Victoria Monét’s two-and-a-half year old daughter became the youngest person to ever receive a Grammy Award nomination as the were announced on Friday, November 10.
The 34-year-old singer received plenty of good news as it was revealed that she and her debut studio album, Jaguar II, notched seven nominations ahead of the ceremony that’s being held next February, as reported by Billboard.
Having previously revealed that she had long envisioned herself becoming a Grammy-nominated artist; that dream has now been realized.
But the one thing she never imagined was sharing one of those nominations with her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Hazel, which is exactly what else happened on her joyous day.
By notching the Best Traditional R&B Performance nom for the song Hollywood, which also features Earth, Wind & Fire, Hazel now has the distinction of being the youngest Grammy nominee ever!
Victoria Monét, 34, received seven Grammy nominations including one for Best Traditional R&B Performance for the song Hollywood that she shares with her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Hazel and Earth, Wind & Fire
Monét (born Victoria Monét McCants) watched in nervous anticipation with family and friends, including her baby daddy John Gaines, at a rented hotel room when the news for the upcoming Grammy Awards was announced.
One-by-one as the nominations were revealed the singer-songwriter screamed with excitement with her loved ones by her side, which was documented in a video that she shared on her Instagram page.
‘Y’all WHHAAAAAT THE!!!!!!!! Hahahahahahahahhaah this is a laugh cry combo I don’t know what to dooo with myself lmao,’ she began in the caption. ‘My feet haven’t touched the ground since cause I’m floating. I learned that tears are bottomless cause i KEEP crying.’
She continued, ‘I am in complete shock and total gratitude for what has happened for us today!!!! Thank you SOOO much!! Thank you God!!! 7?!?!! SHEEESH!!!!!
In conclusion she added, ‘I speak for my team and I when I say we are HAPPY TO BE HERE!!!!!! Started from the bottom now we… @rachelle_jl @paradhime @j3ssica7 @earthwindandfire @verdine_white @philipbaileyewf @itshazelmonet @dmile85 @danameyerson @genesisegarcia @deputy718 @timsuby @jeffgitty @teezio @jkercy2085 @_toddrobinson WE DID IT!!!!!’
After learning of her shared nomination, the Atlanta, Georgia native said Hazel reacted by ‘being on the phone watching Baby Shark. I’m so proud of her, but she has no idea,’ she explained to the publication.
‘She’s like, kind of panicking because she doesn’t know why we’re all screaming,’ she said of their celebration. ‘I know I’ll be able to explain it to her when she gets older, and she’ll definitely appreciate it because she’s already into music and is starting to write songs unknowingly.’
Monét added, ‘She’s making potty songs and all that kind of stuff. So I’m super excited that this will be something that she has forever. I’m already thinking about her wardrobe for the Grammys.’
Sharing the experience: The singer-songwriter watched the Grammy nomination announcements nervously from a rented hotel room with family and friends on Friday
Emotional: Monét shed some tears when she got the nom for Traditional R&B Performance for Hollywood that also features her daughter Hazel and Earth, Wind & Fire
Floating: The songstress admitted her ‘feet haven’t touched the ground’ since the Grammy announcements were made
A first: By notching the Best Traditional R&B Performance nomination for Hollywood with her mom and EW&F, Hazel now has the distinction of being the youngest Grammy nominee ever!; the proud mom and dad are pictured
Celebration: Monet hugged her family and friends after her nomination tally reached seven
Music in her blood: Hazel, who Monét shares with John Gaines, has been drawn to music and singing shortly after birth, her mother maintains
Taking charge: After writing for a slew of other musical artists over the years, Monét decided to focus on her own studio album and released her debut Jaguar II in 2023
Prior to Hazel, the record for youngest nominee was held by Leah Peasall of the Peasall Sisters, who was eight-years old when the album O Brother, Where Art Thou? was nominated for and awarded Album Of The Year at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2002.
Along with the nom for Best Traditional R&B Performance for Hollywood with Hazel and Earth, Wind & Fire, Monét will also be up for Record Of The Year, Best R&B Song, Best New Artist, Best R&B Performance for How Does It Make You Feel, Best R&B Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
Up until the release of Jaguar II (2023), Monét had been known for her songwriting skills for a slew of other musical artists such as Ariana Grande and her smash hits Thank U, Next and 7 Rings.
She has also previously written for the likes of Travis Scott, Nas, Fifth Harmony, Blackpink, T.I., GOOD Music, Lupe Fiasco, Chrisette Michele, Coco Jones, Chloe x Halle and Chris Brown.
Fans can find out whether Hazel and her mother can take home the Grammy with Earth, Wind & Fire when the 66th Grammy Awards are held on February 4, 2024 at 5pm PST on CBS.
