#artists-activism

#artists-activism

Pushback from music's biggest stars was visible Sunday from the Grammys red carpet and throughout the telecast. Activists spent the week pressing celebrities to don pins protesting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence in cities, working with their teams to spread the message and circulating them at the many events leading up to the ceremony. Billie Eilish, Finneas and Carole King wore pins while appearing onstage. Even Justin and Hailey Bieber, who don't normally address American politics, had them.

Some of the protest's participants handed pamphlets to passersby, which read in part: "We, artists, creators, and cultural practitioners, stand here today to raise our voices against the crimes being committed in our name. Since the beginning of the war, more than 64,000 people have been murdered in Gaza and over 160,000 wounded, among them dozens of artists, writers, and cultural activists."