Oscar-winning songwriter Finneas has publicly defended his sister, Billie Eilish, following her politically motivated Grammy speech. Billie, who received Track of the Yr along with her older brother for “Wildflower,” shouted out ICE (United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement) as she accepted the award. (Photograph: Getty Photographs)
Throughout her speech, Billie mentioned, “I really feel so honored each time I get to be on this room. As grateful as I really feel, I truthfully do not feel like I must say something apart from nobody is illegally on stolen land. And yeah, it is simply actually laborious to know what to say and what to do proper now, and I really feel actually hopeful on this room, and I really feel like we simply need to hold preventing and talking out and protesting, and our voices actually matter, and the folks actually matter.” Earlier than leaving the stage, the 24-year-old then mentioned: “F*** ICE.” (Photograph: Getty Photographs)
Regardless of the optimistic response Billie’s speech obtained on the ceremony, with many stars clapping and clearly agreeing along with her message, the Wildflower singer sparked controversy on-line. This intense response was the catalyst for Finneas’ assertion. On Instagram Threads, he wrote, “I noticed a variety of very highly effective outdated white males outraged by what my 24 yr outdated sister mentioned throughout her acceptance speech. We will actually see your names within the Epstein recordsdata.” Nevertheless, the 28-year-old didn’t share any names. (Photograph: Getty Photographs)
On the awards ceremony, a slew of celebrities stood behind Billie and condemned the company. Whereas many well-known faces wore “ICE OUT” pins, from Justin and Hailey Bieber, Joni Mitchell, Moist Leg, Bon Iver and Kehlani, others equally used the winner’s speech to make an announcement. Most notable included Dangerous Bunny, who scored a giant win this yr, taking dwelling the coveted award for Album of the Yr. His totally Spanish-language album, Debí Tirar Mas Fotos, turned the primary Spanish-language work to win the award. (Photograph: Getty Photographs)
Upon receiving the award, Dangerous Bunny, a local of Puerto Rico, mentioned, “Earlier than I thank God, I’ll say ICE out. We’re not wild creatures, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We’re folks and we’re Individuals. I will even say to folks: I do know it’s troublesome to know to not hate on lately, and generally I assumed: we’re getting infections [contaminated]I do not know tips on how to say that in English. The hate turns into extra highly effective with extra hate. The one factor extra highly effective than hate is love. So please, we’ve got to be totally different. After we struggle, we should do it with love. We do not hate them. We love our folks. We love our household, and that is the way in which to do it. With love. Please remember that. Thanks.’ (Photograph: Getty Photographs)
In the meantime, Grammy govt producer Ben Winston tackled the subject of celebrities giving politically charged speeches. In an interview with Rolling Stone after the awards, he staunchly defended the ‘freedom’ of artists and emphasised the significance of elevating public consciousness on essential points. Winston shared, “Folks have the liberty to say issues. They’re musicians, they’re artists. These artists make the music, after all they may have one thing to say, that is why they’re artists. They’re profitable as a result of they are saying one thing meaning one thing to us as listeners.’ (Photograph: Getty Photographs)
Winston then famous that he wasn’t “stunned” by the precise political nature of this yr’s Grammys – arguing that it might have been “weird” if the artists hadn’t highlighted present injustices within the US. It is one thing they in all probability would have been criticized for too, and labeled ‘out of contact’ or ‘tone deaf’. Winston defined, “It will be unusual in the event that they went on stage and mentioned, ‘I wish to thank the sound engineer, I wish to thank my agent, my publicist.’ These are stunning, artistic individuals who really feel issues. Their job is to really feel issues and make you are feeling one thing.” (Photograph: Getty Photographs)
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