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16 Apr 2025

Sedona Prince Goes Undrafted In WNBA Draft Amid Abuse Allegations

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Sedona Prince, a standout player for Texas Christian University’s women’s basketball team, was thought to be a valuable WNBA prospect due to her size and experience. However, Sedona Prince went undrafted in this year’s WNBA draft amid abuse allegations and other concerns.

As reported by Page Six, Sedona Prince, who played her seventh and final year at TCU, did not have her name called in the WNBA draft despite helping the Horned Frogs reach the Elite Eight in this past NCAA women’s basketball tournament. At 6-foot-7, Prince averaged 17.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.

However, the reports of a January altercation between Prince and a woman she was dating at the top of this year hung over the player’s head. Taking to TikTok, Olivia Stabile accused Prince of several instances of physical and emotional abuse, prompting Prince to fire back with her account countering the claims. They both filed charges of domestic violence against one another as well.

Beyond the altercation with her former partner, Prince has been dogged by injuries, and at 24, she would be coming in as one of the older players in the WNBA as a rookie. Still, Sedona Prince’s size and abilities are sure to be in demand for teams, and she may be able to earn a tryout.

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16 Apr 2025

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Hires Young Thug’s Lawyer Brian Steel Ahead of Sex Trafficking Trial

With his sex trafficking and racketeering trial looming next month, Sean “Diddy” Combs has beefed up his trial team by hiring Brian Steel – the veteran Atlanta defense attorney who won Young Thug’s release from prison last year.

In a motion filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, Steel requested to be admitted as one of Combs’ lawyers ahead of the upcoming trial, which is currently set to go to jury selection on May 5. Such approval is necessary for out-of-state lawyers to practice in new courts.

The move marks a significant addition to the team representing Combs, the once-powerful rap mogul now charged with abusing women for decades. Steel will join Marc Agnifilo, a former federal prosecutor and longtime criminal defense attorney who has previously repped Martin Shkreli and Keith Raniere, and his law partner Teny Geragos.

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Steel made headlines with his recent work defending Young Thug (Jeffery Williams), who faced a slew of felony charges in Georgia over allegations that his “YSL” rap collective was actually a violent street gang that had wrought havoc on Atlanta. The attorney often took center stage during that case, which captivated the music industry for more than two years.

A well-regarded defense attorney for years in Atlanta, Steel is known for his unique demeanor in the courtroom – polite, calm and scrupulous, but also relentless. Case in point: In June, he accused the judge overseeing Thug’s trial of holding an illegal secret meeting with prosecutors and a key witness. When the judge demanded to know how he’d learned of the meeting, Steel refused to answer so steadfastly that he was eventually held in contempt and ordered into custody. Weeks later, that judge was removed from the case over the incident and Steel was later cleared of any wrongdoing.

In some ways, the case facing Combs is similar to the one leveled against Thug. Both were charged with violating RICO laws (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations), accused of serving as the bosses of large criminal organizations. But Thug’s case was centered on accusations that his group committed drug dealing, carjackings and an alleged drive-by shooting; Combs is accused of using his fame and his sprawling business empire to sexually abuse numerous women and then keep them silent.

Differences aside, Combs is no doubt hoping for a similar result to the one Steel secured for Thug.

After botched testimony from a state’s witness in October sparked talk of a mistrial, prosecutors began reaching plea deals with multiple defendants. But Steel and Thug refused to take one, instead opting to simply plead guilty and hope the judge would set him free on probation rather than the 25 years the district attorney was seeking.

That gamble paid off: After sentencing Thug to only 15 years probation with no time to be served in prison, the judge urged the Grammy-winning rapper to use his platform to set a good example for young people in the future: “Good luck to you. And there better be no violations.”

Since he was indicted in September, Combs’ legal team has seen several shakeups. He hired Alexandra Shapiro, an well-known appellate specialist, in October. Anthony L. Ricco, another prominent New York defense attorney, withdrew from the case in February for undisclosed reasons.

