Tracy Chapman’s average daily stream on Spotify increases 370% after GRAMMY performance

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GRAMMYS were on Sunday, and the famous award show featured incredible performances and rare appearances. One was by the legendary singer, Tracy Chapman, who performed her hit single, “Fast Car” with Luke Combs. The performance has led to her songs soaring on Spotify and iTunes.It was the first time Combs and Chapman performed the song together.

The country singer covered the track in 2023, which landed him a Country Music Award for Song of the Year. Combs took home the award, which is a songwriter award, making Chapman the first Black artist to win Song of the Year at the CMAs.Released in 1988 on her debut self-titled album, “Fast Car,” became a top-ten hit in the United States, reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100.

She won three Grammys that year: Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Contemporary Folk Album.Thirty-four years later, daily streams of the track have increased by more than 260 percent, while the average daily searches have gone up by more than 1,300 percent between February 5 and 7th.

Overall, there has been a 370% increase in streams of her music.The original version of the song also topped the iTunes charts a day after the performance, with several of her other songs climbing the charts.