♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: WELCOME BACK.
TIME TO MEET OUR NEXT GUEST.
SHE'S AN INCREDIBLE GRAMMY-WINNING R&B
SINGER-SONGWRITER YOU KNOW FROM HER SMASH-HIT, "BOO'D UP."
SHE'S JUST RELEASED A NEW SINGLE, AND WE'RE SO HAPPY SHE'S
HERE TODAY.
THE MAGNIFICENT ELLA MAI!
>> HI.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> James: ELLA, I'M SO HAPPY
THAT YOU'RE ON THE SHOW.
I SO WISH YOU WERE HERE IN PERSON.
I'M SUCH A FAN, WHENEVER I'VE SEEN YOU PERFORM LIVE.
BEING FROM THE U.K., I'VE KNOWN ABOUT YOU FOR SUCH A LONG TIME.
YOU'RE LIVING HERE IN LOS ANGELES NOW, YOU HAVE BEEN
HERE FOR A FEW YEARS.
DO YOU EVER GET HOME SICK?
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU MISS FROM BACK HOME?
>> IF THERE'S ONE THING I WILL SAY IT'S BEEF ON TOAST, WHICH IS
NOT THE SAME OVER HERE.
>> James: I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
>> AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LIKE --
>> James: IT'S NOT EVER A SNACK YOU WOULD NORMALLY EAT IN
THE SUMMER.
>> YES.
>> James: AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SUMMER HERE.
I THINK IT'S THE EXTERIOR.
I DON'T THINK IT'S THE PHYSICAL BEANS OR THE PHYSICAL TOAST.
>> IT MIGHT BE.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
>> James: I THINK IT'S WEIRD TO EAT IT AND LOOK OUT YOUR
WINDOW AND SEE A PALM TREE.
( LAUGHTER ) ELLA YOU JUST DROPPED YOUR NEW
SINGLE "NOT ANOTHER LOVE SONG," AND HOW DOES IT FEEL RELEASING
NEW MUSIC?
AND ARE YOU FEELING PRESSURE RECORDING YOUR FOLLOW-UP ALBUM,
GIVEN HOW BRILLIANTLY THE FIRST ONE WAS RECEIVED?
>> YEAH, NO, I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE BACK ON THE SCENE.
I DIDN'T TAKE A BREAK.
IT SEEMED LIKE I TOOK A BREAK, BUT THEN I TOURED FOR THE WHOLE
OF LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR'S BEEN WEIRD, AND I HAVE BEEN IN
THE STUDIO TRYING TO WORK AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE BACK.
THERE'S DEFINITELY A LITTLE PRESSURE, AND THAT JUST COMES
WITH WHAT WE DO IN ANY FIELD TO TRY TO FOLLOW UP.
I DON'T LET IT GET TO ME TOO MUCH.
I JUST GO IN THE STUDIO AND MAKE MUSIC I LOVE TO MAKE AND
EXPERIMENTING AND WORK WITH PEOPLE I LOVE TO WORK WITH.
>> James: THAT'S FANTASTIC.
I'M SUCH A FAN OF YOURS.
WE'RE LOVING THIS NEW SONG SO MUCH.
WE'RE SO HAPPY YOU'RE PERFORMING AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO
PERFORM IN THE STUDIO WHEN WE HAVE A CROWD.
RIGHT NOW HERE PERFORMING HER LATEST
PERFORMING HER LATEST SINGLE, "NOT ANOTHER LOVE SONG," PLEASE
WELCOME THE BRILLIANT ELLA MAI!