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Mickey Guyton on Family, Freedom & Finding Her Voice
Us Weekly
|July 07, 2025
On Independence Day, the “unintentional activist” is all about tradition — especially when it comes to food
It's well before dawn in China when we ping Mickey Guyton, who's there to compete on Singer 2025, a popular vocal competition airing on Hunan Television. But the Nashville dynamo appears unfazed by the 13-hour time difference. Speaking by phone, she's positively upbeat about her stint in Asia, raving about the climate's glowy effect on her skin — and the way Chinese culture honors children and the elderly. Plus, “You can even go for a walk at midnight and not worry about being kidnapped!” the country artist enthuses.
Life has been a whirlwind since Guyton, 42, broke out with her soul-stirring single “Black Like Me” in 2020. The tender but piercing ballad about racial alienation became the surprise touchstone she'd been looking for during a decade of relative obscurity.
This story is from the July 07, 2025 edition of Us Weekly.
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