Ella Langley on Pets, Peppermint Pre-Show Rituals, and More

As Ella Langley's star continues to rise, she's bringing good vibes wherever she goes. From her non-profit animal work with Pawsitive Pets Paradise, to making good on a promise to her sister to take to her to Hawaii, right down to the intentions she sets before each show with her band, the "weren't for the wind" singer recently kept Katie Neal company during the 'Superstar Power Hour' and told us all about it. Ella continues "taking each step up the ladder" on tour, as she gets closer to the headliner at stadiums across the country, playing shows with Riley Green and Morgan Wallen. Langley shares her own pre-show ritual with the band, that helps get them set to take the stage. "We've been doing, very consistently, peppermint oil," she reveals. "We just put a little bit in the palm of our hand, rub it together, and kind of talk about our intentions on the show and what we want the show to be for us, for them, for the crowd, just all the good vibes that you could possibly think of for walking out there, and then rubbing your hands together and then taking three massive breaths in." Along with something she calls "loose body dancing," the natural moment has been mostly great for Ella and her band. "It just opens everything up and it's kind of like, 'whoa,' like a little bit of an adrenaline rush almost. It's kind of how like, it's smelling salts before they go out and play sports or whatever, it's kind of a similar thing to that, but probably not as intense. It's just a little more natural." "Don't get it in your eyes though if you do it," she cautions. "It stays on your hands and we've all done it where we're all in the show, like our eyes are watering because there's so much peppermint oil in our eyes." Langley plans to continue riding high on the success of her album, 'still hungover,' letting fans fully take in the effort before releasing something new. "My next record's not gonna be out until 2026," she shares. "I feel like people move on from their records so fast, they're like, 'here's a whole record of 20 something songs and then we're gonna give you one single off of it and then move on to the next record,' and I think there's something to be said with taking your time with making the record and putting all those pieces in place where it can last a long time, last in a way where fans can keep digging into it and digging into it and finding new songs that they love and finding new little pieces about the record that's different." "I'm really just trying to do what feels right to me. I'm not really paying attention to what other artists have done or also doing that, but still keeping my blinders up in the way where it's like, this is my art. This is how I want to put it out. This is in the way that I think is would be best for my artistry, and that's what's so cool about the team that I have is everyone really does... they see the vision with me and they believe in it and execute it." To hear much more from Ella Langley, check out the full 'Superstar Power Hour' interview above.