1. Candace Mycale "Mickey" Guyton is an American country music artist.
33 Facts About Mickey Guyton
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Mickey Guyton moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2011 and signed a recording contract with Capitol Records Nashville.
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In 2015, the label released Mickey Guyton's debut extended play, Unbreakable.
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In 2020, in the wake of the George Floyd protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, Mickey Guyton released the single "Black Like Me", which speaks to her experiences as a Black woman in country music.
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Mickey Guyton then collaborated with Dean Brody on the song "Boys" which made her the first Black woman to achieve a number one hit on the Canada Country chart.
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Mickey Guyton was born in Arlington, Texas, the second oldest of four children born to Phyllis Ann Roddy and Michael Eugene Mickey Guyton.
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Mickey Guyton's family moved throughout the state during her childhood, due to her father's job as an engineer.
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Mickey Guyton was initially enrolled in a local public school, but faced racial discrimination from other families in the neighborhood and was moved to a private school.
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Mickey Guyton began singing as a child and developed an interest in music around five years old.
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Mickey Guyton often performed in church choirs, notably at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Arlington.
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Mickey Guyton was inspired to begin a singing career after she saw LeAnn Rimes sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the start of a Texas Rangers game.
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Mickey Guyton moved to Los Angeles, California after graduating high school to pursue country music professionally while attending Santa Monica College.
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Mickey Guyton studied business and worked several minimum wage jobs to support herself.
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Mickey Guyton soon became part of the city's country music songwriting community.
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Mickey Guyton was asked by a country radio DJ to write songs that reflected "fluffy" and "happy" topics.
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The stress and anxiety of these instances caused Mickey Guyton to develop insomnia and a drinking problem.
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In 2014, Capitol Nashville released Mickey Guyton's first extended play, an acoustic album titled Unbreakable.
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Mickey Guyton co-wrote the song with Jennifer Hanson, Jen Schott, and Nathan Chapman, the last of whom co-produced it with Dann Huff.
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The Guardian made note of the song's early success on the charts, particularly in relation to Mickey Guyton's being a Black female in a genre dominated by white men.
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Mickey Guyton joined Brad Paisley's Crushin' It World Tour in summer 2015.
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In 2016, Mickey Guyton was nominated for New Female Vocalist of the Year at the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards.
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Mickey Guyton later told The Washington Post that she was focusing more on what radio wanted rather than going by her own musical instincts.
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Mickey Guyton chose to write music that reflected more of her struggles as a black woman.
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In 2020, Mickey Guyton became the first black female artist to perform at the Academy of Country Music awards.
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In 2021, Mickey Guyton became the first black woman to co-host the Academy of Country Music Awards.
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In February 2022, Mickey Guyton performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl LVI.
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In 2023, Mickey Guyton was a coach and judge on My Kind of Country.
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In Mickey Guyton announced that she was working on new music with Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard.
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In 2023, Mickey Guyton announced via the social media the release of her next radio single "Nothing Compares to You".
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Mickey Guyton performed her song "All American" at the 2024 Democratic National Convention on August 19,2024.
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Mickey Guyton was heavily influenced by LeAnn Rimes and her 1996 album Blue.
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Rimes' music helped Mickey Guyton discover other female country performers, including Patsy Cline, Patty Loveless, Reba McEntire, and Martina McBride.
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Mickey Guyton began a relationship with lawyer Grant Savoy in 2010.