EJ Panaligan editorBillie Eilish and her mother Maggie Baird will be honored at this year’s EMA Awards, the Environmental Media Association announced on Monday.The celebration honors globally recognized individuals for their work toward protecting the planet, and the ceremony will take place on Oct.
8 in Los Angeles.Eilish, an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning artist, and Baird will be honored with the EMA Missions in Music Award.
They join an extensive list of talent and fellow environmental activists recognized by EMA over the years including Willie Nelson, Adam Levine, Don Henley, Diane Warren, Alanis Morissette and Dave Mathews.
EMA will acknowledge the mother and daughter for their work as role models for sustainable behaviors, including initiatives present in Eilish’s current “Happier Than Ever” world tour.
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