Jhené Aiko continues to redefine soulful music as a vessel for empowerment and emotional restoration worldwide.
{Los Angeles, CA} – July 8, 2025 — 6x Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jhené Aiko continues her mission of merging soulful music with mindful healing with her highly anticipated new fifteen-minute mantra, “I’m Not Afraid,” via ArtClub/Def Jam. The new fifteen-minute powerful mantra layered with intentional megahertz sound frequencies — includes a serene visual of a single candle flickering in the darkness — warm, deep tones framing the flame like a soft sanctuary.
This mantra expands Aiko’s long-standing exploration of music as medicine — an artistic journey that includes the “Trigger Protection Mantra” (released May 2, 2019) followed by the unprecedented release of the multi Grammy nominated album Chilombo, the first contemporary studio album to incorporate megahertz frequencies. Aiko then released the critically acclaimed “Alive & Well Mantra” in 2023.
The new mantra initially launched on Aiko’s Instagram includes a powerful instructional poetic letter penned by Aiko:
I am not afraid (creation mantra)
written, performed, and played by:
jhené aiko efuru chilombo
(crystal alchemy sound bowls + brown noise)
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Intended to be listened to in times of uncertainty —
When you are afraid of the unfamiliar,
Realize this is your opportunity to create.
Darkness is not meant to be feared, but embraced.
Without darkness, the light cannot exist
When you find yourself in the midst of abyss…
You must consider this:
You are the light…
And right where you are meant to be
Darkness can be a companion,
Yin + Yang = Balance
The unknown is no cause for alarm, it is a canvas —
Infinite possibility that you can decorate with all the beauty of your soul’s purpose.
Now is your chance to create the inner world you wish to project onto the outer world.
When you close your eyes, what’s the best case scenario you can think of? What do you see?
Now is your chance to realize this dream
Giving thanks to the depth, the stillness, and calm…
In the uncharted shadows,
Of the midnight zone…
Redirect your fear and let your imagination roam…
and lead you to your true home…
Of being adaptable, balanced, and whole
-J.C
Visual by Lachlan Turczan & Conner Griffith. Made by Lachlan’s custom-engineered transducers directing low-frequency vibrations into a shallow water basin. When “i am not afraid (creation mantra)” by Jhené Aiko is played, the vibrations generate cymatic patterns—standing waveforms that modulate the water’s surface into a dynamic field of wavelets, distorting and scattering reflected light from the candle in the center.
Visual Creative Direction: Conner Griffith & Lachlan Turczan
Visual Creative Advising: Beau Bray
Visual by Lachlan Turczan & Conner Griffith
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“I’m Not Afraid” arrives on the heels of Aiko’s recent May Mental Health Awareness Month initiative, where she launched a wellness campaign called Go To Heal. Throughout the month, she curated conversations, guided meditations, and wellness resources for her community. Using her platform, Aiko openly discussed mental health, shared her own healing practices, and encouraged fans to explore sound, intention, and stillness as tools for self-care.
“I’m Not Afraid” is available now on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and all major streaming platforms. Aiko invites everyone to make this mantra part of their daily ritual — a gentle reminder to trust your voice, protect your peace, and move fearlessly in the world
ABOUT JHENÉ AIKO: Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo – Los Angeles born, six-time Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, poet and mother of 2- has been at the forefront of a new wave of contemporary music for more than a decade. She is known for experimenting with a range of styles – incorporating sound healing, modern mantra and the use of crystal alchemy sound bowls in her music. Jhené Aiko crowned a breakthrough year in 2020 with over three billion streams worldwide and three Grammy nominations for her album, Chilombo, including the prestigious ‘Album Of The Year.’ Chilombo, now certified platinum with seven gold and platinum singles, topped the charts twice and was nominated for four Billboard Music Awards, an American Music Award for Best Soul/R&B female, two Soul Train Awards, won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album and was a 2021 BET Award nominee for Best Female R&B Artist. In 2022, Aiko performed “America the Beautiful” at Super Bowl LVI in February, the City of Los Angeles with Didi Hirsch named her one of their mental health ambassadors in April. Currently, Jhené is building an ARK.
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