American country music star Mickey Guyton’s material incorporates elements of contemporary country and country pop. Raised in Texas, Guyton was exposed to various types of music at a young age, notably country. Moving to Nashville, Tennessee, she would later sign a recording contract with Capitol Records Nashville. In 2015, the label released Guyton's debut extended play, Unbreakable. In 2015, her debut single was released on Capitol titled "Better Than You Left Me." The song reached the top 40 of the country chart and helped her receive a nomination from the Academy of Country Music Awards. The same year, her second extended play was released. In 2020, Guyton released the single, "Black Like Me," which spoke of the George Floyd protests and the Black Lives Matter movement. The song helped further elevate Guyton's career and has since been nominated in the country category by the Grammy Awards. Later that year, her third extended play Bridges was released. She then featured on the #1 Canadian country hit "Boys" with Dean Brody, which made her the first Black woman to achieve a Number One on the Canada Country chart. Guyton announced that her debut studio album will be released in mid-2021. It will include previously-released singles, such as "Black Like Me," along with several new tracks.