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Coffee Break: Teen breakouts

Billie Eilish performs on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on ABC on Thursday, March 28, 2019.
Billie Eilish performs on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on ABC on Thursday, March 28, 2019.Randy Holmes/ABC

by Anna Weggel

May 29, 2019

Rolling Stone has named Billie Eilish Teenager of the Year.

Rob Sheffield wrote in Rolling Stone: "Eilish is more than just the teenager of the year -- she's the first invader from the next generation of pop masterminds, rewriting the playbook for how it's done. She's the rebel who has bypassed songwriting camps and superproducers to make her own eccentric songs with her brother. She sings about murder and blood and gore, whispering her creep-show electro nightmares."

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what musicians and bands to you want to hear that rose to fame in their teens?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Lorde - Royals
The Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby
Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
Dion - Runaround Sue
The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
Adele - Rumor Has It
The Replacements - Raised In The City
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
The Donnas - Take It Off
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now