Bad Bunny Calls Out ICE in Grammys Speech: ‘We Are Not Savages … We Are Humans’
"The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love," he said after winning best música urbana album.
Bad Bunny‘s Debí Tirar Más Fotos nabbed the best música urbana album award at the 2026 Grammys on Sunday (Feb. 1), beating out releases by J Balvin, Feid, Nicki Nicole, Trueno, and Feid. He received the award from Karol G and Saturday Night Live cast member and comedian Marcello Hérnandez, and began his heartfelt speech by slamming ICE.
“Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say ICE out!” he declared as the room gave him a standing ovation, including J Balvin and Rauw Alejandro. “We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we are not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans. I know it’s tough not to hate on these days and I was thinking sometime we get contaminados [contaminated]. The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. So please, 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, and that’s the way to do it. We love. That’s the way to do it. Thank God, and thanks to the academy.”
Debí Tirar Más Fotos debuted at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Latin Albums chart and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in January 2025.
This marks the third time that the artist born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio won in the best música urbana album category, following El Último Tour del Mundo in 2022 and Un Verano Sin Ti in 2023. Prior to that, his sophomore studio album, YHLQMDLG, won for best Latin pop or urban album in 2021.
Overall, Bad Bunny — who will headline the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show a week from today on Feb. 8 — has won three Grammy awards and 17 Latin Grammys, including last year’s album of the year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
With six noms this year, the “Baile Inolvidable” singer was one of the most nominated acts, following Kendrick Lamar with nine nods and Lady Gaga with seven.
Notably, he was recognized in three of the coveted Big Four categories: album of the year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos, and both record and song of the year for “DtMF.” In addition to winning best música urbana album and best global music performance, Bunny was nominated for best album cover.
