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Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento, NPR News.
Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Dean took home some of the most notable awards at the Grammys.
All three artists used their acceptance speeches to speak out in favor of immigrant communities.
Here's Eilish accepting the award for Song of the Year.
No one is illegal on stolen land.
Olivia Dean, who won Best New Artist, spoke about coming from an immigrant family, adding, quote, those people deserve to be celebrated.
And Bad Bunny, who made history for taking home the first album of the year award given to a Spanish-language record, called for, quote, ice out.
Earlier in the day, during a pre-show ceremony where most of the awards are handed out, a handful of other artists expressed similar sentiments, including Kehlani and Shibuzi.
Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento, NPR News.
This year's Best New Artist nominees run the gamut from an indie pop band from Los Angeles to an English soul singer.
The one thing they have in common?
They all had a breakthrough moment this year thanks to TikToks.
Nominees Addison Rae and Alex Warren were TikTok creators who used their popularity on the app to launch music careers.
Artists like Leon Thomas, Lola Young, The Marias, and Olivia Deen were signed artists who gained major traction on TikTok.
And some of the nominees, like the girl group Cat's Eye and the Gen Z rocker Sombra, fall somewhere in between.
On Sunday night, all eight nominees will perform during the Grammy ceremony.
Isabella Gomez-Tarmiento, NPR News.
Kendrick Lamar is nominated for nine Grammys total.
That includes Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Album of the Year.
If Lamar's album GNX wins, it will be the first time in 22 years that the Recording Academy awards Album of the Year to a hip-hop record.