How many people like the new Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco album? Who knows? There are not loads of critical reviews of the album, and the cumulative thinking is that the record is good or not so good. It is a personal project of Gomez and Blanco (two people who are dating) that they share with the rest of us.
If you like Gomez and/or Blanco, you might love the album, I Said I Love You First. If you are indifferent to them, just know the album does likely have some good tunes on it. Gomez does not make atrocious records.
Neither does her friend, Taylor Swift. But while Gomez is extremely popular, Swift is unrivaled. People are going to buy her records no matter what, and she knows it. She also knows that, aside from political suggestions, a lot of people are going to want to check out the same things the pop queen does. Her thoughts on Gomez and Blanco's album are important to me.
Taylor Swift shows strong support for Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's new album
Which is why when she posted on Spotify this weekend, "I LOVE THIS ALBUM SO MUCH OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDD," that probably drummed up a few thousand more album buys for the new record. Not that we assume the record or stream was selling poorly because we won't know that for a bit.
Taylor Swift supports Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco’s new album ‘I Said I Love You First’:
— Pop Base (@PopBase) March 22, 2025
“I LOVE THIS ALBUM SO MUCH OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDD” pic.twitter.com/esKrKgzgCR
To be fair, that last part is pointed out because some people on social media do what social media does. They took a cynical view of Swift's remarks by suggesting that Gomez and Blanco needed the assistance.
The first response after the tweet above says, "(She) knew the album was flopping hard she had to help." The next said, "She hasn't even heard it." It just goes on from there.
Why, social media, do you have to always hate. And why give voice to what you think Taylor Swift is thinking when you do not know her or what she is doing? Stop being silly.
The fact is that Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez are friends. She likely does truly love the album because friends support each other even when social media doesn't.