Jhené Aiko is sharing her new single, “Guidance,” which is accompanied by a piano rendition of the song. Guidance follows 2023’s “calm & patient,” which served as her first new solo song since 2021’s “Wrap Me Up.”
Aiko also celebrated the 10th anniversary of her debut mixtape Sailing Soul(s) by releasing the project on streaming services for the first time ever, with the artist writing on X: “This mixtape was a pivotal moment for me. When Was 12 I was signed to a label, singing songs I have no real connection to. Besides that, I had no real stories of my own to tell at 12. Then I took a break to focus on school. In my teens, I was signing demo records and taking meetings. I met with one record exec who told me I needed to do a better job at ‘selling’ myself when I came into meetings. Dressing like myself, singing like myself, talking like myself… wasn’t enough. I thought, why do I have to sell myself? Why do I have to try to convince you of my worth? Of who I am?”
Aiko is currently on the road with her Magic Hour Tour alongside Kiana Ledé, Tink, and Coi Leray.
Listen to “guidance” and “guidance (piano)” – here.
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