Singer Billie Eilish honoured her female peers in the
music industry as she accepted her Billboard 2019
Woman of the Year prize. Eilish on Thursday night honoured the women in the music industry, reports aa website. The 17-year-old singer was introduced to the stage by Cyndi Lauper, who gushed: “When I first heard Billie sing, I kinda stopped breathing for a sec. It was so emotional and so deep – it stopped me. Even when you had that black s**t coming down your face.”The veteran went on to call the Bad Guy hitmaker “magical”, and told her she’s just at “the beginning (of) a long journey”, as the humbled teenager stepped up to the microphone to applause from the crowd. Following a brief video highlighting the superstar’s many accomplishments, which she joked was “so embarrassing”, the singer reflected on the weight of her new title at such a young age. (IANS)
