{"id":35042,"date":"2020-06-30T19:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/victoria-monet-and-khalid-team-up-for-experience\/"},"modified":"2020-06-30T19:00:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T19:00:58","slug":"victoria-monet-and-khalid-team-up-for-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/victoria-monet-and-khalid-team-up-for-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Mon\u00e9t and Khalid Team Up For “Experience”"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last Friday, Victoria Mon\u00e9t<\/a>, Khalid<\/a> and producer SG Lewis teamed up for retro break-up song \u201cExperience.\u201d It\u2019s the fourth single off Mon\u00e9t\u2019s upcoming album, <\/span>Jaguar<\/span><\/i>, which will be out July 31.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The production of the song fits in perfectly with the 70s and 80s disco beats that have become so popular this year. Songs like \u201cSay So\u201d by Doja Cat and \u201cDon\u2019t Start Now\u201d by Dua Lipa are two songs that have definitely led this trend. The song takes the 2020 disco craze a step further with an exuberant horn section that wouldn\u2019t sound out of place in a Donna Summer track.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The lyrics describe an unsatisfactory relationship, with Mon\u00e9t singing, \u201cI\u2019m all out of love, you gave it away \/\/ I\u2019m hoping that experience can get you to change.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mon\u00e9t isn\u2019t a household name yet, but chances are you\u2019ve heard her songs. She is a frequent collaborator with Ariana Grande and has co-written tracks on all of her albums. She had a hand in the smash hit \u201cThank U, Next\u201c and earned Grammy nominations for her work on single \u201c7 Rings\u201d and the 2019 album <\/span>Thank U, Next<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a statement the artists released with the song, Mon\u00e9t and Khalid said, <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, we went back and forth about releasing this song because of the disgusting and confusing state of the world. After a lot of thinking and feeling, we decided to continue with the plan to put it out, so we want to give some context on why. We\u2019ve always used music as a form of escapism from troubling things. This song, though deep in subject matter, sonically feels joyful and celebratory. It\u2019s important to us to highlight and celebrate Black joy and love in the middle of so much pain and trauma.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Check out \u201cExperience\u201d<\/strong> here!<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n