Selena Gomez This Is My Moment!'

The singer and actress comes of age as she puts drama behind her

When Selena thanked her fans for their loyalty on Instagram in October she was calling an end to a rather emotional time and the start of a new creative chapter. ‘Thank you all for standing by my side through the highs and lows. I couldn’t do it without you all and I can’t wait to start my next adventure with you,’ she posted. The 27-year-old star had dealt with seeing her first love, fellow singing sensation Justin Bieber, wed model Hailey Baldwin, recovered from a kidney transplant in 2017, and opened up about managing her mental wellbeing.

And now her fans are getting to hear all about it in the surprise release of her two new singles Lose You to Love Me and Look at Her Now.

Looking ahead to 2020 – and a new album – Selena says she’s in a better, more creative, place than ever before. The Texas-born star is even hoping to head back out on the road again.

Here Selena talks about singing from the heart, finding the courage to be happy again, and making her music.

Why did you put out Look at Her Now hot on the heels after Lose You to Love Me?

It was the next day! It made sense for me because those two records are very personal and show the vulnerability of something I have walked through. Then to come out on the other side – hopefully empowering people, especially women – and knowing that you’ve got it. It’s not easy to do. I released that song for my fans because they have stuck by me through all of it. They have been cheering me on, even if I may have not been there. I appreciate it so I wanted to show them that I was OK.

Lose You to Love Me is such an impassioned song...