One of them, “Love Will Remember,” is a pensive mid-tempo tune that appears to be about a breakup with Bieber Gomez said she plans to give it the solo-acoustic treatment on her upcoming world tour, which launches next month. “It’s in the back of my mind when I record any song,” she said, adding that “Stars Dance” is to some degree “about me stepping out of my shell a little bit more.” But only a little bit: “There’s really two songs (on the album) that kind of have anything that could be made into something big,” she said. Gomez said she understands the fascination. ![]() Fans want to believe they’re getting some sense of what it’s like to be a given star Taylor Swift, for instance, is a master at the art of celebrity intimacy. Yet the move from playing a fictional character to doing mainstream pop traditionally requires a lowering of that guard (or at least the illusion of its lowering). However authentic her maturity, Gomez’s image is no less tightly managed than it was during her Disney days. “It’s going to throw people off, I’m sure,” she said. Gomez described her version of the sound - heard in tunes like the fuzzed-out “Birthday” and the album’s throbbing hit single, “Come & Get It” - as “baby dubstep” but admitted it might surprise fans accustomed to the gentler feel of her previous albums. “When you watch ‘Spring Breakers’ you can physically feel the music in the party scenes.” That new adult vibe carries over to the suggestive lyrics and the harsh electronic textures of “Stars Dance,” which Gomez said had been influenced by dubstep superstar Skrillex’s work on the “Spring Breakers” score. More importantly, though, the album comes in the wake of her appearance earlier this year in “Spring Breakers,” the violent, sex-drenched crime drama from director Harmony Korine in which Gomez played one of four girls on a wild rampage through South Florida’s neon-colored landscape. 1 on iTunes and Billboard), “Stars Dance” is the fourth studio disc from Gomez, who after a stint on “Barney & Friends” found fame with her role on the Disney series “Wizards of Waverly Place.” Released July 19 (when it shot straight to No. “This transition that I’m going through has been really awkward and cool, and I’ve learned a lot about myself.” “This is a lot different than any of the records I’ve put out before,” she said. ![]() Yet behind her studied half-smile, Gomez seemed aware that the tabloid frenzy - and the fixation on her love life - is one sign that things are going right. Sipping a Coke while seated on a patio overlooking a pool and tennis court, the 21-year-old singer-actress exuded a sense of deep calm (or perhaps deep boredom) as she discussed her new album. None of this action was evident on a recent afternoon in Gomez’s tranquil backyard. Located off a winding residential street in L.A.’s Tarzana neighborhood, it’s where paparazzi have snapped countless pictures of the former Disney Channel star and where her on-again/off-again boyfriend, Justin Bieber, was photographed one night after a reported argument between the two tween idols at a restaurant in Encino.Īrriving home first, Gomez apparently locked the gate in the driveway, leading to a widely circulated image with this immortal TMZ caption: “Biebs Denied.” LOS ANGELES - Followers of celebrity gossip have seen a lot of Selena Gomez’s driveway over the last few months.
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