Multi-Billionaire Blasts Billie Eilish for Alleged Hypocrisy Despite an $11.5 Million Donation

Billie Eilish gives away millions, asks the ultra-rich to chip in, and suddenly Grant Cardone is on X telling her to make her tickets free and upload her songs without copyright. Internet, commence chaos.

What Billie actually did (and said)

Eilish just wrapped a monster run: 106 sold-out shows around the world, her third studio album certified double platinum by the RIAA (2 million copies in the U.S.), and on Wednesday, Oct. 29 in New York, she picked up WSJ. Magazine's Music Innovator of the Year award. During that event, host Stephen Colbert revealed she donated $11.5 million from her tour to a range of charities and organizations.

From the stage, Eilish made it clear where her head is at, urging the folks with serious bank accounts to help people who need it — and yes, the room included tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg.

"We’re in a time right now when the world is really, really bad and really dark. People need empathy and help more than, kind of, ever, especially in our country. I’d say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things and maybe give it to some people that need it. Love you all, but there’s a few people in here who have a lot more money than me. If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away."

WSJ. Magazine later shared the moment on Instagram.

Enter Grant Cardone with the hard pivot

Not long after the donation news landed, billionaire businessman and motivational speaker Grant Cardone jumped on X to call Eilish out. He latched onto a line she had used telling the super-wealthy to donate more — phrased online as "give your money away, shorties" — and shot back with: "give your music away my Queen."

Then he went further, pointing at her upcoming New Orleans stop. His argument: if she wants billionaires to give away their cash, she should do the same with her art and her tickets — especially in a city with a lot of low-income residents — rather than charging what he called steep prices.

"Hey Billie, big fan here. I noticed you’re playing in New Orleans next week, one of the poorer cities in USA and the lowest price seat is $129. Why not make all the seats free."

He also pushed the classic counterpoint: billionaires don’t tell Eilish how to spend her money, so she shouldn’t tell them how to spend theirs. Subtlety was not the goal here.

The replies were... not gentle

Cardone’s posts spread fast, and the replies skewed heavily in Eilish’s favor. A sample from Nov. 2, 2025:

• @ihadenoughs: "You literally just made a post saying what would you do with 22 million, meaning you have a spare 22 and want ideas/advice lmao"
• @the___Dave: "Grant, $11.5M is 20% of Billie’s entire net worth. Are you donating 20% of your entire net worth as well?"
• @jeffrey_sherman: "You literally did that. Calling her comment a lecture sounds like a kid when a parent points something out. The point was how much is enough while watching millions of Americans, despite doing their best, go hungry and be homeless. Some of them vets that protected billionaires."
• @MoDogRR777: "You sure dole out enough bullshit on how much money people should make."

Where this lands

Eilish hasn’t responded to Cardone’s digs. The facts are straightforward: she donated $11.5 million, publicly asked the richest people in the room to do more, and got a very online scolding about her pricing and copyrights from a billionaire who thinks she should practice the exact version of generosity he prefers. Predictably, the crowd picked sides. No shock which side most people chose.