At just 16 years of age, Billie Eilish is not taking over her high school, but instead is taking over the music industry. Her alternative music has appeared on the Billboard Top 100 chart three times and her breakout song, Ocean Eyes, has also been featured on the popular Netflix show, 13 Reasons Why. Her dark, rebellious, and emotional  pop music has resonated with young people and has created her a sort of cult following.

In late November, Eilish released Come Out and Play. Her new single is a holiday song created for Apple’s  Holiday advertisement campaign. The video ad that went along with the song was a claymation stop motion animation.

“I started listening to Billie Eilish when I was searching for new music. I wanted to try something new so I went to the alternative section and that’s when I found her music,” senior Makayla Lopez said.

Eilish’s unique style and genre has allowed her to resonate with the masses. Her youth has also allowed her to stand out from today’s hot artists.  

“I liked her music because she is different from other artist. She also has her own unique vibe to her that no one else really has at her age or even in this industry,” Lopez said. “This is the same feeling lots of young music listeners get from Billie Eilish and she is also very talented and her voice is so versatile at her age.”

Eilish’s constant release of new singles is helping her maintain the buzz she has created in the music industry. The new release of her Christmas single has recently garnered much attention.

“I think her new Christmas song is good, but I don’t think it should be a categorized as a Christmas song because it sounds just like her other songs and it hardly mentions Christmas,”  Lopez said.

There have been talks that, Come Out and Play, is just the first of a Christmas EP from Billie Eilish. Although it is just rumors it is stirring a lot of noise in her fan base.

“I don’t think I would like Christmas album or EP. I feel that a Christmas project would not really fit the image she portrays as an alternative artist,” Lopez said.

If Billie Eilish were to make a Christmas project it could be very lucrative for her. Come Out and Play, already has 18 million streams on Spotify and is ever increasing. But it’s not just more popularity she could obtain. Mariah Carey’s infamous Christmas song, All I want for Christmas is You, reportedly made $60 million dollars in Royalties in 2017 according to NewsWeek.

Whatever ever the future hold for Billie Eilish it is likely that that this is just the start for her, and at 16 she has plenty of time to take over the music industry.