Victoria Monét on The Jaguar Tour, Her First Solo Hot 100 Entry, Love for Ciara & More | Tour Stop

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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)

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