Selena
Gomez's
New
Boyfriend
Benny
Blanco:
American
singer
and
songwriter
Selena
Gomez's
personal
life
has
always
grabbed
attention.
After
her
much-publicised
breakup
with
Justin
Beiber,
she
dated
The
Weeknd
for
a
few
months
and
has
also
been
linked
to
actor
Chris
Evans.
And
now,
surprising
her
fans
worldwide,
Selena
has
seemingly
confirmed
that
she
is
dating
35-year-old
record
producer
Benny
Blanco.
After
a
black-and-white
photo
of
Selena
with
Benny
was
posted
on
an
IG
page,
media
agency
PopCrave
shared
on
X
that
Selena
had
commented
and
replied
to
many
of
her
fans
relating
to
her
new
relationship.
Soon,
she
shared
a
monochrome
selfie
of
herself
on
Blanco's
chest
on
her
Instagram
Story,
verifying
their
romance.
As
her
fans
are
excited
about
Gomez's
newfound
love,
here's
everything
you
should
know
about
her
new
man.
Who
is
Benny
Blanco?
American
record
producer
Benjamin
Joseph
Levin,
who
is
known
by
his
stage
name
Benny
Blanco,
was
born
March
8,
1988,
in
Reston,
Virginia.
He
is
Jewish
by
origin
and
began
creating
hip-hop
instrumentals
in
his
bedroom
and
recording
his
vocals
over
them.
He
co-produced
and
co-wrote
some
hit
singles
in
the
late
2000s,
after
which
Blanco
became
a
big
name
in
the
music
industry.
In
2018,
he
released
his
debut
single
as
a
lead
artist,
titled
"Eastside," alongside
Halsey
and
Khalid.
Benny
has
worked
with
some
of
the
biggies
in
the
music
industry,
including
Rihanna,
Katy
Perry,
and
Ed
Sheeran.
A
few
of
his
songwriting
credits
include
Rihanna's
Diamonds,
Lizzo's
Grrrls,
and
SZA's
Nobody
Gets
Me.
Awards
Blanco
has
also
been
honoured
with
some
big
awards,
namely
the
2013
Hal
David
Starlight
Award
from
the
Songwriters
Hall
of
Fame
and
the
iHeartRadio
Producer
of
the
Year
Award
in
2017.
He
has
also
been
given
the
BMI
Songwriter
of
the
Year
Award
five
times.
Apart
from
his
work
and
collaboration,
Balanco
has
founded
two
labels,
Mad
Love
Records
and
Friends
Keep
Secrets.
Selena
Gomez
defends
relationship
with
Benny
Blanco:
“Then
why
has
he
been
the
best
thing
that’s
ever
happened
to
me
...
he’s
still
better
than
anyone
I’ve
been
with.
Facts”
pic.twitter.com/7CsJoL6Qck
Gomez
and
Blanco
have
worked
together
in
2019
'I
Can't
Get
Enough."
Therefore,
it
indicates
that
both
artists
already
knew
each
other
professionally
before
starting
a
romantic
relationship.