Selena Gomez's Road to 'Rare': How Pop's Quietest Singer Began to Raise Her Voice

A look back at SelenaGomez's road from teen Disney breakout to adult pop stardom 🌟

her words, singing not of empowerment, but finding release through submissiveness: “Let me show you how proud I am to be yours/ Leave this dress a mess on the floor/ And still look good for you…”

In the verses of “Hands to Myself,” the album’s third single, Gomez’s voice is both lead instrument and background texture. Each syllable in the verses sounds like a little puff of smoke, close enough to hear her breathe. But it was “Same Old Love,” the second single, that was’s biggest sonic departure: An anti-love song penned by Charli XCX, its brash melodies stuck out amongst the album’s subtler sentiments. Either way, Gomez had finally turned her voice into her biggest asset.

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