Top Songs of 2020: Black Women Reigned Supreme

1. Mickey Guyton — Black Like Me

In a year in which the United States at large was, once again, forced to reckon with ongoing racial injustices and police brutality towards Black communities, the most startling protest song emerged not from hip-hop — the traditional source of resistance anthems — but rather from country music. Specifically, from a woman named Mickey Guyton, the only Black woman signed to a major label in country music. She’s been signed to Capitol Nashville since 2013, and scored minor airplay success with her debut single, “Better…