JoJo presents the Rising Star Award to Victoria Monét at Billboard Women In Music 2024.
JoJo:
Hello, everyone!
Talk about the power of dreams. This year’s Rising Star Award presented by Honda is going to someone who’s had a banger of a year: Victoria Monet just won three Grammy Awards, including best new artist, and her R&B smash “On My Momma” has spent two weeks at No. 1 on both the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and mainstream R&B Hip-Hop Airplay charts.
If all she did was make magic on the stage, performing her own material, that would be enough to celebrate her rise, but Victoria is also a prolific songwriter for others. She’s written or co-written 30 Hot 100 charting songs in her career so far, including writing on two of Ariana Grande’s No. 1 hits, “Thank U, Next” and “7 Rings.”
But beyond all the impressive numbers and stats, she is — and I don’t just say stuff like this — she’s the kindest, sweetest human you’ll ever meet. Most amazingly of all, she’s reached the highest heights of her career thus far while being a mother to beautiful little Hazel, who’s also a Grammy winner now.
Victoria has done things on her own terms, mastering multiple aspects of the evolving music industry while entrusting and empowering those around her winning with her day one team. This is her moment, and I don’t think there’s anyone on the planet more deserving.
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