{"id":13460,"date":"2025-01-29T23:39:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T23:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/29\/monica-praises-ariana-grande-for-boy-is-mine-remake\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T23:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T23:39:38","slug":"monica-praises-ariana-grande-for-boy-is-mine-remake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/29\/monica-praises-ariana-grande-for-boy-is-mine-remake\/","title":{"rendered":"Monica Praises Ariana Grande for &#8216;Boy Is Mine&#8217; Remake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/monica\/\" id=\"auto-tag_monica\" data-tag=\"monica\">Monica<\/a> is giving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/ariana-grande\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ariana-grande\" data-tag=\"ariana-grande\">Ariana Grande<\/a> her flowers for how she approached remaking \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/ariana-grande-brandy-monica-the-boy-is-mine-remix-1235041009\/\">That Boy Is Mine<\/a>,\u201d her classic song with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/brandy\/\" id=\"auto-tag_brandy\" data-tag=\"brandy\">Brandy<\/a>. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/brandy-monica-the-boy-is-mine-ariana-grande-grammys-exclusive-8781595\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">interview with <em>People<\/em><\/a>, the R&amp;B star said that working with Grande on \u201cThe Boy Is Mine,\u201d and reconnecting with Brandy, was \u201cnothing short of a blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cI love the fact that she did not try to remake it in the form that both Brandy and I made it in, but she created something that\u2019s her own and she used nostalgic moments from the record,\u201d Monica said. \u201cThat\u2019s what made it such a no-brainer for me because it felt good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBrandy, who also spoke with <em>People, <\/em>described Grande as a \u201ckind and talented soul,\u201d adding that she and the <em>Eternal Sunshine <\/em>singer \u201cjust hit it off\u201d right away. \u201cThere is no one that does what she does with more grace and appreciation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ariana Grande, Brandy, Monica - the boy is mine (Remix) (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j69AZ7mfPlU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAs for the R&amp;B powerhouse reunion on the song, Monica added: \u201c[Brandy] and I had not seen each other for many years, so it gave us the opportunity to talk not just about the song, but life as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tGrande\u2019s \u201cThe Boy is Mine\u201d with Brandy and Monica is nominated for Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/2025-grammys\/\" id=\"auto-tag_2025-grammys\" data-tag=\"2025-grammys\">2025 Grammys<\/a>, against Beyonc\u00e9 and Post Malone\u2019s \u201cLevii\u2019s Jeans\u201d, Gracie Abrams and Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cUs\u201d, Charli XCX and Billie Eilish\u2019s \u201cGuess,\u201d and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars\u2019s \u201cDie With a Smile.\u201d (Grande\u2019s album <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-review-1234983313\/\">Eternal Sunshine<\/a> <\/em>is also nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tShortly after the song dropped in June, Monica spoke to Entertainment Tonight about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/monica-brandy-the-boy-is-mine-remix-reunite-1235045057\/\">\u201cclosing the gaps\u201d <\/a>of her relationship with Brandy. \u201cWhen you properly communicate something, you can find not only the resolutions and solutions to problemsm, but sometimes you find that there weren\u2019t ever problems, just consistent miscommunications,\u201d Monica said at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tGrande shared her excitement for the collaboration in an Instagram post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/ariana-grande-brandy-monica-the-boy-is-mine-remix-1235041009\/\">ahead of its release<\/a>, writing \u201cIt is near impossible to say how much this means to me. This is in celebration of you both and the impact that you have had on every vocalist, vocal producer, musician, artist that is creating today.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/monica-praises-ariana-grande-making-boy-is-mine-revisit-something-her-own-1235250683\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monica is giving Ariana Grande her flowers for how she approached remaking \u201cThat Boy Is Mine,\u201d her classic song with Brandy. 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