Listen: Selena Gomez re-releases ‘Rare’ with three new songs

Selena Gomez’s latest studio album may have JUST come out, but the pop star is already releasing a deluxe edition of the record.

On Thursday (April 9), the “Lose You to Love Me” singer unleashed the deluxe version of Rare. The updated version of the album features all 13 tracks that can be found on the January release as well as three new songs. The new additions are titled “Boyfriend,” “She,” and “Souvenir.”

According to a post on Instagram Stories (via Elle), the musician describes “Boyfriend” as “a lighthearted song about falling down and getting back up time and time again in love, but also knowing that you don’t need anyone other than yourself to be happy.”

Gomez reveals that the song was written well before the current pandemic and that having a boyfriend is nowhere near the top of her priority list (nor should it be at the top of anyone’s list).

“We wrote it long before our current crisis, but in the context of today, I want to be clear that a boyfriend is nowhere near the top of my list of priorities. Just like the rest of the world, I’m praying for safety, unity, and recovery during this pandemic.”

Instead, she announced that she will be donating to the Plus 1 COVID-19 Relief Fund in addition to giving $1 from every order that’s placed on her website.

Rare (Deluxe) is currently available on Spotify and Apple Music.

Selena Gomez Confirms Lupus Diagnosis

Back at the end of 2013, several rumors began to surface when pop star Selena Gomez cancelled the Australian and Asia legs of her “Star Dance Tour” just a few weeks shy of the tour kicking off. At the time, the rumors ranged from it having to do with her off-again-on-again boyfriend Justin Bieber to her battling Lupus, an autoimmune disease that attacks the tissues and organs which leaves the person tired, depressed, and achy.

Now, several years and a brand new album later, Gomez has revealed in a recent interview with Billboard that the rumors of her battling Lupus were true. “I was diagnosed with Lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about. I could’ve had a stroke,” Gomez said.

Around the same time that the Lupus rumors began, others started that the cancellation of the tour happened because she had entered a rehab center. “I wanted so badly to say, ‘You guys have no idea. I’m in chemotherapy. You’re a–holes.’ I locked myself away until I was confident and comfortable again,” she told the publication.

At the time of the cancellation, Gomez’s management never responded to the Lupus rumor. Instead, the management team and Live Nation claimed that she needed a break from her non-stop touring schedule.

But that didn’t stop a supposed “close friend” of the singer’s from “confirming” to the Hollywood Life short after that she did indeed suffer from Lupus, According to the “source,” Gomez wanted to keep it a secret from everyone because she was embarrassed.

“Selena will not be happy that this is out there, she really wanted to keep this to herself,” the source said to HollywoodLife.com. “She doesn’t want it to affect people’s opinions of her and what she’s capable of. This is her own personal business and she wants to keep it that way.”

“She is embarrassed by it,” the source continued. “But her family and friends always tell her that they love her just the same.”

But things are beginning to look up for the pop star. Her new album, Revival, is scheduled to be released this Friday (Oct. 9) which features hit singles “Good For You” and “Same Old Love.” In support of the new music, she will also head out on the “Revival Tour” which she announced on social media last week. The tour will first hit North America before hoping across the pond.

Selena Gomez Covers Corinne Bailey Rae

Drama might be a word associated with former Disney star and current pop star Selena Gomez as of lately, but that doesn’t mean that’s all there is to her.

For weeks now, things have been rocky at best for the actress-singer, from her on-and-off again relationship with Justin Bieber,  to her stint in rehab to firing her parents as her managers and most recently deleting everyone from her Instagram and Twitter feed following a reportedly crazy weekend at Coachella with those spawns whose names start with Ks.

Even though her personal life might be a mess, her professional life is pretty much on track with recent news of her hiring Katy Perry’s management team last week and even began updating her Facebook with scenes from her shoots for sportswear company, Adidas.

Earlier today (April 30), Gomez posted up two 15-second clips of herself covering Corinne Bailey Rae’s “Like a Star” with moody sepia filter and all.

Check out the covers and tell us if you think she did the songbird justice.

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2014 Radio Disney Music Award Winners List

The younger generation have spoken and now their winners have been revealed.

The annual Radio Disney Music Awards just finished wrapping up a few hours ago, and now some of the tweenagers favorite artists have gone home with their Mickey Mouse shaped awards. While the show will officially air on Disney Channel tomorrow, Sunday, April 27 beginning at 8 P.M, those curious about who won what, or whether One Direction once again ruled, can check out the full list of winners below.

