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Black women are finally breaking through country music

This weekend, Mickey Guyton will become the first Black woman to co-host the Academy of Country Music Awards. She was the only Black woman to be nominated for an award this year. But as Amna Nawaz reports, a number of Black women are starting to gain traction in the genre. It’s part of our ongoing arts and culture coverage, CANVAS.

Black women are finally breaking through country music

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