Country Singer Mickey Guyton Offers Inspiring Faith-Filled Start to Super Bowl
By Movieguide® Contributor
Country singer Mickey Guyton wowed the crowd at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Sunday before the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams faced off in Super Bowl LVI. Six-time Grammy nominee Jhené Aiko opened the evening with a beautiful rendition of “America the Beautiful” before Guyton took the stage.
The country singer’s soaring and emotional rendition of the U.S. national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner” was accompanied by actress Sandra Mae Frank, who performed the song in American Sign Language. Guyton’s stunning vocals were further enhanced by the backing of a diverse choir of supporting singers.
As reported by Movieguide® , contemporary Gospel duo Mary Mary helped to kick off the faith-filled start to the game with their performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” with the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles.
Fellow country stars offered their support and congratulations to Mickey Guyton on their social media channels.
Country duo Brothers Osborne wrote on their Twitter page:
Now the world knows what us in Nashville have known for years. Smashed it, Mickey. @MickeyGuyton #SuperBowl
Singer Maren Morris summed it up with a single word:
Wow @MickeyGuyton . 🙌🏼✨#SuperBowl
Jason Isbell, for whom Guyton opened in concert at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium in 2021 wrote:
Real happy for @MickeyGuyton and congrats to the Rams, a team to which I have no connection other than a passing appreciation
Guyton is the first black solo female artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country category for the song “Black Like Me” in 2020. She earned three nominations in 2021 for best country solo performance and best country song for “Remember Her Name,” as well as a best country album nod for her full-length debut album of the same name.
Guyton has been forced to rely on her faith in recent months as her infant son was hospitalized.
On November 18, the singer posted that her 9 month-old son, Grayson, was taken to the ICU and that doctors were still unsure of what was wrong with him. A few days later, Guyton announced that he was on the mend, saying he was “getting better by the minute.”
In a statement posted to Twitter, the star said, “Hey guys I just wanted to give y’all an update on little Gray. My baby fell ill on November 11th, eventually requiring a trip to the icu. It turned out to be dehydration because of a severe stomach bug. Seeing my baby boy like this was truly terrifying.”
She also thanked the doctors who took care of her son and helped care for him, despite the hospital being at capacity and a nursing shortage.
“Grayson is doing much better, all signs are stable and improving,” Guyton continued. “He is still dehydrated and weak and has lost weight from not being able to retain any liquid. Despite all of this, Gray is a fighter and his labs are showing he is headed in the right direction. Please please please continue to pray for him.”
Guyton has always been open about her faith, telling Taste of Country, “God really does have a plan, and it may not be on your time, but whenever the plan does unfold, it’s honestly overwhelming how – I don’t wanna say easy….but there’s a sense of ease.”
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