16 Apr 2025

Elton John AIDS Foundation & Brandi Carlile’s Foundation Team Up Following Trump Administration Drastic Cuts to HIV/AIDS Funding

The Elton John AIDS Foundation and Brandi Carlile‘s Looking Out Foundation announced a new initiative on Wednesday (April 16) to address what they call an urgent global humanitarian crisis caused by recent drastic cuts to HIV/AIDS funding in the U.S. The emergency initiative “Who Believes in Angels?” campaign — named in honor of the duo’s recent joint album of the same name — will bring communities together to raise funds for John’s long-running AIDS Foundation and its Rocket Response Fund to continue their lifesaving work around the globe.

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“Without prompt action, decades of progress in the global fight against HIV could be reversed, creating a global health crisis that we have both the power and the tools to prevent,” John said in a statement about the urgent need to raise funds in the wake of the Trump administration’s termination of USAID support for such efforts. “Our mission is more important than ever – we refuse to leave anyone behind – and I’m so fortunate that Brandi is not only a wonderful collaborator and artist, but a dear friend who shares my vision of a world where HIV care is prioritized and protected.”

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According to the statement, the Rocket Response Fund will direct resources to open shuttered clinics, restore access to essential medications and maintain prevention services to ensure that people around the world can get the HIV care they need.

The Hill reported this week that the deep cuts enacted by Health and Human Services (HHS) Sec. Robert F. Kennedy to the nation’s public health workforce as part of Trump’s drastic cuts to the government workforce threaten to undo decades of working combating HIV, as well as potentially delaying upcoming scientific advances. Kennedy’s plans to reduce HHS staffing by 20% will effectively zero-out a number of divisions within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hit especially hard are offices focused on HIV/AIDS, including the firing of the entire staff of the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, as well as the lay-off of one-quarter of the Global Health Center Division of Global HIV and TB, as well as the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Prevention. In addition, five branches of the CDC’s HIV prevention division were entirely eliminated, including the research, surveillance and prevention communication branches.

Hit particularly hard were grants for HIV research focused on transgender, Black and Latino individuals — who’ve been disproportionately impacted by the epidemic — in what the Hill said was likely tied to the Trump team’s efforts to eliminate what they deem diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in federal agencies. The Hill noted that before being named as HHS secretary, Kennedy publicly questioned whether the HIV virus causes AIDS and promoted the unsubstantiated belief that AIDS could be cause by the recreational drug known as “poppers,” which is popular in the gay community; the CDC and World Health Organization have long acknowledged that if left untreated HIV can lead to AIDS.

“It was a lifelong dream come true for me to come together with my hero and friend Elton John to make our album Who Believes In Angels? and now, we’re excited to announce that our foundations are also partnering to make our music mean even more,” said Carlile in a statement. “Elton’s activism and work with the Elton John AIDS Foundation was what led me to Elton before I even heard a note of his music. It’s an incredible honor to launch this partnership and raise funds for the life-saving work of the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the Rocket Response Fund at a time when support is needed the most.”

The announcement noted that international funding has been crucial to reducing new HIV transmission and deaths worldwide. But with a number of countries joining the U.S. in considering aid cuts the Lancet HIV projected that — based on data from 26 countries — up to 10.8 million additional HIV cases and 2.9 million HIV-related deaths could occur by 2030 if international support dries up.

Donations to the campaign — which the Looking Out Foundation will match dollar-for-dollar through Friday morning (April 18) — can be made here.

16 Apr 2025

Spotify Suffers Global Outage as Company Denies Security Breach

Something went wrong with Spotify this morning, leading to a widespread outage of the streaming service that impacted its desktop and mobile apps, as well as its web player, on a global scale for several hours. According to the company, the issues were not due to a security breach.

The platform appears to be returning online in many regions following the disruption, though it has not issued an announcement on a fix.

Downdetector, which tracks such service disruptions, reported a significant spike in outages at around 8:45 a.m. ET, with nearly 49,000 reports peaking an hour later. It was down to 9,000 reports at 11:19 a.m. ThousandEyes, which also monitors outages, mapped Spotify blips across all continents except Antarctica.

Users on social media said they could still play downloaded music — or whatever they were listening to at the time of the outage — but could not search or view artists on the app or stream music.

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“We are aware of the outage and working to resolve it as soon as possible,” a Spotify spokesperson told Billboard early Wednesday. “The reports of this being a security hack are completely inaccurate.”

