Victoria Monét Says 2½-Year-Old Daughter's Grammy Nomination Is 'Really Magical' (Exclusive)

The "Moment" singer has seven Grammy nominations at the upcoming 2024 Grammy Awards

Victoria Monét couldn't be happier to share her Grammy moment with her daughter.

At the upcoming 2024 Grammy awards, Monét — who got her start as a songwriter — is the second-most nominated artist, with seven total. Speaking to PEOPLE about the accomplishment, she also opened up about how she felt learning her 2½-year-old daughter Hazel is the youngest person ever to be nominated.

"It's a really big deal. I think it's another full circle moment for me because during pregnancy, everything was really scary," Monét, 34, tells PEOPLE exclusively. "People were telling me how bad of a career move it could be, how detrimental to everything it could be."

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The "On My Mama" singer adds, "Pregnancy, it's going into unknown territory and no one's story is the same. So, to have one of the more fearful moments career-wise turn into one of the best moments ever of my career is really magical. I'm honored to have the accolade for her."

Hazel — who Monét welcomed with her fitness trainer boyfriend John Gaines — is featured on her song "Hollywood" and is nominated alongside her mother for best traditional R&B performance. As a collaborator, Monét says her daughter is "stubborn."

"Right now, her favorite word is no," she says. "She stands on what she wants. So, I think she's going to be a great businesswoman. She's going to be a really amazing artist. She's going to have her own vision, definitely very creative, and she's got a voice on her for sure."

On learning to balance her career with motherhood, Monét says it's "the hardest thing to do."

"I feel like I'm in Cirque du Soleil. The best thing I can do for balance is really to bring her into my world. So, I love when she's at the shows," she says. "I love when she's in the studio. I love when she's at the events because it feels like I've combined my worlds and I think that's the best... I'm not in two places at once."

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She adds, "Sometimes if I'm at work, my heart is with her. So, I love when they come together and I could just be, but I definitely have a great team that's helping me balance everything and a great partner that's helping keep the family sane and going and combats any scheduling complications. [He's] a great dad."

Moving forward, Monét wants to "keep climbing" and become "a better artist than I was yesterday."

"There's so many opportunities to take my writing into other spaces," she says. "I'm excited to see what '24 is going to give."

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