Our new age scene queen: Billie Eilish

OK, is it really that weird to think of Billie Eilish as some sort of minimalist queen Gen-Z scene queen teenage dream? NO.

I know many people out there are lukewarm towards her music in general, and often deny that she has any "real talent" (but let's be real: talent doesn't sell anymore, it's all about marketing) However, I happen to think the exact opposite. An emotional teenager writing her own über moody songs with streams of makeup running down her face and bold eyebrows– how could anybody pass this up? Right now she's my current fave and she honestly makes me want to get back into writing music (fun fact, when I was young I actually wanted to be a lyricist). I think the majority of people who come in contact with Eilish's tend to have similar views to me in that she's an absolute game changer for the music industry, and she will likely become a paragon for all future female artists to follow (or directly contrast, depending on their mArKeTiNg StRaTeGy).

Overall, this b!%ch is sickening.

But now, let's compare her to my favorite moody pop star growing up, Avril Lavigne.

I personally also think that Lavigne's pop hits such as "Girlfriend" and "Sk8r Boi" were precedents to other 00s pop songs by artists such as Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, and even Lady Gaga. This is not to say that Lavigne is necessarily a better artists than them, but I think she was a trailblazer for alternative pop. Other artists could have most definitely done what she did, but she proved it could work.

But think about it like this: all of these artists have a target audience of predominately teenagers. Now, that's a lot of psychological capital. If any artist who makes themselves available to this age group shows how one can still achieve success even while quirky and a bit of an outcast, teens will undoubtedly favor and look up to them. With Avril, it was like she made me feel ok about feeling sad sometimes or wanting to do something reckless like deliberately kiss someone else's boyfriend. Teenagers NEED that kind of chaotic energy to live vicariously through.

Lavigne's downfall, in my humble opinion, was mostly due to the conspiracy theories that plague the internet (you already know which one I'm talking about). However, to be fair, I think she went a little too vanilla on us too quickly. "Hello Kitty" was cool and all, but we still needed songs that were intentionally demeaning towards other people's significant others.

All of that being said, I think Eilish is here to stay, at least until this next generation is thrust in to the reality of actually needing to function in society. Keep holding on until that time comes, Bil.

Now i g2g get a bunch of piercings and bleach my hair (rawr XD).