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February 6, 2023

Shervin Hajipour, Who Wrote Iranian Protest Anthem, Honored at Grammy Awards
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The 65th Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles Sunday night. Beyoncé
won her 32nd statue, making her the most awarded artist in the history
of the Grammys. Viola Davis won for the audiobook of her memoir "Finding
Me" and joins the exclusive EGOT club, having won all four major
entertainment awards: an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Kim Petras and
Sam Smith also made history, becoming the first openly trans and
nonbinary duo to win a Grammy, bringing home an award for their hit
"Unholy."

First lady Jill Biden presented Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour with the
new "song for social change" special merit award for "Baraye," which has
become an anthem for the Iranian uprising. The singer was arrested after
the song went viral, and is out on bail awaiting trial.


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