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.| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
| "All [the Way Home |All the Way Home]" | 2013 | Tamar Braxton | Love and War |
| "Bandit" | 2015 | Justine Skye | Emotionally Unavailable |
| "Don't Worry" | 2015 | Justine Skye | Emotionally Unavailable |
| "I'm Yours" | 2015 | Justine Skye | Emotionally Unavailable |
| "Love O’Clock" | 2016 | Chocolate Droppa | Kevin Hart: What Now? |
| "Boo'd Up" | 2017 | Ella Mai | Ready & Ella Mai |
| "Cliché" | 2019 | Wale | Wow... That's Crazy |
| "Gold" | 2020 | JoJo | Good to Know |
| "Next Episode" | 2020 | Angelica Vila | Deception SZN 1 |
| "Don't Say Nothin" | 2022 | Saweetie | The Single Life |
| "Handle My Truth" | 2022 | Saweetie | The Single Life |
| "The Baddest" | 2024 | Muni Long | Revenge |
| "On Sight" | 2025 | Coco Jones | Why Not More |
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