Opinion
It’s been 35 years since she first sang ‘Fast Car’ at the Grammys, a ceremony crowded with closeted queer performers. The world has changed a lot. Chapman hasn’t.
Feb. 5, 2024
Music
Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs’ cross-generational pairing on ‘Fast Car’ during the 2024 Grammy Awards has given Chapman’s 1988 song another boost on the charts.
At the 2023 CMA Awards on Wednesday, Tracy Chapman and her hit ‘Fast Car’ finally got their due after 35 years. Here’s how Chapman made CMA Awards history with her hit.
Nov. 9, 2023
Sports
Dave Currey, the longtime athletic director who helped Chapman thrive in NCAA Division III, has died. He was head football coach at Long Beach State and Cincinnati.
July 20, 2023
Entertainment & Arts
Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ is again topping the charts with Luke Combs’ cover of the song, which made Chapman the first Black woman with a sole songwriting credit on a No. 1 country song.
July 7, 2023
Michaela DePrince, whose dance career spanned several ballet companies and collaborations with Beyoncé and Madonna, died last week. She was 29.
Sept. 16, 2024
Business
Defense technology startup Anduril Industries Inc. has raised $1.5 billion in a new funding round and plans to spend hundreds of millions on a new manufacturing facility.
Aug. 9, 2024
Climate & Environment
New clothes are fun, especially when the price is right. But how long can we support fast fashion with its bad-for-environment, bad-for-workers infrastructure?
Sept. 12, 2024
Mars, maker of M&M’s and Snickers, is buying Kellanova in a nearly $30-billion deal, giving it control of brands including Cheez-It and Pop-Tarts.
Aug. 14, 2024
After six years away from the stage, Griffin now returns with resilient, new material for her extended “My Life on the PTSD-List” tour, which reaches the Wiltern Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 18