{
  "id": 11349690,
  "title": "Victoria Monét’s ‘Frequency of Love’: All 22 Tracks Ranked",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/victoria-monets-frequency-of-love-all-22-tracks-ranked",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/lists/victoria-monet-frequency-of-love-best-songs-ranked-review/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Victoria Monét released her sophomore studio album, Frequency of Love, on October 2 via Lovett Music and RCA Records. The 22-track album features collaborations with notable artists such as SZA, Bruno Mars, Bryson Tiller, Leon Thomas, Chlöe, Lucky Daye, and her daughter Hazel Monét. Monét reunited with her longtime producer, D’Mile, and crafted a stellar collection of sweeping strings and pulsating synths that explore love in various contexts.\n\nThe album moves away from the brassy, horn-forward R&B of her debut album Jaguar II, embracing a starry-eyed love letter to Black music. From house music echoes to gospel influences, Frequency of Love showcases Monét's and D’Mile's intentional sequencing to create a vibrant and lush world. Lead singles \"Let Me\" and \"Reach Out\" feel much more vibrant in the context of the full album, which is a testament to the album's intentional sequencing.\n\nMonét's musings on love lost in SZA's \"See You In My Dreams\" and her wedding vow energy in Bruno Mars' \"That's Why I Love You\" duet with Bruno Mars flow smoothly throughout the album. Despite its slightly overblown length, Frequency of Love successfully avoids a sophomore slump and solidifies Monét's position as one of R&B's sharpest students.\n\nThe album constantly references historical love-themed songs, such as Brandy's \"Almost Doesn't Count,\" Dru Hill's \"In My Bed,\" Joe's \"All the Things (Your Man Won't Do),\" and Bruno Lauzi's \"Ritornerai.\" With R&B's current trend of dismissing earnest love displays, Frequency of Love stands out with its soundscapes that mine Black music, from gospel to Motown to house, to explore the multitudes of love and its impact on life.\n\nVictoria Monét recently joined Bruno Mars' Romantic Tour as an opener, just a month after graduating from culinary school. She is now preparing for her own headlining tour, which will begin at Raleigh's Red Hat Amphitheater on October 27 and visit major North American cities like New York, Toronto, and Nashville before concluding at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on December 17. Here's how Billboard ranks every track on Frequency of Love, Victoria Monét's sophomore studio album, from worst to best.",
  "summary": "The Grammy-winning R&B star's long-awaited sophomore studio album is here. See how Billboard ranks each track on Frequency of Love .",
  "key_points": [
    "Victoria Monét released Frequency of Love on October 2 via Lovett Music and RCA Records",
    "Album features collaborations with SZA, Bruno Mars, and Bryson Tiller",
    "Billboard ranks tracks from worst to best in Frequency of Love"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Victoria Monét's sophomore album solidifies her position in R&B by embracing her Black music roots and exploring love's complexities, diverging from industry trends dismissing earnest love displays.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}