Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have finally released their highly anticipated joint album, 'I Said I Love You First'. The emotional 14-track record, released under SMG Music, Friends Keep Secrets, and Interscope Records, offers fans a deeply personal insight into the couple’s romantic and creative evolution. This marks the first full-length collaboration between Gomez and Blanco, who got engaged in late 2024. The project was described as an organic exploration of their connection and vulnerability through music.

The duo’s collaboration sparked an immediate frenzy on streaming platforms, leaving fans and critics buzzing about its genre-blurring ambition.

The album dominated Spotify’s Global Chart with 5.05 million first-day streams, cementing Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco as a powerhouse duo. Tracks ranged from introspective ballads to alt-pop experiments, with standout collaborations including Gracie Abrams on 'Call Me When You Break Up', Charli XCX on 'Bluest Flame 'and ‘Sunset Blvd.’- a sonic walk-through fame’s lonely corners.

Fans noted the couple’s creative history, dating back to their 2015 collaboration on 'Same Old Love' and 'I Can't Get Enough' in 2019. Gomez and Blanco first connected during her Disney era, with Blanco establishing himself as a top producer. Their relationship, revealed in 2023, evolved through public milestones like Golden Globes appearances and Instagram tributes before culminating in their engagement. But catchy songs are not all that this new album has to offer. 

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A haunting visual narrative peeled back layers of Gomez’s personal journey, blending nostalgia with raw vulnerability.

The music video from the album opened with Selena Gomez in a draped, empty home that doubled as a soundstage- a deliberate nod to her past. As she wandered the set, a young girl in a princess costume mirrored her Disney-era self, while Benny Blanco’s brief appearance underscored their fleeting moments of connection. Blanco had previously revealed lingering insecurities about their relationship, admitting that he feared Gomez might one day change her mind. He often emphasized his deep admiration for her artistry and resilience. The visualizer juxtaposed isolation with fame’s artifice, leaving viewers dissecting its metaphors.

Spotify teased the album with an almost half-hour conversation where Gomez and Blanco detailed their writing process. Gomez revealed that lyrics emerged organically from daily conversations, while Blanco admitted to secretly documenting her emotional musings for songwriting. The producer emphasized that the album was a personal endeavor first, with its public release serving as an unexpected gift to fans.

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