Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' wins CMA's Song of the Year

Beloved folk singer Tracy Chapman, a longtime San Francisco resident, is back on top with a song she penned decades ago. On Wednesday, Chapman’s 1988 classic, “Fast Car,” took home Song of the Year at the Country Music Awards, courtesy of a cover by country star Luke Combs. “It’s truly an honor for my song to be newly recognized after 35 years of its debut. Wow,” said presenter Sarah Evans on behalf of Chapman.

Between the original, Combs’ version and a 2015 cover from Jonas Blue, the song has amassed over 2 billion streams on Spotify. While Chapman has been publicly supportive of Combs, a white man gaining acclaim for a woman of color’s work has rubbed some the wrong way. “On one hand, Luke Combs is an amazing artist, and it’s great to see that someone in country music is influenced by a Black queer woman — that’s really exciting.

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