Bad Bunny says ‘ICE Out’ after Grammy win gets standing ovation: ‘We are not savage, not animals, we are Americans’

Bad Bunny accepts the award for Best Musica Urbana Album for "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos" during the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo: Reuters)

• Bad Bunny wins Best Música Urbana Album at the 2026 Grammy Awards
• He calls for love over hate in his acceptance speech, referencing ICE protests
• Bad Bunny to perform at the 2026 Super Bowl next week

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Bad Bunny won the Best Música Urbana Album - Bad Bunny for his DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS at the 2026 Grammy Awards.

The moment his name was announced, he also clapped along with other celebs in the audience and walked towards the stage to accept his award.

While accepting the award, in his acceptance speech Bad Bunny said Before thanking God I want to say 'ICE out' and got the loudest cheers from the audience and a standing ovation.

He said 'we’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens.'

In his acceptance speech, the Puerto Rican musician said: “Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ICE out. We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans. Also, I will say to people, I know it’s tough to know not to hate on these days and I was thinking sometimes, we get contaminados [contaminated], I don’t know how to say that in English. The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. So please, 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. With love. Don’t forget that please. Thank you," he said as he ended his speech.

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Justin Bieber and wife Hailey Bieber were also seen sporting ICE OUT badges on the red carpet.

The 31-year-old DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS superstar is set to perform at the 2026 Super Bowl next week.

For the unversed many US citizens have been calling for strikes and protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity and calling for defunding of the programme amid the ICE-related deaths of at least eight people in 2026.