"The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing more powerful than hate is love. So, we need to be different"
By Max Pilley 2nd February 2026
Bad Bunny at the Grammy Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Bad Bunny delivered a fiery, anti-ICE speech from the Grammys stage as he picked up his award for Best Musica Urbana Album.
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The rapper won the prize at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday night (February 1) for his album ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’, and he opened his speech by saying, “Before I say thanks to god, I’m gonna say, ICE out.”
AdvertisementThe Crypto.com Arena rose to their feet in a moment of sustained cheering and applause, after which Bad Bunny continued: “We are not savage, we are not animals, we are not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans.”
He continued: “Also, I want to say to people, I know it’s tough to know not to hate these days, and I was thinking, sometimes we get [contaminated]. The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing more powerful than hate is love. So, 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. That’s the way to do it. We love.”
Bad Bunny’s full speech at the #Grammys
“Before I say thanks to god, I’m going to say, ICE out. We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we are humans and we are Americans.”
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His comments were a direct rebuke to the ongoing ICE presence in many American cities. In recent weeks, protests have erupted, particularly in Minneapolis, where two civilians, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were both shot and killed by ICE agents.
Countless other artists have been vocal about the issue, including Bruce Springsteen ,who penned the new song ‘Streets Of Minneapolis’, as well as Tom Morello, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and many others.
RecommendedBad Bunny’s words carry extra poignancy as he has come under personal attack from the MAGA movement since he was announced as headlining this year’s Super Bowl halftime show.
Donald Trump recently called the decision to choose Bad Bunny for the slot as “a terrible choice”, arguing that “all it does is sow hatred”.
He’d previously called the move to have Bad Bunny headline “crazy” and claimed he had “never heard of” the rapper, while one of his advisors confirmed that ICE would be present at the “shameful” concert.
Before news of the slot broke, Bad Bunny told fans he would not be touring the US during his ongoing world tour due to fears over ICE agents raiding his concerts, comments that seemed to incense the far-right.
AdvertisementHis Grammy win was for his album ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’, which placed at Number Five on NME’s list of the Best Albums Of 2025, and was described as a record where “the Puerto Rican superstar makes every shot count.”
“It’s a breathtaking extravaganza in every way: from his joyful marshalling of salsa, bomba, plena, reggaeton and myriad other Latin styles and genres, to the scale of the storytelling,” the entry read.