – Donald Trump is destroying our country and everything we care about,’ the No Time to Die songstress said.
‘We need leaders who will solve problems like climate change and COVID – not deny them. Leaders who will fight against systemic racism and inequality.’
Billie is next up for six Moon Man trophies – including video of the year – at the 37th Annual MTV Video Music Awards, which air live this Sunday.
BTS, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, The Weeknd, Maluma, CNCO, and Doja Cat are slated to perform at ‘various outdoor locations around New York City’ (rather than Brooklyn’s Barclays Center).
Airing live this Sunday! The No Time to Die songstress is next up for six Moon Man trophies – including video of the year – at the 37th Annual MTV Video Music Awards
Exciting line-up: BTS, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, The Weeknd, Maluma, CNCO, and Doja Cat are slated to perform at ‘various outdoor locations around New York City’ (rather than Brooklyn’s Barclays Center)