Billie Eilish Named Apple Track’s 2024 Artist of the Yr

Billie Eilish is wrapping up 2024 with a significant honor, because the nine-time Grammy winner was once named Apple Track’s 2024 Artist of the Yr on Thursday (Nov. 21).

“Since day one, Apple Track has supported my track and artistry, and I’m each commemorated and humbled to obtain this popularity as Artist of the Yr this a few years into my occupation,” Eilish stated in a observation of the scoop.

Rachel Newman, Apple Track’s senior director of content material and editorial, added, “From the instant we first heard ‘Ocean Eyes’ just about a decade in the past, we’ve been enthusiasts and champions of Billie’s paintings. It’s all the time particular when a tender artist can connect to such a lot of other people so temporarily. However what’s been actually outstanding about staring at her evolve over the process this final yr isn’t simply that her voice and artistry have persevered to resonate so extensively. It’s that she’s blossomed as bravely and truthfully as she has — on her personal phrases, in her personal approach.”

It’s been a groundbreaking yr for Eilish, who kicked off 2024 with two Grammy wins for her Barbie monitor, “What Was once I Made For?,” within the track of the yr and best possible track written for visible media classes. She dropped her 3rd studio album, Hit Me Onerous and Cushy, in Might, and upon unlock, the album soared to No. 1 on Apple Track’s all-genre albums chart in 138 nations international. The undertaking additionally hit No. 2 at the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart, and featured hits like “Lunch” and “Birds of a Feather.”

Going into 2025, she’s nominated for seven Grammys. Hit Me Onerous and Cushy is up for album of the yr and best possible pop vocal album, whilst “Birds of a Feather” snagged nominations for document of the yr, track of the yr and best possible pop solo efficiency. The “Over Now Prolonged Edit” of “L’Amour De Ma Vie” is nominated for best possible dance pop recording, whilst her Charli XCX “Bet” collaboration won a nod for best possible pop duo/crew efficiency.