Shontelle Norman, Beatty Lands No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay Chart

Shontelle Norman-Beatty’s Debut Single “Jesus Will Fix It (Trouble in My Way)” Hits Top of Billboard Gospel Airplay chart dated September 4. During the tracking week ending August 29, the song — which was written by Don Robey and Ira Tucker — increased 10% in streams, according to MRC Data.

Houston-based Norman-Beatty is working on her first feature film, expected in early 2022.

“Having a No. 1 record is an incredible feeling,” Norman-Beatty, who began singing at age 2, told Billboard. “The last few years have been tough. From battling and overcoming coronavirus to losing my mother and brother, both to COVID-19, life has been tough. Through everything I’ve been through, God has been good to me.”

Norman-Beatty marks the second No. 1 rookie on Gospel Airplay in three weeks. On the chart dated August 21, Melvin Crispell, III reigned with “Wonderful Is Your Name. “

Until this week, the last time a woman and no accompanying artist topped Gospel Airplay on a first visit to the chart was in May 2020 when “Wait (2020) by Nia Allen” led for a week.

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“We are thrilled for Shontelle and her first Billboard number one single,” said Michael-Anthony Taylor, Chairman and CEO of DARE Records. “This has been a long time coming. The Norman legacy continues and the best is yet to come.”

Following a string of appearances at the Stellar Gospel Awards weekend in Nashville, Norman-Beatty’s most recent performance was in her hometown of Memphis at the iHeart WHAL-FM Hallelujah Summer Jam at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. In September, during the upcoming annual Gospel Heritage Month celebration, Norman-Beatty will headline Amber Shaw Entertainment Group’s eulogy in the parking lot of Silverlake Church, 1865 Cullen Blvd., Pearland, TX at 1:00 p.m., with more dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

ABOUT SHONTELLE NORMAN-BEATTY
Born into a musical family, Shontelle Norman-Beatty has been singing since the age of 2. She sang gospel harmonies with her family, including siblings Shallen, Sharisse and the late Shea Norman as The Normans, under the direction of her father, James Alain Norman. The family sang in their home church and other places of worship, astonishing congregants with their beautiful harmonies.

Her resume also includes performances with the world-renowned New Edwin Hawkins Singers, under the direction of the late Edwin Hawkins. Prior to COVID, she occasionally toured with NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater, also a Memphis native. She and her sister Sharisse are the backing vocalists in Martin Shore’s documentary Take Me To The River, featuring award-winning blues artists William Bell, Otis Clay, and Bobby Rush. The film is narrated by Academy Award-nominated actor Terrence Howard.

Now living in Houston with her husband, Bishop Andre T. Beatty, and their blended family of five children, Shontelle Norman-Beatty is the first lady of Kingdom Culture Center, where Bishop Beatty presides as senior pastor.

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