# Talk:Mickey Guyton

I was quite astonished when I first saw her in concert! I always assumed all country singers are white. Is there a statistics how many black people are singing country these days? 93.219.184.169 (talk) 05:01, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Here is a recent U.S. National Public Radio program about this subject. 76.189.141.37 (talk) 06:03, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

To add to this article: a photo. 76.189.141.37 (talk) 06:04, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

Done. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 01:48, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Should it be added that Guyton performed on the 2021 Grammy Awards? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 01:48, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Mickey Guyton/GA2. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: GhostRiver (talk · contribs) 20:18, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

I'll be taking a look at this! — GhostRiver 20:18, 4 September 2021 (UTC)


### Infobox and lede
@GhostRiver: Please see my comments below. I made all the necessary changes I think. Again, I apologize for the delay. I thought it had not yet been seven days until I realized it had actually been nine days since the last comment. ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Per WP:ALLMUSIC, Some editors question the accuracy of these websites for biographical details and recommend more reliable sources when available. This reliable source Says that her birthday is actually June 17, 1983, not 1984.
Similarly, the BMI reference doesn't explicitly show that "Candace Mycale Guyton" is Mickey Guyton, but this article does.
Fair points. I moved this and corrected the birth date ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
Per WP:INFOBOXREF, references in infoboxes should be avoided when possible. I would move the references on her full name and her birthday to the lede prose.
Per WP:ALLMUSIC, Allmusic should not be used for genre classifications.
The word "country" is used four times in the first three sentences. Try "Her 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." → "Raised in Texas, Guyton was exposed to various types of music at a young age, and her material subsequently incorporates elements of contemporary country and country pop."
"Moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 2011,"
WL the first instance of extended play
"In 2015, her debut single was released on Capitol titled "Better Than You Left Me."" → "In 2015, Capitol released her debut single, titled "Better Than You Left Me."
"top 40 of the country chart" → "number 34 on the US Country Airplay chart
"her second extended play was released" → "her second self-titled EP was released" per MOS:EASTEREGG
No comma needed after "In 2020, Guyton released the single"
No comma needed after "Dean Brody on the song"
Black is inconsistently capitalized throughout the lede; it's mostly capitalized, but not on the last line
Per MOS:LEADCITE, the two references in the lede about the song "Boys" should be removed, as they are already detailed in the body.
Done. ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


### Early life
"Guyton was born in Arlington, Texas and was the second eldest of four children to parents Phyllis Ann Roddy and Michael Eugene Guyton." → "Guyton was born in Arlington, Texas, the second oldest of four children born to Phyllis Ann Roddy and Michael Eugene Guyton."
"She started attending public school as a young child. However, the neighborhood in which Guyton lived disliked the idea of black people attending public school." → "She was initially enrolled in a local public school, but faced racial discrimination from other families in the neighborhood."
"Despite attending private school, Guyton stated that she still faced discrimination; she stated in a 2020 interview" → "Despite this change, Guyton continued to experience racism, stating in a 2020 interview"
WL first instance of country music in the body
"to pursue country music professionally. She also attended Santa Monica College." → "to pursue country music professionally while attending Santa Monica College."
No comma needed after "Nick Cannon's film"
"She was only seen for a few seconds during her final singing performance during the auditions." → "She appeared only briefly on television during her final singing performance of the audition rounds."
Done. ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


### Career
#### 2011-2015
Remove link on Los Angeles
WL record producer
No comma needed after "country music industry professionals"
"music careers of country artists such as Lady A"
Lady A is not referenced in the source
@GhostRiver: I just removed Lady A. You were right. ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
"label-signing" → "label signing"
"at the White House. She performed alongside" → "at the White House, where she performed alongside"
Was warned by whom?
@GhostRiver: I think the source said it was radio executives, so I said industry professionals. ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

