Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: At the 51st Grammy Awards in early 2009 , the band Death Cab for Cutie made an appearance wearing blue ribbons to protest the use of Auto-Tune in the music industry .
Simplified: At the 51st Grammy Awards in early 2009 , the band Death Cab for Cutie wore blue ribbons to protest the use of Auto-Tune in the music industry .