
“Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say, ‘ICE out.'”
That’s how Bad Bunny began his acceptance speech Sunday night to cheers from the audience at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles after he won the award for best música urbana album for “Debí Tirar Más Fotos.”
He continued: “We’re not savage. We’re not animals. We’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans.”
Bad Bunny joined dozens of other artists at the Grammys who have criticized immigration operations across the country and called for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to get out of cities like Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Chicago, where some of the biggest raids have taken place.
His statement comes a week before he is set to perform the Super Bowl halftime show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The choice of Bad Bunny as the performer has led to backlash from some right-wing commentators, who have taken issue with a Spanish-language artist who has been critical of President Donald Trump taking over the prestigious halftime show stage. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has defended the decision.
At the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny will make history as the first Spanish-language Latin solo artist to headline the halftime show. He will also be the first reggaeton artist to do so.
During his Grammy acceptance speech, Bad Bunny said: “Hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love.”
“We need to be different. 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,” he added, “with love.”
Bad Bunny won another Grammy for best global music performance for his song “EoO” during the awards’ premiere ceremony earlier Sunday.
He was nominated for a total of six Grammy awards, including the coveted album of the year and record of the year.
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