Billie Eilish Announces New Album ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’: Fans React

Billie Eilish‘s followers are happier than ever after the 22-year-old pop star introduced Monday (April 8) that her third album, Hit Me Onerous and Mushy, will arrive later this spring.

The singer shared the information on Instagram alongside the challenge’s cowl artwork, a portrait of her sinking underwater, seemingly seconds after being dropped from the opposite facet of a door that’s seen on the prime of the body. “MY THIRD ALBUMMMMMMMMMMMMM COMES OUT MAY 17THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHH🥹🥹🥹,” she wrote. “so loopy to be penning this proper now i’m nervyyyyy & exciteddd 🫣”

Including that she and her brother/producer Finneas “couldn’t be extra pleased with this album,” Eilish additionally confirmed that she gained’t be releasing any singles forward of time, noting, “i wanna give it to you unexpectedly.” Even so, the joy followers are experiencing primarily based on the announcement alone would possibly simply be greater than sufficient to maintain them till Could 17, with many flocking to social media to rejoice instantly after the nine-time Grammy winner clicked “put up.”

“BILLIE JUST ANNOUNCED A NEW ALBUM OH MY GOD,” wrote one amped-up fan in all-caps on X.

One other individual tweeted, “Billie Eilish saying a brand new album has actually saved my whole 2024.”

Hit Me Onerous and Mushy will observe the musician’s 2019 debut When We All Fall Asleep, The place Do We Go? and her 2021 sophomore effort Happier Than Ever, each of which topped the Billboard 200 for 3 weeks. This time round, Eilish is aiming to be much more eco-friendly along with her album rollout than ever earlier than, telling Billboard in a brand new interview, “If I don’t use that privilege to do some good on this planet, then what’s the purpose?”

Her sustainability efforts surrounding her third LP embrace utilizing recycled supplies for the bodily copies of Hit Me Onerous and Mushy. “We’re doing every part we will to reduce waste in each facet of my music,” she continued. “[My label has] listened to my issues and helped me discover one of the simplest ways ahead when releasing music and product into the world.”

See how followers are reacting to Eilish’s new album announcement under.