"Artists get paid when you actually buy a CD or the vinyl. That’s important to me," Chapman says.
Country and top 40 radio have always had a tenuous relationship, but at a time when the former is producing bigger hits, the latter may be embracing the crossover.
Luke Combs' remake of Chapman's 1988 classic soars to the top of the chart.
Chapman, who is credited as the song's sole writer of "Fast Car," also owns its publishing rights.
