"Record of the Year went to Kendrick Lamar and SZA for "luther" but it was Bad Bunny, staring down his Super Bowl performance next weekend, who took home the prize for Album of the Year - the first Spanish-language album to do so. Hosted by Trevor Noah, the ceremony played out in the shadow of politics, so some of the nominees wore "ICE OUT" or "BE GOOD" pins, and a handful of winners were expressly political in their speeches."
"For the most part, however, the winners kept it pretty vague when it came to the current state of our country, with strange remarks about Jesus being for everyone (thanks, Jelly Roll) or what it's like to be the one woman in a studio full of men. (Lady Gaga didn't have time to hide something more incendiary under her big wicker-basket hat?) By the time Billie Eilish took the stage after winning Song of the Year for "Wildflower," her "fuck ICE" felt downright singular."
Grammy night awarded Record of the Year to Kendrick Lamar and SZA for "luther" and Album of the Year to Bad Bunny, the first Spanish-language album to win the top prize. Trevor Noah hosted a ceremony that unfolded amid political symbolism, with some nominees wearing "ICE OUT" or "BE GOOD" pins and several winners delivering expressly political remarks. Most acceptance speeches remained vague, while Billie Eilish and Kehlani delivered explicit anti-ICE statements. Musical performances, including a parade of Best New Artists, Justin Bieber performing in his underwear, and a notable in memoriam segment, delivered the ceremony's most impactful moments.
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