As of right now, Selena Gomez is working on a whole new album!
I Said I Love You First is the title of the new album that the singer-actress and her fiance Benny Blanco collaborated on, which was announced on Thursday, February 13, which came as a surprise to her fans. Gomez and Blanco are now working on their first project together as a pair, which is an album that is scheduled to be released on Friday, March 21.
The pair had been dating for more than a year when they made the announcement of their engagement on Instagram in December of 2024.
The star of Only Murders in the Building posted the following in a post she released on Instagram: “I always deceive you guys 🥰. On March 21st, my next record, titled “I Said I Love You First,” with my closest buddy @itsbennyblanco, will be released.
She said, “Our first song, ‘Scared of Loving You,’ is now available on all streaming platforms.” The actress, who is 32 years old, said this. There is now a pre-order option available for merchandise and autographed goods related to the album. We are looking forward to presenting this unique idea to you as soon as possible!
Blanco, who is 36 years old, then responded in a heartfelt manner in the comment area, adding, “I love you baby.”
Thursday saw the release of the first song from Gomez’s fourth studio album, which is titled “Scared of Loving You.” Along with the tune, a visual lyric video was also released.
Both Blanco and Finneas were responsible for producing the new tune, which was penned by the duo as well as Finneas, who has won eight Grammy Awards between them.
In the meanwhile, the next album will commemorate the love journey of Gomez and Blanco and will provide “fans with a unique window into their relationship,” as stated in the press release by the artist.
“This album came together organically as a direct result of the comfort that they both felt when working together creatively, allowing them to produce art that authentically reflects their experiences,” according to the announcement from the company. “It chronicles their entire story—before they met, falling in love and looking to what the future holds.”
Before they were engaged and are currently working on an album together, the two were already working together musically. On Gomez’s album Revival, which was released in 2015, Blanco contributed to the production of two songs: “Kill Em with Kindness” and “Same Old Love.”
Additionally, they worked together on the song “I Can’t Get Enough,” which was released in 2019 and featured Tainy and J Balvin. One of the scenes that Gomez and Blanco appeared in together in the music video was one in which Blanco was costumed as a large teddy bear and Gomez was dressed in pajamas. In the most recent instance, which took place in August of 2023, they collaborated on the song “Single Soon.”
During an episode of the SmartLess podcast that aired in January 2024, the Emilia Perez star said that she was prepared to release another album. I do believe that I have one more album in me, but if I had to pick between acting and music, I would definitely choose with acting.”
Due to the fact that I am exhausted, I am going to wish to relax. I never actually meant to be a singer full-time, but obviously that passion eventually morphed into something else,” she said. “I wanted to be an actor, and I never really intended to be a singer.”
In January 2025, only one year after the first announcement, Blanco made a hint on TikTok that he and Gomez were collaborating on new songs.