Music 'conduit for political expression': NFL's Bad Bunny gambit embraces socio‑political artistry

For Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Ellis Cashmore Sociologist, cultural critic, Honorary Professor at Aston University and Author of “Celebrity Culture”. It was a historic first as Bad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards for his critically-acclaimed “Debí Tirar Más Fotos. Immigration was a central theme of the night. Bad Bunny was among a wide array of artists on stage to forcefully speak out against ICE: “Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ICE out,” he said to huge applause. Highlighting the humanity of all people, he added, “we’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans.”