Janick favors taking a gradual approach with artists, focusing on three-year, five-year and 10-year plans. “Signing Billie when she was 14, there was the conversation of, ‘She’s 14 years old. We have to take our time,’ ” Janick says. Billie Eilish, 15, peforming as part of a UMG showcase. Photo: Omar Vega/Invision for UMG/AP

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Persons: Billie, ‘, ” Janick, Billie Eilish, peforming, Omar Vega