Yahoo

Tracy Chapman just won song of the year with ‘Fast Car’ — 35 years after its release

Tracy Chapman largely keeps out of the public eye. It’s been 15 years since she released an album. But at the 2023 Country Music Association Awards, the singer-songwriter won the award for song of the ...
NPR

Tracy Chapman's song 'Fast Car' is a hit all over again.

Following her duet with Luke Combs at the Grammys, the 1988 song sped to the top of the iTunes chart — streams more than tripled and digital sales shot up more than 38,000%, Billboard says. Good ...
WKRN-TV

‘Fast Car’ makes history at 57th CMA Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — History was made at the 57th annual CMA Awards held in Music City Wednesday night as Tracy Chapman became the first Black songwriter to win “Song of the Year.” Luke Combs’ ...
New York Post

Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ wins CMA Song of the Year — nearly 4 decades after its release

She definitely has a ticket to anywhere now. Tracy Chapman made history Wednesday night when her song “Fast Car” won Song of the Year at the 57th Country Music Association Awards, 35 years after the ...
Rolling Stone

Tracy Chapman Just Became the First Black Songwriter to Win the CMA Song of the Year

The verdict at this year’s CMA Awards is clear: The most important song and single of the year was first released 35 years ago. Luke Combs‘ version of “Fast Car,” which reached Number Two on the Hot ...