Ariana Grande Condemns White House Use of 'Bye' in ICE TikTok Video

Pop star Ariana Grande has voiced her disapproval regarding the White House's use of her 2024 song "Bye" in a recent TikTok video. The video, posted on Tuesday, featured a compilation of ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents conducting arrests. It currently appears without any sound.

Grande explicitly commented on the video, stating, "Please do not ever use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense. F— ICE." Representatives for the pop star confirmed the authenticity of her comment, though it is reportedly no longer visible on the platform "for some reason."

In response to Grande's statement, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson issued a statement to Variety and TMZ. Jackson said, "We’ll say this one last time: what’s actually barbaric, inhumane, and heinous are the criminal illegal aliens who have injured and murdered innocent American citizens."

"Bye" is a track from Grande's 2024 album "Eternal Sunshine" and reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Grande has previously engaged with the anti-ICE movement, notably wearing an "ICE Out" pin at the 2026 Golden Globes. Last September, she publicly questioned Trump voters on Instagram about their opinions, asking if their views had shifted regarding issues such as immigration, the treatment of transgender individuals, and free speech. White House deputy press secretary Kush Desai responded to Grande's September post at the time, using her song titles in a statement to TMZ.

Several other pop artists, including Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, and Sabrina Carpenter, have also previously spoken out against the Trump administration's deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

(Source: Billboard)