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Grammy 2021: H.E.R's 'I Can't Breathe' wins Song of the Year, fans call it 'tribute' for Black Lives Matter

A user said, 'I Can't Breathe winning honestly made me cry cause of all the change the Black Lives Matter organization has been making and that being the reason HER wrote it!'

The 63rd Grammy award ceremony is hosted by 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah on CBS. All eyes were on one of the biggest categories of the night — Song of the Year — and H.E.R snagged the trophy home with 'I Can't Breathe'. The Internet said this Grammys is a tribute to Black Lives Matter. 

Along with H.E.R, Harry Styles has won the Best Pop Solo Performance award and Megan Thee Stallion is taking not one but two trophies including Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance with Beyonce for ‘Savage’ remix. Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande won Best Pop Performance Duo/Group for their track 'Rain on Me'. The Strokes won the Best Rock Album for 'The New Abnormal'. 

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Song of the Year

H.E.R acronym for Having Everything Revealed and real name Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, deemed as one of the most iconic R&B artists of this generation. H.E.R first won Grammys at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2019, winning Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Album. In 2020, H.E.R was nominated for five awards including Album of the Year for 'I Used to Know Her' and Song of the Year for 'Hard Place'. In 2021, the 23-year-old R&B crooner got the Song of the Year award for 'I Can't Breathe' co-written with D'Mile and Tiara Thomas.

H.E'R's win is being regarded as Grammys' tribute to Black Lives Matter. A user said, "I Can't Breathe winning honestly made me cry cause of all the change the Black Lives Matter organization has been making and that being the reason HER wrote it!" Another fan defended the win to Taylor Swift fans claiming she deserved the award saying, "This is a black lives matter song you better relax!" and another added, "This is what my bf said. That the Grammys is paying tribute to that!" A fan said, "I can’t breathe is such a powerful song I am so happy @HERMusicx won. Black Lives Matter."

The 2021 GRAMMY Awards show, officially known as the 63rd GRAMMY Awards, took place Sunday, March 14, at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT.