Joi Nicole Campbell (born April 2, 1979),^[1] also known under her stage JoiStaRR, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

Campbell is the daughter of Warryn and Sandra Campbell.^[2] Her older brother is music producer Warryn Campbell Jr. Campbell's singing career began in church choirs in the Los Angeles area.^[3] Witnessing her brother success as a songwriter and producer,^[3] she started writing songs herself, and though she began studying to become a doctor, Campbell eventually decided to pursue a career in music instead.^[3]

In the early 2000s, Campbell was able to make herself a name as a professional songwriter.^[3] Alongside her brother, she wrote for several gospel and R&B artists, including singers Brandy, Toni Estes, Mario, Christina Milian, Angie Stone, and Tamia. In 2002, she planned to embark on a singing career, with several promotional singles such as "Watch Me", "Keep It Movin'", and "Everything" featuring rapper Jadakiss issued, first through J Records and later through her brothers My Block Records label,^[4] but a planned debut album failed to materialize.^[5]

In 2006, Campbell received her first Grammy Award nod when "Heaven" from Mary Mary's self-titled third studio album was nominated for Best Gospel Song at the 48th awards ceremony.^[6] In 2008, she accompanied rapper Kanye West as a background singer on his Glow in the Dark Tour.^[5] She was invited by West to join him on his planned Fame Kills tour co-headlining with Lady Gaga but it was canceled after public controversy regarding West's interruption of Taylor Swift's Best Female Video speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.^[3] Following a longer hiatus during which she ventured into real estate,^[3] Campbell released her first EP, Art & Beat, in 2013, through Warryn's My Block Inc. and eOne Music.^[7]

In 2018, she appeared in the TV One reality show We're the Campbells, starring her brother and his wife, Mary Mary singer Erica Campbell.^[5] In 2019, she launched her acting career, starring in director Robert Rippberger's independent coming-of-age drama film Strive alongside Danny Glover.^[3]

• "Nothing Even Matters" (featuring PJ Morton) (2017)^[8]
• "Cocoa Butter" (2018)^[9]
• "Valentine's Day" (2021)^[10]
• "The Door" (2021)^[11]
• "Parachute" (2021)^[12]
• "Seven 7s" (2021)^[13]
• "Black Friday" (2021)^[14]
• "Love Story" (2022)^[15]

• Strive (2019)

• Joi Starr at IMDb