“It’s amazing what The Washington Post doesn’t understand about how people make money in music. Tracy Chapman is a wonderful singer-songwriter. First of all, she had humongous success with this song back in the day. She was nominated for a ton of Grammys. She won one of them. But also, singer-songwriters make money not just if they sing it, but if other people do. She has probably made at least half a million dollars. And it’s a great cover, so she’s happy. She said she is happy. The only thing The Washington Post knows how to write about is racism, but not art, clearly,” said Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway about The Washington Post’s attempt to connect country singer Luke Combs’ cover of Chapman’s “Fast Car” to racism.
