Selena Gomez to Make “Saturday Night Live” Hosting Debut

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez is preparing for her debut…

The 29-year-old Mexican American actress will make her hosting debut on NBC’s late night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.

Gomez will appear on the Saturday, May 14 episode, with Post Malone also making his musical debut.

This comes as Gomez’s Only Murders in the Building, in which she stars alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short, returns for its second season in June and Post Malone’s new album Twelve Carat Toothache also comes out next week.

Gomez previously appeared as a musical guest on SNL in January 2016, performing “Hands to Myself” and a medley of “Same Old Love” and “Good For You.”

SNL’s season 47 finale is set for May 21 with guests still to be announced.

The show, which is produced in association with Broadway Video, comes from creator and exec producer Lorne Michaels.

Selena Gomez Releases Music Video for Latest Single “Back to You”

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez is coming back to you…

The 25-year-old Mexican-American singer/actress has released the music video for the latest single “Back to You” from the 13 Reasons Why soundtrack.

In the clip, Gomez reenacts a sprightly grand theft auto with her dream beau. Following the premiere of the second season of the Netflix Original series, Gomez — the executive producer – channels Charlie Chaplin to execute the retro neon-colored clip.

The “Hands to Myself” singer stands in the corner of a party, wearing a green and purple sequined dress with a guy that can’t quite ruffle her feathered sleeves. Another blonde cutie catches her eye when she asks him privately “Do you want to steal a car?” He agrees, and they sneak away in a romantic getaway style, only to be ruined when he notices, “You know, you sort of look like Selena Gomez.”

Gomez acts out a flurry of emotions – happy, bored, anger, drama and surprised – and scrunches her face in a lineup of emoji reenactments she has teased on her Instagram account. The couple documents their runaway with a vintage Polaroid camera and camcorder. The video switches to filming Gomez on the retro recorder for takes of her running through an open field.

The yellow and orange undertones make Gomez pop, but the red convertible she and her beau steal catches ablaze when she lights it on fire to cover up their tracks. “If I could do it all again, I know I’d go back to you,” she sings on the chorus, while sneaking back into the party, inhabiting the same corner, and asking the same guy to do it all again.

Selena Gomez Named Billboard’s 2017 Woman of the Year

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez is the belle of the Billboard ball…

The 25-year-old Mexican American singer has been named Billboard’s 2017 Woman of the Year.

Gomez, a two-time Billboard 200 chart-leader will be presented with the award on November 30 at the annual Women in Music dinner and awards gala, held at Los Angeles’ Ray Dolby Ballroom.

Gomez, an award-winning singer, producer and actress, will join an all-star cast of previous Woman of the Year honorees including Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Pink, Katy Perry, Fergie, Beyoncé and last year’s winner, Madonna, who delivered a moving speech that touched on feminism, sexism and much more.

“Not only is Selena soaring on the charts, but she continuously inspires young women everywhere to be authentic, give back and to not be afraid to use their voice,” said John Amato, president of The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group. “She is never afraid to speak her mind and has used her platform to advocate for the needs of others. We are thrilled to be able to honor her as our Woman of the Year.”

Gomez’ career has never been in better shape. In 2015 and 2016, she enjoyed top 10 Billboard Hot 100 smashes with “Same Old Love” and “Hands to Myself” and “We Don’t Talk Anymore.” The trend continues, with hits “Bad Liar,” “Fetish” (featuring Gucci Mane) and “It Ain’t Me” (with Kygo) in the past year.

Five of her albums have cracked the top 10 of the Billboard 200, with the studio albums Revival (2015) and Stars Dance (2013) leading the chart.

Not confined to music, Gomez also executive-produced the Netflix drama 13 Reasons Why, launched partnerships with Coach and Puma, and worked tirelessly across various philanthropic endeavors, from the Step Up Foundation to coaching for World Kindness Day, and raising more than $500,000 for the Lupus Research Alliance. Also, Gomez has been an active ambassador for UNICEF since 2009.

The event, held in conjunction with the publication of Billboard’s Women in Music issue, also recognizes the most powerful female executives in the industry. Additional Women in Music honorees will be revealed at a later date.

For the first time, the Women in Music event and a red-carpet pre-show will be broadcast live for on Twitter from 9:00 pm-midnight EST on November 30.

Gomez Lands Her Sixth Top 10 Single on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

It’s a sweet sixth for Selena Gomez…

Charlie Puth‘s “We Don’t Talk Anymore,” featuring the 24-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress, has reached the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, rising 12-10.

Gomez’s collaboration with Puth holds at No. 4 on the Digital Songs chart (53,000, down 10 percent; it’s on sale for 69 cents in the iTunes Store); pushes 13-12 on Streaming Songs (11.9 million, up 3 percent); and backtracks 16-17 on Radio Songs, but with a 5 percent gain to 64 million.

With the performance this week, Gomez achieves her sixth top 10 (and first in a featured role).

Gomez’s previous Top 10 singles on the chart include “Good For You” (peaked at No. 5), “Same Old Love” (No. 5), “The Heart Wants What It Wants” (No. 6), “Come & Get It” (No. 6), and “Hands To Myself” (No. 7).

Gomez’s Collab with Charlie Puth Reaches New High on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez is thisclose to a sixth Top 10…

The 24-year-old half-Mexican American singer’s collaboration with Charlie Puth, “We Don’t Talk Anymore,” has reached a new high on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.