How big is Spotify? It added 35 million new monthly active users in the fourth quarter of last year alone, bringing the total to 675 million. Premium subscribers reached 263 million, an 11% increase from the previous year, while ad-supported subscribers rose by 12% to 425 million.

Most subscribers are in Europe, North America and Latin America.

16 Apr 2025

Ed Sheeran, ROSÉ of BLACKPINK & More Stars Named TIME100 Most Influential People of 2025

It may only be April, but a handful of music’s biggest stars — Ed Sheeran, ROSÉ of BLACKPINK and Snoop Dogg, to name a few — have already dominated the year so much that TIME100 has named them on its list of Most Influential People of 2025.

As announced Wednesday (April 16), the “Shape of You” singer, K-pop superstar and hip-hop legend are just a few of the many celebrities honored on this year’s list, which each year celebrates individual artists, icons, world leaders, industry titans, pioneers and innovators who are “transforming the world.” Hozier and Nicole Scherzinger also earned spots on the ranking, as did actors such as Adam Scott, Rashida Jones, Kristen Bell, Demi Moore, Adrien Brody and Blake Lively.

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The 2025 list also features Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Jalen Hurts and other athletes, as well as political figures such as President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk. Each honoree received a personal tribute written by a colleague, with Shaboozey, Alicia Keys and Becky G respectively penning words for singer-songwriter Myles Smith, artist Mickalene Thomas and designer Willy Chavarria.

Chris Hemsworth wrote Sheeran’s blurb, gushing that the four-time Grammy winner “has an almost supernatural ability to connect” with his audience through music while also being “one of the most kindhearted, down-to-earth people.” Lily Collins recalled befriending ROSÉ at a fashion show in Paris last year, praising the “APT.” singer for being a a “total bada–” and “such a dynamic performer and songwriter,” while Noah Kahan wrote of the “Take Me to Church” musician, “I’m not sure where my life would’ve gone if I hadn’t been exposed to his music … Thank you, Hozier, for sharing your gift with us mere mortals.”

“Snoop Dogg once told me he’s a ‘moment’ type of guy, and if the moment’s right, he’ll grab it,” wrote Hoda Kotb of the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper. “I’ll say. The world’s warmest cool kid has been carpe diem-ing for more than three decades … There’s just something about this guy that makes me — and millions of his fans — feel so happy and loved.” 

True to its title, the TIME100 list honors a total of 100 people. Last year, Dua Lipa, 21 Savage, Burna Boy, Kylie Minogue and Jack Antonoff were among the 2024 Most Influential honorees.

See Sheeran and Snoop on the cover of TIME100 below.

16 Apr 2025

John Mayer & Kings of Leon to Headline Pilgrimage Festival 2025

The Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival is set to bring surges of guitar-slinging rock, Red Dirt country, blues and Americana when the annual fest returns to The Park at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, Tenn., Sept. 27-28.

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John Mayer, Kings of Leon, Turnpike Troubadours and Young the Giant lead this year’s lineup, which also features Father John Misty, Sam Barber, Better Than Ezra, Colony House, American Aquarium, Grace Potter, Maggie Rose and Angel White.

Others on the bill also include Sam Grisman Project, The Heavy Heavy, Taylor Hunnicutt, Eddie 9V and verygently. The Americana Music Triangle will highlight Ben Chapman’s Peach Jam featuring JD Clayton, Meg McRee, Will McFarlane and Sam Grisman Project featuring Vince Herman, Lindsay Lou and Cristina Vane. The fest will offer a range of stages and amenities, including the VIP Village, the Midnight Sun Stage, the Gold Record Road Stage, the Craft Beer Hall and the Americana Music Triangle.

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Since its inception in 2015, the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival has become a must-see experience, boasting headliners including Zach Bryan, Justin Timberlake, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Eddie Vedder and Willie Nelson over the years. In 2024, the headliners included Dave Matthews Band, Noah Kahan, Hozier and NEEDTOBREATHE. The fest is produced by Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin, along with Michael Whelan and W. Brandt Wood.

Mayer’s most recent album, 2021’s Sob Rock, reached No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard 200, while Kings of Leon released its more recent album, Can We Please Have Fun, nearly a year ago. Turnpike Troubadours just released its new album, The Price of Admission, and launched a series of The Boys of Oklahoma concerts in Stillwater, Oklahoma, alongside Cross Canadian Ragweed.

