Monica is forever grateful to Ariana Grande for reuniting her and Brandy for "The Boy Is Mine" remix. Talking with ET's Denny Directo ahead of the release of the reworking of Grande's latest hit -- which is inspired by the 1998 collab from Brandy, 45, and Monica, 43 -- the "So Gone" crooner shared that while she's historically been against remixes of their "sacred" project, Grande's reimagining was something completely different to her. "I've always said that the song should not be touched, right? And I said that because I felt that it did not need to be redone in the idea of, let's say, actually doing it the exact way that it was," the GRAMMY Award-winning artist explained.

"But Ariana and [producer] Max Martin -- as soon as I heard this version, I fell in love with it." Of 30-year-old Grande, Monica added, "What I am so amazed by is her humility, her compassion. On the day that we recorded, I received flowers and a note that was directly from her.

Everything has been directly from her chest and, for me, authenticity, humility, all of those things are key." For Monica, that included FaceTime sessions with Grande as they were working on the song, which ultimately ended up including both of their families and helped her feel the "authenticity" of the collaboration and Grande's interest in paying homage to their song. She says it was that enthusiasm from the singer-songwriter that sold her on getting the band back together not only for the highly anticipated remix, but the rece.