Billie goes full AI
Billie Eilish’s 2026 has been defined by viral AI collabs — the AI‑generated Juice WRLD track 'Bad For Me' featuring Eilish exploded online — and she’s also opened pre‑orders for a reissue of her 'Don’t Smile At Me' EP, which drops May 1. The moves are stirring debates about AI in music even as they rev up nostalgia for her early catalog. (ad-hoc-news.de) (ad-hoc-news.de)
A YouTube upload titled “Juice WRLD ft. Billie Eilish – Bad For Me” was posted by channel 999 Vibes on March 27, 2026 and the video’s caption explicitly labels the track as AI‑generated and not affiliated with Juice WRLD, Billie Eilish, Grade A Productions, or Universal Music Group. (youtube.com) The uploader credits SUNO AI for generating the audio and lists CapCut, Adobe Premiere Pro and FL Studio as the tools used to craft the visuals and final edit. (youtube.com) Multiple fan‑made AI music videos invoking Eilish — including AI duets with Post Malone and a Juice WRLD collaboration — appeared across YouTube between March 24–27, 2026, a surge documented in recent coverage of the online wave. (ad-hoc-news.de) Billie Eilish’s official store lists a reissue of the 2017 EP dont smile at me for pre‑order with a release date of May 1, 2026, priced at £25.99 and described as a clear first international pressing made on BioVinyl and limited to four per customer. (billieeilish.com) Independent retailers offering the same May 1, 2026 clear BioVinyl pre‑order echo the official listing and note dispatch on release day, confirming a coordinated physical repress campaign for Eilish’s early catalog. (crashrecords.co.uk) Eilish has previously joined more than 200 artists in a public letter warning against “predatory” uses of AI in music, a stance that sits at odds with the current proliferation of fan‑made AI tracks bearing her vocal likeness. (musictech.com(thehill.com)) Retail listings for May 1, 2026 also show a repress of When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? on Baby Blue BioVinyl, indicating the May 1 date covers multiple Eilish reissues rather than a single isolated EP drop. (spindizzyrecords.com)
