Billie Eilish gets activism prize at Artist Showcase... where she ribs bigwigs in her speech

dailymail.co.uk:

Billie Eilish took the mic onstage when she attended Sir Lucian Grainge's 2023 Artist Showcase presented by Merz Aesthetics' Experience+ and Coke Studios in Los Angeles this Saturday.Sir Lucian, the CEO of Universal Music Group, welcomed a glittering array of music luminaries including Sir Elton John into Milk Studios in Hollywood for the fete.Held just one day before the Grammy Awards take place in the same town, the dazzling affair saw Billie, 21, mingling with the likes of her fellow singing sensation Sabrina Carpenter.Dressed in an elegant black ensemble, she took the stage to be presented with a REVERB Amplifier Award for activism, and her speech was posted to YouTube by the fan account Billie Eilish Clips.

Addressing the bigwigs in the room, she got laughs when she quipped that 'a lot of you got some money in your f***ing pockets, so maybe use it for good things and not stupid things, you know?'  On the town: Billie Eilish took the mic onstage when she attended Sir Lucian Grainge's 2023 Artist Showcase presented by Merz Aesthetics' Experience+ and Coke Studios in Los Angeles this Saturday Top talents: Sir Lucian (left), the CEO of Universal Music Group, welcomed a glittering array of music luminaries including Sir Elton John (right) into Milk Studios in Hollywood for the feteOver the years Billie has publicly shared her views on multiple political subjects, ranging from gun control to animal rights to last November's American midterm elections.Early in her speech, she confessed that 'I do as much as I can but I feel like I can always do more, but I feel really  impressed and really excited that you guys are actually making this a priority and thinking about it and kind of doing your part.