Selena Gomez And Benny Blanco Officially Launch Album I Said I Love You First

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco released the album I Said I Love You First (Doc. Universal Music Group)

JAKARTA - I Said I Love You First, Selena Gomez's first collaboration album and benny Blanco officially launched today, Friday 21 March. Released via SMG Music/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records, the new single from this album entitled "Younger and Hotter Than Me" also debuted today.

To work on this new single music video, Selena and Benny teamed up with director Jake Schreier, who is Benny's longtime collaborator.

The album features various love stories as stated in previous singles, such as Feared of Loving You", an amazing pop ballad written by Gomez, blanco, and the winner of GRAMMY, FINNEAS.

In addition, the album also features "Call Me When You Break Up" featuring song singers nominated for GRAMMY, Gracie Abrams, as well as "Sunset Blvd" inspired by the couple's first date on the Hollywood iconic road and debuted along with a video directed by Gomez's old collaborator, Petra Collins.

I Said I Love You First celebrates the couple's love story, giving fans a unique perspective into their relationship. This album is naturally formed as a direct result of the comfort they feel when working together creatively.

This collaboration expresses their authentic and personal ideas and stories. This album tells the whole story of them - before they meet, fall in love, and the future they will live in.

Gomez is one of the most recognized artists, actors, producers, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists globally in her generation. As a record artist, she has sold more than 197 million singles and has garnered more than 34 billion streams worldwide. Gomez has released three solo studio albums that critics have praised, all debuted in number one on the Billboard 200 album chart.

His most successful hit, "Calm Down", with singer Rema became Afrobeat's most successful song of all time and the highest-ranked song of all time on the US Pop Airplay Billboard chart.

While benny blanco is a record producer, songwriter, artist, record executive, and New York Times best-selling bookwriter. benny has contributed to the sale of hundreds of millions of albums around the world through his works with artists such as Ed Sheeran, SZA, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Juice WRLD, Sia, and many more.

As a solo artist, benny has released the album Platinum - FRIENDS KEEP SECRETS and FRIENDS KEEP SECRETS 2 - which has been played more than 11 billion times to date and features several multi-Platinum hits.