Taylor Swift Gushes Over Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco's ‘I Said I Love You First': ‘I Love This Album So Much'
Taylor Swift is all about Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's I Said I Love You First.
On Saturday (March 22), just a day after its release, the 35-year-old pop superstar took to her Instagram Stories to praise the newly engaged couple's joint album.
More from Billboard
Here's Why Fans Think Selena Gomez Referenced Taylor Swift on Her New Album
PlaqueBoyMax's Debut EP '5$tar Sessions: London' Is Here: Stream It Now
Jombriel, Alex Krack & Jøtta Score First No. 1 on Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Chart With 'Parte & Choke'
'@selenagomez & @itsbennyblanco I LOVE THIS ALBUM SO MUCH,' Swift wrote, sharing a screenshot of the album on Spotify along with a link to purchase the set.
I Said I Love You First includes previously released songs such as 'Scared of Loving You,' 'Sunset Blvd,' 'Younger and Hotter Than Me' and 'Call Me When You Break Up,' featuring Gracie Abrams. The full tracklist also features 'Ojos Tristes,' 'Don't Wanna Cry,' 'Cowboy,' 'Bluest Flame,' 'How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten,' 'Do You Wanna Be Perfect,' 'You Said You Were Sorry,' 'I Can't Get Enough' and 'Don't Take It Personally.'
Leading up to the album, Gomez spoke about working with her fiancé in an interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe, sharing, 'It just felt like it was a little taste of what we are and how we made this together, and how much we loved it and how much we love each other. And it just felt like it was meant to be.'
The couple began dating in June 2023 and got engaged late last year. Gomez shared the happy news with a Dec. 11 Instagram carousel featuring her marquise-cut engagement ring, along with the caption, 'forever begins now.'
Gomez has also opened up about sharing her music with Swift. In 2019, she recalled showing her first Hot 100 No. 1 hit, 'Lose You to Love Me,' to her pop superstar bestie, noting that it brought both her and her mother, Andrea Swift, to tears.
'It's gonna make me cry thinking about it,' Gomez said. 'Because it wasn't just about how great the song was, which is a lot coming from her, it was just that they had been on that journey with me, intimately. And they were crying because of how proud they were for me stepping into a whole new era of my life, and it not involving the horrible things, the abuse, the emotional chaos, it felt like I had a huge sigh of relief.'
Best of Billboard
Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1
Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits
H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
9 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Alex Warren's ‘Ordinary' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' ascends to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the singer-songwriter's first leader on the list. It rises from No. 4, after reaching a previous No. 2 best. More from Billboard Ye Says He 'Dreams' of Apologizing to Jay-Z Addison Rae Says She Used to Get Paid $20 by Record Labels to Post TikTok Videos: 'It Was Actually Really Sketch' Pusha T Not a Fan of Drake's UMG Lawsuit: 'It Just Kind of Cheapens the Art' Warren becomes the first male soloist to earn an initial Hot 100 No. 1 this year. 'Ordinary,' the 1,181st No. 1 in the Hot 100's 66-year history, rose to the top of both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts in May. On the Hot 100, Warren charted one prior entry, 'Burning Down' (No. 69 peak, last October). Concurrent with the coronation of 'Ordinary,' he adds his second top 40 Hot 100 hit, as 'Bloodline,' with Jelly Roll, debuts at No. 32. Before concentrating on music full-time, Warren grew a following in Hype House, a group of TikTok content creators that frequently collaborated. He signed to Atlantic Records in 2022. 'In my career, I have been so open with my friends who follow me,' Warren, who co-authored 'Ordinary,' told Billboard earlier this year. 'They know everything about me and we're so connected, and I love that. I'm thinking of these people while I'm writing these songs, because I'm thinking about what I would want to hear if I was still going through that.' Browse the full rundown of this week's top 10 below. The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated June 7, 2025) will update on tomorrow, June 3. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published. 