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Music\u2019s biggest night has struck a powerful chord as celebrities spoke out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement efforts at the 2026 Grammy Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Justin and Hailey Bieber, Kehlani and Joni Mitchell were among those seen wearing pins saying \u201cICE Out\u201d at Sunday night\u2019s ceremony in Los Angeles<\/a> to stand in solidarity with the anti-ICE protests happening across America, and particularly in Minneapolis<\/a> following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.<\/p>\n

Rapper Bad Bunny \u2014 whose upcoming Super Bowl halftime show has ignited significant MAGA backlash<\/a> \u2014 received a massive standing ovation when he started his acceptance speech for the Best M\u00fasica Urbana Album by saying, \u201cBefore I say thanks to God, I\u2019m gonna say ICE OUT.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not savages, we\u2019re not animals, we\u2019re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans,\u201d the singer said. \u201cThe only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. If we fight, we have to do it with love. We don’t hate them. We love our people, we love our family, and that’s the way to do it\u2014with love. Don’t forget that, please.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later in the evening, while accepting her award for Song of the Year, Billie Eilish said, \u201cNo one is illegal on stolen land,\u201d before concluding: \u201cf*** ICE.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish were just two of the celebrities to speak out against ICE during Sunday night\u2019s ceremony (Getty)<\/p>\n

Stars first sported tiny \u201cICE Out\u201d pins at last month\u2019s Golden Globes awards<\/a>, as well as pins that said \u201cBe Good\u201d to pay tribute to Good<\/a>, a 37-year-old mom who was shot and killed January 7 by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n

Other celebrities who wore \u201cICE Out\u201d pins at the event were Carole King, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Margo Price and Rhiannon Giddens. <\/p>\n

In addition to wearing a pin on the red carpet, 30-year-old singer Kehlani <\/a>slammed Donald Trump\u2019s immigration efforts in a statement on the red carpet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to say f*** ICE,\u201d Kehlani told The Hollywood Reporter. <\/a>\u201cBut I think they needed some couth on the carpet or something. I’m a little couthless ruthless. I think everybody \u2014 we\u2019re too powerful of a group to all be in a room at the same time and not make some kind of statement in our country, so it\u2019s brainless to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Justin<\/p>\n

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Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber wore \u2018ICE Out\u2019 pins on the 2026 Grammys red carpet (AFP\/Getty)\"Kehlani<\/p>\n

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Kehlani protested ICE on the red carpet by wearing an \u2018ICE Out\u2019 pin and later condemned immigration agents during her acceptance speech for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance (Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/p>\n

Before the televised ceremony began, the \u201cHoney\u201d singer also was awarded Best R&B performance and Best R&B Song for her song \u201cFolded.\u201d She condemned ICE during her second acceptance speech of the night.<\/p>\n

\u201cTogether, we\u2019re stronger in numbers, [and must] to speak against all the injustice going on in the world right now,\u201d Kehlani said. \u201cI hope everybody\u2019s inspired to join together as a community of artists and speak out against what\u2019s going on.\u201d She concluded the speech by saying again: \u201cF*** ICE.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also ahead of the televised ceremony, Mitchell wore the protest pin as she accepted the award for Best Historical Album for her record Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years \u2014 1976-1980.<\/p>\n

\"Joni<\/p>\n

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Joni Mitchell wore an \u2018ICE Out\u2019 pin when she accepted her award for Best Historical Album (AFP via Getty Images)\"Justin<\/p>\n

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Justin Vernon wore a whistle to the Grammys to honor Minneapolis residents who ‘blow the whistle’ on violent ICE agents by documenting what happens on their city streets (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Singer Samara Joy told Variety<\/a> that she wore an \u201cICE Out\u201d pin because \u201cnow is not the time to get super down or downtrodden about what\u2019s going on, but to speak up and speak out for those who can\u2019t at the moment. It\u2019s the least I could do.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cI want to stand up. I don\u2019t want to draw attention to myself all the time without recognizing the humanity of all the people experiencing tragedies around the world. I want to speak up for those who can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Justin Vernon, whose band Bon Iver was nominated for best alternative music album, told the Associated Press that he wore a whistle to honor the people who documented ICE officers\u2019 actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there’s a reason that music exists and it’s to heal and to bring people together,\u201d Vernon told the outlet. \u201cBut the real work are those observers on the on the ground in Minneapolis. We just want to want to shout them out.\u201d<\/p>\n