Starverb
◇ image via Wikipedia
Artist

Ella Mai

Ella Mai is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Thuy, Kiana Ledé, J Hus, Ella Fitzgerald and Lauryn Hill. Those roots explain a lot about how Ella Mai arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kiana Ledé, H.E.R., Kehlani, Queen Naija and Muni Long, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Inayah, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Ella Mai, reaching back through Thuy and forward to Inayah. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Ella Mai Howell is an English R&B singer and songwriter. Her career began at London's British and Irish Modern Music Institute in 2014, during which time she auditioned as part of a trio on the 11th season of The X Factor. In 2015, she released her debut four-track solo extended play (EP), Troubled in October of that year. The EP and her performances on social media were discovered by American record producer DJ Mustard, who signed Mai to his label 10 Summers Records, an imprint of Interscope Records.

◇ Text via Wikipedia · cached · source
Listen
Listen on Spotify
Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Ella MaiThuyKiana LedéJ HusElla FitzgeraldLauryn HillChris BrownBrandyBeyoncéInayahKiana LedéH.E.R.KehlaniQueen NaijaMuni LongAri LennoxJhené AikoMahalia

Hover or focus a star to read the connection. Click any star to make it the new centre.

Ella Mai connections

Ella Mai grew out of Thuy, Kiana Ledé, J Hus and Ella Fitzgerald, shares an orbit with Kiana Ledé, H.E.R., Kehlani and Queen Naija, went on to shape Inayah. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Ella Mai

Roots12

Sounds and acts that shaped Ella Mai.

Artists similar to Ella Mai

Kindred25

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Ella Mai.

Bands Ella Mai shaped

Legacy1

Where the influence of Ella Mai travelled next.

Keep exploring

Artists like Ella MaiRoots of Ella MaiLegacy of Ella MaiBrowse all bands & genres

Ideas. Vote for what you want to see next

Shapes the roadmap

  • Music Personality

    Your taste as a shareable persona card, with a witty roast.

  • Quizzes & badges

    Music quizzes that earn badges and climb a leaderboard.

  • Friend / taste matching

    Match your taste with friends and see your overlap.

  • Gaps

    Bands you've missed that listeners with similar taste already love.