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Billie Eilish is riding a wave right now, and it's a big one

It's a good time to be Billie Eilish. And for one of the first times in her life, the 17-year old singer-songwriter is finally comfortable admitting this. "Because trust me, I am not somebody that is going to lie about my happiness," the no-nonsense Eilish, one of music's most undisputed breakout stars this year, said when calling from her native Los Angeles on a recent afternoon. "But recently it's just been true. I can't lie." Her life in recent times, Eilish said, "has been pretty much indescribable. It's just all so good."

Part of that stems from her meeting and making fans of so many

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