‘This Is America’ Wins Song of the Year Grammy

LOS ANGELES — Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” has won the Grammy Award for song of the year.

Donald Glover, whose alter ego is Childish Gambino, got the award Sunday night along with his fellow songwriter Ludwig Goransson and Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams.

Glover was not at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to accept the award.