Mickey Guyton

Mickey Guyton
Country music singer Mickey Guyton
Guyton performing during the launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative in 2023
Born
Candace Mycale Guyton

(1983-06-17) June 17, 1983 (age 41)
Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011–present
SpouseGrant Savoy (m. 2017)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsCapitol Nashville
Websitemickeyguyton.com

Candace Mycale "Mickey" Guyton[2] (/ˈɡaɪtən/; born June 17, 1983)[3] is an American country music artist. Raised in Texas, Guyton was exposed to various types of music at a young age, and her material incorporates elements of contemporary country, pop, and R&B music. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2011 and signed a recording contract with Capitol Records Nashville. In 2015, the label released Guyton's debut extended play (EP), Unbreakable.

In 2015, Capitol released her debut single, titled "Better Than You Left Me". The song reached number 34 on the US Country Airplay chart and earned her a nomination from the Academy of Country Music Awards. The same year, her second self-titled EP was released. In 2020, in the wake of the George Floyd protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, Guyton released the single "Black Like Me", which speaks to her experiences as a Black woman in country music. The song helped further elevate Guyton's career and resulted in her first ever nomination at the Grammy Awards, becoming the first Black woman to ever be nominated in the Best Country Solo Performance category. Later that year, her third extended play Bridges was released. She 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. Her debut album Remember Her Name followed in 2021. Guyton's music is defined by country, pop, and R&B influences.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Varga, George (March 5, 2021). "Grammy-nominee Mickey Guyton on finding her way in 'predominantly White, male world of country music'". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Petrusich, Amanda (June 7, 2021). "Mickey Guyton Takes On the Overwhelming Whiteness of Country Music". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 9, 2021.