b'Mickey Guyton spent a decade of fits and starts trying to make a career in country music. But now in recent months she\\u2019s having a country music moment releasing vulnerable songs that use her experiences of rejection, exclusion and racism as inspiration. Charlie speaks with Guyton about her breakout songs \\u201cWhat Are You Gonna Tell Her?\\u201d and \\u201cBlack Like Me,\\u201d as well as what it took for her to make it onto one of country musics most beloved stages, the American Country Music Awards.\\n\\nSongs Discussed\\nMickey Guyton - What Are You Gonna Tell Her\\nDolly Parton, Kenny Rogers - Islands In the Stream\\nDolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors\\nMickey Guyton - Safe (Acoustic)\\nMickey Guyton - Heartbreak Song\\nMickey Guyton - Why Baby Why\\nMickey Guyton - Better Than You Left Me\\nMickey Guyton - Black Like Me\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'