3 minutes of readingNew DelhiFebruary 4, 2026 12:10 pm IST
The 2026 Grammy Awards have come to a close and there is definitely a lot to take away from that night of celebration. Records were broken and protests began, the latter becoming the topic of conversation of the event. Several artists took the time to denounce the current Donald Trump administration and the actions of ICE, including Bad Bunny. Now divided with the Internet, talk show host Stephen Colbert has sided with the award-winning artist and his decision to speak his mind.
During the awards ceremony, Bad Bunny took home several awards, including the coveted Album of the Year. During his acceptance speeches, he demanded that ICE “go away” and said, “We are not savages; we are not animals; we are not aliens; we are humans and we are Americans.” Other artists such as Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber made their own statements criticizing the country’s immigration department.
Late Show host Stephen Colbert talked about the same thing during the opening monologue of his latest episode. Along with that, he also addressed the criticism Bunny is facing for deciding to play the Super Bowl halftime show entirely in Spanish. He said: “This year’s Super Bowl halftime show will be a friend of the show, Bad Bunny, who sings almost exclusively in Spanish and is expected to perform in Spanish. The right-wing media has a problem with the booking because they excluded the US continental tour for fear that ICE might raid the venues, and on Sunday The night he attacked ICE while accepting the Grammys.“
He added: “He’s just looking out for his fans. The New York Times asked some NFL players what they thought about the decision. One player said, ‘I always think he should be an American. I think they’re trying too hard with this international stuff. I agree, and I bet Bad Bunny agrees too because he’s American. He’s from Puerto Rico, which is part of the United States.’
Colbert went on to point out that many foreign artists, such as Shania Twain, Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones, performed at the event and were definitely not American.