Monica is a Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum artist, 25-million-plus selling singer, actress, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, she began her career at 12-years-of-age and was the youngest female ever to have two #1 back-to-back hits on Billboard’s R&B chart. “The Boy Is Mine,” the title track from her sophomore album, garnered Monica pop success with a record-breaking 13 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Her success has continued throughout her exceptional and longstanding career. She achieved six number one hits on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming the first artist with chart-topping singles in three consecutive decades, a distinction she shares with an elite group of acts including Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, James Brown and Marvin Gaye.
In 2019 she launched her independent record label MonDeenise Music with “Commitment” hitting #1 on the Billboard R&B chart, August 2020, she released “Trenches (ft. Lil Baby),” the title track from her forthcoming new album, Trenches. She followed up with the release of “Friends (ft. Ty Dolla $ign),” scoring a Top 20 spot on the R&B Billboard chart. Monica followed with the official music video for “Friends.” Directed by Sarah McColgan (H.E.R., Miguel, Charli XCX) and choreographed by Parris Goebel (Rihanna, SZA), the stunning clip racked up more than 2.2 MILLION plays in the first week.
Monica is releasing new music and a video Spring 2023, and the highly anticipated album, Trenches, is also scheduled for a 2023 release.