Mickey Guyton on Family, Freedom and Finding Her Voice

It is well before dawn in China when we ping Mickey Guytonthere to compete Singer 2025A popular vocal competition broadcast on Hunan television.

But the Nashville Dynamo seems imperturbable by the 13 -hour jet lag. Speaking by phone, she is positively optimistic about her visit to Asia, delirious on the brilliant effect of the climate on her skin – and the way Chinese culture honors children and the elderly.

In addition, “you can even walk at midnight and don’t worry about being kidnapped!” The Country artist enthuses exclusively US Weekly.

Life was a whirlwind since Guyton, 42, broke out with his breathtaking single “Black Like Me” in 2020. The tender but piercing ballad on racial alienation became the surprise touchstone that she was looking for a decade of relative darkness.

In 2021, she hung the first grammy nomination for a black singer in the country. Then, just five weeks after giving birth to her son, Grayson, she made her debut as a interpreter in Grammy, the first black country artist to do so.

More recently, Guyton cut a second well -received album, 2024 Fire housefinished a tour of 22 cities, and played with everyone from Metallica to Sheryl Crow.

“You could feel the whole room changed when she sang,” said Crow.

Guyton has also evolved as a tag for other musicians. When his compatriot Texan Beyoncé published his own country album that weighs the genre, Cowboy CarterLast year, she sent Guyton a sumptuous bouquet of flowers with a note saying: “Mickey, thank you for opening the doors for me, queen. Continue to shine. Love and respect, Beyoncé. “

Although being a voice of change has sometimes aroused controversy in the conservative country music space, Guyton does not apologize for the writing of the heart. “I have praise. And I had the hindsight, ”she says We. “I was not intentionally an activist. But I am an empath, and I think you have to be an empath to be an activist, because you feel much more than most.”

Regarding her feelings for his country, Guyton has shown gratitude in his unifying hymn “All American”, and she is particularly attentive because we are marking the month of black music and the next vacation of July 4.

“I definitely live my American dream,” she said We The stars of the country celebrate the number of America. “My husband [lawyer Grant Savoy] And I worked very hard. We now see the fruits of our work. We have a house in Nashville and we live in a beautiful neighborhood where people really care about each other. But at the same time, my Empath side sees so many people struggling. »»

Although she is an innovator in good faith, Guyton says she is traditional complete with regard to independence day. And she gives her 4 year old son Grayson all the experience of Texas, transmitting her favorite dishes from her childhood in the state of Longhorn.

“Being from a black house, we made this fruit salad with whipped cream and marshmallows,” she says. “And you must have a blueberry pie or a cherry pie. My mom and I do this incredible dish called Blueberry Delight. It’s the best. “

The other essential elements of the menu include the wings and its former beloved in standby, the firecrackers of Texas, which are saltworks sprinkled with hot spices and mixture of ranching vinaigrette.

“It is definitely a thing in the south,” she said, laughing.

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Meanwhile, Guyton is working on his next project – a Christmas album with all the original equipment.

“We write now and these are songs that you have never heard before,” she said. “I’m really exposed.” We Also.

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