Variety Cover Girl Victoria Monét Reflects On Nearly Giving Up During Her 15-Year Grind To Grammy Greatness

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We’re
over
the
moon
for
Victoria
Monét
right
now!
The
singer/songwrite
has
a
whopping
seven

Grammy
nominations
and

Variety
magazine
just
revealed
her
stunning
cover
story.

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River
Callaway
/
Getty

We’ve
been
fans
of
Monét
for

over
a
decade
now,
thanks
to
her
songwriting
and
collabs
with
artists
including
Ariana
Grande,
Chloé
&
Halle,
B.O.B
and
more.
In
the
new
issue
of

Variety
she
talks
about
almost
giving
up
during
her
15-year
climb
to
the
top.

“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
says.
“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.’
”

Victoria
Monét
also
opens
up
about

coming
out
as
bisexual,
and
how
fear
of
not
being
accepted
held
her
back
from
doing
so
for
some
time:

“I
thought
that
conforming
would
make
me
go
further,”
she
says.
“Being
picturesque,
straight…
It
almost
felt
like
you
didn’t
want
to
add
any
more
weights
to
your
ankles
trying
to
win
a
race.
It’s
like,
you’re
already
a
woman,
you’re
already
Black
—
you’d
better
pick
a
struggle.”

While
we’re
currently
celebrating
Monét’s
wins
with
her
own
music,
the
singer
also
reflected
on
her
previous
success
as
a
collaborator
who
consistently
worked
with
Ariana
Grande
on
every
album
since
her
2013
debut,

Yours
Truly.
She
put
her
pen
to
work
on
2019’s
“Thank
U,
Next,”
and
“7
Rings”
which
became
Grande’s
first
two
#1
Hot
100
singles,
and
Monét
began
to
gain
more
notoriety
as
Grande’s
backup
singer
during
live
TV
performances
and
on
her
tour.
But
Monét
was
transparent
about
how
her
success
with
Grande
sometimes
overshadowed
her
own
music:

“There’s
nothing
like
the
first
time”
of
a
songwriting
credit
on
a
number-one
single,
says
Monét.
“I’m
super
thankful
because
[Ariana]
as
a
friend
had
done
so
much
to
put
my
name
in
people’s
mouths
and
make
sure
she’s
crediting
everyone
that’s
writing
for
her.
But
in
interviews,
I
just
want
to
talk
about
my
artistry
and
they’re
like,
‘What’s
Ariana’s
favorite
color?’”
She
lets
out
a
laugh.
“I’m
like,
uh,
you
should
ask
her.”

Check
out
the
full
article
on

Variety.

Hit
the
flip
for
photos
from
Victoria
Monét’s
CÎROC
Limonata
sponsored
Grammy
nomination
party
Tuesday
night.

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