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‘Fast Car’ and 5 More Cross-Generational Covers

With Luke Combs’s version of Tracy Chapman’s hit at No. 2 on the Hot 100, revisit the origins of Björk, the Clash and Nirvana songs.

By John RedmanAssociated Press

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Travis Scott’s ‘Utopia’ Debuts at No. 1

The rapper’s “Utopia,” his first album since his Astroworld Festival in Houston turned tragic in 2021, opens with the equivalent of 496,000 sales in the United States.

By Ben Sisario

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Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Hits No. 1

The country star’s song, now a culture war battleground, is his first all-genre chart topper. The K-pop group NewJeans’ new album edged out the “Barbie” soundtrack on the Billboard 200.

By Ben Sisario

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Jason Aldean’s Culture War Hit ‘Try That in a Small Town’

After the country star’s “Try That in a Small Town” video was criticized as offensive, right-wing support sent the song to No. 2 on the singles chart.

By Amy HarrisInvision via Associated Press