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How do/did you (i.e., the OP) feel about (e.g.) Lorde, Meghan Trainor, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, or even Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga)?
I am only vaguely aware of them. They did not penetrate the barrier that often separates generations. My primary news feed is Google News. It's entertainment section is dominated by the Kardashians and their ilk - people who are famous for being famous, and who make a prodigious efforts to dominate social media. Those factors often overshadow traditional music, stage and film "entertainment" news by autogenerating "hit-counts" that apparently trigger automated systems to feature them as the most "desirable" news items.
Obviously, Billie Eilish's personality has penetrated those barriers to reach me - enough to prompt me to start this thread. I like what she is doing. I think that she is a "good" cross-cultural influence, and possibly a challenge to corporate planners' attempts to dominatw the determinination of what "entertainment" should be promoted to maximize their profits. But they will try to use her - and likely create imitations.
Are you old enough to remember "The Monkees" - a band that was a corporate creation ??