Here Are All The Times Celebrities Spoke Out About The Trump Administration And Politics During The Grammys

Last night was the first Grammy Awards ceremony under the new Donald Trump administration. Naturally, some moments turned political.

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1. Let's start with the red carpet. Singer and MAGA influencer Joy Villa wore a pro-Trump look, as she has done in previous years.

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“This look is all about American exceptionalism, freedom,” she told the Hollywood Reporter, before praising mass deportation and insinuating that a large number of illegal immigrants are "rapists" or "human traffickers" (undocumented people actually commit fewer crimes than those born in the US).

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2. Mercifully, Chappell Roan used one of her red carpet interviews to send a message to the LGBTQ community. "It's brutal right now. But trans people have always existed and they will forever exist and they will never, no matter what happens, take trans joy away," she told GLAAD.

“I would not be here without trans girls,” she added. “So just know that pop music is thinking about you and cares about you and I’m trying my best to stand up for you in every way that I can.”

3. As the event began, host Trevor Noah made several immigration jokes in his opening bit. For one, he joked that the awards were voted for by "13,000 members of the Recording Academy and 20 million illegal immigrants."

Poking fun at the impact of Trump's tariffs, he added, "So I’m gonna enjoy tonight because this may be my last time I get to host anything in this country." He further called Shakira "the greatest thing out of Colombia that isn’t a Class A felony."

4. Doechii took home the award for Best Rap Album and used her speech to show support to other Black women. She said, “I know that there is some Black girl out there, so many Black women out there that are watching me right now and I want to tell you: You can do it. Anything is possible. Anything is possible."

“Don’t allow anybody to project any stereotypes on you, that tell you that you can’t be here, that you’re too dark or that you’re not smart enough or that you’re too dramatic or you’re too loud," the rapper continued. "You are exactly who you need to be, to be right where you are, and I am a testimony. Praise God!”

5. After winning Best New Artist, Chappell read out a speech from her notebook that called out the industry for their lack of support with new artists. "I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage, and healthcare especially, to developing artists," she began.

While recounting her own experiences with being signed as a minor, Chappell called for a liveable wage and health care for artists. "It was so devastating to feel so committed to my art and feel so betrayed by the system and so dehumanized to not have help," she said. "Labels, we got you, but do you got us?"

6. Shakira dedicated her award for Best Latin Pop Album “to all my immigrant brothers and sisters in this country."

“You are loved. You are worth it and I will always fight with you," she continued. "All of those women who work really hard everday to provide to their families.” She concluded, “You are the true She-wolves."

7. When the Harry Belafonte Best Song for Social Change Award winners were spotlighted for their song "Deliver," writer Ariel Loh held up her phonecase that read "Protect Trans Kids." She is the first Asian American transgender woman to win a Grammy.

She also wore a watermelon purse on the red carpet, a nod to her support of Palestine.

8. Lady Gaga used her speech for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance to show support for the trans community, saying, "Trans people are not invisible."

"Trans people deserve love, the queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love. Thank you," she concluded.

9. Finally, when Alicia Keys accepted the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, she said, "This is not the time to shut down the diversity of voices we've seen on this stage.”

“DEI is not a threat, it's a gift,” the artist continued. "The more voices, the more powerful the sound. When destructive forces try to burn us down, we rise from the ashes like a phoenix, and as you see tonight, music is the unstoppable language that connects us all.”

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