"In speech after speech, this year's Grammy-winning artists returned to one message-ICE is a menace that must be stopped. After dramatic, violent escalations in federal raids on immigrant communities and their supporters in Minneapolis and across the country, Americans have been shocked into despair and action. Many artists up for top Grammys have been vocal about their opposition to these raids, but at Sunday's Grammys, the topic was front and center for many winners in their speeches."
"Earlier in the night, he joked with host Trevor Noah about Puerto Rico not being a great place for Noah should flee to, the island still being an American territory and all. But Bad Bunny made his point clearly even before taking home his biggest prize yet. "Ice out," he said. "If we fight, we have to do it with love.""
Grammy-winning artists centered their acceptance speeches on opposition to recent ICE raids and calls to stop the agency's actions. Federal raids on immigrant communities escalated across the country, prompting shock and action. Bad Bunny dedicated his Album of the Year prize to people who left their countries to follow their dreams, urged "Ice out" and called for fighting with love. Many musicians wore pins on the red carpet to protest, including Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Olivia Rodrigo and Brandi Carlile. Billie Eilish declared, "No one is illegal on stolen land," and urged continued protest and speaking up.
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