The American singer Victoria Monae was named the winner in the category of “best debut artist” at the 66th Grammy Awards held on Sunday evening in Los Angeles, AFP and Agerpres reported.

Victoria Monet – Grammy 224Photo: Chris Pizzello/AP/Profimedia

In this category – one of the four main categories of the Grammys, along with “Song of the Year”, “Record of the Year” and “Album of the Year” – young artists Gracie Abrams, Fred Egain, Ice Spice, Jelly Roll, Coco Jones, Noah Kahan , Victoria Monét and The War and Treaty.

Victoria Monet is a 34-year-old R&B and pop singer. After a long period in the music industry and several collaborations with Ariana Grande, 2023 is the year of dedication for this Atlanta-born but Sacramento-raised artist, following the great success of her debut album, Jaguar II “.

Last year, jazz singer Samara Joy won the Grammy Award in this category.

The 66th Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by the Recording Academy, are being held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles as of this time. The event, broadcast by CBS and streaming platform Paramount+, will be hosted by South African actor and broadcaster Trevor Noah for the fourth consecutive year