Chapman first black female CMA winner

The track ‘Quick Automobile’ by Tracy Chapman has simply received the Nation Music Award for Track of the 12 months.

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Greater than 20 years after the track’s debut on the singer’s first album, the track has achieved a spike in current recognition. A canopy by Luke Combs has greater than 13 million views, and has been partially credited for the track’s present recognition.

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Who nonetheless remembers jiving to Tracy Chapman, or serenading somebody with a ballad?

Right here’s extra concerning the track’s historical past, and why it has change into a part of so many South Africans and their reminiscence groove.

‘Quick Automobile’ wins Nation Music Award for 2023

Tracy Chapman’s well-known track ‘Quick Automobile’ has received the Nation Music Award for 2023, in keeping with Billboard.

Earlier winners included the songs ‘Purchase Filth’ by Jordan Davis for final yr, whereas it was Luke Combs’ album that received the highest album spot for 2022.

Recognition for the Chapman-written observe comes after Luke Combs’ cowl pushed the track again into the mainstream playlists.

About ‘Quick Automobile’

The track ‘Quick Automobile’ was first launched in 1988, the place it shortly turned successful as one of many first songs on Chapman’s debut album.

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It’s the track that made her well-known, a robust but comfortable acoustic ballad track that many South Africans will bear in mind. In accordance with Far Out Journal. the track was a part of her night time’s efficiency when she was first found as an artist.

On the time of its launch, Tracy Chapman was nonetheless thought of a banned act in South Africa beneath apartheid legal guidelines. This didn’t cease the track from attaining any native fame!

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Latest covers of the track by Luke Combs have shot the track again into public recognition.

The track’s Nation Music Award as Track of the 12 months for 2023 makes Chapman the primary black feminine recipient of the award.