A 24-year-old folk singer from Cleveland named Tracy Chapman first captivated millions with a performance at a 1988 tribute concert for Nelson Mandela, which helped turn her song “Fast Car” into a top ...

Tracy Chapman makes CMAs history 35 years after recording "Fast Car," thanks to Luke Combs's 2023 cover. (Country Music Association/ABC) Reclusive singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman wasn’t present at the ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: Tracy Chapman performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty ...

Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" ended up driving her right to the coveted CMA award for song of the year — 35 years later. The Country Music Association donned the 59-year-old singer with the song of the ...

Tracy Chapman’s classic folk song “Fast Car” has re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 42, the track’s first time on the chart since the year of its release. Arriving in April 1988 as the lead ...

“Tracy’s obviously written one of the best songs for a few generations,” Combs said ahead of the duet. Chapman and Combs could be seen exchanging smiles with one another as they performed. A true fan, ...

The song of the year for 2023 may just have been Luke Combs' rendition of the hit 1988 Tracy Chapman-penned song, "Fast Car." The success of the song, which included a spot at No. 1 on the Billboard ...

In a groundbreaking moment at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville Wednesday night, Tracy Chapman was awarded Song of the Year for her 1988 single, “Fast Car.” This historic win marks a ...

Tracy Chapman made history with her 1988 hit “Fast Car.” The song won Song of the Year at the 57th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday (November 8), making Chapman the first Black woman to win the award in ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Tracy Chapman continues to make history with her 1988 hit “Fast Car” after winning song of the year at Wednesday’s Country Music Awards. Chapman was not present during the telecast, which took ...