Mixing one of the world's coolest young musicians with a legendary film franchise was always going to lead to something interesting. So of course Billie Eilish's first performance of her new Bond theme - No Time To Die - was a highlight of this year's BRITs. The singer, who is nominated for Best International Female Artist, took to the stage in a glittering black outfit at the O2 to perform the track, with the help of her brother Finneas - her collaborator - along with Hans Zimmer and Johnny Marr. In short, it left us shaken and stirred in all the best ways.
The song has already gained millions of listens on YouTube, and has even received approval from Daniel Craig, who had to sign off on Billie's offering before it was confirmed as the title track.
'He has a big say in it', Billie says. 'We learned that from this. He's really involved. We haven't met him but he's got to like it before they move on.' The performance came a day after Finneas explained the writing process behind writing an iconic Bond song.
‘We were given the first 20 pages of the script, which was obviously incredible,’ he told GQ Hype. ‘It gave us such a good steer. Billie and I wrote the song, recorded the demo, then finished it in London with Hans Zimmer doing the orchestral arrangements and also Johnny Marr from The Smiths. I mean James Bond? Hans Zimmer? Johnny Marr? Mind-blowing.’
No Time To Die is in cinemas on April 10th.
The Best Red Carpet Looks From The BRIT Awards 2020
1 of 25Lizzo in a custom Moschino gown designed to resemble a Hershey's chocolate bar wrapper
2 of 25Laura Whitmore in a newspaper-print mini dress
3 of 25Neneh Cherry in an all-black combo
4 of 25Fleur East in a graphic print white suit
5 of 25Grace Carter had her own interesting take on double denim
6 of 25Mabel wore a strapless sequin Moschino gown
7 of 25Billie Eilish in head-to-toe Burberry
8 of 25Ashley Roberts in a crop top and matching maxi skirt
9 of 25Celeste wore a vintage-looking outfit with beaded detail
10 of 25Anne-Marie wore a pink satin mini dress with oversized bow detail
11 of 25Ellie Goulding in a cut-out Christopher Kane dress
12 of 25Charli XCX in a black tulle gown by Fendi
13 of 25Singer-songwriter Freya Ridings in a blue polka dot dress
14 of 25Abbey Clancy wore a super-short black dress with train
15 of 25Harry Styles wearing Gucci
16 of 25Singer Joy Crooks honoured her Bangladeshi heritage in her own take on a traditional sari
17 of 25Mel C wore a simple black gown
18 of 25JLS returned to the red carpet in a variety of almost-matching looks
19 of 25Niall Horan in a velvet jacket
20 of 25Stormzy, who was one of the night's performers
21 of 25Amber Davies in a strapless silver gown
22 of 25Emily Atack in a black column dress
23 of 25Hailee Steinfeld
24 of 25Maya Jama wore an off-shoulder velvet gown
25 of 25FKA Twigs
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