Victoria Monét, an Atlanta singer with whom Ariana Grande has worked on many of her biggest hits, including “7 Rings” and “thank u, next,” won three Grammy Awards at Sunday’s ceremony. Monét was nominated for seven awards and won two for her debut studio album “Jaguar II”. She also received the Best New Artist award. In an Instagram story, Grande celebrated Monét’s long-awaited success, citing that they had talked about this moment since the day they met.
Grande wrote on her Instagram story, “I am so deeply proud of you and happy for you there are no words. You have worked so hard and given so much of yourself to this industry for so, so long while quietly being in your absolute own league.” While Monét was being interviewed on the red carpet, Entertainment Tonight showed her Grande’s post. Monét replied in gratitude, “I love you, Ari. I love you so much. Thank you for being a believer and supporting me from the very beginning. You’ve been just so ride or die, so this is my love letter to you. Thank you so much.”
Grande and Monét released three collaborations, “Monopoly,” “Got Her Own” (from the soundtrack for the 2019 remake of Charlie’s Angels), and “Better Days,” as well as performing the latter at the 2017 One Love Manchester benefit concert. Last December, Monét revealed that Grande gifted her two rings in honour of her work on “7 Rings.” Monét told PEOPLE that when she lost the original ring, the Florida singer gave her a replacement.
In other news, Grande is set to release her seventh album, “Eternal Sunshine,” on March 8 and dropped the lead single, “yes, and?,” on January 12. This single interpolates ‘You Can’t Stop The Beat’ from the musical Hairspray. Last week, the singer shared the tracklist for the record along with an alternate version of the album cover
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