
Released: 2026
In 2023, <b>Victoria Monét</b> stepped out from behind the boards and into the spotlight with the slinky “On My Mama”, and in the years since the in-demand songwriter has staked out territory in R&B’s upper echelons as an artist. With her second full-length, she takes listeners on an ambitious journey through her record collection and her mind. Nods to soul classics by the likes of Brandy, Kenny Lattimore and Asfhord & Simpson dot the album, but Monét shows that her musical palette is wide. On <b>“Care For Somebody (Interlude)”</b>, her voice curls around lyrics inspired by the 20th-century standard “Somebody,” while the heart-eyed <b>Bruno Mars</b> duet <b>“That’s Why I Love You”</b> spins out of the ’60s bolero-pop cut “Ritornerai”. In addition to Mars, Monét’s guests include <b>SZA</b> (on the gauzy <b>“See You in My Dreams”</b>), <b>Lucky Daye</b> (on the glossy <b>“Maybe”</b>), <b>Chlöe</b> (on the kinetic house cut <b>“Lose Myself”</b>) and <b>Leon Thomas</b> and Monét’s daughter <b>Hazel Monét</b> (on the profession of love <b>“You Mean the World to Me”</b>). But Monét doesn’t let the many cameos get in the way. Whether she’s leading gospel choirs or meticulously detailing her bedroom demands, Monét shows that her vision is boundless.