"From the start, her success has come not in spite of industry gatekeepers but with their help. After she and Finneas uploaded ‘‘Ocean Eyes” to SoundCloud, it received a boost from Hillydilly, a music blog with industry readers"
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/11/magazine/billie-eilish-profile.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/11/magazine/billie-eilish-profile.html