Trump not absent from 2017 Grammys

President Donald Trump was not nominated for a Grammy, but his name was present at different points during this year's music awards.

The most critical message to the president Sunday night came from hip-hop legends A Tribe Called Quest, who performed with Anderson Paak.


Performing a song entitled "We The People," they referred to Trump as "President Agent Orange" — the song and was filled with chants of "resist."

The group also decried Trump's travel ban order and his proposed border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

That group wasn't the only performer to mention the president.

Less than 10 minutes into the program in Los Angeles, Trump's name was referenced by Grammys host James Corden in his opening rap.

"With President Trump, we don't know what comes next," said Corden, a late-night talk-show host.

Minutes later, singer-actress Jennifer Lopez presented the first award, best new artist, but prefaced announcing who won with a quote from novelist Toni Morrison.

"This is precisely the time artists go to work, There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal," Lopez said reciting Morrison's words.

Lopez, however, didn't mention the president's name.

Later during the night, singer Katy Perry wore a protest armband and, near the end of her performance, sang in front of the U.S. Constitution. At the end of her performance, she yelled out to the audience: “No hate.”