Victoria Monét Links With Usher on Slinky ‘SOS’ Single: Stream It Now

Victoria Monét and Usher deliver slinky ’90s R&B vibes on her new single “S.O.S.,” which arrived Tuesday (Aug. 27).

“SOS,” which stands for “Sex on Sight,” marks Monét and Usher’s first official collaboration. It arrives two months after she and Teyana Taylor paid homage to his and Beyoncé‘s 2004 “Bad Girl” performance at the 2024 BET Awards in June.

Monét’s new single arrives shortly after the one-year anniversary of her debut album Jaguar II, which dropped on Aug. 25, 2023, via Lovett Music and RCA Records. The 11-track project included the hit single “On My Mama,” which hit No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (two weeks) and became her first solo entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 33.

“From this song just being the affirmation I needed to get through postpartum, to the visual being a timeless celebration of our culture, I’m so grateful for the process and how it was received,” she wrote on Instagram celebrating the music video’s one-year anniversary earlier this month. It won video of the year and best dance performance at the 2023 Soul Train Music Awards.

The 35-year-old singer-songwriter-producer earned seven nominations at the 2023 Grammy Awards and won best new artist, best R&B album and best engineered album, non-classical.

Usher was also recently featured on 4batz‘s “act iv: fckin u again (18+).” He’s currently on his Past Present Future Tour, where he’s performing his classics from his 30-year career as well as tracks from his most recent album, Coming Home, which he coincided with his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance.

Listen to “SOS” below.