“Fast Car” won song of the year thanks to Luke Combs’ hit cover.
winner. The folk singer-songwriter, whose signature hit “Fast Car” came out in 1988 and reached a No. 6 peak on the Billboard Hot 100, nabbed a 2023Music Association Award on Wednesday thanks to Luke Combs’ smash hit cover of “Fast Car,” which reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 and topped the Hot Country Songs chart.Shortly after Combs won single of the year at the 2023 CMAs for “Fast Car,” Chapman — the sole writer of the song – won the song of the year CMA, which goes to a song’s writer.
Standing next to 86-year-old country legend Bill Anderson, Sara Evans – a new member of the Grand Ole Opry – read the acceptance speech that Chapman sent in: “I’m sorry I couldn’t join you all tonight. It’s truly an honor for my song to be newly recognized after 35 years of its debut. Thank you to the CMAs and a special thanks to Luke and all of the fans of ‘Fast Car.’”
Prior to Chapman’s win, Combs hailed her in his acceptance speech. “First of all, I want to thank Tracy Chapman for writing the best song of all time,” he said at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. “I just recorded it because I love this song so much, it’s meant so much to me throughout my entire life. It’s the first favorite song that I ever had, since I was four years old.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Why Is Luke Combs' Cover Of Tracy Chapman's Fast Car Controversial?Esther Sun is an intern for TODAY.com. She loves café-hopping and watching cooking TikToks she knows she will never try.
Read more »
What Do Dems' 2023 Election Wins Mean for 2024?See multiple perspectives from National Review (Opinion), MSNBC, and Bloomberg at AllSides.com.
Read more »
2023 Election Results: Abortion Wins BigWhen analyzing Tuesday's election results, one point becomes glaringly apparent: Abortion wins—particularly in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky.
Read more »
Democrat Cherelle Parker wins 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election, will be city's 100th mayorCherelle Parker, a Democrat with a long political history in Philadelphia, will be the city's 100th mayor and the first woman to ever be elected to the office,…
Read more »
Abortion Wins Big in Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia 2023 ElectionsThe GOP's anti-abortion agenda went down in flames at ballot boxes in Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
Read more »
Democrat Cherelle Parker wins 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election, will be city's 100th mayorThe next mayor of Philadelphia will be Cherelle Parker. The Democrat defeated David Oh in the general election and will be the first woman to hold the office.
Read more »