When Mickey Guyton scored her first hit in 2015 with the poignant power ballad “Better Than You Left Me,” the combination of her powerful pipes, the rise-from-the-ashes anthem of empowerment, and a touch of old-school style made her presence felt on the country scene. Tunes like the hard-charging “Pretty Little Mustang” filled out her profile, showing that Guyton could rock out when she wanted to. But when she put a face on the struggle against racism with the gospel-tinged “Black Like Me (Our Voices),” she made history, becoming the first Black female solo artist ever to be nominated for a country Grammy.