After Kanye West Coachella Threat, Billie Eilish 'Paused' Her Show Again: What Was The Reason Behind?

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 18: Billie Eilish performs onstage during her "Happier Than Ever" Tour at Madison Square Garden on February 18, 2022 in New York City. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Live Nation

Since the infamous Astroworld concert tragedy that claimed the lives of almost ten people leaving 300 injured, artists have become more cautious about the state of their audiences in concerts.

Various health departments have eased guidelines and protocols for large format outdoor events across the United States.

In effect, artists have continued their postponed and canceled concert tours since the COVID-19 pandemic.

But with the minimum health protocols in place, artists, and their team, are still responsible for maintaining the safety of the concert venue.

Especially with the flak that Travis Scott received from the tragic Astroworld crush, in which he allegedly dismissed the audience's fiasco happening and proceeded on performing, the public eyes are more focused on the artists than ever.

The first instance

Weeks ago, Billie Eilish stopped temporarily stopped her concert to address one of her fans.

She handed out an inhaler for the fan who had trouble breathing; Eilish then instructed her team to escort the concertgoer outside to ensure she was well.

At one point in the video, the Grammy-winning artist seemingly took a swipe at Travis Scott following the rapper's Astroworld Festival crush in November.

"I wait for people to be okay before I keep going," she quipped, causing an uproar cheer from the crowd.

This comment, however, put Billie on the already complicated Kim Kardashian, Pete Davidson, Travis Scott issue.

In a now-deleted Instagram post, Kanye demanded the 20-year old singer to apologize to a "very hurt" Scott because of her comment.

If she would not apologize, Kanye threatened to pull the plug on his Coachella performance in which he will headline with Billie and Harry Styles.

Billie then quipped and said, "Literally never said a thing about Travis. Was just helping a fan."

Take a breath

In her last show at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, Billie did the same thing again but now, not because someone is crushed in the audience.

TMZ's newly obtained footage reveals that Billie instructed her concert audience to "take a breath" for a while before continuing on her acoustic performance.

She also asked people near the stage to "step back" as it was already crowded near her.

Billie, who still has not "apologized" to Kanye and Scott, seemed to continue checking on her audiences from time to time.

John Mayer also followed suit and stopped his concert for a while when one of her audience was almost unconscious.

After the fan was escorted with medical attention, he proceeded again in his performance.

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