Film Music Reporter

Disney announced today that Jhené Aiko has recorded the original song Lead the Way for the studios’ new animated feature Raya and the Last Dragon. The track, which is featured during the movie’s end title sequence, is written and performed by the Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter and will be included on the movie’s official soundtrack album, which also features the film’s original score by James Newton Howard, and will be coming out next Friday, February 26. Listen to a first excerpt from the track after the jump check back on this page for the full album details to be announced next week. Raya and the Last Dragon is directed by Don Hall & Carlos López Estrada and stars Kelly Marie Tran and Awkwafina. The animated feature will be released in theaters nationwide and on Disney+ on March 5.