

At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, the album received three nominations: Album of the Year and Best Progressive R&B Album, and Best R&B Performance for "Lightning & Thunder". It was also certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January 2021. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 152,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. The deluxe edition of the album was released on July 17, 2020, and includes appearances from Kehlani, Mila J, Chris Brown, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa.Ĭhilombo received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success. The album featured a range of guests including rappers Nas, Ty Dolla Sign and Future, as well as R&B singers John Legend, Miguel, and H.E.R. In order to create her desired sound, Aiko served as the album's executive producer, enlisting the help of long time collaborators Fisticuffs and Lejkeys, who produced eighteen of the album's songs. Recorded as a freestyle in Hawaii, the album was inspired by the island's natural landscape and features traditional singing bowls to create a tranquil effect. Following the release of Trip and her split with rapper Big Sean, with whom she formed the duo Twenty88, Aiko began work on Chilombo. It was released on March 6, 2020, by ArtClub International, ARTium Recordings, and Def Jam Recordings. All rights reserved.Chilombo is the third studio album by American singer Jhené Aiko. It follows her 2020 anthem " Vote," which was featured on an episode of ABC's black-ish last October.Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. " Lead The Way" marks the latest Jhené Aiko track created for a film or TV series. Raya and the Last Dragon, scheduled to be released in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access on March 5th, also stars comedian and Crazy Rich Asians star Awkwafina. Star Wars' Kelly Marie Tran will voice the character of Raya, a young warrior who must find the last dragon and unify the people of Kumandra, before the forces of evil can locate it. The film is set in the fictional land of Kumandra, 500 years after an evil force compelled the dragons, who lived peacefully among humans, to sacrifice themselves in order to save humanity.

26th, followed by the " Lead The Way" video, which will be released next month.

On Friday, a new trailer for the Walt Disney Animation film was released that features a preview of the track, which was created by Grammy-winning composer James Newton-Howard. The soundtrack for Raya and the Last Dragon arrives Feb. Walt Disney StudiosR&B songstress Jhené Aiko is set to release her new song " Lead The Way" from the soundtrack for the upcoming film Raya and the Last Dragon.
