Mickey Guyton

Country music artist Mickey Guyton performs the national anthem before the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals in Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Kai Cenat, Druski, Mickey Guyton and coach 2 Chainz announced for NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

Streamer Kai Cenat, comedian-creator Druski and musical artists Mickey Guyton and Shaboozey have been announced as participants in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, while multi-platinum rapper 2 Chainz was named a coach.
February 4
This combination of images shows recording artists, Post Malone, from left, Beyoncé, and Shaboozey. (AP Photo)

Beyoncé, Shaboozey and Post Malone topped country in 2024. How will Grammy voters respond?

October 31, 2024
Kris Kristofferson, left, stands with the plaque of honoree Jerry Lee Lewis during the Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP)

Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley join the Country Hall of Fame

October 17, 2022
FILE - Singer Janet Jackson performs during the European MTV Awards in Bilbao, Spain, on Nov. 4, 2018. Black culture, in all its glory, will be on display over the 2022 4th of July holiday weekend in New Orleans for the in-person return of the Essence Festival of Culture. Headliners will include Kevin Hart, Nicki Minaj, Janet Jackson, Mickey Guyton and New Edition. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Essence Fest is back in New Orleans after two-year hiatus

June 29, 2022
This image released by Henry Holt shows cover art for "Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be" by Marissa R. Moss. (Henry Holt via AP)

Review: Charting country music paths in ‘Her Country’

May 11, 2022

Rapper Pitbull helps unveil the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball

Rapper Pitbull helped put the finishing touches to Times Square’s New Year’s Eve ball as it was unveiled on Friday ahead of next week’s famous ball drop to mark the start of 2025.
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FILE- Joni Mitchell arrives to the Hammer Museum's "Gala In The Garden" taken in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2014. Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper and Beck and many others will be among those performing in tribute to Joni Mitchell when she’s honored as the 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year by the Recording Academy (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)

Khan, Lauper, Beck to play MusiCares Joni Mitchell tribute

March 17, 2022
FILE - Kane Brown appears at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on June 9, 2021. Brown is the leading nominee for the 2022 CMT Music Awards, which celebrates the best in country music videos. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Country star Kane Brown leads nominees for CMT Music Awards

March 16, 2022
Billie Joe Armstrong, center, and Tre' Cool, top, of Green Day perform on day three of the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Miley Cyrus, Green Day span decades in pre-Super Bowl show

February 13, 2022
FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2020 photo, Mickey Guyton is photographed during a remote portrait session with the photographer in New York and subject in Los Angeles. Country music star Mickey Guyton will hit this month’s Super Bowl stage to sing the national anthem. The performance will take place Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP, File)

Mickey Guyton, Jhené Aiko, Mary Mary to sing at Super Bowl

February 1, 2022
Carrie Underwood performs at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on May 5, 2021, left, and Jason Aldean performs at the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 7, 2019. Underwood and Aldean will perform together at the CMA Awards on Nov. 10. (AP Photo)

Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Luke Combs to play CMA stage

October 27, 2021
This combination of photos shows Angela Bassett at the 51st NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif., on Feb. 22, 2020, from left, Paul McCartney during his One on One Tour in Tinley Park, Ill., on July 26, 2017, and Taylor Swift at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 24, 2019. Bassett will induct singer Tina Turner into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during its annual ceremony, set for Cleveland on Oct. 30. McCartney will give the presentation for Foo Fighters and Swift will induct songwriter Carole King, and also perform some of her music, along with Jennifer Hudson. (AP Photo)

McCartney, Swift to induct new members into rock hall

October 18, 2021
This cover image released by Capitol Records Nashville shows “Remember Her Name," a release by Mickey Guyton. (Capitol Records Nashville via AP)

Review: Mickey Guyton soars on her powerful, personal record

September 22, 2021
This image from video released by CMT shows country singer Linda Martell during an interview in 2005. Martell, the first Black woman to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry, will be honored at the 2021 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday. (CMT via AP)

CMT to honor Black country music pioneer Linda Martell

June 8, 2021
FILE - Jimmie Allen performs "Best Shot" at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. on June 5, 2019. Allen will be introduced today as singer of the national anthem prior to the May 30 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Jimmie Allen tapped for Indianapolis 500 national anthem

May 18, 2021
Keith Urban performs at the 56th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Saturday, April 17, 2021, at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn. The awards show airs on April 18 with both live and prerecorded segments. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

ACM Awards hits record low ratings, join the ceremony slump

April 20, 2021
In this Aug. 3, 2020 photo, Mickey Guyton is photographed during a remote portrait session in Los Angeles on Aug. 3, 2020, left, and Keith Urban appears at the 13th Annual ACM Honors in Nashville, Tenn. on August 21, 2019. Guyton and Urban will host the Academy of Country Music Awards in April. (AP Photo)

Keith Urban, Mickey Guyton have chemistry as ACM hosts

April 16, 2021
FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2019 photo, Billie Eilish performs during the first weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. Eilish will perform at this month's Grammy Awards. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)

Grammy performers: Taylor Swift, BTS, Cardi B, Billie Eilish

March 7, 2021
This combination photo shows actress-comedian Tiffany Haddish at Tiffany Haddish's "Black Mitzvah," in Los Angeles on Dec. 3, 2019, left, and Britain's Prince Harry at St. George's Hall at Windsor Castle, Windsor, south England, on May 8, 2019. Haddish and Prince Harry will participate in this year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser benefitting injured veterans and their families on Nov. 18. (AP Photo, left, Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP)

Veterans’ fundraiser to go virtual, with a prince and a Boss

November 10, 2020
FILE - Eric Church performs at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Ariz. on March 28, 2017. The Academy of Country Music announced that Church will perform at this year's ACM Awards in Nashville. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP, File)

Kane Brown, Mickey Guyton, Luke Bryan to sing at ACM Awards

September 2, 2020