Tracy Chapman‘s “Fast Car” has darted back onto Billboard’s Hot 100 at Number 42 this week following a surge in sales and streams after she performed the track with Luke Combs at the Grammy Awards a week ago. The re-entry marks the first time Chapman’s version has made it onto …
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Luke Combs is still riding the high of his 2024 Grammys duet with Tracy Chapman. The country star reflected on Sunday’s awards ceremony and his moving performance of “Fast Car” with the singer-songwriter on Instagram, calling the moment “unreal.” “What an unreal Grammy week to say the least,” Combs wrote. …
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Tracy Chapman may keep a remarkably low profile, but she doesn’t live in a vacuum. The singer-songwriter was well aware of the success that Luke Combs’ cover of her song “Fast Car” was having last year. After it won two big awards at the Country Music Association Awards in November, …
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Tracy Chapman‘s triumphant return to the stage to perform her hit “Fast Car” with Luke Combs was among the most celebrated parts of the 2024 Grammy Awards — and the heartwarming moment has resulted in a significant streaming boost. According to Luminate, U.S. streams on Chapman’s original version of the …
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As Killer Mike was taken away in handcuffs after an alleged run-in with a security guard just before the start of the 2024 Grammys ceremony, executive producer Ben Winston was locked away in his production truck, dealing with his own pressing emergencies, thanks to stormy Los Angeles weather. “It was …
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Nine years since her last live television performance, Tracy Chapman made a rare appearance at the 2024 Grammy Awards to sing her 1988 hit “Fast Car” with Luke Combs, the country star who turned a new audience onto Chapman’s song with his cover version and earned a Grammy nomination in …
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Tracy Chapman will perform her iconic hard-luck anthem “Fast Car” for a duet with Luke Combs during the 2024 Grammys on Sunday evening, Rolling Stone can confirm. The single reachedhistory-making heightsfollowing a cover fromLuke Combsthat toppedBillboard‘s Country Airplay chart, making Chapman the first-ever Black woman to have the sole songwriting …
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Luke Combs says he’s “sick to my stomach” over a lawsuit targeting fake Combs merchandise made overseas that somehow ensnared a Florida woman. The country star responded to a judge’s ruling, reported by Tampa TV station WFLA, that ordered Nicol Harness to pay Combs $250,000 in damages for selling drink …
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The verdict at this year’s CMA Awards is clear: The most important song and single of the year was first released 35 years ago. Luke Combs‘ version of “Fast Car,” which reached Number Two on the Hot 100 this summer and became one of the unlikely blockbuster hits in any …
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Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. Of all the top categories at the 2024 Grammys, Record of the Year — which …
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