Selena Gomez hints she's putting music career on hold to focus on acting

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For the past decade, Selena Gomez has juggled acting and music careers, but it seems as though she's looking to lighten her workload in the near future.

During an appearance on the January 7 episode of Jason BatemanWill Arnett and Sean HayesSmartLess podcast, obtained by Entertainment Tonight, the 31-year-old "Single Soon" singer said that while she feels "like I have one more album in me," she's looking to concentrate more on her first love, which is acting.

Selena said that it was when she was shooting the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place that she "started having a lot of fun with music and then touring was really fun."  But, she added, "The older I get, the more I'm kind of like -- I would like to find something to just settle on."

"I wanted to be an actress, I never really intended on being a singer full-time but apparently that hobby turned into something else," the Only Murders in the Building star continued.

Selena confirmed that she's got a new album coming out this year, though a release date has yet to be announced.

Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 9:08AM by George Costantino Permalink