Billie Eilish Interviews Ariana Grande About ‘Wicked’ and Agrees They Need to Collaborate: ‘We Need To Do That’

On Tuesday evening (Feb. 4), fans were treated to a wicked good treat: an intimate conversation between Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish. 

Following a screening of Wicked at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, a hush fell over the room as the credits silently rolled and all eyes fell on the double doors to the right of the stage. Soon enough, Grande and Eilish entered arm in arm before taking their respective seats. And after a brief snafu in which Eilish didn’t have her questions – which Grande offered to run and get – they were soon handed to Eilish and the conversation got started. 

“You guys just watched my favorite movie,” said Eilish to the crowd. To which Grande replied: “Ladies and gentleman, Billie Eilish. Thank you for doing this. It means so much to me. My team was like, ‘Who’s your dream person to do this?’ And I said, ‘Billie Eilish. But she’s too busy, she’s too fabulous, it’s too much.’ But you said yes I was like, ‘Oh shit.’ Now I’m so nervous.”

After briefly exchanging a series of “I love yous” to one another, Eilish – who also called Grande “one of the greatest singers of our generation” – proved just how far back her fandom goes, citing her old YouTube comments dating back to 2014. “I used to call you Ari to my brother and he’d be like, ‘Don’t call her Ari. You don’t know her.’”

Eilish then told the crowd she’d be asking a few questions – as printed out on the paper now in her hand – and made clear the role of moderator “is not normal” for her. Yet, she handled the position like a pro. 

Below are the pair’s best exchanges.