Missy Elliott Asks Record Label to Add Her “Shark Tale” Song 'Car Wash' with Christina Aguilera to Streaming Platforms

Elliott and Aguilera performed 'Car Wash' at the end of the 2004 animated film starring Will Smith and Robert De Niro ...
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

‘Fast Car’ and the Roadblocks Black Female Songwriters Face in Country Music

Last week, Tracy Chapman made country music history by becoming the first Black woman to be the sole songwriter of a Number One country hit when Luke Combs’ cover of her 1988 song “Fast Car” topped ...
USA Today

Tracy Chapman becomes first Black woman to win CMA Award 35 years after 'Fast Car' debut

Singer Tracy Chapman became the first Black woman to win a Country Music Association award Wednesday evening when her signature hit, "Fast Car," won Song of the Year 35 years after it was released. "I ...
WAFB

Tracy Chapman wins CMA Song of the Year for ‘Fast Car’ 30 years after its release

NASHVILLE (CNN) – “Fast Car” just never runs out of gas. Tracy Chapman continues to make history with her 1988 hit of that name. “Fast Car” won Song of the Year at Wednesday’s Country Music Awards, ...
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Tracy Chapman ‘Didn't Ever Dream' That ‘Fast Car' Would Resurge as a Country Song

Tracy Chapman gave her first interview in years Friday and spoke about the resurgence of "Fast Car" thanks to a cover by Luke Combs. In a chat with the New York Times, the musician reflected on her ...
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 ...
Tennessean

Luke Combs' 'Fast Car' cover can mean more to country music than just a hit single | Hill

LeBron Hill is an opinion columnist for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee and the curator of the Black Tennessee Voices newsletter and Instagram account. The four-day summer country music extravaganza ...
The Fader

Tracy Chapman wins Song of the Year at the 2023 Country Music Awards for “Fast Car”

The 2023 Country Music Awards took place last night (November 8), and the winner of one of the night's top prizes was none other than Tracy Chapman, who took home Song of the Year for her 1988 hit ...
CNN

Country music is at a crossroads. Two of its most viral songs show why

People — non-country lovers specifically — like to joke that modern country music is a repetitive incantation of beer, trucks, girls and American flags, with the occasional sprinkling of Copenhagen or ...
The New York Times

35 Years After Its Debut, Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ Wins a Song of the Year Award

She is the first Black songwriter to receive the honor from the Country Music Awards. Her 1988 hit reached a new generation of fans as a cover by Luke Combs. By Mike Ives Tracy Chapman won song of the ...