Joelle James


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

Songwriting and Production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.
TitleYearArtistAlbum
"All [the Way Home |All the Way Home]"2013Tamar BraxtonLove and War
"Bandit"2015Justine SkyeEmotionally Unavailable
"Don't Worry"2015Justine SkyeEmotionally Unavailable
"I'm Yours" 2015Justine SkyeEmotionally Unavailable
"Love O’Clock" 2016Chocolate DroppaKevin Hart: What Now?
"Boo'd Up"2017Ella MaiReady & Ella Mai
"Cliché" 2019WaleWow... That's Crazy
"Gold"2020JoJoGood to Know
"Next Episode"2020Angelica VilaDeception SZN 1
"Don't Say Nothin"2022SaweetieThe Single Life
"Handle My Truth"2022SaweetieThe Single Life
"The Baddest"2024Muni LongRevenge
"On Sight"2025Coco JonesWhy Not More
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Awards and nominations