Ukraine's president delivers a passionate statement at the Grammys in 2022.

On Sunday evening, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a poignant pre-recorded speech at the Grammy Awards.

He urged celebrities like Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, "Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos," referencing the ongoing fight with Russia.

"They sing to the wounded in hospitals, even if they are deafeningly deafeningly deafeningly deafeningly deafeningly However, the music shall triumph."

He urged musicians to use their music to "fill the silence" created by Russian bombs.
"Support us in every way you can," he said, "but not with your silence." "Play music to fill the silence."

The visual message was shown before John Legend performed a new song called Free.

Ukrainian musicians Mika Newton and Suzanna Iglidan joined the American singer onstage, and their compatriot Lyuba Yakimchuk, who recently escaped the country, recited a poem.

Legend, who was accompanied by a gospel choir, sang, "Rain down freedom until we're all free," as photos of individuals affected by the conflict played out on screens behind him.

Viewers were provided the contact information for an organization that helps Ukrainian refugees at the end of the song.

"What's more antithetical to music than music?" Mr. Zelensky wondered before Legend's performance.

The quiet of shattered cities and individuals who have been slaughtered.

"The conflict doesn't let us pick who lives and who dies in perpetual quiet," he added, but he spoke of his country defending its right to "life, love, and sound."

He ended his video message by expressing his wish for his countrymen and ladies to "be free like the individuals on the Grammy stage" shortly.

Many Ukrainian singers, producers, and DJs have joined the struggle against Russia since the crisis began in February, and have also found themselves serving as combat correspondents and military fundraisers.