Billie Eilish may be soft-spoken, but she doesn’t shy away from speaking her mind. On Wednesday evening in New York City, the Grammy-winning artist accepted the Music Innovator Award at WSJ Magazine‘s Innovator Awards ceremony — and took the opportunity to ruffle rich people’s feathers during her acceptance speech.

“We’re in a time right now where the world is really, really bad and really dark and people need empathy and help more than, kind of, ever, especially in our country,” Eilish addressed the audience. “I’d say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things, maybe give it to some people that need it.”

“Love you all, but there’s a few people in here that have a lot more money than me,” she continued. “If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but

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