Bad Bunny delivered a political statement at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday evening, calling out US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) during his acceptance speech for Best Música Urbana Album.
The Puerto Rican musician is no stranger to publicly voicing his opposition to the Trump administration and its actions since it came into the White House.
Bad Bunny received a standing ovation for his speech
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Ice itself has been at the centre of much fury and controversy Stateside in recent weeks following two fatal shootings of US citizens in the city of Minneapolis.
Protests have erupted across the state following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both of whom were shot by Ice agents during operations in the state of Minnesota.
Bad Bunny says “ICE OUT” at the #Grammys and receives a massive standing ovation:
“We are not savage, we are not animals, we are not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans. The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love.… pic.twitter.com/IFzvguqdCR
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Bad Bunny, who triumphed on Sunday night with his album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, opened his acceptance speech with a direct declaration: “Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say Ice out.”
The audience responded immediately, with celebrities rising to their feet in applause. It marked the first standing ovation of the evening’s ceremony.
The artist, who hails from Vega Baja in Puerto Rico, received his award from presenters Marcello Hernández and Karol G before launching into his impassioned address.
“We are not savage, we are not animals, we are not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans,” he told the audience.
Bad Bunny declared ‘Ice out’ moments into his acceptance speech
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Bad Bunny acknowledged the difficulty of avoiding hatred in the current climate, noting that people can become “contaminados” – contaminated – by negative emotions.
“The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love,” he explained.
The singer concluded his speech with an appeal for a different approach to resistance.
“So please, we need to be different if we fight, we have to do it with love,” he continued.
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“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.”
Bad Bunny’s political statement will come as no surprise to fans who have followed his public interactions with Republicans and the current administration.
Arguably, the most notable spat between Bad Bunny and the Trump administration came in September after the NFL announced that Bad Bunny would perform this year’s Super Bowl halftime show.
Less than a week later, US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem slammed the NFL for its decision.
Bad Bunny is no fan of Donald Trump
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GETTYMs Noem has threatened that Ice agents would be “all over” the Super Bowl and warned that “people should not be coming to the Super Bowl unless they’re law-abiding Americans who love this country”.
Department of Homeland Security adviser Corey Lewandowski similarly fumed at the NFL’s appointment, saying on a podcast: “It’s so shameful that they’ve decided to pick somebody who just seems to hate America so much to represent them at the halftime game.”
Despite the backlash from the Trump administration and its supporters, the NFL stood by its decision to hire Bad Bunny to perform at the hotly anticipated game next weekend.
Bad Bunny’s comments weren’t the only politically-charged remarks of the evening. Host Trevor Noah couldn’t resist mocking Maga supporter Nicki Minaj early in the show.
Elsewhere, British singer Olivia Dean appeared to take aim at the current climate in the USA by celebrating the fact that she is the granddaughter of immigrants after she won the award for Best Newcomer.