Spoiler: Selena Gomez leads the pack with a total of three wins while friends Demi Lovato and Taylor Swift trail behind with two awards a piece.

Check out the full list of winners below.

2014 RADIO DISNEY MUSIC AWARD WINNERS:

They’re The One – Best Music Group

One Direction

He’s The One – Best Male Artist

Justin Timberlake

She’s The One – Best Female Artist

Demi Lovato

The Bestest – Song Of The Year

“Come & Get It” – Selena Gomez

XOXO – Best Crush Song

“Still Into You” – Paramore

So FANtastic – Fiercest Fans

Swifties – Taylor Swift

The Buzz – Breakout Artist of the Year

Fifth Harmony

The Freshest – Best New Artist

Becky G

Musical Mashup – Best Musical Collaboration

“Everything Has Changed” – Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran

So Happy – Best Song That Makes You Smile

“Ooh La La” – Britney Spears

#Cool – Radio Disney’s Most Talked About Artist

Selena Gomez

Stuck In Our Heads – Catchiest New Song

“The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)” – Ylvis

That’s My Jam – Best Song To Rock Out To With Your BFF

Me & My Girls – Fifth Harmony

Soundtraxx – Favorite Song From a Movie or TV Show

“Let It Go” – Idina Menzel (Frozen)

Move! – Best Song to Dance To

Birthday – Selena Gomez

Hit The Road – Favorite Roadtrip Song (Sponsored by GEICO)

“Made in the USA” – Demi Lovato

You’ve Got Swag! – Artist With the Best Style

Zendaya

Radio Disney Chart Topper

Ariana Grande

Radio Disney Showstopper

R5

Selena Gomez and the Two Week Secret Rehab Stint

Selena Gomez seems to be the only child star to be making the leap to adult star without any major issues, but looks can be deceiving apparently.

Today, Gomez’s publicist revealed that the former Disney darling had checked herself into rehab for two weeks last month. According to her publicist, she did not check into the facility for substance abuse, like most media outlets would assume was the route cause.

Instead, they said that the singer checked in voluntarily for some “peace and therapy.” Gomez checked into The Meadows in Arizona for two weeks for treatment in their DAWN program. The DAWN program is targeted towards 18 to 26-year-olds for substance dependence, trauma, family dynamics, mental health and relapse prevention.

But while the publicist is singing this tune, TMZ is reporting just what everyone would assume lead to this decision, drugs.

Sources say Selena went into the facility for a combination of problems, including alcohol, pot and prescription Ambien. The source also claims that she’s addicted to Justin Bieber, why, we don’t want to know.

The secret rehab stint follows her announcement in December that she was canceling the Australian leg of her tour to take some time off. At the time, rumors were claiming that she had a drug addiction and was heading into rehab, or that she was fighting lupus, like we had written up, but Gomez just said she needed some time off.

This isn’t the first time she had gone into a rehab facility. When best friend Demi Lovato was in rehab, Gomez stayed with her during the hard times.

No matter what, she seems to be dong fine since just last week, she tweeted a picture of herself in the studio with the caption reading, “Therapy.”

Selena Gomez Battling Lupus?

Selena Gomez might have actually had some real reason to cancel her tour just a few weeks before it was supposed to begin in other parts of the world. Reports have surfaced today that the former Disney Channel star suffers from Lupus, an autoimmune disease that attacks the tissues and organs which leaves the person tired, depressed and achy.

When Gomez had initially announced that the upcoming Asian and Australian legs of her Star Dance Tour had been cancelled, many outlets started to speculate what would be the reason behind the sudden cancellation. Some reports were claiming that it had something to do with her former beau, Justin Bieber and others had begun to claim that she was heading into rehab for some unknown reasons.

In the end, Gomez’s people and LiveNation had announced that the real reason behind her sudden cancellation was that she needed a break from her non-stop touring schedule; just a little bit of “me” time.

While several gossip site are claiming that these rumors are in fact true, Gomez nor her representatives have confirmed if the Lupus stories are actually true. A supposed “close friend” of the singer’s “confirmed” that she in fact does have the disease and as to why she had chosen to keep it a secret from her fans.

“Selena will not be happy that this is out there, she really wanted to keep this to herself,” the source said exclusively to HollywoodLife.com. “She doesn’t want it to effect people’s opinions of her and what she’s capable of. This is her own personal business and she wants to keep it that way.”

“She is embarrassed by it,” the source continued. “But her family and friends always tell her that they love her just the same.”

