Alicia Keys calls DEI ‘a gift’ in Grammys speech after Trump’s anti-diversity comments

Alicia Keys has spoken out in support of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in her Grammys 2025 acceptance speech, following President Donald Trump’s anti-diversity comments. 

The “No One” hitmaker won the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Grammys 2025 ceremony on Sunday (2nd February) and highlighted the need to platform diverse voices in the music industry. 

Queen Latifah presented Keys with the award and described her as a “constant inspiration through her voice, her talent, but most importantly, through her heart”. 

Keys drew on her personal experience, telling the audience: “I always had to fight for a certain level of respect as a songwriter, a composer and especially a producer. It’s strange that we don’t think of women as producers like Quincy or Dre or Swizzy, but female producers

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