On her debut studio album, released in mid October, 2018, R&B songstress Ella Mai weaves a narration of her identity as a follow up to her 2017 work, Ready. She uses her name as an acronym to convey the eponymous album’s meaning: E – Emotion L – Lust L – Love A – Assertive M – Mystery A – Aware I – Inner The album features the hit song “Boo’d Up” which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 – Ella’s first appearance in the Top 10. Other notable songs include the sensual track “Trip” and the honest narrative of “Naked.” User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.