In the United States, the album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, earning 69,000 album-equivalent units (including 17,000 were pure album sales) in its first week. Commercial performance Įlla Mai debuted at number 18 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming her first entry on that chart. The album has been called a 'throwback R&B record'. I'm pressing for it more than my own shit. What people don't understand, this is like my little sister. Following the success of 'Boo'd Up', DJ Mustard said: 'So the plan worked. In August 2018, DJ Mustard explained to Billboard that upon signing Mai, there was a plan to make three EPs and see if any of the songs caught enough public attention to make an album. The album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. The album debuted in the top 20 in the UK and at number five on the US Billboard 200. After her own headline tour of the United States, Mai appeared as a supporting act on dates of Bruno Mars' 24K Magic World Tour from 4 October leading up to the release of the album. The follow-up single, 'Trip', released in August 2018, has reached number 11. 'Boo'd Up' was originally included on Mai's 2017 EP Ready and reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 in July 2018. It is executive-produced by DJ Mustard, and features guest appearances from Chris Brown, John Legend, and H.E.R. It includes the singles ' Boo'd Up' and ' Trip'. Meanwhile, “Boo’d Up” is still riding high - Number Five on the same chart, but also Number One for ten weeks at Adult R&B radio, and Number 29 at pop.Ella Mai is the self-titled debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Ella Mai, released on 12 October 2018 through 10 Summers and Interscope Records. More than 13 million listeners heard it over the airwaves last week alone. “Trip” was thrown quickly into rotation at mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio, climbing to Number 15 in just five weeks. She puts on a vinyl record, sits on the floor, and sings moodily in a variety of lonely locations - empty bleachers, the passenger seat of an otherwise empty car. Though the single is about whether or not Mai can salvage her relationship with “baby boy,” the clip is startlingly personal: All Mai all the time, with no partner in sight. “That’s how I control this feelin’ you keep givin’.” “I think that I’m done trippin’, I’m trip-trippin’, I’ve been sippin,'” she sings.

Mai excels at turning off-kilter streams of words into gooey hooks, and she achieves that again here. Since “Boo’d Up” was such a big hit - Top Ten on the Hot 100, and still climbing at pop radio - Mai doesn’t mess with the formula on “Trip:” This single also builds around a simple keyboard riff and chattering drums.

Ella Mai released the video for “Trip,” the follow-up to her breakout smash “Boo’d Up,” on Tuesday.

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