New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Six-time Grammy-nominated multi-platinum singer/songwriter Jhen� Aiko celebrates her birthday and the anniversary of her certified platinum �Album Of The Year� nominee Chilombo with a �thank you� to her loyal fans for an amazing journey: the commercial debut of her legendary first mixtape, Sailing Soul(s).
Marking its tenth anniversary, Sailing Soul(s) is available on DSPs for the very first time ever via 2Fish/ArtClub/Def Jam Recordings/Universal Music. Jhen� announced the special release of Sailing Soul(s) earlier this week in her exclusive interview with
Ellen DeGeneres.
Self-released on March 16, 2011, Sailing Soul(s) marked Jhen�s arrival on LA�s burgeoning music scene and led to national recognition, massive buzz among press and fans alike, and a major label signing.
Fast-forward ten years and millions of records sold, and Jhen� Aiko has crowned a breakthrough year with three Grammy� Award nominations, with Chilombo earning nods as Album Of The Year and Best Progressive R&B Album; and "Lightning & Thunder" featuring
John Legend nomina�ted for Best R&B Performance. Jhen� was recently announced as host of the 63rd annual Grammy� Awards Premiere Ceremony, to be livestreamed via Grammy.com on Sunday, March 14th.
In addition to its Grammy� recognition, Chilombo also generated nominations for an American
Music Award (for Best Soul/R&B Female), two Soul
Train Awards (including Album Of the Year), and three NAACP Image Awards (including Outstanding Album, and Outstanding Soul/R&B Song plus Outstanding Duo, Group Or Collaboration (Contemporary) both for �B.S.� featuring H.E.R.).
The one-year-old Chilombo, originally released on March 6, 2020, made chart history as the biggest Billboard R&B debut from a female artist since Beyonce�s Lemonade in 2016. Chilombo topped the Billboard R&B chart at #1 not once but twice in 2020, and has garnered over 2 billion streams worldwide.
Chilombo has spun off five gold and platinum singles: "Triggered (freestyle)," "None Of Your Concern" featuring Big Sean, "P�$$Y Fairy (OTW)", "Happi�ness Over
Everything (H.O.E.)" featuring
Miguel & Future, "B.S." featuring H.E.R., and the most recent �Born Tired�. "B.S." went to #1 at both urban and rhythm radio, and Jhen� currently dominates those formats with guest appearances on recent singles from Big Sean, Ty Dolla $ign, and Saweetie.
