Selena Gomez announced via social media on Wednesday August 17 that she has a new collaboration underway with REMA.
On her Instagram story, the Rare Beauty mogul posted a black and white snapshot of herself smiling from ear to ear as she shook hands with Nigeria’s rising Afrobeats star. Although she didn’t offer much context, Gomez did include a colorfully beaming GIF above the photo that says “Coming Soon.”
Gomez has been giving fans hints about new music for a while now, hinting in interviews and posting cryptic TikTok videos from inside the recording booth. And while she hasn’t officially announced that a studio is in the works, her next project will be the sequel to her 2020 album. Rare and his 2021 EP in Spanish Revelationwhich earned the singer the very first Grammy nod of her career for Best Latin Pop Album.
REMA, meanwhile, released their debut album Rave & Roses back in March. The LP included the singles “Soundgasm”, “Calm Down” and “FYN” featuring AJ Tracey in addition to other guest appearances from Chris Brown (“Time n Affection”), 6lack (“Hold Me”) and Yseult (“Wine “).
Gomez remains very busy juggling a number of other projects and opportunities in the meantime. She is currently preparing the release of the fourth season of Selena + Chef — which may or may not have been filmed at Hannah Montana home to Malibu – and is currently developing a reboot of the 1988 classic A hard worker. Oh, and she’s nominated for the 2022 Emmy Awards as Executive Producer on Hulu’s Only murders in the buildingwhich is up for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Check out Gomez’s Instagram story with REMA before it expired here.
🚨 Selena Gomez is about to release her collaboration with REMA soon. pic.twitter.com/WXQDanXyY7
—PopCrave (@PopCrave) August 17, 2022
