'Heart On My Sleeve' - Ella Mai hopes to "inspire people" with new album
"I really just want to inspire people the way that I have been inspired," says R&B princess Ella Mai.
Ella Mai's new album, 'Heart On My Sleeve', drops this week, and as the title implies, the English singer pours out her heart and soul.
The 27-year-old has already released two singles from the album, 'Not Another Love Song' and 'DFMU'. Ella has been working on her second album since 2020.
Due to the success of her first album - which produced hits such as 'Boo'd Up' - people have high expectations for her new project.
Speaking to NME, Ella admitted that she had some challenges finding her rhythm.
"There were days when it just wasn’t working. With art when you get too in your head…and start overthinking anything you can’t actually create to your full potential. So, I really had to hone it in really be like: ‘calm down, relax and stop putting pressure on yourself’," she said.
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HEART ON MY SLEEVE. MAY 6 2022.
— Ella Mai (@ellamai) March 28, 2022
i poured my whole heart into this album, more so than ever before. i am overly excited for this sophomore journey. let’s do it all over again! pic.twitter.com/Zex1IMfwQY
Ella was spotted in the studio with J. Cole and Pharrell Williams in August last year. She described the experience as "a bucket list type of week".
While she did record new music with the pair, the 'Whatchamacallit' hitmaker says they don't feature on her upcoming album.
Ella has also shared the tracklist ahead of her album's release on Friday, May 6.
1. 'Trying'
2. 'Not Another Love Song'
3. 'Didn’t Say' ft. Latto
4. 'Break My Heart'
5. 'Fallen Angel'
6. 'How' feat. Roddy Ricch
7. 'Pieces'
8. 'DFMU'
9. 'Hide'
10. 'Power of a Woman'
11. 'A Mess' ft. Lucky Daye
12. 'Feels Like'
13. 'Leave You Alone'
14. 'Sink or Swim'
15. 'Fading Out'
a bucket list type of week 🥺 pic.twitter.com/LHU6Hux6cv
— Ella Mai (@ellamai) August 29, 2021
Ella hopes her music will inspire many people around the world.
"I don’t think there’s anything [better] than being able to go have conversations with people where they’ll tell me I’ve changed their life or that a song has really helped them through something. I really just want to inspire people the way that I have been inspired. That’s what success means to me," she told NME.
The Grammy Award-winning singer's latest single, 'DFMU', is currently at number 35 on The East Coast Radio Top 40.
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Main image courtesy of Instagram/@ellamai