The live music options in New Orleans for the week of Nov. 6-12 include two nights at the Smoothie King Center by one of pop music’s biggest new stars plus several artists from Texas.

BILLIE EILISH

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SMOOTHIE KING CENTER

At only 23, Billie Eilish is a primary force in progressive pop music. Her third studio album, 2024’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” continued her string of critical and commercial successes. Like its predecessors, “Hit Me Hard and Soft” was co-written and produced by her brother Finneas O’Connell. Also like its predecessors, the album found fresh ways to showcase Eilish’s striking soprano and point of view.

Just as Baton Rouge rapper NBA Youngboy did in October, Eilish will fill the Smoothie King Center for two consecutive nights Friday and Saturday. The stage

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