By Emily Yahr February 13, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. EST
After a decade of running into countless roadblocks trying to launch a career in country music, singer-songwriter Mickey Guyton has achieved a milestone that few musicians ever will: On Sunday, she will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in front of the biggest TV audience of the year.
To appreciate why Guyton’s moment in the spotlight is so significant, you must rewind to 2011, when Guyton moved to Nashville and signed a record deal. Guyton did everything that everyone advises new country singers to do (throw yourself into writing songs, impress radio programmers) and her label had high hopes. In 2013, she performed at Country Radio Seminar, an annual conference for radio staffers, impressing everyone with a soaring rendition of the lovelorn ballad “Better Than You Left Me.” She got a standing ovation. Read more HERE.