Martin commended Bad Bunny for winning three Grammys, including Album of the Year for Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos, without \u201cerasing your roots,\u201d and by staying true to his heritage.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know what it means to succeed without letting go of where you come from,\u201d Martin continued. \u201cI know how heavy it is, what it costs, and what is sacrificed when you decide not to change because others ask you to. That\u2019s why what you have achieved is not just a historic musical accomplishment, it\u2019s a cultural and human victory,\u201d he added. \u201cYou won without changing the color of your voice. You won without erasing your roots. You won by staying true to Puerto Rico.\u201d<\/p>\n
The \u201cLivin’ La Vida Loca\u201d singer went on to praise Bad Bunny for denouncing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Trump administration\u2019s mass deportation efforts by saying, in part, \u201cwe\u2019re not savage, we\u2019re not animals, we’re not aliens \u2014 we are humans, and we are Americans,\u201d in his acceptance speech.<\/p>\n
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“What touched me most about seeing you there on the Grammy stage was the silence of the entire audience when you spoke,” Martin wrote. “When you defended the immigrant community, when you pointed out a system that persecutes and separates, you spoke from a place I know very well, that place where fear and hope coexist, where millions live between languages, borders, and deferred dreams.”<\/p>\n
Martin, who is a two-time Grammy winner himself, went on to thank Bad Bunny for teaching a generation of young people \u201cthat their identity is non-negotiable.\u201d<\/p>\n
He concluded, \u201dThis achievement is for a generation to whom you taught that their identity is non-negotiable and that success is not at odds with authenticity. From the heart, from one Boricua to another, with respect and love, I thank you for reminding us that when one of ours succeeds, we all succeed.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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