Upcoming animated short When Billie Met Lisa will see Billie Eilish appearing alongside The Simpsons! The all new short, featuring Oscar and Grammy award-winning artists Billie Eilish and FINNNEAS, will premiere next week on Friday, Aprill 22nd, exclusively on Disney+.
What happens when chart-topping artists Billie Eilish and FINNEAS discover Lisa Simpson practicing her saxophone? Billie invites her to the studio for a special jam session that she'll never forget!
When Billie Met Lisa will be the fourth release in the series of The Simpsons shorts that have been created exclusively for Disney+. Previously released Star Wars and Marvel-themed shorts "Maggie Simpson in 'The Force Awakens from Its Nap'" and "The Good, The Bart, and The Loki'" are currently streaming on Disney+. The most recent short, The Simpsons in Plusaversary, was released back on November 12th, 2021, in celebration of Disney+ Day. You can find the entire collection at https://www.disneyplus.com/franchise/the-simpsons.
The Simpsons: Created by Matt Groening and Developed by James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, The Simpsons is the longest-running primetime scripted show in television history. It exploded into a cultural phenomenon in 1990 and has remained one of the most groundbreaking and innovative entertainment franchises and is recognized throughout the world. Currently airing its 32nd season, The Simpsons to date has won 34 Emmy Awards, 34 Annie Awards, 9 Environmental Media Awards, 7 People’s Choice Awards and 13 Writers Guild of America Awards. The Simpsons was the first animated series to win a Peabody Award, and in 2019 received the Institutional Peabody Award. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 2012 for the theatrical short "The Longest Daycare." This was followed by the theatrical short “Playdate with Destiny”(2020) and the Disney+ exclusive “The Force Awakens From Its Nap”(2021). The Simpsons Movie was a hit feature film, their mega-attraction The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios has received historic expansion updates with the addition of 'Springfield’—winning a Thea Award in both 2009 and 2017. The show was honored with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000. The Simpsons ongoing Tapped Out mobile game, which launched in 2012, received a Webby Award in 2018. It has been named the “Best Show of the 20th Century” by Time Magazine, called the "Greatest American Sitcom" by Entertainment Weekly in 2013, and declared "The Best TV Show Ever" in 2016 by vulture.com.