Your Kid's Favorite Music Artist Spoke About ICE At The 2026 Grammys. What Should Parents Do?
On Sunday, at the 2026 Grammys, artists had a lot to say about ICE.
Amid ICE’s ongoing violence in Minnesota (and across the United States), and following the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by federal agents, some stars used the glitzy award show as a platform to condemn the organization’s terror. Among those speaking out were musicians beloved by today’s teens, who are being exposed to ICE’s violent attacks across social media every day.
Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, and more wore “ICE OUT” pins. Bad Bunny spoke out against ICE while accepting the award for Best Música Urbana Album. “We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens, and we are American,” the Puerto Rican rapper said. “The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. We need to be different. If we fight, it has to be with love.”
Eilish weighed in to say, “No one is illegal on stolen land,” while accepting her award for Song of the Year. “We just need to keep fighting and speaking and protesting,” she added.
Kehlani used their Best R&B Song speech to urge supporters to “speak against all the injustice going on in the world right now.”
Best New Artist winner Olivia Dean showed love for immigrants in her speech, calling attention to her roots as “the granddaughter of an immigrant… I’m a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated.”
What does this mean for parents?
Whether it’s horrifying videos of ICE’s activity across the US or a simple photo of their favorite musician wearing a pin, many teens and tweens are feeling consumed by the Trump administration’s attacks on immigrants and people who protect them.
As SheKnows explored previously, teens’ exposure to information about ICE can evoke complicated emotions. “Your government is supposed to care for you, and yet they’re the ones who are inflicting the harm,” Cynthia Lubin Langtiw, a Chicago-based clinical and community psychologist with expertise in immigrant mental health, told us. “And so, the level of trauma is even more destabilizing, and even more difficult to make sense and meaning of.”
For parents, this is a time to listen to your kid’s concerns, voice yours, comfort them through these emotions, and encourage positive action. We have more resources here.