Joelle James

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Joelle James
Born
Murrieta, California, U.S. [1] [2]
Other namesVanilla
Alma mater Berklee College of Music (BFA) [3]
Musical career
Genres
Occupation
  • Singer-songwriter-Producer
Labels
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Joelle James is an American songwriter and singer. She is best known for writing the lyric melody for Ella Mai's 2018 single "Boo'd Up", which was nominated for Song of the Year and won Best R&B Song at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, and is the longest charting number one R&B/Hip-Hop record for a female artist on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts since its inception in 1992. [6] [7] [8]

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James was discovered by American singer Chris Brown in 2011, [4] who signed her to his eponymous record label in a joint venture with Interscope Records. [9] James has also written songs for Muni Long, Tamar Braxton, Saweetie, Coi Leray, Justine Skye and Coco Jones among others. [4]

Songwriting and Production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.

TitleYearArtistAlbum
"All the Way Home"2013 Tamar Braxton Love and War
"Bandit"2015 Justine Skye Emotionally Unavailable
"Don't Worry"
"I'm Yours" (Featuring Vic Mensa)
"Love O’Clock" (Featuring Phaedra)2016 Chocolate Droppa Kevin Hart: What Now? (The Mixtape Presents Chocolate Droppa)
"Boo'd Up" [3] 2017 Ella Mai Ready (EP) & Ella Mai
"Cliché" (Featuring Ari Lennox & Westside Boogie)2019 Wale Wow... That's Crazy
"Gold"2020 JoJo Good to Know
"Next Episode"Angelica VilaDeception SZN 1
"Don't Say Nothin"2022 Saweetie The Single Life
"Handle My Truth"
"The Baddest"2024 Muni Long Revenge
"On Sight"2025Coco JonesWhy Not More

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther performer(s)Album
"Leave The Club"2011 Chris Brown Boy In Detention (Mixtape)
"4 Seconds"2015 Chris Brown Before the Party
"Scream"2016 Chris Brown Kevin Hart: What Now? (The Mixtape Presents Chocolate Droppa)
"Good Person"2017 Bone Thugs-n-Harmony New Waves
"Messy"2020 Coi Leray Now Or Never EP
"Handle My Truth"2022 Saweetie The Single Life

Film/TV Sync Placements

TitleYearPerformer(s)Album/Film
"Love O'Clock" (Written by Joelle James)2016Phaedra The Perfect Match
"Scream" (Written by Joelle James)Joelle James & Chris Brown Kevin Hart: What Now? (The Mixtape Presents Chocolate Droppa)
"No Place I'd Rather Be"2017Joelle James Heartbeats
'Beside You" (Written by Joelle James)2018Joelle James Traffik
"Ready But Not Ready" (Written by Joelle James)
"Dare You To Love Me" (Written by Joelle James)
"Bad For Me" (Written by Joelle James)
"Bleeding Machines"
"One Day At A Time" (Written by Joelle James)
"Love O'Clock" (Written by Joelle James)
"Heart Of A Woman" (Written by Joelle James)
"Make A Little Room" (Written by Joelle James)2020Joelle James 2 Minutes of Fame

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardResultRef
2018 Soul Train Awards The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter's Award ( Boo'd Up )Won [10]
2019 61st Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Best R&B Song ( Boo'd Up )Won [11]
Grammy Award for Song of the Year ( Boo'd Up )Nominated [11]
ASCAP Pop Music Awards Most Performed Pop Songs ( Boo'd Up )Won [12]
2020 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Boo'd Up )Won [13]
2022 ASCAP Women Behind The Music Award Won [14]

References

  1. ↑ "TODAY SINGER/SONGWRITER JOELLE JAMES JOINS #ASCAPREALSOUNDS "DECONSTRUCTED" LIVE STREAMING EVENT". Guitar Girl Magazine. May 26, 2020. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ Hall, John (February 15, 2007). "Murrieta 'American Idol' contestant cut from pool". The San Diego Union-Tribune . Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Lewis, Randy (February 7, 2019). "SoCal R&B songwriter Joelle James is 'Boo'd Up' for her song's two big Grammy nominations". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Joelle James". Roc Nation. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ Kawashima, Dale (July 6, 2018). "Joelle James Interview - Co-Writing The Hit "Boo'd Up"". www.songwriteruniverse.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ Anderson, Trevor (June 21, 2018). "Ella Mai's 'Boo'd Up' Hits No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Trevor (September 27, 2018). "Ella Mai's 'Boo'd Up' Ties For Most Weeks at No. 1 by a Woman On R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ Gore, Sydney (May 23, 2018). "How Joelle James wrote "Boo'd Up," the surprise hit of the summer". The Fader. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ Kimpel, Dan (September 21, 2018). "Songwriter Profile: Joelle James - Conjuring Classic Soul with "Boo'd Up"". Music Connection. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  10. ↑ Blakemore, Peyton. "Bruno Mars, Ella Mai and Daniel Caesar Win Big At 2018 Soul Train Awards". Fox Sports Radio. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Joelle James". Grammy Awards. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  12. ↑ "2019 ASCAP Pop Music Awards". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. May 16, 2016. Archived from the original on June 23, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  13. ↑ "2020 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. July 15, 2020. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Grammy Award-Winning Artist and Songwriter Joelle James, Femme It Forward CEO/Founder Heather Lowery and Entertainment Attorney Carron Joan Mitchell, Esq. to Be Honored at ASCAP Women Behind the Music 2022". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. October 24, 2022. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
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