Whereas Selena Gomez has been coping with some powerful on-line drama over the previous few weeks, the star’s followers have been supporting her each step of the best way — particularly with regards to her music.
Gomez’s songs (on which she is the lead artist) registered 16.1 million on-demand U.S. audio streams within the week ending March 2, in keeping with Luminate, up from 11 million the week earlier than. The brand new whole is her finest audio streaming week for the reason that week ending Nov. 10, 2022 (17.6 million), which was most definitely linked to the discharge of her Selena Gomez: My Thoughts & Me documentary on Nov. 2.
That additional 5.1 million streams within the U.S. comes out to a bonus $27,030 for the recording rights holders, plus one other $6,245 in publishing income, Billboard estimates.
Whereas there isn’t any clear reason for the enhance, Gomez has been within the headlines fairly a bit just lately associated to her alleged feud with Hailey Bieber, who’s married to her ex-boyfriend, Justin Bieber. It began after the Solely Murders within the Constructing star confessed on TikTok in February that she’d over-laminated her eyebrows. Kylie Jenner then shared a photograph together with her pal Hailey holding the digital camera shut as much as their very own professional-looking brows.
Followers believed that the similarities between the posts was no coincidence, and that maybe the truth star and mannequin had been making enjoyable of Gomez. “That is reaching,” the Kardashians star commented in regards to the state of affairs on a TikTok. “No shade in the direction of selena ever and I didn’t see her eyebrow posts! u guys are making one thing out of nothing. that is foolish.”
On the time, Gomez added that she’s “a fan of Kylie,” although she has since commented on fan-made TikToks shading Hailey, writing “I like you” to 1 fan who slammed the Rhode founder for being a “nepo child” and a “imply woman.” On a resurfaced video of Hailey pretending to gag on the point out of Taylor Swift’s music, Gomez replied, “So sorry, my finest pal is and continues to be probably the greatest within the recreation.”
Nevertheless, most just lately, Gomez has inspired her followers to be extra empathetic. “Please, please be kinder and think about others psychological well being,” Selena commented on one among her current TikToks sharing her make-up routine. “My coronary heart has been heavy and I solely need good for everybody. All my love.”
—Further reporting by Trevor Anderson & Colin Stutz
