Billie Eilish, while addressing billionaires at the Wall Street Journal Innovator Awards 2025, said, "Give your money away, shorties." View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe singer will be donating 11.5 million from her Hit me Hard and Soft tour proceeds towards food equity, climate justice, reducing carbon pollution, and combating the climate crisis. Eilish noted that in the audience there were sitting billionaires who were much richer than her and urged them to donate towards a cause.While accepting the 2025 WSJ Music Innovator Award, Billie said,"I love you all but there's a few people here that have a lot more money than me. And, if you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah. Give your money away, shorties. Love you guys. Thank you so much.""Billie, on behalf of humans, thank you very much" - Stephen Colbert thanks Billie Eilish for her donationStephen Colbert took the stand during the 2025 WSJ Innovator Awards to announce that Billie Eilish will be donating proceeds from her most recent tour, Hit me Hard and Soft, "I also have the privilege of breaking a little news to all of you tonight. And thank you Billie for allowing me to do this, this is extraordinary. Billie Eilish will be donating proceeds from her Hit me Hard and Soft tour to support organizations, projects, and voices dedicated to food equity, climate justice, reducing carbon pollution and combatting the climate crisis."He continued,"That donation ladies and gentlemen, will be $11.5 million. That's wonderful. Billie on behalf of Humans thank you very much"Eilish's tour grossed 46.7 million over ticket sales from 16 shows as per Touring Data. The tour supported her third studio album Hit me Hard and Soft, which was released on May 17, 2024. The tour was billed as Eilish's 7th headlining tour, and spanned across North America, Australia, and Europe. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostBillie Eilish kicked off the tour on September 29 at the Videotron Center in Quebec City, Canada. For the tour, Billie partnered up with plant-based food organization Support + Feed, along with the environmental non-profit organization REVERB.Eilish also made other sustainability efforts during the tour, including reducing greenhouse gas pollution, decreasing single-use plastic waste, supporting climate action, and updating concession offerings to promote plant-based food options, as per the tour's press release.Tour promoter Live Nation asked fans to consider taking "sustainable transport" during the tour and urged fans to bring empty reusable water bottles to fill up at free water refill stations.