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Tracy Chapman Proves 'Fast Car' Is Her Own
'No Mistaking Who
Owned That Song'
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Feb 5, 2024 12:57 PM CST

'No Mistaking Who Owned That Song'

Luke Combs gives Tracy Chapman her due on stage at the Grammys

(Newser) - Tracy Chapman made a rare public appearance at the Grammys Sunday night, taking the stage with country singer Luke Combs for a duet of "Fast Car." When Combs covered Chapman's decades-old hit last year, Lydia Polgreen wasn't thrilled because he didn't seem to bring anything...

Luke Combs Feels Terrible About Suing Fan for $250K

Says he's going to make things right with woman who was selling Combs-themed tumblers

(Newser) - Luke Combs says he had no idea he was suing a fan who sold beverage tumblers with his likeness on them, and was devastated when he saw an interview with the woman after she was ordered to pay him $250,000. Nicol Harness lives in Illinois, where it recently became...

Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' Makes CMA History

She becomes first Black woman to win award as 35-year-old tune snags song of the year

(Newser) - Tracy Chapman just became the first Black woman to win a Country Music Association award—for a song she penned 35 years ago. "Fast Car," which was first released in 1988 but found new popularity this year through a cover by country star Luke Combs , won the first...

Luke Combs' 'Fast Car' Cover Pushes Tracy Chapman to Country Music History

She's the first Black female songwriter to hit No. 1 on Country Airplay chart

(Newser) - Tracy Chapman is the first Black female songwriter to top Billboard's Country Airplay chart since it started in 1990—and the No. 1 spot is for a song she came out with two years before the chart even existed. "Fast Car" is, of course, experiencing quite a resurgence...

Country Music's Entertainer of the Year Repeats

Singer Luke Combs wins CMA honor 2nd year in a row; Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson also win big

(Newser) - Luke Combs was crowned entertainer of the year at Wednesday's Country Music Association Awards, the second year in a row that he's taken home the night's top honor. "I want to thank country music for making my dreams come true," Combs said, dedicating the award...

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