Billie Eilish on a Potential Rihanna Album: ‘I’m Excited for That’

Billie Eilish, like the rest of us, really wants Rihanna to drop her long-awaited ninth studio album.

To promote her first 3D theatrical concert film, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour, the 10-time Grammy winner spoke to ELLE and was asked about three songs that she had in “heavy rotation.”

“‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ by Billie Holiday, ‘Caribbean Blue’ by Enya, ‘Twilight’ by Elliott Smith,” the “CHIHIRO” singer began. “If Rihanna ever f**kingmakes R9, then I’m excited for that.”

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Just as Eilish is a fan of the nine-time Grammy winner, Rihanna has expressed a mutual respect for the “WILDFLOWER” vocalist. In 2024, the Anti artist called Eilish her “dream collaborator.”

In an interview with Complex that same year, Eilish admitted that she initially thought Rihanna’s response was a joke.

“I literally thought it was AI, first of all,” Eilish said. “I’ve never met Rihanna. She’s literally my idol. She’s the greatest of all time. She’s my complete dream collab.”

“I would think, like, ‘She probably doesn’t even like me,’” she continued. “I’ve never heard from her, and I’ve never had any interaction with her, so why would I have ever even thought about it?”

Rihanna later acknowledged Eilish’s reaction of shock to being name-dropped and called the 10-time Grammy winner “the most anti-coolest girl ever.”

“In my mind she doesn’t listen to commercial music. … I feel like she’s just creating her diary vocally,” Rihanna told Access Hollywood.