Criticism of the Trump administration’s anti-migration stance flooded the 68th Grammy Award ceremony on Sunday, which saw winners including Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish and Olivia Dean address the ongoing immigration crackdown in acceptance speeches.
The award ceremony was airing live from Los Angeles, hosted by Trevor Noah, who joked that the awards were coming to viewers “completely live” because “if we edited any of the show, the president would sue CBS for $16 billion.”
Last summer, US President Donald Trump won a $16 million (roughly €13.48 million) settlement from Paramount over a “60 Minutes” interview he claimed was edited for Kamala Harris’ favor.
Who won what at the Grammys?
- Bad Bunny got the album of the year award for ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’
- ‘Luther’ by Kendrick Lamar with SZA won record of the year award
- Lamar also took home the best rap album award for ‘GNX’
- Billie Eilish snatched the best song award for ‘Wildflowers’
- Bad Bunny also accepted the best música urbana album award for ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’
- Lady Gaga won the best pop vocal album award for ‘Mayhem’
- Jelly Roll won the best contemporary country album for ‘Beautifully Broken’
- Olivia Dean won the best new artist award
Kendrick Lamar broke Jay Z’s record for the most awarded rapper in Grammys history, while Bad Bunny became the first Latin artist to snatch the album of the year award.
‘ICE out’ pins reign supreme
Several musicians donned “ICE out” pins during the ceremony, while others raised the issue of migration, either in solidarity or in protest against the Trump administration’s anti-immigration drive.
“As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land,” Eilish, among the “ICE out” pin-wearers, said in her acceptance speech.
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny declared “ICE out,” in his first televised acceptance speech amid a standing ovation, denouncing federal agents’ actions.
“We’re not aliens,” he said on stage. “We are humans and we are Americans,” he added.
Bad Bunny’s speech comes a week before he’s due to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, a choice that has angered right-wing conservative groups.
The Puerto Rican rapper skipped the continental US on his recent concert tour, fearing his fans might be targeted by federal agents.
“I wanna say I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant,” Olivia Dean said in her acceptance speech. “I’m a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated.”
Edited by: Elizabeth Schumacher
Criticism of the Trump administration’s anti-migration stance flooded the 68th Grammy Award ceremony on Sunday, which saw winners including Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish and Olivia Dean address the ongoing immigration crackdown in acceptance speeches.
The award ceremony was airing live from Los Angeles, hosted by Trevor Noah, who joked that the awards were coming to viewers “completely live” because “if we edited any of the show, the president would sue CBS for $16 billion.”
Last summer, US President Donald Trump won a $16 million (roughly €13.48 million) settlement from Paramount over a “60 Minutes” interview he claimed was edited for Kamala Harris’ favor.
Who won what at the Grammys?
- Bad Bunny got the album of the year award for ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’
- ‘Luther’ by Kendrick Lamar with SZA won record of the year award
- Lamar also took home the best rap album award for ‘GNX’
- Billie Eilish snatched the best song award for ‘Wildflowers’
- Bad Bunny also accepted the best música urbana album award for ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’
- Lady Gaga won the best pop vocal album award for ‘Mayhem’
- Jelly Roll won the best contemporary country album for ‘Beautifully Broken’
- Olivia Dean won the best new artist award
Kendrick Lamar broke Jay Z’s record for the most awarded rapper in Grammys history, while Bad Bunny became the first Latin artist to snatch the album of the year award.
‘ICE out’ pins reign supreme
Several musicians donned “ICE out” pins during the ceremony, while others raised the issue of migration, either in solidarity or in protest against the Trump administration’s anti-immigration drive.
“As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land,” Eilish, among the “ICE out” pin-wearers, said in her acceptance speech.
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny declared “ICE out,” in his first televised acceptance speech amid a standing ovation, denouncing federal agents’ actions.
“We’re not aliens,” he said on stage. “We are humans and we are Americans,” he added.
Bad Bunny’s speech comes a week before he’s due to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, a choice that has angered right-wing conservative groups.
The Puerto Rican rapper skipped the continental US on his recent concert tour, fearing his fans might be targeted by federal agents.
“I wanna say I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant,” Olivia Dean said in her acceptance speech. “I’m a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated.”
Edited by: Elizabeth Schumacher
Criticism of the Trump administration’s anti-migration stance flooded the 68th Grammy Award ceremony on Sunday, which saw winners including Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish and Olivia Dean address the ongoing immigration crackdown in acceptance speeches.
The award ceremony was airing live from Los Angeles, hosted by Trevor Noah, who joked that the awards were coming to viewers “completely live” because “if we edited any of the show, the president would sue CBS for $16 billion.”
Last summer, US President Donald Trump won a $16 million (roughly €13.48 million) settlement from Paramount over a “60 Minutes” interview he claimed was edited for Kamala Harris’ favor.
Kendrick Lamar broke Jay Z’s record for the most awarded rapper in Grammys history, while Bad Bunny became the first Latin artist to snatch the album of the year award.
Several musicians donned “ICE out” pins during the ceremony, while others raised the issue of migration, either in solidarity or in protest against the Trump administration’s anti-immigration drive.
“As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land,” Eilish, among the “ICE out” pin-wearers, said in her acceptance speech.
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny declared “ICE out,” in his first televised acceptance speech amid a standing ovation, denouncing federal agents’ actions.
“We’re not aliens,” he said on stage. “We are humans and we are Americans,” he added.
Bad Bunny’s speech comes a week before he’s due to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, a choice that has angered right-wing conservative groups.
The Puerto Rican rapper skipped the continental US on his recent concert tour, fearing his fans might be targeted by federal agents.
“I wanna say I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant,” Olivia Dean said in her acceptance speech. “I’m a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated.”
Edited by: Elizabeth Schumacher
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