Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car wins country song of the year – 35 years after its debut

Chapman is first Black songwriter to win the award, after a 2023 Luke Combs's version helped the song gain newfound popularity

Tracy Chapman has become the first Black songwriter to win the Country Music Awards' song of the year - 35 years after the relevant number was a hit for her.

It was 1988 when Chapman's dulcet tones and guitar plucks emanated from seemingly every speaker with her smash Fast Car. On Wednesday night in Nashville, during the CMA's ceremony, it won a top award, Rolling Stone first reported. The annual award ceremony is one of the largest celebrations of country music.