Tracy Chapman wins song of the year for ‘Fast Car’ On Nov. 8 — 35 years after its debut — Chapman’s hit “Fast Car” won song of the year, making Chapman the first Black artist in the ...

The winner of the 2023 Country Music Award for Song of the Year is Tracy Chapman, writer of the 1988 hit "Fast Car," covered by Luke Combs for his 2023 hit.

After rising in the charts this year due to Luke Combs' cover, 1988's "Fast Car" earned Chapman the Song of the Year recognition at the 2023 CMAs.

"Fast Car," Tracy Chapman's 1988 hit song, was named the Song of the Year at the Country Music Awards in Nashville on Wednesday, more than three decades after it was first released.

Tracy Chapman becomes 1st Black songwriter to win Song of the Year in CMA Awards' 56-year history "I want to thank Tracy Chapman for writing one of the greatest songs of all time," said Luke Combs ...

Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" won song of the year at the CMA Awards 35 years after the song first debuted.

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.” ...

Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs continue driving "Fast Car" through the record books with two more nominations at the 2024 Academy of Country Music awards.

Tracy Chapman became the first Black person to win Song of the Year at the 57th annual Country Music Awards in Nashville on Wednesday. Above, Chapman performs on NBC's "Today" show in 2005.