VaShawn Mitchell’s Joy strikes a chord with radio as it makes its way to the top of the radio charts.\u00a0 Joy is the lead single from Secret Place, Mitchell’s seventh album released last year.<\/p>\n
Joy has spent 13 weeks in the top 5 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay in addition to six weeks at number one on the Mediabase chart.\u00a0 That has been further fueled by 2 million Vevo views and 3 million plus audio streams.<\/p>\n
Mitchell takes the message to the masses with performances at the Most Powerful Voices Concert and the Power to End Stroke event.\u00a0 June dates include\u00a0 the Family Fest & Memorial Day concert in Columbia, SC, Chicago Gospel Music Festival, Gospel Music Association\u2019s Immerse Conference in Nashville, TN and the Rejoice Music Soul Food Fest in VA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
VaShawn Mitchell’s Joy strikes a chord with radio as it makes its way to the top of the radio charts.\u00a0 Joy is the lead single from Secret Place, Mitchell’s seventh album released last year. Joy has spent 13 weeks in the top 5 on Billboard’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,228],"tags":[2600,3500,4031,120],"class_list":["post-10970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artist-news-and-updates","category-billboard-charts","tag-chicago-gospel-music-festival","tag-joy","tag-live-in-south-africa","tag-vashawn-mitchell"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Vashawn-Mitchell-sings-e1493919334603.jpg?fit=750%2C571&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13654,"url":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/vashawn-mitchell-gets-gold-record-certification\/","url_meta":{"origin":10970,"position":0},"title":"Vashawn Mitchell Gets Gold Record Certification","author":"Gregory Gay","date":"December 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Multiple award-winning singer, songwriter VaShawn Mitchell was honored in his hometown Chicago. In a special appearance on WGN Morning News, Founder and Chairman of the National Museum of Gospel Music, and Founder of the Stellar Awards, Don Jackson and WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards, presented Mitchell with a Gold plaque\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Artist News and Updates"","block_context":{"text":"Artist News and Updates","link":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/category\/artists\/artist-news-and-updates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/A5BF0887-7979-483C-A9F9-6A3E4B36200C.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/A5BF0887-7979-483C-A9F9-6A3E4B36200C.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/A5BF0887-7979-483C-A9F9-6A3E4B36200C.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/A5BF0887-7979-483C-A9F9-6A3E4B36200C.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/A5BF0887-7979-483C-A9F9-6A3E4B36200C.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13458,"url":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/vashawn-mitchell-hits-top-of-the-charts-with-new-cd\/","url_meta":{"origin":10970,"position":1},"title":"VaShawn Mitchell Hits Top Of The Charts With New CD","author":"Gregory Gay","date":"August 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"ELEMENTS is the top Gospel album of the week hitting the top slots on two charts this week. VaShawn Mitchell\u2019s exceptional 9th album entered in the Number 1 on the Top Gospel Albums Sales chart; and Number 2 on Top Gospel Albums chart (Gospel consumption). The chart-topper continues to be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Artist News and Updates"","block_context":{"text":"Artist News and Updates","link":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/category\/artists\/artist-news-and-updates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/9D15FB2E-EEF8-45F6-9E1A-D01874283ED9.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/9D15FB2E-EEF8-45F6-9E1A-D01874283ED9.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/9D15FB2E-EEF8-45F6-9E1A-D01874283ED9.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/9D15FB2E-EEF8-45F6-9E1A-D01874283ED9.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9944,"url":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/vashawn-mitchell-debuts-video-for-joy\/","url_meta":{"origin":10970,"position":2},"title":"VaShawn Mitchell Debuts Video For Joy","author":"John Burton Jr.","date":"July 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Audiences around the world are experiencing great Joy with the release of VaShawn Mitchell's new single.\u00a0 \u201cJoy\u201d is the first single from the multiple Grammy and Stellar nominated artist's\u00a0 new album, SECRET PLACE, which was recorded in South Africa. This\u00a0 live recording\u00a0 and worship experience was held at the\u00a0 MOSA\u00cfEK\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Album Releases"","block_context":{"text":"Album Releases","link":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/category\/artists\/album-releases\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Vashawn Mitchell Joy","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.gospelflava.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Vashawn-Mitchell-Joy-300x300.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11033,"url":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/vashawn-mitchell-releases-lyric-video-for-new-single\/","url_meta":{"origin":10970,"position":3},"title":"VaShawn Mitchell Releases Lyric Video For New Single","author":"Gregory Gay","date":"June 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Following on the heels of Joy (which celebrates its 6th week in the number 1 spot on the radio chart) , VaShawn Mitchell gives us \"classic Gospel groove\" with God Will Take Care of Me, the second single from his album, Secret Place, Live In South Africa. For the new\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Artist News and Updates"","block_context":{"text":"Artist News and Updates","link":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/category\/artists\/artist-news-and-updates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vashawn-Mitchell.jpg?fit=504%2C332&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8511,"url":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/tiff-joy-releases-debut-cd-september-25th\/","url_meta":{"origin":10970,"position":4},"title":"Tiff Joy Releases Debut CD September 25th","author":"Gregory Gay","date":"August 25, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"What an amazing experience it has been for Chicago native Tiffany Joy McGhee.\u00a0 The singer songwriter penned the song Amazing and performed it locally around the Chicagoland area.\u00a0 The song caught the attention of Donald Lawrence who in turned mentioned it to Ricky Dillard, and the rest is history.\u00a0 A\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Album Releases"","block_context":{"text":"Album Releases","link":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/category\/artists\/album-releases\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"TiffJoy","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.gospelflava.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/TiffJoy-300x200.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12697,"url":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/anthony-brown-kelontae-gavin-vashawn-mitchell-and-ruth-laontra-highlight-banner-year-for-tyscot\/","url_meta":{"origin":10970,"position":5},"title":"Anthony Brown, Kelontae Gavin, Vashawn Mitchell and Ruth LaOntra Highlight Banner Year For Tyscot","author":"Gregory Gay","date":"December 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The year of 2018 was another banner year for Tyscot Records nurturing established artists and propelling rising stars to higher platforms. Anthony Brown & group therAPy enjoyed another big year as the dynamic Washington, D.C. area group maintained its spot as the sixth most popular act of the year on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Artist News and Updates"","block_context":{"text":"Artist News and Updates","link":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/category\/artists\/artist-news-and-updates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/AnthonyBrown-e1519260629470.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/AnthonyBrown-e1519260629470.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/AnthonyBrown-e1519260629470.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10971,"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10970\/revisions\/10971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}