Grammy Awards 2026: When and where to watch award ceremony in India

When Eilish took the stage later in the night, she said, “no one is illegal on stolen land,” earning more cheers. And while the U.K. singer Olivia Dean did not mention ICE during her acceptance speech, she also spoke out in defense of immigrants after being named best new artist.

“I’m up here as the granddaughter of an immigrant,” Dean said. “I think those people deserved to be celebrated.”

Bieber’s first Grammys performance in four years was casual and bare-bones—at odds with the elaborate song-and-dance numbers that typically dominate awards shows. He took the stage without a band, shirtless in boxers, and opened by walking in a circle, strumming his guitar like he was practicing alone in his basement. He sang “Yukon,” from his Grammy-nominated “Swag” album, at times with his hands lodged in his armpits, as if he was hugging himself for warmth. When he finished, he simply wandered into the darkness offstage.