In late 2025, Selena Gomez admitted she nearly walked away from her music career entirely. Burned out by public scrutiny and the pressure to meet industry expectations, she seriously considered “giving up” on recording to focus solely on acting and her brand – one of an endless stream of musicians and artists plagued by stress and anxiety.

However, during the production of her latest project in early 2026 a collaborative album I Said I Love You First, a joint studio project with her now-husband, producer Benny Blanco she experienced a creative breakthrough that changed her mind.

“I reached a point where I thought, ‘Maybe this just isn’t for me anymore.’ But then I stopped trying to make music for everyone else and started making it for me. I didn’t give up; I just gave up the version of myself that was trying to please everyone.”

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