W thank you wow I think we can all agree that doe’s an innovator already thank you DOI I’m really deeply touched by your words and that video was crazy thank um I don’t know totally how to think about this because winning an award honoring my entire career at 38 years old is a hard thing to get my head around um on the one hand I feel like I’ve been doing this forever and on the other hand I know I’m just getting started so even though the world might consider a woman in her late 30s old for.
a pop star which is insane I promise that I’m just getting warmed up Innovation isn’t about breaking rules it’s about writing your own and convincing the world they were theirs all along like uh showing up to the Grammys in an egg or creating an Anthem that everyone told us was too controversial until it became undeniable if I’ve learned anything in three decades I’ve been at this it’s um that the most powerful Innovation is your authenticity every time I was the only woman in the room the loudest voice was.
Who won the I Heart music awards in 2025?
inside my own head telling me not to compromise listening to that voice always showed me exactly where I belonged and tonight I’m I think of my grandmothers fiercely brilliant Italian-American women who reinvented their Destinies with nothing but strength and dreams and determination they didn’t invent technology or art they invented possibility shaping the future with nothing more than their minds and those women my ancestors they’re the greatest innovators that I’ve ever known but I wouldn’t be here without my.
Inspirations David Bowie Grace Jones Carol King Elton John Lady Starlight Madonna Stevie Wonder Duke Ellington Sher and of course my dear friend Tony Bennett who taught me to embrace the classics but never be bound by them thank you to my little monsters thank you thank you for always seeing me so clearly from the fame to Mayhem because you saw me I learned to see myself and to the plus Community you taught me bravery before the world was ready to listen you have changed the world for the better and your courage fuels mine.
Did Billie Eilish win any I Heart Radio awards in 2025?
every single Day to my collaborators my team my family my fiancé and partner Michael your love your creativity your willingness to innovate alongside me is my greatest strength thank you I Heart radio for honoring the truth I’ve fought for in my music and to every artist who’s ever been told they’re different complicated or too much please never change break the mold the world doesn’t need another copy it desperately needs your original thank you.
