Is Selena Gomez's New Album Her Best Yet? Critics Weigh In

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Selena Gomez ’s new album called ‘I Said I Love You First’ has garnered praise from fans, but critics are another story. The singer shared her first joint album with fiancé Benny Blanco on March. With a heartfelt vocal performance, acoustic guitar and a lullaby-like melody, the cozy track is a gooey reflection of the duo’s love. An album ’s worth of these songs would be far too syrupy, but Gomez and Blanco flip the script by playing with different music genres and adding surprising collaborations with other beloved artists. Resilient in the face of vicious scrutiny of her relationships and health struggles, Gomez became both a credible mirror to her listeners’ pain and a beacon for their shot at redemption. Friday, actress and singer Selena Gomez , alongside her fiancé — record producer and songwriter Benny Blanco — released their joint album “I Said I Love You First.”. The album “I Said I Love You First” was released on March 21 and was written and produced by Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco, Benjamin Levin, Finneas O’Connell, Blake Slatkin and many more artists. It consisted of the past, present, and future of Gomez’s life, with Blanco producing music with her. On Friday, Alex Russo, I mean Selena Gomez, released her new album “ I Said I Love You First ,” which she produced with Benny Blanco, her soon to be husband. It’s no surprise that Gomez has over 48.8 million listeners on Spotify. Returning to her teen television alma mater Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, in 2024, Gomez seemed at peace with a past she ached to escape in the harrowing 2022 documentary Selena Gomez : My. For Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, turning their love story into an album is the least they could do. I Said I Love You First is a valentine that delivers exactly what it promises — a pop icon. According to the publication, Playboi Carti’s new release Music is currently projected to spend a second week at No. 1, holding off Gomez and Blanco’s joint album by perhaps tens of thousands.