'Ordinary' tallied 21 million official streams (down 1% week-over-week), 43.5 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 15%) and 8,000 sold (up 24%) in the United States May 23-29. Boosting its profile, Warren performed the song on the American Music Awards, broadcast on CBS, May 26. The track rebounds 3-1 for a fifth week atop the Digital Song Sales chart and 6-4 on Streaming Songs, after four weeks at the summit. It reaches the top five on Radio Songs (7-5), as it becomes Warren's first No. 1 on a Billboard airplay chart, rising to the top of Adult Pop Airplay. Warren's 'Ordinary' is the first 'ordinary'-titled Hot 100 No. 1. Here's a look at all 10 not-so-'ordinary'-named songs that have hit the chart: 'Ordinary,' Alex Warren, No. 1 peak (one week to date), 2025 'Ordinary World,' Duran Duran, No. 3, 1993 'Ordinary People,' John Legend, No. 24, 2005 'No Ordinary Love,' Sade, No. 28, 1993 'Ordinary Day,' Vanessa Carlton, No. 30, 2002 'Ordinary Life,' Chad Brock, No. 39, 1999 'Ordinary Things,' Ariana Grande feat. Nonna, No. 55, 2024 'Ordinary,' The Weeknd, No. 72, 2016 'Ordinary Love,' U2, No. 84, 2014 'Ordinary Girl,' Hannah Montana, No. 91, 2010 'Ordinary' hits No. 1 in its 16th week on the Hot 100. It's the fifth song to reign for the first time in 2025, following fellow steady risers in Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' 'Die With a Smile' (20 weeks to No. 1) and Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' (13 weeks); conversely, Morgan Wallen's 'What I Want,' featuring Tate McRae, debuted at No. 1 a week ago and Travis Scott's '4X4' launched on top in February. Titles have taken an average of 10.2 weeks to hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 so far in 2025, the most of any year this decade, with one music industry professional theorizing that, currently, 'the whole nature of artist development takes time.' Avg. Weeks to No. 1 on Hot 100 in the 2020s: 2025: 10.2 2024: 4.3 2023: 8.9 2022: 9 2021: 3.5 2020: 5.8 (Since the Hot 100 adopted electronically-monitored Luminate data in late 1991, hits have taken an average of 8.4 weeks to No. 1.)Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' holds at No. 5 after 13 weeks atop the Hot 100. It adds a 23rd week at No. 1 on both the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts – surpassing Lamar's 'Not Like Us' (in 2024-25) for the longest command on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (dating to October 1958, when the chart became the genre's all-encompassing songs ranking). SZA, meanwhile, ranks third with 21 weeks atop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs with 'Kill Bill' in 2022-23. Morgan Wallen's 'What I Want,' featuring Tate McRae, dips to No. 2 on the Hot 100, a week after it soared in as Wallen's fourth No. 1 and McRae's first. It claims a second week atop the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart. Wallen follows on the Hot 100 with the No. 2-peaking 'Just in Case' (2-3) and 'I'm the Problem' (3-4), as I'm the Problem, the parent set of all three songs, secures a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' rebounds 9-6 on the Hot 100, following its record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning last July, and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' 'Die With a Smile' dips 6-7 following five weeks at No. 1 beginning in January. Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control,' which led the Hot 100 for a week in March 2024, and became the year's No. 1 song, climbs 11-8. It posts a record-extending 63rd week in the top 10 and a record-padding 93rd week on the chart overall. Drake's 'Nokia' rises 12-9 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 2. Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Benson Boone's 'Beautiful Things' bumps 14-10, after peaking at No. 2. It adds a 70th week on the survey, becoming just the 10th title ever to reach the milestone. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
TikTok launches 'TikTok for Artists,' a new music insights platform
TikTok announced on Tuesday that it's officially launching TikTok for Artists, a new music insights platform that is designed to help artists build their careers. The official launch comes two months after TikTok was spotted testing the platform in select countries. The tool is built to help artists and their teams better connect with fans, improve their promotional efforts, and inform content creation on TikTok. The platform gives artists, their labels, and their teams access to data about the performance of the artist's music and posts and TikTok. These metrics include the number of views, posts, and creator engagements per song, along with similar insights into post performance. Other insights include information about an artist's followers, such as their age, language, and gender. TikTok for Artists also includes step-by-step guides to TikTok's tools and features, and additional support and resources, the company says. In addition, TikTok announced that it's launching a new "Pre-Release" tool that allows artists to promote upcoming album releases on TikTok. The feature lets fans pre-save albums directly to their Spotify or Apple Music library, where they will become