"Baraye" by Shervin Hajipour Honored With First-Ever Best Song For Social Change Special Merit Award

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shervin Hajipour's emotional song "Baraye," written to support last fall's protests in Iran has been honored with the Recording Academy®'s first-ever Best Song For Social Change Special Merit Award. The announcement was made by First Lady Jill Biden during a special segment on the GRAMMY Awards® Telecast in Los Angeles on Feb. 5. The Iranian singer-songwriter was initially jailed by government authorities after his song garnered an estimated 40 million vie