Selena Gomez Officially engaged to Benny Blanco After more than a year of dating, the couple has a lot in common.
Just like Gomez, 32, Blanco, 36, has a string of hit songs to his name including Keisha“Tik Tok” and Katy Perry“Teenage Dream,” making him and the Golden Globe nominee a match made in musical heaven.
“Forever begins now,” Gomez He commented on the Instagram post on Wednesday, December 11, which showed off her engagement ring. Blanco celebrated this historic moment, writing in the comments section: “Hey, wait…this is my wife.”
Gomez first She confirmed their relationship with Blanco in December 2023, revealing that they had been together for “six months”.
Selena Gomez's high-profile relationships have made headlines over the years, from her on-off romance with Justin Bieber to her brief fling with The Weeknd. “I'm the type of person who likes things that are incredibly big. I've always been that girl,” Gomez told Miami's Power 96.5 FM in May 2017. “I would give my heart and (…)
“He's everything in my heart,” she wrote in an Instagram caption at the time. “He was the best thing that ever happened to me. The end. … He's still better than anyone I've been with. Facts.”
Now, as they prepare to walk down the aisle and become one of Hollywood's next power couples, here's what you need to know about Benny Blanco:
He was mentored by Dr. Luke
Blanco was mentored by a prolific pop music producer doctor. Hatchwho has produced hit songs for the likes of Katy Perry, Kesha, Kelly Clarkson, Pink color and Britney Spears. With Luke, Blanco co-produced and co-wrote Perry's hit song “Teenage Dream” and Kesha's song “Tik Tok.”
Blanco has worked with A-listers including Ed SheeranKaty Perry, Kesha, Britney Spears, Rihanna and Kanye West. Blanco's resume also includes tracks with two of Gomez's ex-girlfriends: Justin Bieber and The Weeknd.
Blanco and Gomez first met in 2015, where they collaborated on her songs “Same Old Love” and “Kill Em With Kindness.” After reuniting for “I Can't Get Enough” four years later, Blanco worked with Gomez again in 2023. He helped produce her pop comeback, “Single Coming Soon.”
He originally wanted to be a rapper
Born Benjamin Joseph Levine, Blanco always wanted to be involved in the music industry and initially had his sights set on becoming a rapper. He said New York Times In 2018, he later turned to producing when he realized “nobody cares what a fat Jewish kid from Virginia thinks.”
“I wouldn't consider myself anything. I think I'm a loser,” Blanco admitted of his career NME In April 2021. “I don't think there's any world where I can say, 'Yes, man, I'm a hitmaker.' I'm the guy that comes in and tries to approach music from a place of real feeling and emotion and give it my all because if I'm not, what am I doing in life?
Blanco explained that he tries to create music that “doesn't sound like what's played” on the radio but instead suits each individual artist.
He ran two record labels
In addition to producing and writing songs, Blanco was the president of two record labels under the Interscope Records banner. His labels, Mad Love Records and Friends Keep Secrets, were home to Tory Lanez, Cashmere cat and Jessie Ware.
“Benny Blanco, he works in really amazing short bursts. I'd be like this hardcore (person) — 'We really have to be in the studio because it's 12 o'clock?!'” Ware said of working with Blanco in a 2014 interview with: Grantland. “I was getting frustrated, and then I realized that's how it worked, and I made it work more brilliantly.”
He has his own cookbook
Blanco W Bear A star – and a real chef – Mattie Matheson Collaborated on a YouTube series, Matty and Benny eat out of Americain 2020, and a follow-up offer, Stupid fucking cooking showin 2021.
Earlier this year, Blanco released his own cookbook, Wide Open: A Cookbook for Friendswhere he shares some of his favorite recipes and how to throw a great dinner party.
The book even has Gomez's stamp of approval. “So proud of itsbennyblanco – Open Wide is out now!!” she subscriber via Instagram in May.
He has been open about his mental health
during interview with Howard Stern In May, Blanco opened up about his struggles with anxiety. “I kept it to myself. I was like, 'Of course, the room spins when you're about to take an exam when you're 12 years old.'
“I started doing (cognitive behavioral therapy). It was very important for me to have this tool box. Whenever I have anxious thoughts, I can reach into this little toolbox and help myself overcome them. “I've helped a lot of artists and people do that,” he continued.
“I suffer from anxiety, I suffer from imposter syndrome, I suffer from all these things,” he added.
Blanco's fiancée has also been open about her mental health struggles, including in her Apple TV+ documentary, Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me.