instantly available to listen to upon release. TikTok plays a big part in driving music trends and viral songs, so it makes sense for the company to introduce a dedicated space to help artists better promote their content and drive fan engagement. TikTok for Artists could help artists expand their reach and grow their audience. It's worth noting that the launch of TikTok for Artists comes eight months after ByteDance decided to shut down TikTok Music, a music-streaming service that was being tested in a handful of countries. At the time, the company said it decided to retire the service in order to 'focus on our goal of furthering TikTok's role in driving even greater music listening and value on music streaming services.' The events of the past year show that TikTok is no longer trying to compete with services like Spotify and Apple Music, and is instead going to focus on being a platform for music discovery and promotion. TikTok for Artists is now available in Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina. The platform will be rolling out in other countries soon, TikTok says.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Taylor Swift's Old Album Streams More Than Double on Spotify After Catalog Deal
Taylor Swift finally gained ownership of her first six albums in a momentous deal she announced to the world last Friday, and with the superstar officially reunited with her music, Spotify streams on her Big Machine-era recordings quickly skyrocketed that day. According to figures Spotify shared with The Hollywood Reporter, streams on all of the original versions of her older albums at least doubled on Friday, May 30, compared to the albums' average daily streams from April 1 through May 29. (Spotify didn't disclose specific streaming numbers themselves, only percentage changes.) More from The Hollywood Reporter Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" Passes 1 Billion Spotify Streams Pusha T Says Def Jam Tried to Censor Kendrick Lamar Verse On Upcoming Clipse Album Due To Drake Beef Sean "Diddy" Combs' Ex-Aide Says She Was "Brainwashed" When She Sent Loving Texts Years After Rape Speak Now had the biggest individual spike, with streams rising 430 percent globally. Interestingly, Swift's 2006 eponymous debut and 2017's Reputation — neither of which have a 'Taylor's Version' released yet — came in second and third, as Taylor Swift streams jumped 220 percent, while Reputation streams rose 175 percent. Fearless climbed 160 percent, Red jumped 150 percent and 1989 got a 110 percent boost. Swift is one of the most-listened-to artists on the platform with over 82 million monthly Spotify listeners, and her streams overall jumped 40 percent Friday. Prior to announcing the purchase on Friday, Swift's first six albums had been subject of one of the most significant controversies in recent music industry history after music executive Scooter Braun bought Swift's old record label Big Machine in 2019, gaining ownership of Swift's music in the process. Swift called the deal 'my worst case scenario,' while citing 'incessant, manipulative bullying' from Braun for years. Braun sold Swift's music to private equity firm Shamrock Capital a year later for about as much as he spent on all of Big Machine, before Swift bought the music from Shamrock last week. 'I've been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out that this is really happening,' Swift wrote last week of purchasing the catalog. 'I really get to say these words: All of the music I've ever made… now belongs… to me.'Before the purchase, Swift had of course released the 'Taylor's Versions' on four of her six Big Machine albums as she sought to gain control of her musical legacy. Those versions became hits themselves, selling millions of copies and topping the album charts, while helping Swift further strengthen her own superstardom. While the original albums still garnered sales and streams, it had become a common sentiment among some of Swift's fans not to listen to the older versions as the singer looked to win back her music rights. But now that Swift has her music back, an interesting question becomes which albums Swifties will listen to more in the future. And with two albums left that fans were originally expecting 'Taylor's Versions' for, fans are still asking what's next. In announcing the acquisition last week, Swift had revealed that she'd only re-recorded less than a quarter of Reputation, though she confirmed that she's already completed the re-recording of her debut record. 'Those 2 albums can still have their moments to re-emerge when the time is right, if that would be something you guys would be excited about,' Swift wrote on Friday. 'But if it happens, it won't be from a place of sadness and longing for what I wish I could have. It will just be a celebration now.'Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
