Selena Gomez broadcasts new album with fiance Benny Blanco – and drops first single Scared of Loving You
Selena Gomez announced she is dropping a new album with her fiancé Benny Blanco next month.
The pop star, 32, revealed the news to her 421 Instagram followers on Thursday night with a slideshow of pictures taken with her husband-to-be, 36, which included shots of them in bed together and a sweet one of him kissing her on the cheek.
‘I always trick you guys my NEW album I Said I Love You First with my best friend @itsbennyblanco, is out on 3/21,’ she captioned the post.
The Grammy nominee continued: ‘Our first song, Scared of Loving You is out now on all streaming platforms. Merchandise and signed products for the album are available for pre-order now. We can’t wait to share this special project with you soon!’
Underneath the post, Blanco commented: ‘i love you baby.’
Previously, the couple collaborated on her single, Single Soon, which came out in 2023, and her track, I Can’t Get Enough, off her last album Rare came in 2020.
Selena Gomez announced she is dropping a new album with her fiancé Benny Blanco
Additionally, they worked together on her songs Same Old Love and Kill Em With Kindness back in 2015.
The music video for her track, Scared of Loving You, features her and Blanco holding hands and making each other laugh as they laid side by side.
The emotional track begins with Gomez singing: ‘If I broke your heart, would you take me back?/ If I broke my arm, would you sign my cast?/ When I was young, I would love too fast/ Hope I don’t repeat my past.’
In the chorus, she admits to feeling ‘scared of losin’ a partner or that they would ‘gonna find somebody new.’
After making the announcement, she shared a romantic video of them at Disneyland together.
The footage showed them kissing and having the time of their lives at the Happiest Place on Earth as Scared of Loving You played in the background.
Gomez’s surprise caught many of her fans off guard as she recently teased that was ‘a little bit too old for the pop star life’ and has been taking on more acting gigs.
During a December chat with Saoirse Ronan for Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Selena opened up about her career in entertainment.
The pop star, 32, revealed the news to her 421 Instagram followers on Thursday night with a slideshow of pictures taken with her husband-to-be, 36, which included shots of them in bed together and a sweet one of him kissing her cheek as she laid by his side
‘I always trick you guys my NEW album I Said I Love You First with my best friend @itsbennyblanco, is out on 3/21,’ she captioned the post
She noted, ‘I definitely think my strong suit is probably acting. But one thing I’m proud of in music is being able to tell a story — my favorite songs are mostly ballads, and they’re very transparent and honest.’
The Only Murders In The Building sensation added, ‘But I think I might be a little too old for the pop-star life.
‘I’m genuinely so happy to just be in this new era of my life, because in a lot of ways, it’s just the beginning.’
Gomez has been dating Blanco since June 2023, though she did not confirm the relationship until that December.
At the time, she used Instagram to confirm to fans that she’d been secretly dating the hitmaker for six months and that he was her ‘absolute everything.’
Previously, the Wolves songstress dated The Weeknd, Zedd, Nick Jonas, Taylor Lautner and was linked to a number of other stars, including Zayn Malik and The Chainsmokers’ Andrew Taggart.
Previously, the couple collaborated on her single, Single Soon, which came out in 2023, and her track, I Can’t Get Enough, off her last album Rare came in 2020
She also famously had an on-and-off relationship with Justin Bieber, 30, that spanned eight years, before they called it quits in 2018. He is now married to model Hailey Bieber, 28, and they welcomed a baby son in August.
Before getting romantic, Gomez and Blanco were friends for over a decade and even worked on music together.
Last year, the music producer revealed that it was Gomez who made the first move.
‘She asked me out. It was crazy, it was crazy. She literally asked me… like we were just talking, and then she said, “You wanna get dinner?” And I went to the dinner, and I had no idea,’ he explained on Kai Cenat’s Twitch stream.
Blanco claimed he wasn’t ‘nervous’ because he already knew Gomez on a personal and professional level.
‘No [I wasn’t nervous], ’cause I’ve been friends with her for years. We’ve been friends for like 10 years plus, maybe 15,’ he told Cenat.
The music video for her track, Scared of Loving You, features her and Blanco holding hands and making each other laugh as they laid side by side
The emotional track begins with Gomez singing: ‘If I broke your heart, would you take me back?/ If I broke my arm, would you sign my cast?/ When I was young, I would love too fast/ Hope I don’t repeat my past’
In the chorus, she admits to feeling ‘scared of losin’ a partner or that they would ‘gonna find somebody new’
Blanco said he and Gomez got drinks but that he didn’t immediately realize that he and the Rare Beauty founder were on a date.
