Artist profile
Ella Mai is a British R&B singer and songwriter known for her smooth vocal delivery and contemporary take on the genre. Her work blends soul-influenced melodies with modern production, establishing her presence in the R&B landscape.
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Mixgraph for iOS — chemistry-scored DJ planning.
Ella Mai is a moderate-energy and a warm production — mostly instrumental artist.
Higher energy but lower groove than typical R&B.
Across 10 analysed tracks, Ella Mai averages 33% groove — straighter than 90% of individual R&B tracks — and 52% energy, harder than 87%.
Measured against 714 R&B tracks on 11 August 2026.
How Ella Mai’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical R&B tempo.
Across Ella Mai's catalog, tempos have eased from ~128 to ~115 BPM; groove has deepened.
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We scored every transition between Ella Mai’s 10 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 3 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 3 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
17 of the 400 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 5 different Ella Mai tracks.
Might Just → Sensational · 2B → 3B · +8 BPM · 86 chemistry
12 of the 390 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.2. They come from 6 different Ella Mai tracks.
Might Just → All Falls Down · 2B → 1A · −1 BPM · 84 chemistry
11 of the 300 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.7. They come from 5 different Ella Mai tracks.
One Of These → Hustler Musik · 12A → 1A · −9 BPM · 80 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to Ella Mai by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Ella Mai, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Ella Mai's tracks in our catalog range from 79 to 164 BPM, with a median of 94 BPM. Across 10 tracks, the most common range falls in the 95–100 BPM bucket.
Ella Mai's tracks are mostly in minor keys (70% minor across 10 tracks). The most common single key is 10A (B Minor) with 3 tracks.
We scored every transition between Ella Mai's 10 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 3 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Chris Brown, Kanye West, Lil Wayne are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Might Just into Sensational, 2B to 3B, 86 chemistry.
Ella Mai sits closest to Kiana Lede, H.E.R., Queen Naija in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has Ella Mai releases spanning 2017 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 2020s.
