The soulful 23-year-old R&B performer H.E.R. pulled an upset in scooping the Grammy for Song of the Year on Sunday for her justice-minded song "I Can't Breathe," which tackles Black pain and police brutality. The guitar virtuoso's single -- which debuted in June 2020 in the wake of mass anti-racism protests following the death in police custody of a Black man, George Floyd -- bested competition from Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Billie Eilish to win top songwriting honors. mdo/sst