From the powerful speech of Puerto Rican Bad Bunny, to the onslaught of Billie Eilish or the constant bitter darts of the gala’s host, comedian Trevor Noah, the 68th Grammy Awards will be remembered as one of the most combative against the government of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The first signs of that unease against the Administration began on the red carpet, with artists such as Billie Eilish and her brother Phineas, Justin Bieber and his wife, Hailey Bieber, or the American star Lady Gaga posing in front of the cameras wearing a black and white pin that read ‘ICE Out’.
The Grammys against ICE on their most controversial night
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Eilish, one of the industry’s fiercest voices against Trump, took advantage of the moment she was crowned with the Grammy for best song to launch a strong message in defense of migrants in the U.S.: “No one is illegal in stolen land…. Fuck ICE,” he said in front of the audience.
But the most explicit statement of intent was offered by Bad Bunny after picking up the award for Best Urban Music Album: “Before I say thank God, I’m going to say out ICE,” began the Puerto Rican artist after taking the stage.
“We are not savages, we are not animals, we are not aliens, we are human and we are Americans,” he added in a powerful speech in which he called to confront the hatred that increasingly polarizes society.
Bad Bunny had hinted at his intentions during the gala in a previous conversation with Trevor, another of the big stars of the night for his acidic comments about the situation in the country.
The comedian praised the Puerto Rican from the beginning and highlighted his alliance with local tourism during his residency in Puerto Rico, “to make sure that Puerto Rican hotels and businesses benefited from his show”.
“Benito, if things keep getting bad in the U.S., can I come live with you in Puerto Rico?” the U.S. host spat, to which Bad Bunny responded, “Trevor, I have bad news for you, Puerto Rico is part of the U.S.”. “Don’t tell these people (referring to the U.S. Government),” added the comedian, provoking laughter from the audience.
The comedian, who has already announced that this would be his last year at the Grammys, sought out Bad Bunny a couple of times during the gala in order to get him to sing one of his songs.
“I can’t, Trevor, I’m banned,” the artist would say at the insistence of the host who will star in next week’s Super Bowl halftime show.
The comedian finally managed to rip off a few verses of ‘DtMf’, in what was interpreted as a show of defiance in favor of Spanish in the United States.
But Noah didn’t stop all night and took every moment to launch attacks against Trump.
In one of his monologues he launched a particularly acidic dig: “Since Epstein is no longer here, he needs a new island to meet Bill Clinton,” he said, referring to Greenland.
He also took a dig at Nicki Minaj, who in the last week has shown her support for the Republican leader at several public events: “She’s not here. She’s still at the White House with Donald Trump discussing very important issues,” the host finished off before breaking into an imitation of the U.S. president’s voice.
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With information from EFE
