Selena Gomez Announces Surprise Collab Album with Fiancé Benny Blanco: See His Sweet Response

Mar. 15, 2025

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco and “SCARED OF LOVING YOU” artwork.Photo:Petra Collins

Petra Collins

Selena Gomezhas a new album on the horizon!

The singer-actress surprised fans on Thursday, Feb. 13, announcing that she and fiancéBenny Blancoworked on a new album together,I Said I Love You First.The album, which is set to release on Friday, March 21, is Gomez and Blanco’s first project together as a couple.

The couple announced their engagement onInstagramin December 2024, after dating for over a year.

In herInstagrampost, theOnly Murders in the Buildingstar wrote: “I always trick you guys 🥰. my NEW albumI Said I Love You Firstwith my best friend @itsbennyblanco, is out on 3/21 🖤.”

The actress, 32, 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!”

Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez for “I Said I Love You First” album artwork.

The first single from Gomez’s fourth studio album is titled “Scared of Loving You,” and dropped on Thursday — witha visual lyric video.

Meanwhile, the upcoming album celebrates Gomez and Blanco’s love story and gives “fans a unique window into their relationship,” per the press release.

“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,” read the press release. “It chronicles their entire story—before they met, falling in love and looking to what the future holds.”

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.Michael Buckner/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty

Michael Buckner/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty

Before their engagement and now upcoming album, the pair were musical collaborators. Blanco co-produced two songs, “Kill Em with Kindness” and “Same Old Love,” on Gomez’s 2015 albumRevival.

They also collaborated on the 2019 song “I Can’t Get Enough,” featuring Tainy andJ Balvin. In the music video, Gomez shared a scene with Blanco where she’s dressed in pajamas and he’s dressed as a big teddy bear. Most recently, in August 2023, they worked together on her song “Single Soon.”

In January 2024, theEmilia Perezstar revealed on theSmartLesspodcast that she was ready for another album. “I do feel like I have one more album in me but I would probably choose acting,” Gomez said.

Just one year later, in January 2025, Blanco teased on TikTok that he and Gomez wereworking on new music.

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I Said I Love You Firstdrops on Friday, March 21, and is available for pre-orderhere.

source: people.com