Tickets for Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival go on sale starting at 10 a.m. CT on Thursday, April 17.

16 Apr 2025

‘Martin’ Spinoff ‘Varnell Hill’ Starring Tommy Davidson Coming To BET+

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Martin fans were treated to a heartwarming reunion last year and proved that the popular 1990s sitcom still has its fair share of fans in the 21st Century. Now, it’s being announced that Tommy Davidson will reprise a beloved character in a Martin spinoff series, Varnell Hill, which will be coming to BET+.

Deadline reports that BET+ has ordered Varnell Hill to the service with Martin Lawrence serving as an executive producer, along with Bentley Evans in the shared role. Jesse Collins is also named as one of the executive producers for the series. The outlet adds that while Lawrence hasn’t been announced to be a part of the show, it’s believed he’ll show up for some cameos.

The series will feature eight episodes and will examine the behind-the-scenes happenings at The Varnell Hill Show, the late-night talk show helmed by Davidson’s character. The series is promising celebrity cameos and will examine Hill’s attempts to keep his show going and some of the pitfalls that come along with running the shop.

“Did you miss me? Well, now you don’t have to! I’m excited and honored to be a part of such a creative project with the brilliant mind of Martin Lawrence, over 30 years in the making,” Davidson said about Varnell Hill. “Fans have requested it, and now it’s coming to BET+.”

Congratulations to Tommy Davidson!

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16 Apr 2025

Cardi B & FKA Twigs Are Ready to Party This Pride Season by Headlining LadyLand 2025

With Pride Month just around the corner and a multitude of queer-focused music festivals kicking off in June, the folks over at LadyLand are here to give you one more headline-making event to consider for your Pride celebrations.

On Wednesday (April 16), LadyLand announced that Cardi B and FKA Twigs are the headliners for its 2025 event. Taking place at Under the K Bridge in Brooklyn on June 27 and 28, the annual festival — hosted by nightlife connoisseur Ladyfag and The Bowery Presents — will also feature supporting sets from Pabllo Vittar, Eartheater, Cobrah and Sukihana, as well as DJ sets from Hercules & Love Affair, VTSS and Danny Tenaglia.

The “Toot It Up” rapper famously came out as bisexual back in 2018, following her appearance on Rita Ora’s controversial single “Girls.” When fans accused Ora, Cardi and fellow featured guests Bebe Rexha and Charli XCX of queerbaiting with a song about bisexuality, the rapper said that she and the other performers “never try to cause harm or had bad intentions with the song,” before adding she had been with women plenty of times before. “I personally myself had experiences with other woman, shiieeett with a lot of woman,” she wrote on what was Twitter at the time.

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Years later, when an X user labeled Cardi as a celebrity who “came out as bisexual but never dated someone of the same gender,” the “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker didn’t mince her words, writing that she had had plenty of intimate encounters with women in the past. “Sorry I don’t have razr phone pics to prove it to you,” she added.

Meanwhile, FKA Twigs is currently riding the high of her January album, Eusexua. Fans of the avant-pop star will be excited to learn that she’s headlining LadyLand, especially since Twigs had to recently scrap the remainder of her North American tour dates and her Coachella performances due to “ongoing issues” with her visa. “it pains me to say this because i am so excited to bring you a creation that i have poured my soul into and i believe is amongst my strongest work,” she wrote earlier this month. “i know this news impacts so many of you that have already made plans and spent money in order to see these shows.”

Tickets for LadyLand 2025 will go on sale to the public starting on Friday (April 18) at 10 a.m. ET. Fans can register at the festival’s website for access to the event’s presale, which begins Thursday (April 17). Check out the official lineup below:

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16 Apr 2025

Dance Moves: Skrillex, 2hollis, PinkPantheress & More Debut on Dance Charts With New Projects

Billboard’s Dance Moves roundup serves as a guide to the biggest movers and shakers across Billboard’s many dance charts — new No. 1s, new top 10s, first-timers and more.

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This week on charts dated April 19, Skrillex, 2hollis, PinkPantheress and others achieve new feats. Check out key movers below.

