Bad Bunny made a political statement against the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as he accepted one of the biggest honors at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican global superstar’s – born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio – first words were ‘ICE out’ when he hit the podium to accept Best Música Urbana Album for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.
The NUEVAYoL hitmaker – who will be performing at the Super Bowl LX Half-time Show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California next week – said: ‘Before I say thanks to god, I’m going to say, ICE Out.’
He received a massive ovation from the crowd before he continued his speech by saying that immigrants and Puerto Ricans are not savage, animals, or aliens and that they are in fact, Americans.
Bad Bunny continued by saying not to be consumed by hate as he gave a positive message during his speech, ‘The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love.
‘So, please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. Yeah. We don’t hate them, we love our people, we love our family, and that’s the way to do it, with love. Don’t forget that, please. Thank you. Thank you, god! And thank you to The Academy.’
Bad Bunnymade a political statement against the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as he accepted one of the biggest honors at the 2026 Grammy Awards
Many artists at the event wore ‘ICE out’ pins following the controversial agency or the killings of Keith Porter in LA and Renée Good and the VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis at the hands of its agents.
Bad Bunny beat out J Balvin – Mixteip, Feid – FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado, Nicki Nicole – NAIKI, Trueno – EUB DELUXE, and Yandel – SINFÓNICO — En Vivo.
Olivia Dean earned one of the most coveted awards in music as she took home Best New Artist.
The 26-year-old British singer beat out a very impressive field including TikTokfamous Addison Rae in addition to: KATSEYE, The Marias, sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, and Lola Young.
Dean is the latest winner in a star-making category which has had previous title holders including Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, and Olivia Rodrigo.
She also made a political statement while honoring her family as she said during her acceptance speech: ‘I guess I want to say I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant. I wouldn’t be here.
‘Yeah, I’m a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated. So yeah, we are nothing without each other. Thank you so much. I love you. Thank you so much.’
Her grandmother immigrated from the UK from Guyana at the age of 18 as part of the Windrush Generation during World War II. Her ethnic background also includes Jamaican and English.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican global superstar’s – born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio – first words were ‘ICE out’ when he hit the podium to accept Best Música Urbana Album for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
The NUEVAYoL hitmaker – who will be performing atthe Super BowlLX Half-time Show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Californianext week – said: ‘Before I say thanks to god, I’m going to say, ICE Out’
He received a massive ovation from the crowd before he continued his speech by saying that immigrants and Puerto Ricans are not savage, animals, or aliensand that they are in fact, Americans
Many artists at the event wore ‘ICE out’ pins following the controversial agency or the killings of Keith Porter in LA and Renée Good and the VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis at the hands of its agents
Dean released her second album The Art Of Loving last year which features hit tracks Man I need, So Easy, and The Hardest Part.
Lady Gaga was one of the biggest winners of the night as she earned Best Pop Vocal Album for MAYHEM.
The 39-year-old artist (born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) beat out a very impressive field which included Justin Bieber – SWAG, Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend, Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful and Teddy Swims – ‘I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2).
She was very emotional as she sweetly recognized her fiancee Michael Polansky during her speech as she said: ‘ I have to say thank you for us my partner, Michael. I love you so much.
‘You are by my side every single day in a way that I can’t thank you enough for, and you worked so hard with me on this record, all year, so I love you, and thank you.’
The couple was first romantically linked around New Year’s Eve 2019 and later went Instagram official in early 2020.
She was also a massive winner even before her stunning appearance on the red carpet.
Gaga earned two awards including Best Dance Pop Recording for her hit track Abracadabra before the live broadcast even began.
She beat out quite the field including Selena Gomez & benny blanco – Bluest Flame, Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun, Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie), and PinkPantheress – Illegal.
