What’s up y’all, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver Music, and Selena Gomez
just revealed why she was initially nervous to collaborate with BLACKPINK for their now-beloved
hit song, ‘Ice Cream.’
We’ve all had the song on repeat ever since it dropped, and if the music video doesn’t
make you want to get together with your best friends and have an ice cream dance party,
I don’t know what will!
The song will be featured on BLACKPINK’s highly anticipated full-length album, and
to say it’s already a success would be an understatement, as the music video was viewed
close to 100 million times within 24 hours of its premiere on YouTube.
Selena interviewed with iHeartRadio’s show ‘The Big Ticket,’ where she opened up
about the sweet collaboration with BLACKPINK and how it came about.
During the interview, Selena also touched on why she feels the need to use her massive
platform to raise awareness about politics, but we’ll get into that in just a minute!
Selena talked about what it felt like being part of the widely successful collaboration,
and why it was especially close to her family to release the upbeat track.
“It’s definitely a joyful thing, and even being a part of it brought me joy.
It’s hopefully what everybody else will get from it.
I just want in those moments for people to feel good.”
And it seems as though Selena aims to continue to bring joy to her fans, as she also touched
on her new Hulu comedy crime series, ‘Only Murders In The Building,’ with Steve Martin
and Martin Short.
When talking about the new project, Selena said quote, “I also think it’s going to
bring a lot of joy to people.
I was on a Zoom with Steve and Marty, and I’m like, ‘I’m not going to get any
work done because they are just so quick in their back-and-forth.’”
When asked about how the collaboration came about, Selena explained that she and BLACKPINK
are under the same label, so the collab was mutual.
“It’s kind of mutual because we’re under different umbrellas under the label so this
was super exciting.”
And she also gushed about how much she loves and adores BLACKPINK.
“They sent me the song and I was like, should I do it?
Should I do it?
I love Blackpink, and I’ve been obsessed with them.”
But Selena also revealed why she was actually nervous about getting on the track with BLACKPINK.
“I was like okay, I’m nervous because it is something that’s stepping out of my
zone a little bit, but it was just the best time and the girls were great and I mean,
so fun.”
And you know what they say, great things never came from comfort zones!
So on behalf of all of the fans out there, we’re genuinely SO happy Selena ultimately
did end up on the track!
During the interview, the pop star continued to talk about BLACKPINK and how much she respects
them.
“I have so much respect for them; their work ethic and how much they put into what
they do is pretty remarkable.
So kind of seeing the crossover has been really interesting at the same time for both of us.
Each of us got to go into that world together.”
Selenators and BLINKS alike took to the comments to show support for the collaboration, writing
things like, “SELPINK IS JUST ICONIC....,” “She looks happy and gorgeous!!,” and
SELPINK ONE OF THE CUTEST FRIENDSHIPS IN MUSIC INDUSTRY.”
And we couldn’t agree more!
Selena also opened up about what she’s learned about herself during quarantine, saying quote,
“It’s definitely the most time I’ve spent on my own probably since I was 16.
I think that scared me at first it was super uncomfortable, more so because of the anxiety
I was carrying because of everything that is happening.”
And she continued to open up about how much she’s learned about the United States during
this time.
“I felt like I got the opportunity to learn a lot about my country in ways that I never
have before and I think that’s one of the plus sides of having this attention around
something that’s so important because I didn’t know, and it was very upsetting and
confusing.”
She continued to discuss how she’s chosen to use her newfound knowledge to use her own
voice and not worry about what others think.
“II feel good about saying what I’m saying, and I feel good about what I’m standing
by, and I’m not going to let other opinions conduct what I feel personally.”
She further explained that she felt it was necessary to have multiple people, including
Stacey Abrams and transgender activist Raquel Willis, take over her Instagram account.
Selena explained that she wanted to give her huge platform to people who have experienced
the hardships that Black Americans and minorities have faced.
“I wanted people to hear it from them and from multiple categories of the industry and
of the government.
It’s been a lot, and I wanted it to be a moment, so honestly, it was a no-brainer for
me.”
And when asked if she has hope for the country, Selena concluded by saying quote, “One thousand
percent.
That’s something I’ll never let go of.
I’ll never let go of the hope for our country.”
Well there you have it!
Selena is doing her part in taking action and it doesn’t look like she’s slowing
down anytime soon.
But now I want to turn it over to you.
Let us know all your thoughts about the interview in the comment section down below.
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Thanks for watching, I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!