“Fast Car” singer Tracy Chapman said there’s a reason she writes songs and not books. “Fast Car” became a top 10 hit in the United States. The song inspired a hit dance cover and a hit country cover.

Luke Combs teamed with Tracy Chapman to introduce the lyrics of "Fast Car" to a new generation at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 4). The country star and iconic songwriter's performance came 35 ...

When Luke Combs set out to cover Tracy Chapman's 1988 hit "Fast Car", he did it out of complete admiration for the song. Although not every lyric makes sense being covered by a male vocalist, he ...

Every time Luke Combs performs "Fast Car" now, he remembers something Tracy Chapman told him about her signature song, which he made popular again with his 2023 country-style cover of it. Combs opened ...

This essay originally appeared in NPR Music's weekly newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter here. As a small-town kid in the 1980s, I fell in love with music via MTV and the ritual of transcribing ...

Tracy Chapman topped Billboard’s Country Songwriters chart (dated June 17) for the first time, thanks to Luke Combs’ cover of her hit “Fast Car.” Combs’ version has generated at least $500,000 in ...