‘I didn’t even realize we were on a date. And she was like, “I would’ve worn something different to this date.” And I was like, “Wait, what? We’re on a date?” I had no idea. No idea we were on a date,’ he said.
‘She left early because she had to go somewhere to film a video the next day, and then we hung out like two days later, and then I was like, “Yo, I think she likes me.” And then I literally just kissed her, and the rest is history.’
He went on to call Gomez his ‘best friend.’
In 2024, Gomez spoke about her ‘future’ with Blanco during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
The Emilia Perez star said Blanco is the one man who has made her feel the ‘safest.’
‘This is the safest I’ve ever felt in [a relationship], and I see a future with this person,’ she told the outlet.
After making the announcement, she shared a romantic video of them at Disneyland together
The footage showed them kissing and having the time of their lives at the amusement park as Scared of Loving You played in the background
The security Blanco provides has made her more comfortable with posting photos and videos of them online for her fans to see.
‘And when you put a little bit out there, people are not as hungry to hunt you down,’ Gomez noted.
The couple first sparked engagement speculation in August when eagle-eyed fans noticed Gomez had uploaded a selfie to her Instagram Story with her left wedding finger obscured by a pink heart emoji.
Adding fuel to the fire, the gossip site, DeuxMoi shared a ‘tip’ that Gomez ‘got engaged over the weekend’ while ‘surrounded by friends at their usual beach house hang out’ earlier that month.
Prior to their engagement announcement, Gomez and Blanco have both publicly discussed the possibility of getting married.
While appearing on Howard Stern in May, Blanco said he could see himself marring the billionaire.
Gomez’s surprise may have caught some of her fans off guard as she recently teased that was ‘a little bit too old for the pop star life’ and has been taking on more acting gigs
During a December chat with Saoirse Ronan for Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Selena opened up about her career in entertainment and her preference for acting over singing
He made the reveal after Stern asked him to share was going to ask Gomez for her hand in marriage.
‘When I look at her, I do say, I’m always just like, ‘I don’t know a world where it could be better than this,” he gushed.
Stern then predicted marriage in their future, and Blanco replied, ‘You and me both.’
Earlier in the same interview, Blanco expressed his desire to welcome kids with Gomez someday. ‘That’s my next goal [to check] on the box. I have a lot of god kids, I’ve got a ton of nephews. I love being around kids,’ he told Stern.
When asked about Blanco’s comments about marriage and children at the Time 100 Event in May, Gomez said: ‘He can’t lie to save his life. If he’s asked a question, he’ll answer it.’
In 2024, Gomez spoke about her ‘future’ with Blanco during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter as she said he is the one man who has made her feel the ‘safest’
‘I just cherish every moment with him. I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that he’s not going anywhere any time soon.’
Gomez then revealed that she had plans to adopt a child herself if she didn’t meet the right partner by age 35.
‘I was alone for five years, and I got really used to it,’ Selena said. ‘A lot of people are afraid of being alone and I probably tortured myself in my head for like two years being alone, and then I kind of accepted it.
‘Then I came up with my plan, which was I was going to adopt at 35 if I had not met anyone,’ she said.
Gomez’s adoption plans also stem from the fact that she cannot ‘carry’ children due to medical reasons, which includes a long battle with the chronic autoimmune disease Lupus.
Prior to their engagement announcement, Gomez and Blanco have both publicly discussed the possibility of getting married
She told Vanity Fair in September that she had to ‘grieve’ her inability to become a mother naturally.
‘I haven’t ever said this,’ she told the publication, ‘but I unfortunately can’t carry my own children.
‘I have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy. That was something I had to grieve for a while.
Although her path to motherhood will ‘look different’, the actress doubled down on the fact that she wants to be one someday.
Gomez previously revealed that she had plans to adopt a child herself if she didn’t meet the right partner by age 35
She told the outlet: ‘It’s not necessarily the way I envisioned it. I thought it would happen the way it happens for everyone.
‘I’m in a much better place with that. I find it a blessing that there are wonderful people willing to do surrogacy or adoption, which are both huge possibilities for me.
‘It made me really thankful for the other outlets for people who are dying to be moms. I’m one of those people. I’m excited for what that journey will look like, but it’ll look a little different,’ she said.
Selena expressed that through surrogacy or adoption, the child will be ‘mine.’
‘At the end of the day, I don’t care. It’ll be mine. It’ll be my baby,’ she expressed.
