Ella Langley

Last updated
Ella Langley
Birth nameElizabeth Camille Langley
Born (1999-05-03) May 3, 1999 (age 25)
Hope Hull, Alabama, United States
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2021–present
Labels
Website www.ellalangley.com

Elizabeth Camille Langley [1] (born May 3, 1999) [2] , known professionally as Ella Langley, is an American country music singer-songwriter from Hope Hull, Alabama signed to Sony Music Nashville and Columbia Records. [3] [4]

Contents

Background

Langley was born in Hope Hull, Alabama and performed locally at bars and festivals until relocating to Nashville in 2019. [3] Langley has released a string of promotional singles, toured as an opening act for several high-profile country artists, and landed several cuts as a songwriter including five tracks on Elle King's Come Get Your Wife and Runaway June's "Make Me Wanna Smoke". [3] [5] In February 2023, it was announced that Langley had signed a record deal with Sony Music Nashville and Columbia Records, [4] and she made her Grand Ole Opry debut on February 17, 2023. [6] [7] She released her debut EP, Excuse the Mess, on May 19, 2023. [3] [8] Langley also recorded a duet with Kameron Marlowe, "Strangers", which was released as the lead single from Marlowe's second studio album, Keepin' the Lights On.

Langley's full-length debut studio album, Hungover , will be released on August 2, 2024. [9] Several promotional singles were released ahead of the album, including "You Look Like You Love Me", which features Riley Green. It became her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 53. [10]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
TitleAlbum details
Hungover
  • Release date: August 2, 2024 [9]
  • Label: Sawgod/Columbia
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
TitleEP details
Excuse the Mess [8]
  • Release date: May 19, 2023
  • Label: Sawgod/Columbia
  • Format: Digital download
List of featured singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US Country Airplay
[11]
US Country
[12]
"Strangers"
(Kameron Marlowe with Ella Langley)
20245843Keepin' the Lights On

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected peak chart positions shown
YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[13]
US Country Songs
[14]
AUS
[15]
CAN
[16]
IRE
[17]
NZ
[18]
UK
[19]
WW
[20]
2024"You Look Like You Love Me"
(featuring Riley Green)
3613703366275989Hungover

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Josh Turner</span> American singer-songwriter

Joshua Otis Turner is an American country singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to MCA Nashville Records. That same year, his debut album's title track, "Long Black Train", was his breakthrough single release. His second album, Your Man (2006) accounted for his first two No. 1 hits, "Your Man" and "Would You Go with Me", while 2007's Everything Is Fine included a No. 2 hit, "Firecracker". Haywire, released in 2010, produced his biggest hit, the four-week No. 1 hit "Why Don't We Just Dance" and another No. 1 song, "All Over Me". It was followed by Punching Bag (2012), whose lead-off single, "Time Is Love", was the biggest country hit of 2012 according to Billboard Year-End.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Craig Morgan</span> American musical artist

Craig Morgan Greer is an American country music artist. A veteran of the United States Army as a forward observer and current member of the United States Army Reserve, Morgan began his musical career in 2000 on Atlantic Records, releasing his self-titled debut album for that label before the closure of its Nashville division in 2000. In 2002, Morgan signed to the independent Broken Bow Records, on which he released three studio albums: 2003's I Love It, 2005's My Kind of Livin', and 2006's Little Bit of Life. These produced several chart hits, including "That's What I Love About Sunday", which spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard country charts while also holding the No. 1 position on that year's Billboard Year-End chart for the country format. A greatest hits package followed in mid-2008 before Morgan signed to BNA Records and released That's Why later that same year. After exiting BNA, Morgan signed with Black River Entertainment and released This Ole Boy in 2012, followed by A Whole Lot More to Me in 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Love and Theft (duo)</span>

Love and Theft is an American country music duo consisting of vocalists Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles. They originally recorded as a trio with vocalist Brian Bandas; after he exited the band, Gunderson and Liles continued as a duo. Signed to Lyric Street Records subsidiary Carolwood Records in 2009, Love and Theft made their chart debut in early 2009 with the single "Runaway," which reached the Top 10 on Billboard Hot Country Songs. The band's debut album, World Wide Open, was released on August 25, 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steven Lee Olsen</span> Musical artist

Steven Lee Olsen is a Canadian country music artist and songwriter. He is best known for his singles "Raised by a Good Time" and "Outta Yours", as well as for co-writing the Grammy-nominated single "Blue Ain't Your Color" by Keith Urban.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brett Eldredge</span> American musician and producer (born 1986)

Brett Ryan Eldredge is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer, signed to Warner Music Group Nashville. Eldredge has had five No. 1 singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, three of which came from his debut album, Bring You Back: "Don't Ya", "Beat of the Music", and "Mean to Me".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jelly Roll (singer)</span> American rapper, singer, and songwriter (born 1984)

Jason Bradley DeFord, known professionally as Jelly Roll, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Antioch, Tennessee. Beginning his career in 2003, he rose to mainstream prominence in 2022 following the release of two singles, "Son of a Sinner" and "Need a Favor".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Combs</span> American country music singer and songwriter (born 1990)

Luke Albert Combs is an American country music singer and songwriter. Born and raised in North Carolina, he began performing as a child. After dropping out of college to pursue a career in music, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he released his debut EP, The Way She Rides, in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Russell Dickerson</span> American singer-songwriter

