{"id":100569,"date":"2025-03-19T15:21:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T04:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=265881"},"modified":"2025-03-19T16:40:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T05:40:48","slug":"benny-blanco-selena-gomez-personal-journal","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/benny-blanco-selena-gomez-personal-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Benny Blanco Jokes About Being Selena Gomez’s ‘Personal Journal’ While Working Together"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 02: (EDITORIAL ONLY, NO BOOK COVERS) Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco attend the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by John Shearer\/97th Oscars\/The Academy via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Benny Blanco may be a Grammy-winning music producer, but as it turns out, he’s also pretty good at putting his ears to use for his fianc\u00e9, Selena Gomez.<\/p>\n

In a new Spotify First Look clip teasing the couple\u2019s collaborative album I Said I Love You First<\/em>, Blanco, 37, revealed how their songwriting process unfolded organically. \u201cI felt like your personal journal,\u201d he quipped of the intimate insight he received, to which Gomez, 32, laughed, \u201cWell, you are!\u201d<\/p>\n

Their creative flow, as the actress explained, was never about structured writing sessions, but, instead, all came as a natural extension of their relationship\u2014casual morning chats evolving into deeply personal lyrics. \u201cI could just sit there and talk,\u201d she said, while Blanco confessed to secretly jotting down her words, recognising poetry in her off-the-cuff musings.<\/p>\n

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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco via Instagram.com\/selenagomez<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So far, their album has gifted fans with three tracks: ‘Scared of Loving You’, ‘Call Me When You Break Up’ (featuring Gracie Abrams), and ‘Sunset Blvd’\u2014each unveiling fragments of Gomez\u2019s inner world, honed by Blanco\u2019s production skills.<\/p>\n

Though their engagement<\/a>, announced in December 2024, continues to make headlines, the duo insists music is the priority as of late.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think every day she\u2019s planned a new wedding in her head,\u201d Blanco joked to Rolling Stone <\/em>magazine<\/a>. But Gomez remains immersed in the creative moment. \u201cThis is such a special time,\u201d she shared. \u201cWe\u2019re just pouring our hearts into this album.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s album, ‘I Said I Love You First’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For Gomez, who has long turned personal experiences into anthems, I Said I Love You First<\/em> marks an exciting musical comeback following her last album, Rare<\/em>, which came out in 2020. With Blanco by her side\u2014both as a fianc\u00e9 and, apparently, a human diary\u2014fans are rejoicing in her return.<\/p>\n

Watch the full clip of Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s interview below.<\/em><\/p>\n