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Bad Bunny Denounces ICE During Grammy Awards Acceptance Speech

HeadlineFeb 02, 2026
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Artists attending the Grammys last night wore anti-ICE pins while others used their victory speeches to speak out against President Trump’s mass raids and deportations. Among them was Bad Bunny, who took home three awards, including album of the year for “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” making history as the first Spanish-language album to win in that category. Bad Bunny is from Puerto Rico. He’ll be performing in the Super Bowl halftime show next weekend. This is part of his speech at the Grammys last night.

Bad Bunny: “Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ICE out. We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans. Also, I want to say to people, I know it’s tough to know not to hate on these days, and I was thinking, sometime we get contaminados — I don’t know how to say that in English. The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love.”

And this is singer-songwriter Billie Eilish, who won for best song of the year.

Billie Eilish: “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 just — 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.”

After Eilish won her award, Grammys host Trevor Noah said quote: “That is a Grammy that every artist wants almost as much as Trump wants Greenland, which makes sense because Epstein’s island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton.” President Trump has threatened to sue Trevor Noah.

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