La'Porsha Renae

La'Porsha Renae Mays, known professionally as La'Porsha Renae, (born August 1, 1993) In March 2017, Renae released her debut album Already All Ready.

Biography Early life La'Porsha Renae Mays was born on August 1, 1993, American Idol mentor and Big Machine Label Group CEO, Scott Borchetta told Billboard the reason for the signing is "Because of the overwhelming fan demand and success of the farewell season of American Idol." Ethiopia Habtemariam, president of MoTown Records will oversee Renae's album. In a post-Idol interview about her plans Renae indicated she would be leaving Mississippi, and she came under fire when she was asked about the Religious Liberty Accommodations Act, an anti-LGBT law in her home state, "I am one of the people who don't really agree with that lifestyle. I wasn't brought up that way." Renae's single "Battles" debuted at number 22 on the US R&B singles chart with a first week sales total of 7,000.Renae's first live performance post Idol was on Live with Kelly and Michael promoting "Battles" which reached its peak at number 22 on US R&B Digital Charts.

In August 2016, a remix for "Battles" was released, called the Gold Medal Mix. It became the official song for the United States Women's Gymnastic Team for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In November, Renae released the lead single to her upcoming debut album, entitled "Good Woman."

Career 2017: Already All Ready Her debut studio album, Already All Ready was released on March 31, 2017. "Good Woman" is the debut single from the album.

2019–present: The Odessy of Love In 2019, Renae released a single, "Solo", which failed to chart or garner any media attention, prompting her to go on an extended hiatus. After a hacker briefly took over her Twitter, she changed her social media handles to "ASEEternal", and returned with a new stage name, "A.S.E." In May 2020, she revealed plans to self-publish a seven-volume memoir series titled "Battles", the first book Meet Me on the Battlefield was published in June 2020. In May 2022, she released a four-part album series: The of Love, independently through Man of Yah productions, with an accompanying music video for the lead single, "Black Swan" on YouTube. The albums failed to gain any respectable media attention or appear on any chart. The albums were then suddenly removed from streaming platforms for unknown reasons.

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US US Heat R&B Already All Ready Released: March 31, 2017 Label: Motown, Big Machine, 19 Format: CD, Digital download 113 1 15 The Odessy of Love, #I: Battle Bayou Released: May 22, 2022 Label: Man of Yah Productions Format: Streaming — — — The Odessy of Love, #II: Dead Read Sea Released: May 22, 2022 Label: Man of Yah Productions Format: Streaming — — — The Odessy of Love, #III: Covenant Cove Released: May 22, 2022 Label: Man of Yah Productions Format: Streaming — — — The Odessy of Love, #IV: Sea's Spring Released: May 22, 2022 Label: Man of Yah Productions Format: Streaming — — —

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