Grammy Awards 2025: Winners who gave impactful speeches

The Grammy Awards 2025 honoured some of the best music talents from across the globe The event was held on Sunday night at Los Angeles and was hosted by comedian Trevor Noah Some of the winners of the night delivered some thought provoking and impactful speeches While Lady Gaga spoke trans rights Chappell Roan lashed out at record labelsLady Gaga gives shoutout to trans peopleActresssinger Lady Gaga took the spotlight after winning the Grammy honour for the best pop duogroup performance and gave a shout out to the ldquoTrans people during her acceptance speechldquoItrsquos such an honour to sing for all of you I just want to say tonight that trans people are not invisiblerdquo Gaga said reports varietycomldquoTrans people deserve love The queer community deserves to be lifted up Music is love Thank yourdquoWhile Gaga did not get explicitly political in her speech her remarks come amid a wave of executive orders signed by US President Donald Trump targeting trans people Among them are an order that the federal government will only recognise two unchangeable sexes and an order that requires transgender women in federal custody to be moved to menrsquos prisons reports varietycomGaga has long been an ally to the LGBTQ communityShakira dedicates award to immigrant brothers and sistersShakira took the opportunity to talk about the political turmoil surrounding President Donald Trumprsquos immigration policies She dedicated her award for best Latin pop album for Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran ldquoto all my immigrant brothers and sisters in this countryrdquo she saidldquoYou are loved You are worth it and I will always fight with yourdquo added the Colombian singer Additionally Shakira also honoured ldquoall of those women who work really hard everday to provide to their familiesrdquoShe concluded by saying ldquoYou are the true ShewolvesrdquoIn the days since Trump was sworn into office ICE agents have conducted highprofile raids and sent military and charter planes carrying undocumented immigrants back to their countries of origin causing mass panic across the nationShakira also addressed this on the red carpet ahead of the show telling LA Times en Espanol ldquoI was also an immigrant who came here to this city with a dream I know very well what those setbacks are like but also how strong our people are Latinos are unstoppable and I wonrsquot tire of fighting with them and for them Together we will persevererdquoChappell Roan hits out at record labelsWhile accepting her trophy the Good Luck Babe singer used her speech to address an important issuehow record labels treat artists according to VarietyI told myself that if I ever won a Grammy and got to stand up here before the most powerful people in music I would demand that labels in the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and health care especially developing artists she said The American singer shared that she was signed as a minor but later dropped by her label Without job experience she struggled to find work during the pandemic and couldnt afford health insuranceIt was devastating to feel so committed to my art and feel so betrayed by the system and dehumanized Roan saidIf my label had prioritized it I could have been provided care for a company I was giving everything to Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection she addedRoan concluded her winning speech by asking Labels we got you but do you got usAlicia Keys takes a stand for DEIAlicia Keys took a stand for diversity equity and inclusion DEI as she accepted the Dr Dre Global Impact Award at the 67th Grammy Awards She used her speech to highlight the struggles of women in music production and to defend the importance of DEI at a time when such programs are under political scrutinyReflecting on her journey Keys shared how she had to fight for recognition in the industry especially as a songwriter composer and producer ldquoItrsquos strange that we donrsquot think of women as producers hellip but female producers have always powered the industryrdquo she said emphasizing the need for greater representation behind the scenesKeys didnrsquot shy away from addressing the growing debate around DEI initiatives particularly as US President Donald Trumprsquos administration pushes to roll back such programs She made an impassioned case for the value of diversity in the music industry and beyondwith inputs from agencies