Apple Shares Trailer for Upcoming Billie Eilish Documentary

[MacRumors]

Apple today shared the trailer for "Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry," an upcoming Billie Eilish documentary that will premiere in theaters and on Apple TV+ on Friday, February 26.

The documentary is described as the "true coming of age story" of the singer-songwriter and her rise to stardom. It offers an intimate look into her journey as a seventeen-year-old navigating life on the road, stage, and at home with her family while she writes, records, and releases her first album "WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?"

Apple paid $25 million for the Billie Eilish documentary back in December 2019, with the film directed by R.J. Cutler.

Apple has released several music documentaries in the past, but and this is the second that will premiere on ‌Apple TV+‌ instead of Apple Music. Apple last year released "Beastie Boys Story," a documentary on the Beastie Boys. Prior Apple documentaries like Taylor Swift's "The 1989 World Tour (Live)" and Ed Sheeran's "Songwriter" were both made available through ‌Apple Music‌ when they were released.

Article Link: Apple Shares Trailer for Upcoming Billie Eilish Documentary

 

[HeavenDynamic]

First thing on TV+ that I'm actually excited about.

 

[smallcoffee]

What kind of music is this? First time hearing about her.

 

[4jasontv]

Sure. Why not. I paid to see Sublime: Stories, Tales, Lies, & Exaggerations.

 

[Eddy Munn]

What kind of music is this? First time hearing about her.

Forgetting the /s?

 

[Windoes]

What kind of music is this? First time hearing about her.

Me too, and I didn't forgot any /s

 

[djcerla]

This is exactly what TV+ needs. Going to be a watershed moment for the service.

 

[HALE101]

Is she like the Avril Lavigne of this generation?

 

[adamjackson]

I really hope the filmmaker and the artist came to an agreement to properly show the bull crap these artists put up with. No matter how good of people you surround yourself with, there are going to be jerks and butt holes lurking to screw you over and paired with an artist who is developing herself.

I'm in no way in the demographic to watch or enjoy this documentary and while Defiant Ones did a decent job, it glossed over a lot of drama.

In pop music, nothing is ever what it seems and this child has probably been through a LOT that we'll never know about and it would be good if they shared that.

...I recognize that perhaps her brand is like Taylor swift and it's it's "I'm 100% transparent" but no one on earth is or can be 100% transparent that's now how humans function.

 

[Johnny907]

Is she like the Avril Lavigne of this generation?

Got it in one.

 

[julesme]

What kind of music is this? First time hearing about her.

Eilish is a phenomenally talented sister/brother duo (her brother is the principal producer, while they both write). Their early efforts were created in their parents' house, and the first songs were self-produced and uploaded, UGC style on their iMac. It helps if you like their music, which is subjective, as always. It's moody and not for everyone, admittedly.

 

[FightTheFuture]

Is she like the Avril Lavigne of this generation?

Avril Lavigne is the Avril Lavigne of this generation. She's still touring.

Not knowing Billie Eillish is like not knowing who's playing the Super Bowl. Very hard to avoid when pop stars get really popular.

 

[Zimmy68]

I can't wait to see what drummed up drama they will create for this.
Online hate, body shaming, disrespect by other artists, Trump issues, etc.
I'm sure there will be some woman hating men mixed in there.
It is the Taylor Swift playbook to a tee (I bet).

 

[nwcs]

Grandpa Simpson’s wisdom strikes again:

I used to be with “it”, but then they changed what “it” was.
Now what I’m with isn’t “it” anymore and what’s “it” seems weird and scary.
It’ll happen to you!

 

[supremedesigner]

I got free Apple TV+ for a year from March 2020. Few interesting shows I liked are: See, Defending Jacob and Teheran.

The rest are meh. I’m not too excited to renew because all I see are bunch of documentaries and less actions.

 

[Karma*Police]

I thought they did one already... Apple has been promoting her hard for a couple of years now

 

[yaxomoxay]

Well, can't say I am a fan or even someone mildly interested, but I wish her well. Success at that young age, especially in the music scene, is not a light burden.

 

[ghostface147]

She's a bit young to get a documentary. Oh well.

 

[Apple Freak]

This looks really interesting. I like how "grassroots" she is.

 

[MrTechAdvice]

They paid 25 million on this? wow.....

 

[JohnApples]

I’m actually proud of the MacRumors community on this one. Usually when an article is posted about an artist, the comments section is filled with “Who? Never heard of em” or “Awful music! Why would Apple promote this?” or some other insult about the artist. Glad to see there’s not a ton of that happening.

On topic: I’m excited to see this one. While admittedly I don’t like most of her music, I can’t deny she’s incredibly talented especially at a young age and she goes to the beat of her own drum. You can tell she makes the music “she” wants to make. I look forward to learning more about one of the more unique artists (IMO) out there right now.

 

[yaxomoxay]

They paid 25 million on this? wow.....

or about, 417,501 monthly subscriptions for a year.
With CODA, which was announced the other day, it's 835,000 monthly subscriptions (for a year) for the copyrights of only two shows.

 

[Mr. Dee]

I guess this is what the anti Mariahs have been waiting for. Explains a lot.

 

[Treq]

Is this something people were asking for?

 

[DavidLeblond]

I'm of the age where new artists just don't grab me. But I will say, I listened to her album after seeing her on Hot Ones (I always give new music a chance) and ended up buying the album.