Grammy winners and attendees are protesting ICE.
The 68th Annual Grammy Awards air stay from Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles tonight (Feb. 1) and already quite a lot of artists and attendees have shared their backlash towards ICE, a.okay.a. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, each on stage and on the crimson carpet.
Whereas accepting Grammy awards for Greatest R&B Music and Greatest R&B Efficiency for her 2025 observe “Folded” in the course of the pre-show, Kehlani referred to as out ICE’s current aggressive actions, together with the murders of Minnesota residents Renee Good and ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
“I need to make it possible for I say [that] all people on this room, and everybody who will probably be on this room later, is so highly effective. Collectively, we’re stronger in numbers to talk out in opposition to all of the injustice occurring on this planet proper now. So as a substitute of letting or not it’s simply a few folks right here and there… I hope all people is impressed to return collectively as a group of artists and communicate out in opposition to what’s occurring. I’m going to go away it at that and say, f–k ICE,” Kehlani informed the viewers.
Whereas accepting an award on stage, Unhealthy Bunny informed the viewers, “ICE out,” which led to a standing ovation from his fellow artists. “We’re not animals, we’re not aliens, we’re people, and we’re Individuals,” he shared, including, “…The hate will get extra highly effective with extra hate, the one factor that’s extra highly effective than hate is love. So please we must be completely different, if we struggle, we have now to do it with love.”
“Nobody is against the law on stolen land,” Billie Eilish informed the group throughout her acceptance speech for Music of the 12 months for “Wildflower.”
“It’s simply actually exhausting to know what to say and what to do proper now. I really feel actually hopeful on this room. I really feel like we simply need to hold preventing and talking up and protesting. Our voices actually matter, the folks actually do matter. F–okay ice,” she added.
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In the meantime, throughout Olivia Dean’s acceptance speech for the coveted Greatest New Artist award, she famous she is the product of immigrant grandparents. “I wouldn’t be right here [without them]. I’m a product of bravery, and I consider that these folks must be celebrated. We’re nothing with out one another,” she declared on stage.
Along with spirited speeches, some celebrities are exhibiting their protest of ICE tonight by sporting “ICE OUT” pins. Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Jason Isbell, Samara Pleasure, Margo Worth, Amy Allen, Jim-E Stack, Kamal Wilson, Helen J. Shen, Robert Glasper and Rhiannon Giddens all donned the accent on the crimson carpet.
Justin Vernon of Bon Iver additionally wore a pin in addition to an orange whistle, a instrument utilized by protestors to sign the presence of ICE brokers in an space.
Billie Eilish and Finneas additionally took a stand in opposition to ICE. The siblings, who had been seated subsequent to the stage tonight, wore “ICE Out” pins on their jackets, which might be seen in the course of the opening monologue from host Trevor Noah.
Previous to the Grammy Awards, different entertainers together with Ariana Grande, Natalie Portman and Olivia Wilde have worn “ICE OUT” pins over the previous few weeks to point out their assist for the continued protests in opposition to ICE throughout the U.S.
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