CMA’S NEW ARTIST NOMINEES SPEAK: MICKEY GUYTON

They’re culturally, socially and musically diverse. They’re obsessed with the minutiae of songwriting. They’ve been influenced by everyone from George Strait to Stevie Wonder to Puddle of Mudd. In a series of excerpts from their conversations with our own Holly Gleason, we offer a glimpse into the sensibilities of the five breakout creators vying for CMA’s New Artist of the Year prize. First up: the groundbreaking Mickey Guyton.