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Fans Suspect Selena Gomez Is Hinting at Third Studio Album With Latest Mysterious IG Photo

The singer’s last studio album, ‘Rare,’ was released in 2020.

Ananya Panchal

Selena Gomez.

Selena Gomez.

Selena Gomez posted a cryptic photo on Instagram and fans have been sent into a spiral wondering whether the singer is hinting at a new album.

Gomez captioned the carousel post of film pictures with a simple “3,” and a handful of her 374 million IG followers suspect she is foreshadowing an upcoming solo studio album. If they’re correct, it would be her third with Interscope Records. The 30-year-old released Revival in 2015 and Rare in 2020, as well as three prior Selena Gomez & the Scene studio albums.

The Rare Beauty founder wore a light brown sweater in the first pic as she flailed her blonde hair around, likely jamming to music that was playing in the recording studio. The second click features someone cleaning up a spilled drink.

In an interview about her Apple TV+ documentary, My Mind & Me, on The Tonight Show last December, Gomez teased the potential of new music.

“I’m so used to writing sad-girl songs because I’m good at that, but I’m ready to have some fun and I think people are going to like it,” she said. Host Jimmy Kimmel asked if she was in the studio and working on a new album and Gomez confirmed.

Fans chimed in to the comments to express excitement as well as frustration with the mysterious caption.

“We are ready for the album Sel,” someone wrote. “3 feb? in 3 weeks? in 3 months? 👀,” another quipped.

Gomez’s most recent musical launch coincided with her documentary release and was a single of the same name.

“My mind and me / We don’t get along sometimes / And it gets hard to breathe,” read the lyrics of the song. “But I wouldn’t change my life / And all of the crashin’ and burnin’ and breakin’, I know now / If somebody sees me like this, then they won’t feel alone now.”

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.

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