Drew Afualo gives flowers to Victoria Monét and she shares how Beyoncé, Aliyah and more have inspired her music at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
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00:00Hello, everyone. I'm here with the beautiful, stunning, gorgeous Victoria Monet.
00:09How are you feeling tonight?
00:11Great. How are you?
00:12Oh, I'm better now that you're here.
00:13You look beautiful.
00:13Oh, my God. Thank you, Victoria Monet. I appreciate it.
00:16I really like this color on you.
00:17Oh, my gosh. Thank you. You look stunning.
00:19Thank you so much.
00:19You look fab.
00:20How do you feel being here at Billboard Women in Music?
00:24I'm very excited. I love running into the girls, supporting the girls,
00:28making new connections. It kind of feels like a family reunion in a way.
00:32Right.
00:33Because you just pre-kindle certain relationships maybe you haven't seen.
00:35I just saw someone I haven't seen in, like, two years.
00:38Oh, my gosh. Crazy.
00:39Maybe even actually pre-COVID because I don't know what time it's since in.
00:43But, like, I love being here, and I love seeing women get their flowers.
00:46That's beautiful. Okay. So, you are absolutely glowing tonight.
00:50Can we get your secret? What are you wearing that's making your skin look and smell this incredible?
00:54Oh, you want Victoria's Secret.
00:56Please.
00:57Just kidding. No, but I really am obsessed with Brazilian Blue Boom Cream by Sol de Janeiro.
01:01Period.
01:01So, that goes on first. Top it off with Shirosa 62 Mist, and you're smelling good all night, babe.
01:09Also, I match it.
01:10I know, right? You look like the Sol de Janeiro Blue Boom Cream right now.
01:12Yeah, look at me. Oh, my God. It's like we planned it. We didn't.
01:14But it's like we did.
01:16Yeah.
01:16Okay, I'm going to ask you some fun questions.
01:18Okay, sure.
01:19First, I'm going to get you a flower.
01:21That's cool stuff.
01:23Since we talked about giving flowers.
01:24Oh, this is so nice.
01:25Isn't that so gorge?
01:25I haven't gotten flowers in a while.
01:28Oh, my God.
01:29Oh, my God.
01:30Anything real.
01:32But I do want to give you your flowers, obviously, for being so talented and such a breakthrough artist.
01:37Like, such a, you've paved a completely new path.
01:39I think it's fantastic.
01:40So, I would like to know, who do you give your flowers to for getting you where you are now?
01:45Oh, I got to say my mom.
01:47Like, she's been bright or die since literally day one or maybe, like, three day one, technically.
01:52So, like, shout out to you, mom.
01:54I love you so much.
01:55Your support, your love, your encouragement, your FaceTimes.
01:58Really enjoy them, even though sometimes I always can't answer, but I do love.
02:01Beautiful.
02:02And what do you give flowers to your fans for?
02:05Oh, my God.
02:05Flowers to my fans for sticking beside me for some really bad fashion choices and some, like, some crazy glams and some, like, not so great songs.
02:13But you guys saw it through.
02:14You guys saw the potential.
02:15And you're still here.
02:16And I love you so much.
02:18So, flowers to you.
02:19Beautiful.
02:20And last one, or last kind of serious one.
02:23Okay.
02:23Who do you give your flowers to for inspiring your music?
02:27Inspiring my music?
02:28Oh, my God.
02:29I'm sure it changes over time.
02:30It depends on the day.
02:31Right.
02:32How you're feeling.
02:33People who have come to mind first are Queen Beyoncé.
02:36Have to.
02:37Have to.
02:38Obviously.
02:38I love that.
02:39Sade.
02:40Love you.
02:42Janet Jackson.
02:43Oh, that's a great one.
02:45Yeah, I love that.
02:46I love TLB.
02:47Oh, my God.
02:49Destiny's Child 2, obvious.
02:50Me.
02:50No, it's not a snake, but TLC knows.
02:52Okay, love.
02:53And I'm going to give you your flowers.
02:55Oh, my gosh.
02:56They got more flowers?
02:56This one's for you.
02:58Wow.
02:58This one's from me.
03:00But I'm going to read you a really fun fact, if that's cool with you.
03:03Okay.
03:04Actually, you know what I'm going to give these to you for?
03:06I'm going to give these to you for your long-withstanding movement in R&B and music.
03:11I feel like you aren't nearly giving your flowers as much as you should be.
03:15I think you are, but not as much as you should be.
03:17I think you're fantastic.
03:18Thank you so much.
03:19You're so welcome.
03:20Thank you so much for spending time talking to us at Billboard.
03:22What a huge date.
03:23Wow.
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