WL R&B
WL insomnia
"along with the difficulties of establishing an identity at Capitol Records"
"caused several years of delay to release music" → "caused her music releases to be delayed by several years."
"released Gruyton's first music. It was an extended play featuring acoustic instrumentation titled Unbreakable." → "released Gruyton's first extended play (EP), an acoustic album titled Unbreakable."
WL Single (music)
I'm not sure what "79 ads" is supposed to mean
@GhostRiver: Meaning ads to disc jockey playlists. I clarified in this section on her page. ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
"African American female" sounds clinical compared to "Black woman," which is used just about everywhere else
Fair ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
What was the other "slow song by a woman" that was on the charts at the time?
Article does not say. ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


#### 2016-present
"In 2016, Guyton was nominated by the Academy of Country Music for the "New Female Vocalist of the Year" award." → "In 2016, Guyton was nominated for New Female Vocalist of the Year at the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards."
"her next single, "Heartbreak Song."" → "her next single, "Heartbreak Song"." per MOS:LQ
No comma needed after "Entertainment writer"
Switch hyphen to en dash in "2016–19"
No comma needed after "During this period she also wrote the song"
"she also wrote the song "Black Like Me."" → "she also wrote the song "Black Like Me"." per MOS:LQ
Guyton felt people should not have to buy it This is not what the reference says. The reference says she did not want to promote the album when other people could not buy food.
Fair, I removed it. ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
"The song received no attention by commercial country music radio" → "The song was largely ignored by commercial country music radio" to reduce repetition of "attention"
"On the Spotify streaming site, it was included on their "Hot Country Playlist."" → "Spotify also included the single on their "Hot Country Playlist"."
WL Gospel music
Change the pipe on "Grammy Awards" to 63rd Annual Grammy Awards
Remove link from Keith Urban, mentioned earlier
"In 2021, Guyton became the first black woman to host the Academy of Country Music Awards (she co-hosted with Keith Urban)" → "In 2021, Guyton co-hosted the Academy of Country Music Awards with Keith Urban, becoming the first black woman to host the ceremony"
Last sentence of third paragraph is unreferenced
I removed this ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
When did she announce her debut studio album?
WL studio album
Done ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


### Musical styles
Retitle section as "Musical styles and influences"
NPR was italicized here but not in the "Early life" section
No comma needed after "taken from early influences"
"whom she got" → "who she got"
Done ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


### Personal life
No WL needed on "lawyer", nor do you need to specify "practicing"
Done ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


### Discography
No reference needed here, as the relevant refs were listed above
Done ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


### Awards and nominations
In the left-hand column (year), include relevant links to 51st Academy of Country Music Awards, 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, and 56th Academy of Country Music Awards
Done ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


### References
Change [5] to title case per MOS:ALLCAPS
Something is messed up in ref [10]
[12] is missing a date and author
Change [16] to title case per MOS:ALLCAPS
Several references are lacking access dates, such as [38] and [40]
In [41], change the work from www.chron.com to Houston Chronicle
Done ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


### General comments
Two relevant images used, both of which are Creative Commons
No stability issues present in the revision history
Earwig score is quite high due to mirror sites. Most of the lower ones are attributed direct quotes or proper nouns
Putting on hold for now. Feel free to ping me if you have any questions. — GhostRiver 00:45, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
TenPoundHammer It appears that Legobot failed to alert you to this review. Pinging you here; you'll have an extra week to begin addressing comments. — GhostRiver 22:39, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Also pinging @ChrisTofu11961: who did most of the work here. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 23:26, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
@GhostRiver:@TenPoundHammer: Hi! I am so sorry for the delay. I have been very busy with my day-to-day job. I made all the necessary corrections listed above. I will go ahead and add in what I did in the comments up above tonight. ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 23:12, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
@TenPoundHammer: @ChrisTofu11961: I made a handful of small additional fixes, and I believe that, after those, the article is ready to pass. — GhostRiver 16:04, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

Unfamiliar with her work, I searched for Mickey Guyton during the Super Bowl and was surprised at the outdated photo on her page. I have been reading through various photo use guidelines and processes for requesting image use but still feel unclear. Could anyone offer assistance with updating her profile photo to something more current and professional?
Anthropologeethanks (talk) 01:26, 27 February 2022 (UTC)