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Casey Cooper-Fiske and Lisa McLoughlin

Olivia Dean wins Grammy for best new artist: ‘I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant’

British pop singer Olivia Dean has called for immigrants to be celebrated after she won the best new artist gong at the 2026 Grammy Awards.

The 26-year-old’s comments come after artists protested against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers deployed in US cities at Sunday’s awards ceremony.

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