(ThyBlackMan.com) When I think about the artists who have truly moved me—who’ve stopped me mid-task, mid-thought, mid-life—Tracy Chapman is always at the top of that list. Her voice is like a soft ...

First, Let’s Go Back To 1988, When Tracy Chapman Released Her Debut The late 1980s and 1990s were an especially fortuitous time for solo female singer-songwriters, and Tracy Chapman was certainly no ...

Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. The longest and quietest song on Where You Live, “3,000 Miles,” is ...

Country music star Luke Combs’s cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” has helped her take home the award for Song of the Year at the Country Music Awards – 35 years after the song was released. Released ...

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FILE-Tracy Chapman performs during the Hampton Court Palace Festival in 2006, ((Photo by Gary Clark/FilmMagic/Getty Images) Tracy Chapman made a name for herself in the music industry with one of the ...

Tracy Chapman is best known for her breakout single, “Fast Car,” which saw a huge rise in popularity in 2023 thanks to a cover by country artist Luke Combs. It was 1988 when the original song came out ...

I remember when Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” was released in April of ’88, a striking introduction from a powerful and heart-rending new voice in music. “Fast Car” simply and beautifully relays the ...

Tracy Chapman has revealed why she refuses to stream music in the digital age. Her stance reflects a growing movement among established artists to maintain traditional revenue models in the music ...