Three-time Grammy Award-winning artist, Victoria Monét, and her daughter Hazel grace the quilt of BET’s new IMMERSED characteristic, a celebration of Black cultural affect and the visionaries shaping the longer term.
In honor of Mom’s Day, Victoria opened as much as BET in regards to the transformative energy of motherhood, sharing how changing into a mother impressed her private and inventive progress. She mirrored on how elevating Hazel empowered her to evolve as a singer and songwriter, discover new artistic paths—together with an upcoming kids’s e book—and embrace her most significant position but: being a mom.
“Probably the most success I’ve ever had got here after Hazel; no one instructed me motherhood may very well be the glow-up,” the 36-year-old, who gave beginning to her now-4-year-old daughter in 2021, shared.
In 2024, Victoria and Hazel made historical past collectively, because of the singer’s critically acclaimed album Jaguar II. The challenge earned a powerful seven Grammy nominations, with Victoria taking dwelling three awards, along with successful two Soul Prepare Music Awards. However the celebration was much more particular as she shared the highlight with Hazel, who turned the youngest Grammy nominee ever for her characteristic on the observe “Hollywood”—a title that simply would possibly trace at her personal star-studded future.
Victoria shared that Hazel already reveals a pure love for singing, a transparent signal that expertise undoubtedly runs within the household.
“There’s a video I posted not way back of her singing the battle cry word from Depraved and proper after she goes, ‘Are you able to ship that to Cynthia Erivo?’ I used to be like, ‘Yeah, I can.’ She was like, ‘Effectively, ship it,’ and I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, Hazel, this isn’t regular,‘” the singer quipped.
Nonetheless, Victoria is “excited” to see how Hazel’s ardour for the craft will develop over time. However she’s nonetheless determining one of the best ways to show and channel the cutie patootie’s present, as social media can usually be merciless.
“I don’t know what the fitting reply is, and [social media’s] undoubtedly a bizarre, harmful place. However I feel whereas I’ve management over it, she’s received a security web, so I’m okay with sharing for now.”
Victoria shares her daughter, Hazel, with health teacher John Gaines. Though the couple introduced their separation in 2023, Gaines has remained a constant and supportive presence in each Victoria’s and Hazel’s lives, embracing co-parenting with dedication. All through Victoria’s difficult postpartum journey, Gaines performed a key position in serving to her reconnect along with her physique and regain her confidence, providing each emotional and bodily help throughout a transformative time.
“I feel that I’ve extra confidence now as a result of I do know the ability inside my physique,” the “On My Mama” hitmaker shared. “I really feel honored to have a accomplice in co-parenting that’s not drama-based. It’s very clear communication. No ailing intent. It’s been such a blessing, and we needed to make a pact for one another. If now we have issues we have to talk about, it’s me and also you. We don’t must go to the web. We’re simply making it a really mature, seamless scenario as a result of Hazel will see all of it.”
That confidence and loving household dynamic have given Victoria the braveness to discover new realms of her artistic abilities. In June, the famous person mommy will probably be releasing her very first kids’s e book titled In all places You Are, which will probably be accessible in each English and Spanish. In accordance with the star, the e book is all about “empowering” each ladies and their kids.
“The e book is basically about empowering ladies or caregivers to be happy to go and do their factor but additionally know that they gave the message to their kids and their family members that even after I’m away from you, I nonetheless am right here with you,” the star instructed BET. “It jogs my memory a whole lot of God. It’s just like the message with God is though you may’t see me, I’m nonetheless with you, guiding you in your coronary heart. I really feel like that’s motherhood. It takes on a whole lot of what you’re feeling with God.”
Victoria’s forthcoming e book will drop on June 24.
Congrats to Victoria Monét!