Back to News
Ariana Grande rebukes White House for using her music in ‘barbaric, inhumane’ ICE video
EntertainmentMusicMusic News•June 12, 2026 at 9:41 AMNational

Ariana Grande rebukes White House for using her music in ‘barbaric, inhumane’ ICE video

By Ben Beaumont-Thomas•The Guardian Music

Grande is the latest in a series of pop musicians including Sabrina Carpenter and SZA who have been angered by Trump administration videosAriana Grande has rebuked Donald Trump’s White House over use of her music in a video documenting the detaining of immigrants.Earlier this week, the White House posted a montage of ICE agents handcuffing and detaining people, with the caption “Bye-bye President Trump has delivered the most secure border in history”. It was soundtracked by Grande’s 2024 song Bye. Continue reading...

Grande is the latest in a series of pop musicians including Sabrina Carpenter and SZA who have been angered by Trump administration videos

Ariana Grande has rebuked Donald Trump’s White House over use of her music in a video documenting the detaining of immigrants.

Earlier this week, the White House posted a montage of ICE agents handcuffing and detaining people, with the caption “Bye-bye President Trump has delivered the most secure border in history”. It was soundtracked by Grande’s 2024 song Bye.

Continue reading...