Mickey Guyton
Mickey Guyton has become a trailblazer in country music, using her platform to challenge the industry’s historical lack of diversity. The Arlington, Texas native struggled for years to break into the genre, facing isolation as one of the few Black artists. Her breakthrough came in 2020 with the release of “Black Like Me,” a powerful […]
For Love & Country is a new Amazon Music documentary that will uncover and explore the history of country music and the Black artists attached to the genre. The documentary is directed by Joshua Kissi and is set to peel back the many layers of the latest generation of Black country artists dominating Nashville. Kissi […]
Country music singer Mickey Guyton made history becoming the first Black woman to host Academy of Country Music Awards‘ on Sunday, with Keith Urban. In September 2020, the 37-year-old singer from Arlington, Texas became the first Black solo female artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country music category. At the ceremony, she performed “Black […]
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