The music stopped. The room didn’t.
From the moment the first ‘ICE OUT’ pin hit the red carpet, the Grammys turned into a live, televised rebellion against Trump’s brutal immigration crackdown and the deaths already staining his second term. Artists cursed ICE from the stage, mourned the dead, and warned America that silence now
Under the glittering lights of the Crypto.com Arena, the 68th Grammys became something closer to a vigil than a victory lap. Names of the dead — Keith Porter, Renee Good, Alex Pretti and others lost in ICE and Border Patrol shootings — haunted the edges of every joke, every song, every acceptance speech. Kehlani’s “f*ck ICE” detonated first, a raw, shaking call for artists to use their power together, not in scattered, comfortable bursts. Pins reading “ICE OUT” flashed from lapels and gowns, a quiet but relentless chorus.
