Billie Eilish and Finneas hire new management

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Billie Eilish and Finneas have reportedly hired new management.Reports of the two changing companies came from a new update from The Hollywood Reporter, which claimed that the musicians are now both being managed by Jason Owen.

He works as part of the Sandbox Entertainment company, and has an impressive roster of clients including country singers Kacey Musgraves and Kelsea Ballerini.Before the reported move, Eilish and Finneas were represented by a business called Best Friends, which was co-owned by Danny Rukasin and Brandon Goodman.They worked with Rukasin and Goodman for the majority of their careers so far, and the management, publishing and recording company was founded in 2019.

Other clients represented by Best Friends include Mimi Webb and Role Model.While represented by them, Eilish hit huge milestones including over 40 tracks on the Hot 100, 32 Grammy nods, nine Grammy wins and the Number One single ‘Bad Guy’.During that time, Finneas secured 21 Grammy nods and 10 wins, while the two of them have won two Oscars.

These came from the Bond track ‘No Time To Die’ – which was taken from the film of the same name – and the Barbie track ‘What Was I Made For?’.At the time of writing, no official confirmation about the reported shift from Best Friends to Sandbox Entertainment has been shared by either artist, and the reasons behind the decisions have not been publicly disclosed.As highlighted by Billboard, this month saw an impressive number of wins for Sandbox while at the Academy of Country Music Awards.