Billie Eilish has produced a sea of imitators since she first blew up. Every pop star has heard something wholly distinct to her, and they have wanted to try their hands at it. Frankly, a lot of it has been extremely lukewarm at best in quality. In terms of success, it’s been middling because you can’t copy a genuine article wholesale. The best that can happen is someone takes that initial influence and does something interesting with it. This is the goal of Madison Beer, who opened up about how Billie Eilish influences her constantly.
Recently, Beer spoke on iHeartRadio, where she talked about how Billie Eilish impacts her creativity. She explains that she’s extremely well-studied and knows Billie’s catalog well. “She’s also one of my permanent queens I live for, Billie — you can play an

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