‘Don’t use my song for barbaric ICE arrests’—Ariana Grande to White House

By Mary Agbabiaka
Grammy-winning singer Ariana Grande has criticised the White House for using her hit song “Bye” in a social media video promoting immigration arrests, demanding that her music not be associated with what she described as “barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense.”
The controversy erupted after the White House recently shared a video on its social media platforms showing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arresting individuals identified as alleged illegal migrants. The footage featured scenes of handcuffing, detainee transportation and processing at detention centres, accompanied by a soundbite from Grande’s song Bye and the caption: “Bye-bye… Presid...