Grammy-nominated singer Mahalia returns with her brand-new single ‘Letters To Ur Ex‘ preaching to women out there who need inspirational advice in love.
Following on from previous releases ‘Whenever You’re Ready’ and ‘Roadside’, featuring global rap sensation AJ Tracey, ‘Letter To Ur Ex’ is about Mahalia giving life lessons in love to women, telling them that they need that power to move on because that guy wasn’t worth crying over.
In the single R&B singer, Mahalia brings authority and individuality; she looks back and teaches important words to herself by repeating that it is better to let the loved one go, otherwise she will never find the courage to get back up. ‘Letters To Ur Ex‘ is lyrics of empowerment, and Mahalia sings this exceptionally well.
“I wrote ‘Letter to ur ex’ the morning after me and my guy had a really bad argument due to a text that had been sent by his ex partner the night before. I think when everybody begins a new relationship, it’s vital that it feels like a fresh start. Like everything before doesn’t really matter and the next journey begins now with only the two of you. I realized through this experience that isn’t always the case. But, really, I just wanted to tell her how her actions were making me feel. How her gain in closure was my loss in love. And though I am also a woman who has felt all of those feelings before, I wanted to ask her to let him go so that I could hold him close. To close their old door so that I could open our new one.”
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Co-directed and shot by Mahalia and British Director Oliver Kane, the luminous accompanying video sees Mahalia back to back with her partner in the bedroom, acting out her thoughts.
The last two years have marked many achievements for the Leicester-born star. Beginning 2020 with her second BRIT nomination, Mahalia featured an up-and-coming fellow Midlands rapper Pa Salieu’s debut mixtape, ‘Send Them To Coventry’, whilst also gracing the tracklist of Headie One’s #1 album ‘Edna’. Subsequently, Mahalia also received a GRAMMY nomination for ‘All I Need’ – Jacob Collier’s single of which she features alongside US rapper, Ty Dolla $ign. Mahalia continues to grow to be a rising star in music, and we cannot wait to see what she does next.
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