{"id":7591,"date":"2026-02-02T08:52:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7591"},"modified":"2026-02-02T08:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:52:32","slug":"ice-out-bad-bunny-didnt-ease-into-his-grammy-speech-he-detonated-it-as-he-stepped-up-to-accept-best-musica-urbana-album-at-the-2026-grammys-the-global-superstar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7591","title":{"rendered":"\u201cICE OUT.\u201d Bad Bunny didn\u2019t ease into his Grammy speech \u2014 he detonated it. As he stepped up to accept Best M\u00fasica Urbana Album at the 2026 Grammys, the global superstar skipped tradition and went straight for a message that froze the room. \u201cBefore I thank God,\u201d he said, voice steady, eyes locked forward, \u201cI\u2019m going to say: ICE out.\u201d No smile. No pause. Just a line that cut through the applause and instantly set social media on fire. The Puerto Rican icon, fresh off one of the biggest nights of his career and days away from headlining the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, used the spotlight not to celebrate himself \u2014 but to draw a hard line. Some cheered. Some gasped. Everyone paid attention\ud83d\udc47 Watch the moment that turned a Grammy win into a statement heard around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bad Bunny<\/span>\u00a0made a political statement against the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as he accepted one of the biggest honors at the 2026\u00a0Grammy<\/span>\u00a0Awards.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The 31-year-old Puerto Rican global superstar\u2019s \u2013 born Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio \u2013 first words were \u2018ICE out\u2019 when he hit the podium to accept\u00a0Best M\u00fasica Urbana Album for\u00a0DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0NUEVAYoL hitmaker \u2013\u00a0who will be performing at\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0Super Bowl<\/span>\u00a0LX Half-time Show at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara,\u00a0California<\/span>\u00a0next week \u2013 said: \u2018Before I say thanks to god, I\u2019m going to say, ICE Out.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\u00a0aliens<\/span>\u00a0and that they are in fact, Americans.<\/p>\n

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Bad Bunny continued by saying not to be consumed by hate as he gave a positive message during his speech, \u2018The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love.<\/p>\n

\u2018So, please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. Yeah. We don\u2019t hate them, we love our people, we love our family, and that\u2019s the way to do it, with love. Don\u2019t forget that, please. Thank you. Thank you, god! And thank you to The Academy.\u2019<\/p>\n

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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<\/p>\n

Many artists at the event wore \u2018ICE out\u2019 pins following the controversial agency or the killings of Keith Porter in LA and Ren\u00e9e Good and the VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis at the hands of its agents.<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny beat out\u00a0J Balvin \u2013\u00a0Mixteip, Feid \u2013\u00a0FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado, Nicki Nicole \u2013\u00a0NAIKI, Trueno \u2013\u00a0EUB DELUXE, and Yandel \u2013\u00a0SINF\u00d3NICO \u2014 En Vivo.<\/p>\n

Olivia Dean earned one of the most coveted awards in music as she took home Best New Artist.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old British singer beat out a very impressive field including\u00a0TikTok<\/span>famous\u00a0Addison Rae<\/span>\u00a0in addition to: KATSEYE, The Marias, sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, and Lola Young.<\/p>\n

Dean is the latest winner in a star-making category which has had previous title holders including\u00a0Chappell Roan<\/span>,\u00a0Billie Eilish<\/span>,\u00a0Megan Thee Stallion<\/span>,\u00a0Dua Lipa<\/span>, and\u00a0Olivia Rodrigo<\/span>.<\/p>\n

She also made a political statement while honoring her family as she said during her acceptance speech: \u2018I guess I want to say I\u2019m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant. I wouldn\u2019t be here.<\/p>\n

\u2018Yeah, I\u2019m a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated.\u00a0 So yeah, we are nothing without each other. Thank you so much. I love you. Thank you so much.\u2019<\/p>\n

Her grandmother immigrated from the UK from Guyana at the age of 18 as part of the Windrush Generation during\u00a0World War II<\/span>. Her ethnic background also includes Jamaican and English.<\/p>\n

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The 31-year-old Puerto Rican global superstar\u2019s \u2013 born Benito Antonio Mart\u00ednez Ocasio \u2013 first words were \u2018ICE out\u2019 when he hit the podium to accept Best M\u00fasica Urbana Album for DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The NUEVAYoL hitmaker \u2013 who will be performing atthe Super BowlLX Half-time Show at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Californianext week \u2013 said: \u2018Before I say thanks to god, I\u2019m going to say, ICE Out\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Many artists at the event wore \u2018ICE out\u2019 pins following the controversial agency or the killings of Keith Porter in LA and Ren\u00e9e Good and the VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis at the hands of its agents<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dean released her second album The Art Of Loving last year which features hit tracks Man I need, So Easy, and The Hardest Part.<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga was one of the biggest winners of the night as she earned Best Pop Vocal Album for MAYHEM.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old artist (born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) beat out a very impressive field which included Justin Bieber \u2013 SWAG, Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Man\u2019s Best Friend, Miley Cyrus \u2013 Something Beautiful and Teddy Swims \u2013 \u2018I\u2019ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2).<\/p>\n

She was very emotional as she sweetly recognized her fiancee Michael Polansky during her speech as she said: \u2018 I have to say thank you for us my partner, Michael. I love you so much.<\/p>\n

\u2018You are by my side every single day in a way that I can\u2019t thank you enough for, and you worked so hard with me on this record, all year, so I love you, and thank you.\u2019<\/p>\n

The couple was first romantically linked around New Year\u2019s Eve 2019 and later went Instagram official in early 2020.<\/p>\n

She was also a massive winner\u00a0even before her stunning appearance on the<\/span>\u00a0red carpet.<\/p>\n

Gaga earned two awards including Best Dance Pop Recording for her hit track\u00a0Abracadabra before the live broadcast even began.<\/p>\n

She beat out quite the field including\u00a0Selena Gomez<\/span>\u00a0&\u00a0benny blanco<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Bluest Flame, Zara Larsson \u2013 Midnight Sun, Tate McRae \u2013 Just Keep Watching (From F1\u00ae The Movie), and PinkPantheress \u2013 Illegal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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