La'Porsha Renae
Season 15 · Runner-up
Where are they now
On May 22, 2022 she released four albums through Man of Yah Productions in the series The Odessy of Love. Those albums were later removed from streaming. She also uses the name A.S.E. Her debut album Already All Ready came out on Motown on March 31, 2017.
Key figures
- Career score20 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #69 (tie) of 688
- Billboard 200 albums1 album on the Billboard 200Rank on Encore Index: #51 (tie) of 94
- Studio albums5 studio albumsRank on Encore Index: #18 (tie) of 238
- Wikipedia views, 12 months10,237 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #169 of 303
- Wikipedia views since 2015316,455 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #121 of 303
Interest over time
Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, February 2016 – September 2026.
Career
- 2016
American Idol, season 15
Runner-up
- 2016
Battles debuted at number 22 on the U.S. R&B singles chart with first-week sales of 7,000, and peaked at number 22 on the U.S. R&B Digital chart.
- 2016
Sources give two release dates for Good Woman, September 23, 2016 and November 2016. It reached number 5 on Adult R&B and number 35 on R&B/Hip-Hop. A report also places it in the top 10 of the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
- 2016
Hours after the April 7, 2016 finale, she announced that she had signed to Big Machine and Motown. Ethiopia Habtemariam, president of Motown, was set to oversee the album.
- 2016
In August 2016 the Battles remix Gold Medal Mix came out on August 5. It became the official song of the United States Women's Gymnastic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
- 2017
Already All Ready reached number 113 on the Billboard 200, number 1 on Heatseekers, and number 15 on the R&B albums chart.
- 2017
Her debut studio album Already All Ready came out on March 31, 2017, on Motown, Big Machine, and 19.
- 2018
By August 1, 2018, she had released a cover of Tina Turner's What's Love Got to Do With It to celebrate her 25th birthday.
- 2019
In 2019 she released the single Solo. It failed to chart.
- 2020
In May 2020 she used the stage name A.S.E. A May 21, 2020 post marked book 1, Meet Me on the Battlefield, for June 1. A June 24, 2020 article still said the book will be released. A later account says it was published in June 2020.
- 2022
On May 22, 2022 she released four albums independently through Man of Yah Productions: The Odessy of Love, #I: Battle Bayou; #II: Dead Read Sea; #III: Covenant Cove; and #IV: Sea's Spring.
More milestones
- Date not documented
The four albums did not appear on any chart. They were later removed from streaming platforms.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales | Billboard peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Already All Ready | Album | 2017 | Motown, Big Machine, 19 | Not documented | Not documented | No. 113Billboard 200 |
| The Odessy of Love, #I: Battle Bayou | Album | 2022 | Man of Yah Productions | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| The Odessy of Love, #II: Dead Read Sea | Album | 2022 | Man of Yah Productions | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| The Odessy of Love, #III: Covenant Cove | Album | 2022 | Man of Yah Productions | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| The Odessy of Love, #IV: Sea's Spring | Album | 2022 | Man of Yah Productions | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
Cover images: Cover Art Archive (MusicBrainz).
Sources
- La'Porsha Renae — Wikipedia, July 21, 2026.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- American Idol season 15 — Wikipedia, July 21, 2026.
- La'Porsha Renae — Wikipedia, July 21, 2026.
- iTunes search: La'Porsha Renae albums — Apple.
- Already All Ready — Spotify.
- Motown — Wikipedia, September 25, 2026.
- Big Machine Records — Wikipedia, September 17, 2026.
- Stream La'Porsha Renae's Debut Album 'Already All Ready' — ThisIsRnB, March 31, 2017.
- 'American Idol' Winner & Runner-Up Both Have Label Deals: Exclusive — Billboard, April 7, 2016.
- 2016 Olympics: 'American Idol' La'Porsha Renae Releases 'Battles (Gold Medal Mix)' — Billboard.
- MusicBrainz release groups for La'Porsha Renae — MusicBrainz.
- La'Porsha Renae Covers Tina Turner's What's Love Got to Do With It — Rated R&B, August 1, 2018.
- La'Porsha Renae Resurfaces with New Book Series, New Name — MJ's Big Blog, June 24, 2020.
- Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "La'Porsha Renae", February 2016 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.
- American Idol series finale recap: Trent Harmon wins, La'Porsha Renae runner-up — TVLine, April 7, 2016.
- American Idol series finale recap — Good Morning America, April 8, 2016.