Skrillex

The influential DJ-producer dropped his fourth studio album, F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3>, on April 1 amid Billboard‘s Friday-Thursday (March 28-April 3) chart tracking week. The 34-cut set debuted at No. 4 on Top Dance Albums and No. 124 on the Billboard 200 on the April 12-dated charts after just three days of tracking with 11,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Luminate. Following its first full week of tracking (April 4-10, for the latest charts dated April 19), the set rises to No. 3 on Top Dance Albums and No. 69 on the Billboard 200 with 14,000 units.

The project is Skrillex’s eighth career entry on Top Dance Albums and seventh on the Billboard 200. Here’s a look at his history on the former:

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Peak Position, Title, Peak Date:

  • No. 1 (10 weeks), Bangarang, Feb. 11, 2012
  • No. 1 (five weeks), Recess, April 5, 2014
  • No. 1 (three weeks), Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü, March 14, 2015
  • No. 2, Quest for Fire, March 4, 2023
  • No. 3, F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3> April 19, 2025
  • No. 3, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, Sept 10, 2011
  • No. 5, More Monsters and Sprites, July 9, 2011
  • No. 6, Don’t Get Too Close, March 4, 2023

Skrillex concurrently debuts five tracks from the new album on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs: “Voltage” (No. 11); “Spitfire,” with HAWAII SLIM (No. 18); “Recovery,” with Space Laces (No. 21); “Andy” (No. 22); and “While You Were Sleeping VIP,” with Virtual Riot and Nakeesha (No. 25). He has charted 69 total entries on the chart, fourth-best after only David Guetta (94), Marshmello (75) and Kygo (70).

Before Billboard launched Hot Dance/Electronic Songs on Jan. 26, 2013, Skrillex logged four songs on the Billboard Hot 100: “First of the Year (Equinox)” (No. 85 peak in January 2012); “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” (No. 69, 2012); “Kyoto,” featuring Sirah (No. 74, 2012); and “Bangarang” (No. 72, 2012). “Bangarang” also reached No. 19 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay. (He has added six Hot 100 entries since.)

Thanks to their guest appearances, HAWAII SLIM and Nakeesha both score their first Billboard chart hits. Space Laces tallies his fourth entry on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, after “Destroid 1 Raise Your Fist,” with Excision and Downlink (No. 50 peak in 2013), and two collaborations with Marshmello in 2024: “Conquer” and “Rave Repeater” (Nos. 25 and 36, respectively). Virtual Riot makes his first Billboard chart visit in nine years, since his EP Chemistry reached No. 20 on Top Dance Albums in 2016.

F*CK U SKRILLEX is comprised of 34 tracks, 11 of which are less than one minute in length. The opening track notes that the album is best listened to from start to finish, as it plays at 46 minutes long as a continuous mix. It has more than two dozen collaborators, including Bibi Bourelly, Boys Noize, Dylan Brady of 100 gecs, G Jones, Jónsi of Sigur Rós and Wuki.

2hollis

The Los Angeles-based artist debuts on Billboard’s album charts for the first time with his new LP, Star. Released April 4 on Interscope Records as his major-label debut, the set arrives at No. 11 on Top Dance Albums (5,000 units). 2hollis had appeared on Billboard’s charts once before this week: on Oct. 19, 2024, “Gold” (which is included on Star) debuted and peaked at No. 31 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. He also reached No. 26 on the now-defunct TikTok Billboard Top 50 in November with “Jeans.”

2hollis served as the opening act for Ken Carson’s The Chaos Tour last year. He performed at Coachella last weekend and is slated to perform at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza Chicago and Outside Lands.

PinkPantheress

The multifaceted singer-songwriter-producer returns to Billboard’s charts with her new single “Tonight.” Released April 4 via Parlophone/Warner Records, the song debuts at No. 5 on Hot Dance/Pop Songs with 3.6 million U.S. streams in its first week. “Tonight” is the lead single off her upcoming second mixtape, Fancy That, due May 9.

PinkPantheress previously charted two tracks on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs: “Way Back” with Skrillex and Trippie Redd reached No. 13 in January 2023, and Kaytranada’s “Snap My Finger” featuring PinkPantheress hit No. 40 last June. Her breakthrough collaboration with Ice Spice, “Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2,” climbed to No. 3 on the Hot 100 in March 2023 and also spent a week at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart.

