It’s been a busy year for the pop singer.
LOS ANGELES — Selena Gomez is having quite a year, and it’s being capped with an engagement to music producer and songwriter Benny Blanco.
The talented artist, who has been recognized with Grammy and Emmy nominations, shared the news of her engagement on Instagram. She posted a picture showcasing her ring alongside her fiancé, captioned with the words “Forever begins now.”
The ring itself features a large, oval stone in the center with a number of smaller diamonds wrapped around the band.
Celebrity well-wishers flooded in with their congratulations. Rapper Lil Nas X expressed his joy for the couple, while Taylor Swift humorously offered to be the flower girl at the wedding. Other congratulatory messages came from stars like Gwyneth Paltrow, Lily Collins, and Padma Lakshmi.
Gomez became a Golden Globe double nominee Monday for her roles in “Emilia Pérez” and “Only Murders in the Building.”
Emilia Pérez, the central character in a film depicting the journey of a cartel hitman undergoing gender confirmation surgery, emerged as a standout at the Golden Globe nominations. The movie secured the highest number of nominations for the year 2024.
In 2020, Gomez started the Rare Impact Fund and her Rare Beauty line of cosmetics, pledging to donate 1% of all sales to the fund to help expand mental health services and education for young people.
Blanco and Gomez worked together on the 2019 song “I Can’t Get Enough,” which also featured J Balvin and Tainy. In 2018, Blanco released his first song — “Eastside” — with Khalid and Halsey, and the trio performed it at the 2018 American Music Awards.
Among the songs he’s credited on as a writer and producer include Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream,” Kesha’s “Tik Tok,” “Circus” by Britney Spears and Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger.”
