WHAT IT IS: The half-Jamaican, half-Irish songstress was born to create change with her voice. Whether she’s lamenting the demise of a relationship or professing her intense feelings for a newfound love, Mai easily shares stories to which we all can relate. The songstress signed to DJ Mustard’s 10 Summers label in 2016, hit the road opening on Kehlani’s international Sweet Sexy Savage Tour at the beginning of 2017 and finished the year with a sold-out tour of her own. With highly praised EP set Trilogy under her belt, she’s now gearing up to release her debut album.
ALBUM: TIME | CHANGE | READY (EPs)
RELEASE DATE: 2.15.16 | 11.18.16 | 2.22.17
SINGLE: “Boo’d Up” (from READY EP)
LIVE: Essence Festival Superlounge performance (7/7/18); Experience main stage performance (6/22/18); Kehlani’s Sweet Sexy Savage Tour (2/21/17-6/18), TIME. CHANGE. READY. Tour (11/29/17-12/11/18)
INTERNET: New Hot 100 peak at #55 (+7; three weeks on chart); went Top 10 on Emerging Artist chart; 3m monthly Spotify listeners, 13m+ streams of current single on the platform; 1m+ You-Tube views for audio video alone
RADIO: Top 25 Rhythm, Top 10 Urban
PRESS: Vibe (“NEXT: Ella Mai Is Bringing Confidence Back To R&B Love Songs”), L.A. Times (Sunday print “Artists to Watch” spotlight), Paper, Genius (“Chart Climber: Track-ing the Rise of Ella Mai’s ‘Boo’d Up’”)
BOOKING: Caroline Yim/CAA
PUBLISHING: Ella Mai Publishing Designee
MANAGEMENT: Meko Yohannes/10 Summers