Singer, songwriter and dancer, Victoria Monét gives us a full behind the scenes look at her The Jaguar Tour, being a mother on the road, getting her first solo Hot 100 entry, love for Ciara and more!
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00:00 Are you hearing that?
00:00 - Yeah, it's working.
00:01 - Yeah.
00:02 Can't get no quiet around here 'cause we're on tour.
00:07 [audience cheering]
00:10 What's up?
00:11 It's Victoria Monet and this is my tour stop
00:14 in New York City.
00:15 And this is where I'm about to hit the stage
00:17 right down there in a little bit.
00:20 So see you there.
00:21 [upbeat music]
00:28 My very first tour headlining ever.
00:32 I'm doing a combination of songs
00:33 from "Jaguar One" and "Jaguar Two".
00:35 So you get like kind of two of my projects in one tour.
00:39 It's just really awesome.
00:40 I'm excited to be doing this.
00:42 [upbeat music]
00:44 If I had to pick my favorite songs
00:49 to perform from "Jaguar One" and "Jaguar Two",
00:51 I think I would bookend it.
00:52 My show starts with "Moment", which is from "Jaguar One".
00:55 And it's always exciting to see the crowd
00:58 for the very first time.
00:59 Everyone's just like super in tune.
01:01 All the phones are out.
01:02 So that's always really exciting.
01:04 And then the finale is really fun.
01:07 I do a song from "Jaguar Two" called "On My Mama".
01:10 There's a lot of energy surrounding it.
01:12 It's on the radio right now, so it feels very current.
01:15 ♪ I put that on my mama ♪
01:17 ♪ On my hood ♪
01:19 Dance from the music video is somewhat viral.
01:22 So I can see people doing it in the audience.
01:24 So that always makes it more like an interactive part
01:26 of the show, which feels really fun too.
01:28 [upbeat music]
01:31 To see "On My Mama" become my first solo Hot 100 entry
01:39 is really insane.
01:40 I've been writing for so long,
01:42 and I've seen glimpses of it for my pen,
01:45 but not for me as an artist.
01:46 So it's really like a whole new light for me.
01:49 I'm super excited.
01:50 I'm really grateful.
01:52 I know how much it takes to get an accolade now.
01:55 So I'm just thankful for everyone
01:57 that's behind the scenes pushing it.
01:59 Every person at radio, everybody who's streaming it
02:02 and sharing with their friends and just making it go
02:04 and do what it's doing.
02:05 I just have a really good understanding of what it takes
02:08 to be anywhere in your Hot 100.
02:10 So I'm very, very thankful.
02:11 And now we are headed to talk to the Grammy U students.
02:15 [upbeat music]
02:17 When I first came into the music scene,
02:23 I feel like it was kind of an unsaid thing
02:26 that women were just pit against each other.
02:29 And like, there's only room for one.
02:30 There's only one queen.
02:31 Like, just this weird hierarchy that Hollywood made up.
02:34 So to see that they're like,
02:36 loudly and proudly celebrating me and like, I'm seen,
02:40 and it just feels really good to be appreciated
02:43 and like, complimented by people who I admire as well.
02:46 So it feels like the feeling is mutual.
02:48 It's really, really sweet and special.
02:50 [upbeat music]
02:53 [upbeat music]
02:56 Being on tour as a mom is really hard, to be honest.
03:01 It's very taxing and it takes a lot of organization
03:06 and a lot of sacrifice.
03:08 What I try to do is bring my daughter into my world,
03:11 bring her with me on tour when I can,
03:13 bring her to the stage,
03:14 kind of give her a sense of what mommy's doing
03:17 and why she's maybe gone for certain stretches of time
03:20 and like, you know, have her be a part of it.
03:22 When she comes on tour, she's very excited.
03:24 She knows some of the choreography already.
03:27 It's almost like I am planting a seed
03:30 for a performer in her right now too.
03:32 So it's like a combination of, but bittersweet, you know,
03:35 just having to be away,
03:36 but also having the privilege to bring her with me to work.
03:40 You look amazing.
03:42 Look at you.
03:42 - You look so beautiful.
03:44 - Thank you so much.
03:45 What's your name?
03:46 - Miles.
03:46 - Miles, nice to meet you.
03:47 - Nice to meet you.
03:48 [upbeat music]
03:51 [camera shutter clicking]
03:54 - Sweet.
04:01 I would absolutely do something with Sierra.
04:04 It almost feels like I don't know
04:05 what music is like without her.
04:07 She's always been in music
04:08 ever since I started getting interested in it.
04:10 There's been Sierra, you know,
04:11 there's Aaliyah, there's Beyonce,
04:13 certain people who've just always been there.
04:15 So to even consider doing something with her
04:18 is really crazy,
04:19 but also says a lot about her tenacity
04:21 and her like hunger as an artist
04:23 to still be making music, you know,
04:25 she's still on top.
04:27 She still looks amazing.
04:28 She's still giving us dance viral hits.
04:32 And so I'm thankful to even have the opportunity
04:35 to consider something like that.
04:36 It feels really wild,
04:37 but yes, I would absolutely love to do anything with Sierra.
04:40 [upbeat music]
04:41 - You got a message for Victoria?
04:43 - Oh man, have a great show tonight.
04:46 Do it up.
04:46 We love you, girl.
04:48 - Yeah!
04:49 - We love you, girl.
04:50 We hope that we dance through you,
04:52 perform to you and for you,
04:54 and that our best is meant to each and every single person
04:57 and touches their hearts and bodies,
04:59 minds and souls and Jesus name we pray.
05:01 Amen.
05:01 - Amen.
05:02 [laughing]
05:04 - One, two, three.
05:05 - Amen.
05:06 [cheering]
05:08 - If you haven't been to a Victoria Monet show,
05:10 you can definitely expect some dancing.
05:13 I love dance so much.
05:15 Obviously I'm gonna sing,
05:16 but dancing is another addition to my show
05:19 that I really put a lot of emphasis on.
05:21 Sparkles, definitely lots of sparkles.
05:24 Live band.
05:25 I love live musicians,
05:26 so I wouldn't be performing to track if I have the option.
05:29 Always want live musicians to be part of the show.
05:32 And a really great group of people
05:34 because I've found that throughout this tour,
05:36 my fans are really, really nice.
05:38 So I would expect good vibes
05:40 if you come to a Victoria Monet show.
05:42 [upbeat music]
05:45 ♪ Shh ♪
05:47 [cheering]
05:49 ♪ Put that on my mama ♪
05:53 ♪ On my hood ♪
05:54 ♪ I'm gonna fly ♪
05:57 ♪ I like the girls ♪
05:59 ♪ We like the girls ♪
06:01 ♪ We like the girls ♪
06:03 ♪ I like the girls ♪
06:06 ♪ You give me anything you buy ♪
06:10 ♪ I'm gonna know you for the rest of my life ♪
06:13 ♪ Safe to say ♪
06:15 Thank you so much, Billboard,
06:16 for joining me on my tour stop in New York.
06:19 [upbeat music]
06:21 (electronic music)