In the end, if the Lupus rumor does in fact end up being confirmed by her people, there would be no reason for the singer to be embarrassed by her health. She stood by her friend Demi Lovato when she was in rehab for a year and even had called out people on Instagram who bully others; we’re pretty sure her fans would stick it out with her.

What do you guys think, in the event that it is true?

Selena Gomez Cancels Upcoming Tour

Sad news for Selenators living down under and in Asia; Selena Gomez’s people have confirmed that the pop star has cancelled her recently announced Star Dance Tour.

While most superstars would cote some stupid excuse like a stomach virus or some Earth-shattering sickness, the former Disney star has revealed that real reason for the cancellation is because she needs some “me” time.

The actress/singer was scheduled to have a total of 13 tour stops which included dates in Japan, China, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. Her five-city tour of Australia which would have been her first time travelling there on a tour was scheduled to begin on February 1st at Perth Arena in Perth, WA and wrap up on February 8th at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

“My fans are so important to me and I would never want to disappoint them,” commented Gomez in a statement issued by promoter Live Nation. “But it has become clear to me and those close to me that after many years of putting my work first, I need to spend some time on myself in order to be the best person I can be. To my fans, I sincerely apologize and I hope you guys know how much each and every one of you mean to me.”

The news of Gomez’s cancellation comes two weeks after she had an almost meltdown during the annual KIIS-FM Jingle Ball concert. During the show, the singer dropped the F-bomb after some technical difficulties plagued her, and other artists as well.

Hopefully, the time off does her some good and she comes back refreshed and ready to hit the touring circuit again.

Selena Gomez and Her Naughty Jingle Ball Show

Things got a little hairy to say the least for Selena Gomez this past weekend during her show in Los Angeles as part of the annual KIIS-FM Jingle Ball concert.

The singer was in the middle of performing when there was an issue with her audio. Instead of taking it like a pro and just hammer out the song like fellow performer Ariana Grande who had a similar misfortune, the “Come and Get It” singer dropped an F-bomb for the entire Staples Center audience to hear and stormed off the stage.

Talk about tantrum.

After storming off, she came back on to give a slight explanation as to why she vacated the stage mid-performance, “sorry the sound isn’t working!”

She left once more, but returned just a few moment later, “Are you guys having a good night? I promise, a lot cooler people are gonna come out tonight,” she told the crowd upon her second return.

But that’s not where it all ended. She started to thank the crowd for being there and enduring her hot mess of a performance and even promised to sing two more songs.

The only problem?

She walked off the stage after just one of the two songs she promised the audience. An onlooker at the event said that Gomez was livid about all the audio trouble she was having.

Guess everybody’s entitled to one messed up show, let’s just hope this isn’t a recurring incident or else we might know how Justin Bieber rubbed off on her.

2013 Teen Choice Awards Winners

The Teen Choice Awards maybe marketed toward teenagers, but it doesn’t mean that the rest of us are excluded from watching the show, especially when many of our guilty pleasure were nominated for several awards. Taking the job as hosts for the evening were Pretty Little Liars‘ Lucy Hale and Glee’s Darren Criss.

It was a slam dunk of a night for Hale’s show Pretty Little Liars; the cast and some key characters took home a total of seven awards including Choice TV Show: Drama! and Choice TV Villain. One Direction led the pack of winners in the musical categories with four wins including Choice Summer Tour and Choice Music Group; Selena Gomez was right behind them with three wins.

While the awards were a big portion of the show, we could not stay away from all the performances which this year included new comers, Florida Georgia Line performing their hit Summer song, “Cruise'” featuring their friend Nelly. One Direction made Directioners happy with their performance of “Best Song Ever” while Paramore took the stage with ballerinas, balloons and confetti for a performance of their new single, “Still into You.”

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS:

CHOICE MUSIC GROUP

One Direction

CHOICE SUMMER TOUR

One Direction

CHOICE SINGLE BY A GROUP

“Live While We’re Young,” One Direction

CHOICE LOVE SONG

“Little Things,” One Direction

CHOICE MOVIE ACTRESS, COMEDY

Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect

CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR, COMEDY

Skylar Astin, Pitch Perfect

CHOICE MUSIC COMEDY

Pitch Perfect

CHOICE MOVIE VILLAIN

Adam DeVine, Pitch Perfect

CHOICE BREAKUP SONG

“Come and Get It,” Selena Gomez

CHOICE MUSIC STAR, FEMALE

Selena Gomez

CHOICE HOTTIE, FEMALE

Selena Gomez

CHOICE TV SHOW, DRAMA

“Pretty Little Liars”

