Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco announce an album together: I Said I Love You First drops next month

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco seem to be a match made in heaven. Despite some apprehension from fans in the immediate aftermath of their announcement as a couple, their genuine affection for one another has shifted the tide of public opinion for the most part. Despite teasing fans that she might in fact be done with music, Selena Gomez decided to drop two distinct bombshells in time for Valentine’s Day.

First, came the surprise release of a new song produced by partner Benny Blanco, called Scared of Loving You, which is now available on all streaming platforms. A lyric video was released as a companion piece to the track.

But more significantly, the Only Murders in the Building star also announced the pair would be dropping a joint album on March 21, 2025, called I Said I Love You First, Selena’s first studio album since Rare in 2020.

Selena & Benny - I Said I Love You First announced

Selena shared the news of their new project via an Instagram post on February 13, 2025. The image carousel adorned with pictures of the pair looking cozy and very much in love was captioned,

“I always trick you guys,my NEW album I Said I Love You First with my best friend @bennyblanco, is out on 3/21 🖤Our first song, Scared of Loving You is out now on all streaming platforms. Merchandise and signed products for the album are available for pre-order now. We can’t wait to share this special project with you soon!”

The collaboration seems to have been a long time coming as both artists have been teasing at it for some time now on social media. The official announcement of a team up has only continued to build upon levels of excitement that had already been brewing.

While this will be the first time the duo work together since starting their relationship, Blanco had previously co-produced songs Kill Em with Kindness and Same Old Love off Gomez’s Revival. Then, years later in 2019, Gomez appeared along with J. Balvin and Tainy on Blanco’s hit I Can’t Get Enough, before their most recent collab on Gomez’s Single Soon.

Selena and Blanco offically began dating in June 2023, and subsequently got engaged in December of 2024. Gomez who has been candid about their seemingly perfect love story, made the engagement news public through an Instagram post with a simple caption reading, “forever begins now.”