Ariana Grande Tells White House to Stop Using Her Song in ICE Video
Grande said her 2024 song was used without permission in a video of ICE arrests, and her team moved to remove the audio.
- On Friday, pop superstar Ariana Grande announced the launch of the Brighter Days Ahead Foundation, a charity focused on funding grassroots organizations supporting LGBTQ+ rights, civil rights, and reproductive justice.
- Grande's new endeavor builds on her personal history of philanthropy; in 2022, she personally matched $1.5 million in donations, helping raise over $3 million for trans youth support.
- The foundation channels support through four core funds: the Protect & Defend Fund, Heal & Dream Fund, Seen & Celebrated Fund, and Emergency Support Fund, which aids communities during urgent moments.
- "Our mission is to support, protect, and provide resources for our vulnerable friends in need," Grande said, noting the foundation aims to expand the life-saving work these organizations currently perform.
- This launch follows Grande's vocal advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights and reproductive justice, as the Grammy winner continues her Eternal Sunshine Tour while engaging in high-profile political and social activism.
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Ariana Grande's 'ICE OUT' Pin Foreshadowed Her Explosive 2026 War With the White House
Ariana Grande's 'ICE OUT' pin at the 2026 Golden Globes is being seen in a new light after the singer publicly blasted the White House for using her music in a pro-immigration enforcement video, shortly after unveiling her Brighter Days Ahead Foundation to support migrants and other vulnerable groups. The row began when the White House posted a TikTok using her track 'Bye' over footage of immigrants being detained by Immigration and Customs Enfo…
‘Wicked’ actress rebukes Trump for music in ‘barbaric, inhumane, heinous’ ICE video
Pop star Ariana Grande criticized the Trump administration after the White House used her 2024 song “Bye” in a TikTok video showing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detaining and arresting migrants.
Ariana Grande distributes against US politicians Donald Trump - and this in public. It's about their music. He promptly shoots back.
Ariana Grande demanded that the White House not use her music in the US government's campaign about immigration raids. The singer called the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) video "barbaric" and got the Trump administration to remove the song it had planned to use. "Please do not use my music in connection with this barbarity, inhumanity, and atrocity. Fuck ICE," Ariana Grande said. Ariana Grande questions the White House for using her …
Ariana Grande responds after White House uses her song without permission
A dispute over a song quickly turned into something far more meaningful this week when Ariana Grande chose to respond in a way few expected. The situation began when the White House used her 2024 track “Bye” in a social media video tied to immigration enforcement. Grande pushed back publicly, making it clear she did not want her music connected to that message. Soon after, the audio was removed. What could have remained a tense back and forth in…
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