CHOICE SUMMER TV SHOW

“Pretty Little Liars”

CHOICE SUMMER TV STAR, ACTRESS

Lucy Hale, “Pretty Little Liars”

CHOICE SUMMER TV STAR, ACTOR

Keegan Allen, “Pretty Little Liars”

CHOICE TV ACTOR, DRAMA

Ian Harding, “Pretty Little Liars”

CHOICE TV ACTRESS, DRAMA

Troian Bellisario, “Pretty Little Liars”

CHOICE TV VILLAIN

Janel Parrish, “Pretty Little Liars”

CHOICE ATHLETE, FEMALE

Gabby Douglas

ACUVUE INSPIRE AWARD

Nick Jonas

CHOICE TV SHOW, COMEDY

“Glee”

CHOICE TV SCENE STEALER, MALE

Chord Overstreet, “Glee”

CHOICE TV BREAKOUT STAR

Blake Jenner, “Glee”

CHOICE TV ACTRESS, COMEDY

Lea Michele, “Glee”

CHOICE MOVIE ACTOR, DRAMA

Logan Lerman, Perks of Being a Wallflower

CHOICE MOVIE DRAMA

Perks of Being a Wallflower

CHOICE FEMALE ARTIST

Demi Lovato

CHOICE SINGLE, FEMALE ARTIST

“Heart Attack,” Demi Lovato

ULTIMATE CHOICE AWARD

Ashton Kutcher

CHOICE TV ACTOR, FANTASY/SCI-FI

Ian Somerhalder, “The Vampire Diaries”

CHOICE TV ACTOR, COMEDY

Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

CHOICE TV ACTRESS, FANTASY/SCI-FI

Nina Dobrev, “The Vampire Diaries”

CHOICE ROCK GROUP

Paramore

CANDIE’S FASHION TRENDSETTER AWARD

Miley Cyrus

CHOICE SUMMER SONG

“We Can’t Stop,” Miley Cyrus

CHOICE TV SCENE STEALER, FEMALE

Miley Cyrus, “Two and a Half Men”

CHOICE BREAKOUT GROUP

Emblem3

CHOICE SUMMER MUSIC STAR

Bruno Mars

CHOICE R&B ARTIST

Bruno Mars

CHOICE TV ACTOR, ACTION

LL Cool J

CHOICE MUSIC BREAKOUT ARTIST

Ed Sheeran

CHOICE TV PERSONALITY, FEMALE

Demi Lovato, “The X Factor”

CHOICE SUMMER MOVIE STAR, FEMALE

Sandra Bullock, The Heat

CHOICE MOVIE CHEMISTRY

Sandra Bullock + Melissa McCarthy, The Heat

New Selena Gomez Track, Leaks

Another day, another leaked song from Selena Gomez, but sadly this newly released track will not be featured on her upcoming album, Stars Dance. Back in June, the pop star revealed the complete track listing as well as its release date of July 23.

The new leaked song is called “Sad Serenade” and were pretty sure it doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out who the song is about (come on guys, we’re only giving you one shot at this…he likes to pee in mop buckets). Anyways, the song can be heard below as well as the lyrics to the song.

SAD SERENADE LYRICS

Happier times,
Flash through my mind.
We both say it’s over and
I believe it this time.
All the pain that I hide,
Let it play through the night.

A sad, sad serenade.
Sad serenade, we almost got it right.
A sad, sad serenade.
Sad serenade, for every broken heart tonight.

All the love that we made,
Turn it up, let it play
A sad, sad serenade,
Sad serenade.

I won’t regret what I won’t forget
Memories and your number,
Are all I have left.

I wish you the best, I really do,
Even though I know that I’m still not over you.
I know that we both are to blame,
I can’t believe, you didn’t fight harder for me.

It’s a sad, sad serenade.
Sad serenade, we almost got it right.
A sad, sad serenade.
Sad serenade, for every broken heart tonight.

All the love that we made,
Turn it up, let it play
A sad, sad serenade,
Sad serenade.

The more you love, the more it hurts,
When it ends, when it’s over
All that’s left are the memories
Playing over, and over.

In your head, in your heart,
Turn it up, make it stop.
Tonight, all over the world,
The most beautiful song ever heard,

Is a sad, sad serenade,
Sad serenade, we almost got it right.
A sad, sad serenade.
Sad serenade, for every broken heart tonight.

All the love that we made,
Turn it up, let it play.

A sad, sad serenade,
Sad serenade.
A sad, sad serenade