Victoria Monét Walks GRAMMYs Red Carpet With Her 2-Year-Old Daughter Hazel, Who Is Also a Nominee
Victoria Monét is showing off exactly what she got from her mama on the 2024 GRAMMY Awards red carpet alongside the cutest plus one, her daughter, Hazel!
Victoria is one of the most-nominated artists at Sunday night’s show, having earned seven nods when the nominations were announced in November. Her daughter, whom she shares with partner John Gaines, made history by becoming the youngest GRAMMY nominee ever, just shy of her third birthday. The tot is nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance for her role as a featured artist on her mom’s track, “Hollywood,” alongside the iconic Earth, Wind & Fire.
The mother-daughter duo made it a matching affair with their Versace dresses: Victoria wearing a fitted, brown gown with a corset bodice, topped by a stunning Bulgari necklace to go along with Hazel’s satin gown.
Gaines complemented the pair in a forest green tuxedo.
The singer has already snagged two out of her seven nominations, having won Best R&B Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for Jaguar II. Victoria was facing off against heavy hitters in the R&B game, including Babyface, Summer Walker, Emily King and Coco Jones.
It’s been a triumphant rise for the singer-songwriter since making her real breakthrough as a performer with the release of her first official studio album, Jaguar II, in August. The album was supported by three singles, “Smoke” with Lucky Daye, “Party Girls” with Buju Banton, and “On My Mama.”
“On My Mama,” which samples the 2009 rap hit “I Look Good” by Chalie Boy, became Monét’s most successful solo track to date, hitting No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 18 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Although the music industry is finally catching on to the fact that Victoria is a musical genius, the singer actually got her start years ago as a songwriter and has had major success in that arena, working with artists like Ariana Grande, Nas, Blackpink, Fifth Harmony, T.I., GOOD Music, Lupe Fiasco, Chrisette Michele, and Coco Jones.
After releasing four EPs between 2014-18, Monét began work on what would become her debut album. She released the first part, an EP titled Jaguar, in August 2020, which featured singles “A** Like That” and “Experience,” featuring DJ Khaled and Khalid.
Victoria recently told Variety that she’d thought about quitting the business often.
“At the time I questioned it so much: Like, what is it about me that’s so lackluster? Why aren’t people seeing me?” she admitted. “It was even to the point where I would sing demos and try to sound really great so rappers would keep me on the hook. I feel like maybe even that is a part of what was so hard. I had something to prove. It wasn’t just handed to me. So it’s all a part of why I think things are coming to fruition now: It’s just time. It’s almost like, ‘Alright girl — you didn’t give up. We’re going to give you something.’ ”
And now, Victoria is up for the prestigious Best New Artist award, in addition to Record of the Year and Best R&B Song for “On My Mama,” Best R&B Performance for “How Does It Make You Feel,” Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Hollywood,” a collaboration with Earth, Wind & Fire and Hazel Monét, as well as Best R&B Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, for Jaguar II.
The 2024 GRAMMY Awards is on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET and being broadcast and streamed live on CBS and Paramount+ from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Follow along at ETonline.com for full coverage from music’s biggest night, including performances, GRAMMY winners and more.
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