H.E.R., who has won many platinum and gold records, just dropped a new track called “The Journey.” The tale of the 16 teams embarking on “The Journey” in this year’s NBA Playoffs Presented by Google Pixel has been told by H.E.R. and ESPN throughout the last month. Today marks the official release of the song via RCA Records, and you can listen it in its entirety below.
ESPN has used “The Journey” in a number of different in-game production components, such as H.E.R.-narrated vignettes. Each of the 16 teams in the NBA Playoffs has a distinct story, and that story is told through the song’s lyrics in the vignettes and other production components.
The beautiful and heartfelt song is H.E.R.’s first solo release since her Grammy-winning album Back Of My Mind in 2021. As H.E.R. moves into the next phase of her career, from releasing new music to her most recent work in cinema and television, “The Journey,” written by Diane Warren, is also indicative of her own personal journey.
