Tracy Chapman will perform ‘Fast Car’ with Luke Combs at the Grammy Awards this week, according to reports. The US singer-songwriter, known for her 1988 song ‘Fast Car’, will reportedly be performing a duet alongside Combs at the awards show on Sunday (February 5), according to sources who spoke to Variety.
Combs, whose cover of the classic song became popular upon its release last year, was announced as a performer last week. The duet would mark a rare return to the stage for Chapman, who has only performed in front of a camera a few times since she concluded her last tour in 2009.
She made country music history last year when when her 35-year-old song was named both song and single of the year at the 2023 awards ceremony in Nashville. The recognition made Chapman the first Black songwriter to win Song of the Year in the award’s 57-year history.
“I never expected to find myself on the country charts, but I’m honored to be there,” Chapman told Billboard in a statement. “I’m happy for Luke and his success and grateful that new fans have found and embraced ‘Fast Car.’”
Combs himself told Billboard that the song “surprised me more than you can imagine”.
“Tracy Chapman wrote this perfect song that I first heard with my dad and it has stayed with me since I have played it in my live show now for six-plus years and everyone — I mean everyone — across all these stadiums relates to this song and sings along. That’s the gift of a supernatural song writer,” he said.
“The success of my cover is unreal and I think it’s so cool that Tracy is getting recognized and has reached new milestones. I love that she is out there feeling all the love and that she gave me a shout-out! Thank you, Tracy!”
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