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Billie Eilishs meteoric ascent has seen much turbulence, both avoidable and unavoidable.
She fell back for a sec, then began to renegotiate her relationship with the public.
Eilish returned to a public that was a bit harsher, a bit less forgiving than before.
The training wheels are off.
Its easier to draw smoke.
Old gaffes come back now.
Her videos earn more scrutiny.
She was accused ofqueerbaiting.
She had toapologize for mouthing a slur in an old video.
It has made Eilish by turns more protective of herselfand more clear in her diction.
Her growing independence is matched by a vastly expanded musical palette.
There arent any EDM tunes or bright 80s-rock choruses, no crossover-happy trap beats and no unexpected pop-punk jams.
Maybe well know in 2023.
You move at a different pace when your major competition is yourself.
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