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Music’s biggest night has struck a powerful chord as celebrities spoke out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement efforts at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
Justin and Hailey Bieber, Kehlani and Joni Mitchell were among those seen wearing pins saying “ICE Out” at Sunday night’s ceremony in Los Angeles to stand in solidarity with the anti-ICE protests happening across America, and particularly in Minneapolis following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Rapper Bad Bunny — whose upcoming Super Bowl halftime show has ignited significant MAGA backlash — received a massive standing ovation when he started his acceptance speech for the Best Música Urbana Album by saying, “Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say ICE OUT.”
“We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans,” the singer said. “The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. If we fight, we have to do it with love. 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.”
Later in the evening, while accepting her award for Song of the Year, Billie Eilish said, “No one is illegal on stolen land,” before concluding: “f*** ICE.”
Stars first sported tiny “ICE Out” pins at last month’s Golden Globes awards, as well as pins that said “Be Good” to pay tribute to Good, a 37-year-old mom who was shot and killed January 7 by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
Other celebrities who wore “ICE Out” pins at the event were Carole King, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Margo Price and Rhiannon Giddens.
In addition to wearing a pin on the red carpet, 30-year-old singer Kehlani slammed Donald Trump’s immigration efforts in a statement on the red carpet.
“I wanted to say f*** ICE,” Kehlani told The Hollywood Reporter. “But I think they needed some couth on the carpet or something. I’m a little couthless ruthless. I think everybody — we’re too powerful of a group to all be in a room at the same time and not make some kind of statement in our country, so it’s brainless to me.”
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Before the televised ceremony began, the “Honey” singer also was awarded Best R&B performance and Best R&B Song for her song “Folded.” She condemned ICE during her second acceptance speech of the night.
“Together, we’re stronger in numbers, [and must] to speak against all the injustice going on in the world right now,” Kehlani said. “I hope everybody’s inspired to join together as a community of artists and speak out against what’s going on.” She concluded the speech by saying again: “F*** ICE.”
Also ahead of the televised ceremony, Mitchell wore the protest pin as she accepted the award for Best Historical Album for her record Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years — 1976-1980.
Singer Samara Joy told Variety that she wore an “ICE Out” pin because “now is not the time to get super down or downtrodden about what’s going on, but to speak up and speak out for those who can’t at the moment. It’s the least I could do.”
She continued, “I want to stand up. I don’t want to draw attention to myself all the time without recognizing the humanity of all the people experiencing tragedies around the world. I want to speak up for those who can’t.”
Justin Vernon, whose band Bon Iver was nominated for best alternative music album, told the Associated Press that he wore a whistle to honor the people who documented ICE officers’ actions.
“I think there’s a reason that music exists and it’s to heal and to bring people together,” Vernon told the outlet. “But the real work are those observers on the on the ground in Minneapolis. We just want to want to shout them out.”