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Post by otaviohmg on Nov 2, 2023 15:15:18 GMT -5
I really wanted to see her concert in Afropunk but I didn't have money for tickets and a trip to Salvador
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Post by SHOOTER on Nov 10, 2023 11:11:51 GMT -5
How Does It Make You Feel nominated for Best R&B Performance and JAGUAR II nominated for Best R&B Album. Also nominated for Best New Artist!
On My Mama nominated for Record of the Year!
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Post by Caviar on Nov 10, 2023 12:00:15 GMT -5
She deserves all that! I hope she pulls off Best New Artist.
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Post by Kelly's 10th Fan on Nov 10, 2023 13:21:53 GMT -5
Victoria is tied for second-most nominated artist this year, with seven nominations:
Record of the Year (On My Mama) Best New Artist Best R&B Performance (How Does It Make You Feel) Best Traditional R&B Performance (Hollywood) Best R&B Song (On My Mama) Best R&B Album (Jaguar II) Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical (Jaguar II)
She seems to be the favorite to win BNA, as she is the only BNA nominee to also be nominated in one of the Big 3 categories. R&B categories will all be very tough between her, Coco, and SZA, but I think she has a decent chance of winning at least one of her genre nominations as well (probs r&b album, if I could only pick one). Either way, congrats to her. It's her motherfuckin' moment! The recognition is very well earned.
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Post by rnb on Nov 10, 2023 13:28:32 GMT -5
so proud of her!
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Nov 10, 2023 14:18:36 GMT -5
ON MY H-OOOD
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Post by Maximillian on Nov 10, 2023 15:45:09 GMT -5
She brought the heat this year, and while she hasn’t received the same hype as some of her newer contemporaries, she is running the leaderboard on this. Incredible for her.
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Post by Caviar on Nov 10, 2023 16:27:53 GMT -5
Officially super star status and no longer indie!
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Post by Caviar on Nov 10, 2023 20:47:44 GMT -5
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Post by Kishi KCM on Nov 11, 2023 7:26:25 GMT -5
She deserves this and I did not expect to feel so emotional.
I first discovered her opening for Fifth Harmony and Ariana Grande. This many years later, I wouldn't expect to be such a fan of her work and to see her get these nominations, front and center.
I am soooo proud of her and love this journey that she's on. Congrats Victoria!!
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Nov 12, 2023 13:38:32 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Nov 30, 2023 11:31:06 GMT -5
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Post by Active Aggressive on Dec 12, 2023 22:02:45 GMT -5
Just scooped this on vinyl and hearing it in full for this first time these last two days and I am impressed. I prefer Age of Pleasure (also SOS, actually) over Jaguar II but they are both cohesive and really strong bodies of work overall. Also, late to the party to On My Mama but damn, that song and video go sooo hard. Given her competition, it wouldn't surprise me to see her go home empty handed (even in the BNA category...watch fucking J.J. Abrams' daughter win or...Ice Spice, which is actually very likely, given her visibility), but I am rooting for her. I think her best shot is Best R&B song for On My Mama.
My ranking, but the album is skip-less, but 1-6 are my absolute favorites.
1. On My Mama 2. Smoke X Reprise 3. Party Girls 4. Cadillac (A Pimp's Anthem) 5. Alright 6. Good Bye 7. Hollywood 8. How Does It Make You Feel 9. Stop 10. I'm The One
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Post by Kishi KCM on Jan 4, 2024 10:39:48 GMT -5
Alright, Cadillac and How Does It Make You Feel >>>
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Jan 4, 2024 19:33:55 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Jan 17, 2024 10:39:44 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Jan 18, 2024 18:28:35 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Jan 25, 2024 2:36:32 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Jan 26, 2024 9:48:16 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Jan 30, 2024 15:45:01 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Feb 1, 2024 7:06:28 GMT -5
Part of establishing her voice meant being honest with not just herself, but with her fans and family, too. In November 2018, she came out as bisexual in a post on X (formerly Twitter), which enabled her to speak more truth in her music, like on the 2019 Grande duet “Monopoly” (“I swerve both ways, dichotomy / I like women and men”) and sensual “Touch Me,” the concluding track on “Jaguar” written about fellow R&B singer Kehlani, with whom she had a relationship and who features on the remix. Monét had long felt hesitant about sharing her sexuality because of the negative impact it could have had on her career. “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.” She references a recent Whitney Houston documentary that explores how the late singer had to hide her own bisexuality. “I’m so sad she wasn’t able to do whatever that she wanted, and the world would [have] been fine,” she says. “Just do and love who you love. And so if I have the ability to talk about it without so much backlash… I know there are special people who hate it. But I feel like since I have the privilege to do so, I should and just be honest. So music has been a playground for sexuality. And some things I don’t even express in words will just come out in music because it’s on my spirit and soul to do so.” variety.com/2024/music/features/victoria-monet-grammy-nominations-motherhood-solo-career-1235891799/
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Feb 1, 2024 17:04:14 GMT -5
Loving her articles! I knew they were going to try and make her sexuality a focal point lol. Media is a forever mess.
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 4, 2024 16:14:16 GMT -5
JAGUAR II wins the Grammy for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. What a FLEX!
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Feb 4, 2024 16:34:30 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 4, 2024 17:03:47 GMT -5
JAGUAR II wins the Grammy for Best R&B Album!
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Post by Caviar on Feb 4, 2024 17:42:28 GMT -5
DESERVED!
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Feb 4, 2024 23:11:33 GMT -5
Our girl did it!!!
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Post by MyLastView on Feb 5, 2024 13:17:24 GMT -5
SO SO happy for her! Each award deserved. I was thrilled when she won Best New Artist. She’s put in the hard work and it’s paying off!
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