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Music’s biggest night has kicked off on a powerful note as celebrities speak out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement efforts at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
Ceremony attendees including Justin and Hailey Bieber, Kehlani, Billie Eilish and Joni Mitchell were seen wearing pins saying “ICE Out” at Sunday night’s ceremony in Los Angeles to stand in solidarity with the anti-ICE protests happening across America, and particularly in Minneapolis following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Stars first sported the tiny accessories at last month’s Golden Globes awards, as well as pins that said “Be Good” to pay tribute to Good, a 37-year-old mom who was shot and killed January 7 by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
In addition to wearing a pin on the red carpet, 30-year-old singer Kehlani slammed Donald Trump’s immigration efforts in a statement on the red carpet.
“I wanted to say f*** ICE,” Kehlani told the Hollywood Reporter. “But I think they needed some couth on the carpet or something. I’m a little couthless ruthless. I think everybody — we’re 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’s brainless to me.”
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Kehlani protested ICE on the red carpet by wearing an ‘ICE Out’ 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)
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Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber wore ‘ICE Out’ pins on the 2026 Grammys red carpet (AFP/Getty)
Before the televised ceremony began, the “Honey” singer also was awarded Best R&B performance and Best R&B Song for her song “Folded.” She condemned ICE during her second acceptance speech of the night.
“Together, we’re stronger in numbers, [and must] to speak against all the injustice going on in the world right now,” Kehlani said. “I hope everybody’s inspired to join together as a community of artists and speak out against what’s going on.” She concluded the speech by saying again: “F*** ICE.”
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 — 1976-1980.
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Billie Eilish wore an ‘ICE Out’ pin on the red carpet (AP)
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Joni Mitchell wore an ‘ICE Out’ pin when she accepted her award for Best Historical Album (AFP via Getty Images)
Other celebrities who wore “ICE Out” pins on the red carpet were Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Margo Price and Rhiannon Giddens.
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Singer Samara Joy told Variety that she wore an “ICE Out” pin because “now is not the time to get super down or downtrodden about what’s going on, but to speak up and speak out for those who can’t at the moment. It’s the least I could do.”
She continued, “I want to stand up. I don’t 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’t.”
Justin Vernon, whose band Bon Iver is nominated for best alternative music album, told the Associated Press that he wore a whistle to honor the people who documented ICE officers’ actions.
“I think there’s a reason that music exists and it’s to heal and to bring people together,” Vernon told the outlet. “But the real work are those observers on the on the ground in Minneapolis. We just want to want to shout them out.”
