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Celeb Photos: Selena Gomez for Refinery29, talks Minaj, Aniston & more!
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Selena Gomez for Refinery29, talks Minaj, Aniston & more!
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When Gomez signed with Interscope last year, she demanded complete freedom. She got it. She picked her collaborators, including rapper A$AP Rocky, singer-songwriter Charli XCX, and mega-hit producer Benny Blanco, who has worked with Jessie J, Katy Perry, and Britney Spears. She decided which single she would release first and demanded creative control as Revival’s executive producer.
“We never thought to say no,” says Aaron Bay-Schuck, president of A&R for Interscope. “Before signing, Selena was vocal that she wanted to be very involved in the making of her album. She felt it was time to change her narrative and the story of her journey, and transition to a more adult artist. It all began and ended with her.”
After three months in the studio in L.A., Gomez and her crew headed to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for some inspiration. “I think [the label] thought I was trying to get a free vacation,” Gomez says. “I got to find myself there. It does not mean I have everything figured out and I'm awesome. Not at all. I just felt this sense of groundedness and structure and stability I had been craving for a long time.”
“At first, she was a little guarded — of course, she was exposing herself,” says Julia Michaels, who co-wrote six songs on the new album and has also worked with Kelly Clarkson. “She knew exactly what she wanted to say and she didn’t hold back. Once everything was done, there was a sense of release. She just looked like she could finally breathe again.”
Gomez came back from Mexico giddy about what she’d done there. She had the title of the album and an arsenal of songs she believed in. “Good for You” reached No. 1 on iTunes within hours of its release in June, and a second single, “Same Old Love,” became the most shared track on social media just days after it was offered as an advance download with album preorders in September.
But when you’re young and famous and female, owning your sexuality is a minefield. Women can’t just be sexy. They have to be just the right amount of sexy. Too little, and they’re prudish and treated like children. Too much, and they’re branded ****s. When I talk to Gomez about this — in a bit of a feminist rant, I must admit — she nods along. She references the Nicki Minaj documentary, My Time Now, which aired on MTV in 2010. In it, Minaj talks about the double standard for women in the industry:
“When you’re a girl, you have to be everything,” Minaj says to the camera. “You have to be dope at what you do, but you have to be super sweet, and you have to be sexy…and you have to be nice. It’s like, I can’t be all those things at once. I’m a human being.”
“I used to watch that every single day,” Gomez says. “I had to remind myself that it's an unrealistic expectation that people have with women.”
She’s lucky that she’s had some stellar role models. Jennifer Aniston invites Gomez over to make pizza and talk about life. Kerry Washington tracked down the young star at this year’s Met Ball just to give Gomez her phone number, so she could call to talk if she needed to. “I treasure these women,” says Gomez, who considers herself a proud Gladiator — i.e., a die-hard fan of Washington’s ABC series, Scandal. “I'd rather be around women than men. I think they are interesting, complicated, and beautiful.”
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full http://www.refinery29.com/2015/10/94...hips-interview
OH WOW!!!
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She looks so good!
I never realised how much she and Hailee Steinfeld look alike. Maybe it's just these photos tho, especially the first ones.
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wow
wife material tbh
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All that promo, hopefully with all that she still manages to outdo the predictions. 
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When Gomez signed with Interscope last year, she demanded complete freedom. She got it. She picked her collaborators, including rapper A$AP Rocky, singer-songwriter Charli XCX, and mega-hit producer Benny Blanco, who has worked with Jessie J, Katy Perry, and Britney Spears. She decided which single she would release first and demanded creative control as Revival’s executive producer.
“We never thought to say no,” says Aaron Bay-Schuck, president of A&R for Interscope. “Before signing, Selena was vocal that she wanted to be very involved in the making of her album. She felt it was time to change her narrative and the story of her journey, and transition to a more adult artist. It all began and ended with her.”
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Boss a$$ bitch 
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She is looking so good. All those magazine photo are amazing.
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All that promo, hopefully with all that she still manages to outdo the predictions. |
Well, as you know pretty well she doesn't need much to at least get a top 5 single.
Other artists can't even get a top 10 even though they are everywhere and perform at award shows etc 
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Well, as you know pretty well she doesn't need much to at least get a top 5 single.
Other artists can't even get a top 10 even though they are everywhere and perform at award shows etc |
Does that even make sense to you? Single success =/= Albums success
And you can clearly see that in the HDD predictions. But let's see if your theory works out. good luck to her.
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Awesome article too! WOW.
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Does that even make sense to you? Single success =/= Albums success
And you can clearly see that in the HDD predictions. But let's see if your theory works out. good luck to her. |
I can see your lowkey shade from a mile, sis.
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Well, as you know pretty well she doesn't need much to at least get a top 5 single.
Other artists can't even get a top 10 even though they are everywhere and perform at award shows etc |
This! Some artists have gone literally naked and showed everything from their body and cant still get a top 10 hit!
Selena's doing ok dont worry yall!
She never really had an album sell 100k before so idk why yall acting shocked here 
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I can see your lowkey shade from a mile, sis.
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At least Selena has success, not everyone can sell singles & go Top 5 with no promo.
Anyways - whoever is a fan of Selena should really read the entire article. Its so good. Love that she is in charge of everything & knows what she wants.
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Her best photoshoot yet
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All that promo, hopefully with all that she still manages to outdo the predictions. |
Lmao you're so ****ing fake. "I hope she outdoes the prediction" while you have that Donald Trump shade in your signature. Atleast have the balls to be REAL.
Lame ass.
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Amazing how Selena gets the haters rushing here, and it's only for a magazine
OT: She looks absolutely amazing 
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All that promo, hopefully with all that she still manages to outdo the predictions. |
Go and pre order you fave's album so it wont debut with 50k sis,good luck to you too
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I can happily say this is her best shoot this era! I love it - classy, beautiful, so Selena! <3
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