Bad Bunny at the Grammy Awards on February 1, 2026 / Getty Images for The Recording Academy
Multiple celebrities used tonight’s Grammy Awards as a platform to speak about against the actions of US law enforcement agency ICE.
The federal agency – Immigration and Customs Enforcement – has come in for significant controversy in recent months after President Donald Trump dispatched agents to US cities including Minneapolis, where two US citizens have been killed by officers since the turn of the year.
Collecting one of his three awards, Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny – due to perform at next week’s Super Bowl – said: “Before I say thanks to god, I’m gonna say, ICE out.”
“We are not savage, we are not animals, we are not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans,” he continued. “Also, I want to say to people, I know it’s tough to know not to hate these days, and I was thinking, sometimes we get [contaminated]. The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing more powerful than hate is love.
“So, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. We don’t hate them, we love our people, we love our family. That’s the way to do it. We love.”
English singer Olivia Dean, who was named Best New Artist, said: “I want to say I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant. I’m a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated. So. Yeah, we’re nothing without each other.”
Billie Eilish, meanwhile, told the audience: “As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything but that no-one is illegal on stolen land.
“And, yeah, it’s just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, and I feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting, and our voices really do matter, and the people matter, and fuck ICE. That’s all I’m going to say. Sorry. Thank you so much.”
