Today we’d like to introduce you to Joyce Howard. Them and their team share their story with us below:
Joyce Howard, artistically known as Miss Joyce is an award-winning independent R&B/World vocalist and songwriter from Memphis. Raised in Germany, Georgia, Joyce spent many memorable years of her young life in Jackson, TN. Her music, which has been a staple in her creative journey, ranges from love ballads to empowering anthems, resulting in grooving and grinning from audiences across the United States. She is the CEO and Founder of King of Queens Entertainment, LLC.
A God-fearing songstress with a passion for people, Miss Joyce’s versatile offerings have managed to garner a diverse following, creating a community of dedicated supporters. Miss Joyce has been featured in Soul Essence Magazine and LiveNDirect. When she’s not featuring new songs and mixtapes, she can be found interviewing for several blogs. Her awards include Best Female Artist, Best Female R&B Artist and R&B Artist of the Year. In 2021 she won Mid-South Film Festival with her song and video “The Point.” She has opened for major hitmakers such as Jill Scott, Mint Condition, Dwele, and Lenny Williams. She was given the title of Honorary Emissary of Memphis Music. She is an alumni of the Emerging Stars program through the MMT Consortium. She was the only black female to make the regional finals in the Texaco Country Showdown.
When she isn’t blessing the microphone her seamless vocals, she is showcasing her other talents. She has made cameo appearances in Bluff City Law, Uncorked, Million Dollar Quartet, and Women of the Movement. She held a role in the sold-out play “Dangerous Entanglements” in 2021. During her stint with this play, she won best dressed for her costumes and wigs. She played in a musical at the Orpheum called “A Ferry Tale” which was written to shed light on human trafficking.
In 2018, Miss Joyce was caught in the crossfire and was shot. Though her healing process was a struggle, she survived and went on to start the Love Heals Foundation, to emphasize the importance of love and unity in regard to healing the community. Not only is does she advocate for gun violence awareness, but she rallies for veterans and brings awareness to suicide prevention methods, mental health efforts, and special needs and Autism.
Miss Joyce has two beautiful children. Her oldest daughter who is 19 years old as of 2022, has special needs and is the motivation for most of her advocacy work. She recently graduated high school. Her son who is 17 years hold is basketball star who currently maintains honor roll and it filled with potential.
In 2018 she also started the R&B on the fly showcase. The show gives vocalists the opportunity to freestyle, network, and learn the best practices for a successful R&B career.
On August 12, 2021, she released her most recent album in her 12 album discography entitled 30 Plus. The intro track on her latest album is called Rhythm Hop which doubles as the name she coined to describe her unique combination of rhythms, sounds, vocals, and other musical elements.
Joyce Howard is a singer, activist, mother and most of all giver. She gives her time and talent to ensure that people are always dancing, singing, loving life and making a difference, one note and one positive action at a time.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
No most definitely not going through a divorce at a peak time in my career, being betrayed by some that were closest to me or Moreso me to them, raising my children without proper resources for my daughter with special needs, dealing with and being an advocate for mental illness and all that comes with it including my own and the biggest surviving getting shot twice in the head in June 2018 while being nominated for several awards and releasing an album a month before. My world changed again.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I am a Vocalist, Songwriter, Lyricist, Advocate, Herbalist, and Actress Artist. I’m most proud of the places I’ve performed from the Original Hard Rock to the Current One, The Orpheum to The Shell and sooo many venues in between. My awards and my relationships with people.
My albums both underground and Independent What sets me apart is the fact I know that I am set apart my resilience, my weaknesses, my strengths, my discernment most of all my desire and passion to succeed but not being afraid to fail.
Alright so before we go can you talk to us a bit about how people can work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
You can email howaqueensings@gmail.com or give me a call King of Queens Entertainment at 731-293-0599. You can support my booking for shows, buying tickets to shows streaming and downloading my music, and subscribing to my YouTube.
My album 30 Plus is currently nominated for Album of the Year. Please support and vote thru the QR code below.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @missjoycemusic
- Youtube: www.youtube.com/missjoyce222
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/album/2Ie16fHlLm1eZn0w3RWjWN
