Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco They are engaged to be married, but the couple started out as collaborators.
Blanco co-produced two songs on Gomez's 2015 album, alive: “Kill 'em with kindness” and “Same old love.” The pair quickly became friends, and at one point, Gomez asked Blanco if he had anyone he could set it up with. It wasn't until Blanco brought Gomez to meet one of his friends at a birthday party that she began to see him in a romantic light.
“It happens when you least expect it,” she said during a May 2024 interview. time.
The duo confirmed their relationship in December 2023 and They announced their engagement Next December.
“Forever begins now,” Gomez commented on an Instagram post that included a photo of her engagement ring.
“Hey wait…this is my wife,” Blanco wrote in the comments section.
Years before Gomez and Blanco collaborated aliveThey crossed paths in a professional capacity at the beginning of Gomez's post-Disney Channel music career.
“None of us remember the meeting,” Blanco said during an April appearance on SiriusXM's Visits 1. But Gomez's mother remembered it and said, “Yes, you guys were 18.”
Keep scrolling to take a look at all of Gomez and Blanco's musical collaborations:
“Kill them with kindness”
Blanco, who has also worked with artists including Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry, Keisha, Rihanna, Ariana Grande And Gomez's ex Justin Bieberco-produced the 2015 single with production team Rock Mafia.
“Same old love”
the alive It peaked at number five on the singles chart Bulletin board Hot 100. Blanco co-produced the song with Norwegian production duo Stargate and Charli XCX He served as one of the co-writers.
“Don't trust anyone”
Cashmere catThe 2016 electropop song featured vocals by Gomez and Tory Lanez. Blanco co-produced the tune with Cashmere Cat and Frank Dukes.
“I can't get enough”
Gomez and Blanco collaborated with Tiny and J Balvin Melody 2019. In the music video, Gomez and Blanco playfully roll around a giant bed wearing silk pajamas and a white teddy bear suit, respectively.
“I can't believe we pulled this off in one take, even if I fell once or twice trying,” Gomez wrote on Instagram at the time.
“single soon”
Just months before Gomez and Blanco Their relationship started out rockythey collaborated again on Gomez's song “Single Soon” which was released in August 2023. Blanco co-produced the singles anthem with Cashmere Cat. Gomez said at the time that she was happy alone.
“I think everyone goes through the stage of, ‘Oh, it would be nice to have someone,’” she said while promoting “Single Coming Soon” on Channel 1. Visits 1. “But you know, I just enjoy where I'm at, and I just want to be happy with who I am, so that when this person comes into my life, I can just let them add to me instead of just being that way.” This is the insecure person I usually used to be.