The Making of Billie Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'

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The Making of Billie Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'

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We go inside Billie Eilish's third studio album, with host Brian Hiatt joined by Angie Martoccio, who wrote Rolling Stone's recent Eilish cover story
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