Gomez and Puth’s single jumps 18-13 on the chart. The single blasts into the Digital Songs sales chart’s top five (21-5), up 71 percent to 57,000 sold, according to Nielsen Music, boosted by 69-cent sale-pricing in the iTunes Store.

The collaboration backtracks 16-17 on the Radio Songs chart, but with a 5 percent lift to 56 million in airplay audience, and it rises 28-23 on the Streaming Songs chart (8.9 million U.S. streams, up 7 percent).

Should Puth and Gomez’s single hit the Hot 100’s top 10, it would become Gomez’s sixth top 10 and Puth’s second.

Gomez Releases Video for New Single “Kill Em With Kindness”

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez is covering kindness in her latest clip…

The 23-year-old half Mexican American singer/actress has released the official music video for her latest single “Kill Em With Kindness,” which dropped Monday.

In the clip Gomez recreates the vibe of a cover shoot as she poses for her portrait to be taken while others dance for the camera, in a very artful black and white.

Gomez is currently on her Revival Tour, which launched in Las Vegas on May 6.

She recently announced she’ll donate proceeds from her upcoming concert in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday to charity, in light of the state’s controversial Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act (HB2) law, which many performers have come out against as discriminating against LGBT individuals.

“Kill Em With Kindness” comes on the heels of three No. 1 pop hits from her Revival album: “Good for You,” “Same Old Love” and “Hands to Myself.”

Gomez to Donate Proceeds from North Carolina Concert to LGBT Charity

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez is performing in North Carolina despite the state’s controversial anti-LGBT bill. But, she’s doing it for a good reason.

The 23-year-old half-Mexican American singer will donate proceeds from her upcoming North Carolina concert to charity, and says she hopes “there will be a day soon when laws like HB2 won’t be a consideration.”

The Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act (HB2) law — often referred to as the “bathroom bill” — is widely perceived as being anti-LGBT. It requires that transgender people only use bathrooms that correspond with their sex at birth.

“I am very fortunate to have grown up in a home where I learned from an early age that everyone should be treated equally,” Gomez says in a statement, ahead of her June 7 concert at Charlotte, North Carolina’s Time Warner Cable Arena. “I went back and forth on whether I should cancel my concert in North Carolina and ultimately I think what is right for me is to move forward with my show and donate a portion of the proceeds to Equality North Carolina and their effort to defeat this act of discrimination. I’ve been reassured the venue I will be performing in has gender neutral bathrooms as I want everyone coming to my show to be welcomed. I feel like my generation is the most progressive one yet and believe there will be a day soon when laws like HB2 won’t even be a consideration.”

Gomez’s Revival Tour launched in Las Vegas on May 6 and continues through December with dates scheduled in North America, Europe and Asia. Proceeds from each ticket sold to the tour will benefit the Alliance for Lupus Research, a national voluntary health organization whose mission is to find better treatments and ultimately prevent lupus.

The pop princess’ latest single, “Kill Em With Kindness,” rose 22-19 on Billboard’s Pop Songs airplay chart dated June 11, and follows three No. 1 hits from the Revival album: “Good for You,” “Same Old Love” and “Hands to Myself.”

Gomez’s “Hands to Myself” Reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Songs Chart, Landing Her in Elite Company

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez’s latest album is turning out to be Pop gold…

The 23-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress has earned her third No. 1 on Billboard‘s Pop Songs radio airplay chart (dated April 16), as her latest single “Hands to Myself” lifts 2-1.

The song follows leaders “Good for You,” featuring A$AP Rocky, and “Same Old Love,” each of which led for two weeks beginning in September and January, respectively.

With all three songs from her latest album Revival, Gomez becomes just the sixth woman to score at least a trio of Pop Songs No. 1s from a single set (dating to the chart’s 1992 launch).

Here is the elite club and the albums and songs that gained them entrance:

Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill: “Ironic,” “You Learn,” “Head Over Feet” (1996)

Avril Lavigne, Let Go: “Complicated,” “Sk8er Boi,” “I’m With You” (2002-03)

Lady Gaga, The Fame, “Just Dance” (featuring Colby O’Donis), “Poker Face,” “LoveGame,” “Paparazzi” (2009)

Katy Perry, Teenage Dream: “California Gurls” (featuring Snoop Dogg), “Teenage Dream,” “Firework,” “E.T.” (featuring Kanye West), “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” “The One That Got Away” (2010-12)

Taylor Swift, 1989: “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” “Style,” “Bad Blood” (featuring Kendrick Lamar), “Wildest Dreams” (2014-15)

Selena Gomez, Revival: “Good for You” (featuring A$AP Rocky), “Same Old Love,” “Hands to Myself” (2015-16)

Gomez Releases Steamy Video for New Single “Hands to Myself”

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez is getting a little handsy…

The 23-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress has released the official video for her latest single “Hands to Myself,” and she isn’t afraid to look sexy or psycho in it.

In the clip, which was directed by Alek Keshishian, Gomez plays an obsessive fan to a hunky Hollywood celebrity, breaking into his home with an intent to fulfill some sensual fantasies. She strips down to her underwear, writhes around on his bed and tries on his clothes

But then when the guy, played by Christopher Mason, shows up, he calls the cops and they slap the cuffs on Gomez.

But before you feel bad for Gomez, there’s a twist!

Watch it via Apple Music here.

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