Bingkai Karya – “I Said I Love You First”, the highly anticipated first collaborative album from multi-Platinum, GRAMMY-nominated recording artist Selena Gomez and GRAMMY-nominated artist, producer, and songwriter Benny Blanco is out now via SMG Music/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records. Alongside the album release, the music video for “Younger and Hotter Than Me” debuts today, directed by blanco’s longtime collaborator Jake Schreier.
The album features previously released singles, including “Scared of Loving You”, a stunning pop ballad written by Gomez, Blanco, and GRAMMY winner FINNEAS. It also includes “Call Me When You Break Up”, featuring GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams, as well as “Sunset Blvd”, inspired by the couple’s first date on the iconic Hollywood street. The latter was released alongside a video directed by Gomez’s longtime collaborator Petra Collins.
“I Said I Love You First” celebrates the couple’s love story, offering fans a unique perspective on their relationship.
The album naturally took shape as a direct result of the creative comfort they felt working together, allowing them to produce music that authentically reflects their experiences. It tells the full story—before they met, falling in love, and their future together.
About Selena Gomez
Gomez is one of the most globally recognized artists, actors, producers, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists of her generation. As a recording artist, she has sold over 197 million singles and accumulated more than 34 billion streams worldwide. She has released three critically acclaimed solo studio albums, all debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Her recent massive hit “Calm Down” with Rema became the most successful Afrobeat song of all time and the highest-charting Afrobeat track on Billboard’s U.S. Pop Airplay chart.
As an actor and producer, Gomez has been recognized with multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG nominations, including winning her first SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She recently earned her first BAFTA nomination for her role in Jacques Audiard’s bold film, Emilia Perez.
About Benny Blanco
Benny Blanco is a record producer, songwriter, artist, actor, record executive, and New York Times best-selling author. He has contributed to the sales of hundreds of millions of albums worldwide through collaborations with artists like Ed Sheeran, SZA, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Juice WRLD, and Sia.
As a solo artist, Benny has released Platinum-certified albums—FRIENDS KEEP SECRETS and FRIENDS KEEP SECRETS 2—which have amassed over 11 billion streams to date and include multiple multi-Platinum hits.
