Billie Eilishbrother of Testimonycomes to her defense amid criticism of her anti-ICE speech at the 2026 Grammys.
“Seeing a lot of very powerful white men outraged by what my 24-year-old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files,” Finneas, 28, wrote via threads on Wednesday, February 4.
Eilish, 24, was one of the stars who gave impassioned speeches about immigration and US customs enforcement at the Grammys on Sunday February 1, as he accepted the Song of the Year Award for “Wildflower.” Finneas, the song’s co-writer and producer, joined her on stage.
After thanking the Academy for the recording, Eilish said: “As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything other than nobody is illegal on stolen land.”
The 2026 Grammys proved once again why they call themselves music’s biggest night. After an unforgettable opening performance by Bruno Mars, host Trevor Noah helped kick off the annual awards show by highlighting all the talented stars inside the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. “The Grammys celebrate the best of all music, and when I (…)
“And yes, it’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now and I feel very hopeful in this room and I feel like we have to keep fighting and talking and protesting. Our voices really do matter and people do matter,” she added.
The singer appeared to say, “F*** ICE,” but her words were played on the CBS broadcast of the event.
Both Eilish and Finneas wore “ICE Out” pins to the music awards ceremony, held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Bad Bunny31, too spoke out against ICE during his acceptance speech for Best Urban Music Album for his LP, I should have taken more pictures.
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“We’re not wild, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We’re human and we’re American,” said Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.
“I want to tell people, I know it’s hard not to hate these days, and I was thinking that we’re contaminated – I don’t know how to say it in English,” he added, using the Spanish word for “contaminated.”
“Hate grows stronger with more hate,” continued Bunny, who is Puerto Rican. “The only thing more powerful than hate is love. So please, we have 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 this is the way to do it. With love. Please don’t forget.”
Also Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin praised Bunny’s speech in an open letter published in the Puerto Rican newspaper The New Day on Tuesday, February 3.
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“When you defended the immigrant community, when you pointed out a system that persecutes and separates, you spoke from a place I know very well, that place where fear and hope coexist, where millions of people live between languages, borders and deferred dreams,” wrote the “Livin’ la Vida Loca” singer.
Martin also praised Bunny for winning the top prize of the night, Album of the yearfor I should have taken more pictures. The disc is the first disc in Spanish to receive the award.
Martin, 54, wrote: “This achievement is for a generation that you taught that their identity is non-negotiable and that success is not at odds with authenticity. From the heart, from one Boricua to another, with respect and love, I thank you for reminding us that when one of our own succeeds, all succeed.”