The KALW Music team shares a list of protest songs by artists with ties to the Bay Area, including La Doña, Tracy Chapman, ...

When Tracy Chapman took to the stage at the 2024 Grammys to duet with Luke Combs on his huge, award-winning country rendition of her trademark 1988 song “Fast Car,” the world was beyond delighted to ...

[As a young artist], my expectation was that we wouldn’t be here [today]. I really believed we were going to be in a better place, with more justice and more equity and less violence. But I think, ...

There’s a reason Tracy Chapman’s celebration of the 35th anniversary of her self-titled debut album is a bit belated. “The intent was to mark the 35th anniversary of the album’s release, but we ran ...

Tracy Chapman is breaking her silence after a yearslong hiatus from speaking to the press. In a profile in The New York Times published Friday, the "Fast Car" hitmaker and music legend opened up to ...

For years, the singer and songwriter has avoided the spotlight. But she is breaking her silence to look back on her self-titled debut and its powerful hit “Fast Car.” For years, the singer and ...

Though her next two single “Talkin’ ’bout a Revolution” didn’t make as big a splash, her third, tender pop ballad “Baby Can I Hold You,” left Tracy Chapman in the top 10 (No. 19) on the Adult ...

In “Pulse,” columnist Madisyn Cunningham ’27 reviews albums that spotlight the Black Queer experience. “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman has been a cultural staple for many, many years. Released in 1988, ...

Every time Luke Combs performs "Fast Car" now, he remembers something Tracy Chapman told him about her signature song, which he made popular again with his 2023 country-style cover of it. Combs opened ...

Megan Moroney, Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson are also up for multiple awards at the May 16 event. Though she's currently owning the country charts, Beyoncé will qualify for next year's show with ...

Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” has become embraced as a timeless song. Maybe less to simply great songwriting, but more to the fact it narrates an enduring attribute of American life: trying to attain ...