“My husband is from Los Angeles, so he’s a Rams fan. NY Post photo compositeĪs for who she’ll be rooting for during the big game - once she can just kick back with a glass of wine - it’s the Rams all the way. “This is going to be one of the best halftime shows, and I cannot believe I’m a part of the Super Bowl that is doing it.” Country sensation Mickey Guyton will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday. Blige do the classic Mary dance,” she said. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. And she’s proud to be sharing the field with some other black artists who will be performing during the halftime show: Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Photography Game day plansįor right now, though, Guyton is enjoying the victory of scoring the national anthem spot on the biggest stage in the game. It’s not enough, like, there can’t just be one.” Mickey Guyton has overcome racism in the predominantly white country music world. “It is not enough for just one black woman to make it in country music - or anywhere. It’s like a fool you can’t argue with somebody like that.”ĭespite such resistance, there has been a movement happening with black country artists - from Kane Brown and Jimmie Allen to veteran Darius Rucker - making strides in Nashville. “It’s like you can’t even fight with some of these people because what comes out of their mouth is just so beyond ignorance. “When you see something like that, you’re just like, ‘This person doesn’t even know who I am and what I represent,’” she said. Even after all of her groundbreaking success in 2021, the Texas native started off 2022 by dealing with one such racist troll who tweeted, “We don’t want your kind in country music!” Guyton’s response? “Bless your little heart.” Mickey Guyton at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade last November. Still, there are those who haven’t felt that Guyton belonged in country music simply because of the color of her skin. Mickey Guyton performing at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony Overcoming racism And I want to represent that in the best possible way that I can.” “It’s Black History Month, and a black country singer gets to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. Now, the 38-year-old singer - whose debut album, “Remember Her Name,” is up for three Grammys in April - will have another memorable moment when she performs the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday. She gave a powerful performance of her song “Black Like Me” at the Grammys, was the first African-American woman to co-host the ACM Awards and rocked a supersize Afro when she did “Love My Hair” at the CMAs. Rams star jetted off to Vegas with wife after winning Super Bowl MVPĪs a black female country artist, Mickey Guyton has spent the past year breaking color - and gender - barriers in the predominantly white male genre. Joe Burrow emerges from Super Bowl disappointment for UFC outing with girlfriendīengals hero’s Super Bowl halftime show antics still a ‘sore subject’ Rams’ Super Bowl ring throws subtle shade at St.

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