she grew up in flint michigan listening to loretta lynn, johnny paycheck and kenny rogers. >> i was reallywn to country music. i love the stories beginning, middle and the end, the songs always had a resolution. >> she had doubts about being a singer herself because she didn't see any country music stars that look like her. >> i kind of pushed it down a little bit. then i figured out maybe it's supposed to be me. >> reporter: she then moved to nashville ready to chase her dreams. >> i thought i'm on my way. >> little did i know that there really isn't much love for people of color in country music in nashville. so regardless of how much i loved it, they didn't think i would sell or marketable. >> reporter: according to song data, between 2002 and 2020 there were roughly 11,500 unique songs played on country radio. in those 19 years there's only 13 black artists among those songs and only three black women. in total songs by black women received .03% of radio airplay. >> i had a cowgirl hat, i had boots, have long hair. already made myself into what i thought would be accepted. that wasn't

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reporter: miko grew up in flint, michigan, learning to country music legends like loretta lynn, johnny paycheckogers. >> i was really drawn to country music. i love the stories. i love the middle, the beginning, the middle and the end. the songs always had a resolution. >> reporter: but she had doubts about being a singer herself because she didn't see any country music stars that look like her. >> it was like what are you doing? what are you thinking, you know, and i kind of pushed it down a little bit, but then i figured out well maybe it's supposed to be you. >> reporter: after graduating college, getting married and building a life in california miko moved to nashville ready to chase her dream. >> and i thought i'm on my way. well, little did i know that there is not really much love for people of color in country music in nashville. so regardless of how much i loved it, they didn't think i would sell or they didn't think i was marketable. >> reporter: according to song data, between 2002 and 2020 there were roughly 11,500 unique songs played on country radio. in those 19 years there were o