Selena Gomez Is 'Actually Done' With Her First Album In Four Years

By Lauren Rearick


Prepare your playlists accordingly, because Selena Gomez officially confirmed that she’s completed work on her next studio album. That’s right, soon we can all finally quit listening to “Hands To Myself” on repeat.


Selena confirmed the exhilarating news on Tuesday night (June 11) throughout an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Yet she didn’t divulge an exact release date, she did share where she’s at in the recording process, telling Jimmy, “I’m actually done. I have to do a couple of finishing things with it, nevertheless I'm just relieved. It took me four years right now to even feel at a good place with this album."


The as-yet-untitled release will mark Selena’s first new album since 2015’s Revival. Within the past few years, the performer took some time out of the spotlight, and had reported a social media hiatus this past September. At the time, she mentioned it was her intention to “step back and live my life present to the moment I've Been given. Kindness and encouragement only for a little! Just remember — negative comments can hurt anybody's feelings."


Prior to the hiatus, Selena underwent a kidney transplant, a procedure she required due to complications from Lupus. Right after taking some time off for recovery, Selena returned to the stage with her post-surgery debut at the American Music Awards in October 2017.


Fans may have to wait just a little longer to get their hands on the album, nevertheless the star of the new Netflix film The Dead Don’t Die confirmed that those who enjoyed her previous work will most likely find something to love on the new album. "I think there's habitually going to be a sense of strong pop in my music, nevertheless I certainly explored more with electric guitar, a lot of more soulful tracks underneath things, acoustic guitar," she mentioned. "It all sort of hits different places that I feel like is my lane for music.”


As for what kind of music Selena prefers creating, she told Jimmy she likes working on ballads as instead of pop music. “I love everything that I get to do and be a piece of, however specifically something that connects with people on an emotional level is my favorite,” she mentioned. Sounds like we better get the tissues ready.