Audiences tuning into the FireAid benefit concert for Los Angeles on Thursday night (Jan. 30) were surprised with an early treat when pop superstar Billie Eilish made a surprise appearance alongside Billie Joe Armstrong and the rest of Green Day for a stirring opening performance.

One of the great challenges faced by the events during Grammy Week, including the FireAid benefit, is how to set the proper tone: How do you have a celebratory event like big concert or awards show without seeming tone-deaf to the tragedy and loss so many suffered in the Los Angeles wildfires that ravaged the