Russell Edward Dickerson is an American country pop singer-songwriter from Union City, Tennessee. Dickerson has released two albums through Triple Tigers. Both have accounted for four singles charting on Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay: "Yours", "Blue Tacoma", "Every Little Thing", and "Love You Like I Used To".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carly Pearce</span> American singer-songwriter (born 1990)

Carly Pearce is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her material contains elements of both traditional and contemporary country-pop music. Pearce began performing professionally in her teens, appearing on several albums of bluegrass material in the 2000s. After moving to Nashville, Tennessee, she began gaining more widespread notice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mitchell Tenpenny</span> American singer-songwriter

James Mitchell Tenpenny III is an American country pop singer and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums and five extended plays through Riser House Records, with the first being Telling All My Secrets released in December 2018. He charted in 2018 with the single "Drunk Me", released on Columbia Records Nashville. He also co wrote "If the Boot Fits" with Granger Smith and the song made it to the top 10 on country airplay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Riley Green (singer)</span> American singer/songwriter

Riley Green is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment since 2019, he has released two albums: Different 'Round Here in 2019 and Ain't My Last Rodeo in 2023. Green has charted four top-20 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts: "There Was This Girl", "I Wish Grandpas Never Died", "Half of Me", and "Different 'Round Here".

Matthew Neal Stell is an American country music singer, guitarist, and songwriter. His song "Prayed for You" and his EP Everywhere but On were released in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ingrid Andress</span> American country singer (born 1991)

Ingrid Elizabeth Andress is an American country music singer-songwriter. She first gained prominence when her US breakthrough single, "More Hearts Than Mine" (2019) peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her single "The Stranger" (2020) peaked at number 49 on Country Airplay and her single "Wishful Drinking" (2021) became her second entry on the Billboard Hot 100. She has released two albums: Lady Like (2020) and Good Person (2022). She has also cowritten songs recorded by other artists including "Boys" (2017) by Charli XCX.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Restless Road</span> American country music band

Restless Road is an American country music band based in Nashville, Tennessee. The band is made up of Zach Beeken, Garrett Nichols, and Colton Pack who originally auditioned solo for the third season of the American singing competition series The X Factor before performing as a group on the show. The band signed a record deal with Sony Music Nashville and released their debut, self-titled EP in 2020. Their debut album was released in 2023. They have also written songs for Rascal Flatts, Granger Smith, David James, and Kane Brown.

Kameron Marlowe, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, is an American country music singer-songwriter signed to Columbia Nashville. He was a contestant on season 15 of NBC's The Voice. His debut single, "Giving You Up" was released on June 14, 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lainey Wilson</span> American singer-songwriter (born 1992)

Lainey Denay Wilson is an American country music singer-songwriter and actress. Wilson performed from an early age, before going to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a career as a country performer. In 2014, she released her first album on Cupit, followed by a second on Lone Chief in 2016. Wilson secured a publishing deal and later released an extended play (EP) in 2019, which included the song "Things a Man Oughta Know". In 2020, it was issued as a single through the BBR Music Group and eventually reached number one on the American country songs chart.

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Megan Moroney</span> American country music singer

Megan Ann Moroney is an American country music singer and songwriter from Douglasville, Georgia. She charted her second single, "Tennessee Orange", in 2022. Her debut album Lucky was released in May 2023, reaching the top 40 of the Billboard 200. She released her second album, Am I Okay?, in summer 2024. The first promotional single off the album, "No Caller ID", charted in the US.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">You Look Like You Love Me</span> 2024 single by Ella Langley featuring Riley Green

"You Look Like You Love Me" is a song by American country music singer Ella Langley. It was released on June 21, 2024, as a promotional single ahead of her upcoming debut studio album Hungover. It features American country music singer Riley Green and was produced by Will Bundy. The song is Langley's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 53.

<i>Hungover</i> (album) 2024 studio album by Ella Langley

Hungover is the debut studio album by American country music singer Ella Langley. It will be released through Sawgod/Columbia on August 2, 2024.

References

  1. "Songview Writer/Composer Search". BMI. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  2. Langley, Ella [@ellalangleymusic] (May 4, 2024). "Had the best day #25 🤍" . Retrieved July 18, 2024 via Instagram.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "About — Ella Langley". Ella Langley. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  4. 1 2 LB Cantrell (February 24, 2024). "Sony Music Nashville Signs Ella Langley". Music Row. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  5. Lisa Konicki (May 20, 2023). "Runaway June Releases Fiery New Anthem "Make Me Wanna Smoke"". American Songwriter . Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  6. "Ella Langley — My Opry Debut". YouTube . March 23, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  7. Jamey Johnson (February 19, 2023). "It was an honor to introduce Ella Langley Music at her Grand Ole Opry debut this past Friday". Facebook . Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Excuse the Mess — Album by Ella Langley". Apple Music . May 19, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  9. 1 2 LB Cantrell (June 7, 2024). "Ella Langley Readies Debut Album, 'Hungover'". Music Row. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  10. Zellner, Xander (July 17, 2024). "Hot 100 First-Timers: Ella Langley Scores First Entry With Riley Green Duet 'You Look Like You Love Me'". Billboard . Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  11. "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard . July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  12. "Hot Country Songs: Week of February 5, 2024" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  13. "Riley Green Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  14. "Riley Green Chart History: Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  15. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 15 July 2024". The ARIA Report. No. 1793. Australian Recording Industry Association. July 15, 2024. p. 4.
  16. "Riley Green Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  17. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  18. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  19. "Ella Langley/Riley Green songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  20. "Riley Green Chart History: Billboard Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2024.