Nearly four decades after Tracy Chapman released "Fast Car," the folk ballad she wrote in 1988 became the unlikely winner of the night at the Country Music Awards. Chapman won song of the year, which ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - More than three decades after its release, "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman became the unlikely winner of song of the year Wednesday night at the Country Music Association Awards.

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 ...

Singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman took home the Song of the Year award at the 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards Wednesday night for her 1988 song “Fast Car.” A 2023 cover by country star Luke ...

Tracy Chapman hasn't changed much since she walked onto her first concert stage 17 years ago. She opened her fall tour at the Paramount Wednesday night with "Why" and "Baby Can I Hold You," both from ...

Tracy Chapman was honored with Song of the Year for her 1988 folk anthem "Fast Car" at the Country Music Awards on Wednesday, becoming the first Black songwriter to ever win the award. "Fast Car" ...

Tracy Chapman largely keeps out of the public eye. It’s been 15 years since she released an album, and she has only performed publicly three times since concluding her last tour in 2009, per Variety.

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 ...

“When we got to the first rehearsal, we had tears in our eyes,” bassist Larry Klein tells PEOPLE Kevin Winter/Getty; Steve Granitz/WireImage Tracy Chapman and her band returned to the stage Sunday ...

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 ...