Jhené Aiko Transports Us to the Ancient Fantasy Kingdom of Kumandra in ‘Lead the Way’

Jhené Aiko finally got to live out her fantasy of being a Disney princess, in her brand new music video for “Lead The Way.” Anew single taken from the official soundtrack for new animated film Raya and the Last Dragon.

In the new visual, directed by one of Raya and the Last Dragon directors, Carlos López Estrada Jhene heads to the magical kingdom of Kumandra to deliver a ballad that written by Jhené and Oscar-nominated composer James Newton-Howard focusing on bringing a community together to fight the toughest battles and come out on top.

“The number one thing was, I heard ‘dragon,’ and I love dragons…I have a big dragon tattoo on my back. I was born in ’88, which is the year of the dragon. And I just think it’s a beautiful, mystical creature that is just so many things, symbolizes so many things for me, personally,” said Jhené during a recent interview on Apple Music. “I’ve always had this little fantasy of being a Disney princess, voicing one, or like being the character. And so this was the closest that I’ve gotten, so I was pretty excited.”

This video comes a little over a week from the Grammy awards where Jhene is currently up for three 2021 Grammy nominations, with her third solo album Chilombo snagging two nods for album of the year and best progressive R&B album and her John Legend collaboration “Lightning & Thunder” going for best R&B performance.

Be sure to check out Jhené Aiko’s new video for “Lead The Way” down below.