LOS ANGELES — The writers of “I Can’t Breathe” by R&B artist H.E.R won the song of the year Grammy on Sunday in a stripped-down ceremony aimed at moving past the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the music industry.
The song of the year award recognizes writers rather than performers and was written to mark the Black Lives Matter protests in the United States last summer.
“That fight we had in us, the summer of 2020, keep that same energy,” H.E.R said, while accepting the award.
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