Stars Dance is the debut studio album by american singer and actress Selena Gomez, released on July 23, 2013, through Hollywood Records. She had previously released three records with her band Selena Gomez & the Scene, which began a hiatus in 2012. The album was influenced by artists such as Britney Spears and Skrillex. Musically, the album is rooted in electronic, pop, dance and dubstep while also containing strong elements of techno, disco and teen pop genres. Lyrically, the album features songs that focus on love and relationships, namely Gomez's highly publicized relationship with pop singer Justin Bieber. Gomez has stated that she will take a musical hiatus following the release of the album, opting to focus on her acting career. "Come & Get It" was released as the album's lead single in April 2013. The single has peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first top ten hit on the chart. "Slow Down", a dubstep influenced song, was released as the first promotional single on June 3 as a free digital download with the iTunes pre-order of the album. Gomez has promoted "Come & Get It" through various performances including the Billboard Music Awards and the MTV Movie Awards. She is set to embark on the Stars Dance Tour throughout 2013 to promote the album. The album received mixed reviews from music critics, likening her new style along with the lyrical content, while criticizing the albums generic and electronic-heavy production.Stars Dance is the debut studio album by american singer and actress Selena Gomez, released on July 23, 2013, through Hollywood Records. She had previously released three records with her band Selena Gomez & the Scene, which began a hiatus in 2012. The album was influenced by artists such as Britney Spears and Skrillex. Musically, the album is rooted in electronic, pop, dance and dubstep while also containing strong elements of techno, disco and teen pop genres. Lyrically, the album features songs that focus on love and relationships, namely Gomez's highly publicized relationship with pop singer Justin Bieber. Gomez has stated that she will take a musical hiatus following the release of the album, opting to focus on her acting career. "Come & Get It" was released as the album's lead single in April 2013. The single has peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first top ten hit on the chart. "Slow Down", a dubstep influenced song, was released as the first promotional single on June 3 as a free digital download with the iTunes pre-order of the album. Gomez has promoted "Come & Get It" through various performances including the Billboard Music Awards and the MTV Movie Awards. She is set to embark on the Stars Dance Tour throughout 2013 to promote the album. The album received mixed reviews from music critics, likening her new style along with the lyrical content, while criticizing the albums generic and electronic-heavy production.false2023-03-17 15:22:39Stars Dance720132013-07-232013-07-2354Dance-PopDubstepElectro HouseElectronicElectropopPopTeen PopBrostep1203402169476c8fa92a0-936c-4500-9113-369437c3c8bce4bc69e2-a064-4f93-ada1-f7f209cc1cc33309f7fa-61af-439d-a30c-910163ba1ea8/media/data/media4/Music/Selena Gomez/Stars Dance (2013)/folder.jpgSelena GomezAlbumArtist/config/metadata/People/S/Selena Gomez/folder.jpgSelena GomezArtist/config/metadata/People/S/Selena Gomez/folder.jpgSelena GomezSelena GomezSelena Marie Gomez ( sə-LEE-nə GOH-mez; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress, producer, and businesswoman. She began her career as a child actress, starring on the children's television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004). Gomez rose to prominence and emerged as a teen idol, for her leading role as Alex Russo on the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012). As a recording artist, she signed with Hollywood Records in 2008 and formed the pop rock band Selena Gomez & the Scene. With three studio albums and seven singles, each of the band's releases have received gold certifications or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Further pursuing a career as a soloist, Gomez found continued success with her solo studio albums, as each debuted atop the US Billboard 200. Her EDM-inspired debut, Stars Dance (2013) yielded the international top-ten single "Come & Get It". Desiring more artistic control, Gomez signed with Interscope Records to release the electropop set Revival (2015), supported by the top-ten singles "Good for You", "Same Old Love", and "Hands to Myself". Its follow-up, Rare (2020), topped the charts in various countries, and was led by Gomez's first US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Lose You to Love Me". She forayed into Spanish-language music with the EP Revelación (2021), which earned her career-first Grammy and Latin Grammy Award nominations. Gomez has also released various collaborative singles, including "We Don't Talk Anymore", "It Ain't Me", "Wolves", "Taki Taki", and "Calm Down (Remix)"; the latter became the most commercially successful afrobeats song of all time and the best-selling collaboration of 2023 globally.
Gomez has starred in many films, including voicing Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise (2012–2022). On television, she produced the teen drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020), the documentary Living Undocumented (2019), her cooking show Selena + Chef (2020–2023), and the mystery comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2021–present), in which she plays a lead acting role. Gomez has received numerous accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award, an American Music Award, a Billboard Music Award, two MTV Video Music Awards, and 16 Guinness World Records; she received nominations for five Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.
Outside of music and acting, Gomez has worked with various charitable organizations, and advocates for mental health, and gender, racial, and LGBT equality; she has been a UNICEF goodwill ambassador since 2009. She launched the cosmetics company Rare Beauty in 2020, which was valued at $2 billion in 2024, and founded the Rare Impact Fund, a non-profit committed to raising $100 million this decade for mental health awareness. Gomez has been featured in listicles such as the Time 100 (2020) and Forbes 30 Under 30 (2016 and 2020), and was named the Billboard Woman of the Year in 2017. With over 426 million followers, she is the most-followed woman on Instagram, as of 2024.