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By Johnny Oleksinski
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March 29, 2024, 12:11 p.m. ET
Billie Eilish slammed “vinyl variants,” embraced by artists like Taylor Swift, as “wasteful.”
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What was Billie Eilish made for? Environmental activism, apparently.
In an interview with Billboard, the singer, who just lately received her second Oscar for her music “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” denounced the rising music business follow of releasing a number of “vinyl variants.”
A vinyl variant is a special urgent of the identical album with slight alterations, akin to a number of coloration choices and even together with extra tracks. Providing a number of variations encourages tremendous followers to purchase all of them. Taylor Swift’s album “Folklore,” as an illustration, had eight vinyl variants.
Some have criticized the transfer as a cash-grab. However Eilish, 22, mentioned the development is downright “wasteful.”
Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” had eight vinyl variants. Getty Photos for TAS Rights Administration
“We reside nowadays the place, for some purpose, it’s essential to some artists to make all kinds of various vinyl and packaging,” she mentioned. “[It] ups the gross sales and ups the numbers and will get them more cash and will get them extra.”
The singer continued: “I can’t even specific to you the way wasteful it’s. It’s proper in entrance of our faces and individuals are simply getting away with it left and proper, and I discover it actually irritating as anyone who actually goes out of my solution to be sustainable and do the most effective that I can and attempt to contain everyone in my crew in being sustainable — after which it’s a few of the largest artists on this planet making f–king 40 totally different vinyl packages which have a special distinctive factor simply to get you to maintain shopping for extra.”
Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever” additionally had eight variants, however made out of recycled supplies. Billie Eilish
Like “Folklore,” Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever” additionally got here in eight variants, however was made out of 100% recycled black vinyl and reused scraps for coloured variants, she mentioned.
“It’s so wasteful, and it’s irritating to me that we’re nonetheless at some extent the place you care that a lot about your numbers and also you care that a lot about creating wealth, Eilish added.
“And it’s all of your favourite artists doing that s—t.”
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