Selena Gomez Collaborates With Fiancé Benny Blanco on ‘Scared of Loving You,’ Unveils Upcoming Album ‘I Said I Love You First’

Selena Gomez is returning to the pop stardom, even though she hinted that she might be finished with her music career — and she’s taking her superstar producer fiancé Benny Blanco along for the journey.

“I always play tricks on you all,” Gomez expressed on Instagram, sharing a collection of photos cuddled up with Blanco in a bedroom. “My NEW album I Said I Love You First with my best friend @bennyblanco, will release on 3/21 🖤Our first single, Scared of Loving You, is available now on all streaming services. Merchandise and signed editions for the album can be pre-ordered now. We are excited to unveil this special project with you very soon!”

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Gomez and Blanco have been hinting at their collaboration on music over the past few months. The “Rare” artist shared a video on her Instagram Stories in January, donning headphones while situated at what seems to be a studio workstation, before she flipped the camera to show the screen in front of her, covering its content with a red heart emoji.

In a former TikTok clip, the producer reacted to a viewer’s remark on a past video, saying, “Benny, please create some new tracks for our queen.” Blanco entered a home studio, revealing Gomez seated on a couch adjusting a microphone.

Gomez has not put out a full-length album since her 2020 third studio work Rare, which debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 and gave her first-ever No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Lose You to Love Me.” In 2021, she released a Spanish-language EP Revelación. 

This isn’t the first occasion Blanco and Gomez have collaborated on music. Blanco co-produced “Kill Em with Kindness” and “Same Old Love” from Gomez’s 2015 album Revival, and the pair worked together on the 2019 song “I Can’t Get Enough,” featuring Tainy and J Balvin. Most recently, they joined forces on Gomez’s track “Single Soon.”

The couple began their relationship in June 2023 and got engaged last month. Gomez disclosed the joyful news with a December 11 Instagram carousel showcasing her marquise-cut engagement ring, along with the caption, “forever starts now..”