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Billie Eilish drops James Bond track
LONDON, Feb 14, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Teenage pop iconoclast Billie Eilish
dropped her James Bond theme tune on Friday, racking up 2.2 million views in
just six hours as the teenage prodigy continues her stunning rise.
Sharing the same name as the upcoming movie “No Time To Die”, the ballad
features the grungy melancholic feel that has propelled Eilish to star status
and caps a remarkable few weeks for the teenager.
Last month Eilish was the breakout star at the Grammys, sweeping five
awards including the “big four” prizes: Album of the Year, Song of the Year,
Record of the Year and Best New Artist.
The Los Angeles-born singer, who only turned 18 in December, is the
youngest artist to record a Bond track. The song was written with her primary
creative collaborator — and brother — Finneas O’Connell.
Her Facebook page said Eilish would perform the world premier of the new
track at next Tuesday’s Brit Awards in London alongside O’Conner, movie score
maestro Hans Zimmer and former Smiths legend Johnny Marr.
The 25th instalment of the British spy saga, due out in April, sees Bond
drawn out of retirement in Jamaica by his old friend and CIA agent Felix
Leiter.
Rami Malek, who won a best actor Oscar for his depiction of Queen frontman
Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody”, plays the villain.
Craig, 51, who had to undergo minor ankle surgery after an injury on set,
is expected bow out after eight years as agent 007.
Trailers feature the Bond staples that have made the franchise so
successful over the decades: car chases, gun fire, gadgets and femmes
fatales.
But Eilish’s track will guarantee interest from a younger demographic.
The biggest globally renowned musician to emerge from Generation Z, the
candid Eilish draws young fans with a personal social media presence and
internet-speak fluency.
Her signature style features oversized sweatshirts and baggy pants, often
paired with sunglasses and the garish extra-long nail extensions more often
associated with rapper Cardi B.
At just 13, she unveiled her debut bedroom-produced single “Ocean Eyes” on
SoundCloud, the do-it-yourself streaming platform that has also brought a
generation of young rappers to fame.
Interscope signed her at age 14 — making the Californian a rare internet-
age pop star to win big online and then see a label invest time and money in
cultivating her talent over the long term.
Last year she dropped a number one album entitled “When We All Fall
Asleep, Where Do We Go?”, led the hot songs chart with her single “Bad Guy”
and played a set on a prime stage at the Coachella music festival.
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