Combs’s remake of Chapman’s 1988 hit now dominates the country charts, renewing difficult conversations about diversity in Nashville. Although many are thrilled to see “Fast Car” back in the spotlight and a new generation discovering Chapman’s work, it’s clouded by the fact that, as a Black queer woman, Chapman, 59, would have almost zero chance of that achievement herself in country music.

  • exohuman@programming.devEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The point is she would not have had this success as a black LGBTQ country artist in the last few decades. She found success in the past as a rock artist (who we all knew was folk) but notably not on the country charts:

    Original Fast Car charts: US Billboard Hot 100 6 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 7 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) 19 US Cash Box Top 100[29] 4