Since going public with their relationship in 2023, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco can't help but gush about their connection, which started off as a friendship. The two originally got to know each other thanks to their shared love of music. Blanco, a producer, has collaborated with Gomez since 2015 on a few of her most popular songs, like “Kill Em with Kindness,” “Same Old Love” and “I Can’t Get Enough.
” Gomez and Blanco later realized that their connection extended beyond the recording studio. After the pair teamed up again for her August 2023 track "Single Soon," they went , confirming their romance. In December 2023, the singer and actor uploaded a to Instagram, including one of her kissing Blanco and another of them sweetly embracing.
"New York, my favorite moments w you this week," she cheekily wrote in the caption. So, how did the two become more than friends and when did they first meet? Read on for a complete timeline of Gomez's relationship with her new beau. In 2015, Gomez released her second studio album, "Revival.
" For that project, Blanco was credited as a producer on several songs, such as “Kill Em with Kindness” and “Same Old Love.” In 2019, Blanco and Gomez returned to the recording studio to work on the track “I Can’t Get Enough," which also features Tainy and J Balvin. In the music video, Blanco and the three artists danced around on a giant-sized bed.
In August 2023, Gomez released the song "Single Soon," where she sings about the .