Ella Mai Finds Love and Clarity on Do You Still Love Me?

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There’s a certain calm confidence that comes with knowing who you are and where you stand. On Do You Still Love Me?, Ella Mai sounds like an artist who has settled into herself in a way that’s unshakeable. Not guarded. Not hardened. Just sure. Sure of her love. Sure of her worth. Sure of the kind of partnership she’s choosing to build.

If you’ve been a fan of Ella, this album feels like a moment you’ve been waiting for without realizing it. You can hear the maturity in her voice from the very first track. Not just in how she sings, but in what she’s saying and how clearly she’s saying it. This isn’t love as fantasy. This is love as practice. Love as commitment. Love as something you choose every day, even when it’s not perfectly balanced.

The opening track “There Goes My Heart” plays like an admission. Ella steps forward without armor, allowing herself to be fully seen. She is open, present, and emotionally invested. That vulnerability deepens on “Somebody’s Son,” where she sings with warmth and intention about choosing someone deliberately. Not out of chaos. Not out of impulse. But from a grounded place that suggests stability, safety, and the desire to build something lasting. There is a sense that she is not just in love, but creating a life that feels secure and real.

On “100,” Ella articulates one of the album’s most grounded truths. Real love is rarely divided evenly. Some days one partner carries more. Other days the balance shifts. What matters is the shared commitment to always meet in the middle. It is romantic without being naive, rooted in the understanding that longevity is built through effort, honesty, and emotional responsibility. The song feels like a quiet agreement between two people choosing each other again and again.

“Luckiest Man” stands as one of the album’s clearest declarations of self worth. Ella knows exactly who she is and what she brings to the table. She makes it clear that love does not require shrinking or self doubt. There is playfulness in her delivery, but also certainty. The confidence here is effortless. The kind that does not need to be announced because it is already settled.

On “Might Just,” Ella drifts into a sultry, slow-burning groove that feels deceptively light. The song opens in a dreamlike haze as she recounts a vivid vision of betrayal. Faceless but familiar. Intimate and unsettling. What begins as a dream quietly bleeds into doubt, blurring the line between imagination and intuition. It is playful and dangerous at the same time, revealing how deeply loving someone can make you question everything, even the things you want to believe most.

Photographed by Tyler Borchardt

Even when she steps into firmer territory, there is no bitterness in her voice. There are boundaries. Ella is not pleading or negotiating loyalty. She is stating expectations and standing firmly in them. This is an artist who understands that passion and devotion only work when honesty is present.

What makes Do You Still Love Me? so strong is that none of this feels forced. You can tell she poured her heart into this project, the same way she always has, but with a deeper understanding of herself and what love looks like when it’s healthy. Executive produced by Mustard, the album feels cohesive, warm, and intentional from top to bottom. Nothing rushed. Nothing wasted. Ella Mai isn’t asking the question in the album title from a place of insecurity. She’s asking it from a place of honesty, devotion, and emotional maturity.

Do You Still Love Me? is now out on all streaming platforms. Explore the full tracklist and step fully into this chapter of Ella Mai’s story.

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