Rudimental & Khalid

Rudimental and Khalid’s new collaboration, “All I Know,” debuts at No. 17 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs thanks almost entirely to its streaming sum: 958,000 in its first week, after it arrived April 4 via Rudimental/Room Two Recordings. The song earns British trio Rudimental its eighth entry on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, and first since “Waterslides,” with Tiësto and Absolutely, last year. Notably, Rudimental appeared on the inaugural Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in 2013 with “Feel the Love,” featuring John Newman. “All I Know” earns Khalid his seventh entry on the chart, and first since “The Hard Way,” with Pnau, in 2023.

Layton Giordani, Linney & Sarah de Warren

All three artists debut at No. 34 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart with their collaboration “Act of God.” Layton Giordani and Sarah de Warren claim their first-ever Billboard chart appearances and Linney her second, after her team-up with Tritonal, “Electric Kids,” in 2020 (No. 32 peak on Dance/Mix Show Airplay). Released Jan. 24 on Experts Only, “Act of God” arrives thanks to a 70% increase in plays (among 24/7 dance reporters and pop stations’ mix show hours).

Giordani hails from New York City, with his catalog centered on techno music. He has released two full-length albums: Where It Begins in 2017, and New Generation in 2020. He has collaborated with Anyma, deadmau5, Dom Dolla and Oliver Heldens, among others.

Singer-songwriters Linney and de Warren have both lent their voices to other dance/electronic tracks. Linney has been releasing music for more than a decade and dropped her latest EP, We Dance (via Helix Records), in September. Warren’s catalog also stretches back that long and includes collaborations with the likes of Hardwell, HI-LO and Weird Genius.

16 Apr 2025

Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco Drop Exclusive ‘I Said I Love You First’ Album Merch on Amazon: Shop It Here

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In celebration of their recent collaborative album, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are dropping exclusive album merch on Amazon.

The album, I Said I Love You First, is Gomez’s fourth studio album, and it came out on March 21. It’s a collaboration with her producer fiancé. This is actually their second time working together, as Blanco also worked with Gomez on her second album, Revival. Consisting of 14 songs, the duo released two singles — “Scared of Loving You” and “Call Me When You Break Up” featuring Gracie Abrams — before dropping the full album, which debuted at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales Charts. The accompanying merch does a great job of capturing the mood of the songs, with a range of T-shirts, tanks and sweatshirts that feature Gomez and Blanco at the forefront.

The cover of the album features Gomez and Blanco as seen through a keyhole. Those purchasing the vinyl will find a different photo of the couple on the center label, but if you’re not a vinyl fan, you can find the same picture on a T-shirt. The photos portray a closeness between Blanco and Gomez, which surprisingly isn’t as evident throughout the lyrics of the album itself. That’s right — if you expected this to be a lovesick song collection, consider your expectations smashed.

While there are plenty of moments throughout the album where Gomez displays real vulnerability — both in her lyrics and in voice recordings of her thanking her team — the songs themselves range from heart-wrenching breakup anthems to pop-forward dance numbers. It’s certainly a view of Gomez and Blanco’s relationship through a keyhole. However, fans of both artists will still definitely find real emotion imbued in every note.

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For those who want to see even more of the couple, we’ve rounded up some of the best items from the merch drop below.

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Selena Gomez ‘I Said I Love You First’ T-Shirt

This is the photo from the center of the vinyl. Printed in a blurry retro style, this T-shirt looks like it could have been plucked out of the ’70s.

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Selena Gomez ‘I Said I Love You First’ Pink Heart T-Shirt

For those who really just want Gomez, this is the option to choose. It features the title track as well as a pic of Gomez.

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Selena Gomez ‘I Said I Love You First’ Keyhole Pullover Hoodie

The album cover is pretty iconic, so we were glad to see the duo chose to put it on a sweatshirt. True to the mood of the picture itself, the sweatshirt is black and a total classic.

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Selena Gomez ‘I Said I Love You First’ Heart Tank Top

It’s festival season, so you’ll definitely need a tank in your repertoire. This one is the perfect way to go, with a heart-shaped photo of Gomez at the center.