Gomez first gained recognition in 2011 for her
cover versions of popular songs, many of which she uploaded to
YouTube. One of her videos caught the attention of record producer
Dr. Luke, who signed her to a recording contract with his label
Kemosabe Records, an imprint of
RCA Records. While working on her debut effort, Gomez collaborated with artists
will.i.am,
Cody Simpson and
Cher Lloyd. Her 2013 debut commercial single, "
Becky from the Block", was released to positive reception despite failing to chart. Its 2014 follow-up, "
Can't Get Enough" (featuring
Pitbull) moderately entered US
Latin charts and served as the lead single for her debut extended play, Play It Again (2014). In April of that year, Gomez achieved mainstream success with the release of her single "
Shower", which peaked within the top 20 of the
Billboard Hot 100 and received
double platinum certification by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She embarked on a co-headlining tour with
J Balvin during September and October 2015, which spanned throughout the United States. She portrayed Valentina Galindo in two episodes of the musical television series Empire, while contributing two songs to the show's soundtrack. She released her first full-Spanish song, "
Sola" in 2016. Her 2018 single, "Zooted" (featuring
French Montana and
Farruko), was her first English-language song in three years. In 2019, she released several singles in both languages.
Gomez's studio albums, each recorded in
Spanish, have all peaked within the top-ten of the
Billboard Top Latin Albums. Her debut studio album, Mala Santa (2019), peaked at number eighty-five in the
Billboard 200, received
septuple platinum certification by the RIAA Latin, and spawned the two
Billboard Hot Latin Songs top-ten entries: "
Mayores" and "
Sin Pijama".[9] Her second studio album Esquemas (2022), debuted at number ninety-two in the U.S. and number-one on the
Billboard Latin Pop Albums; its third single, "
Mamiii" (with
Karol G), peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains her highest-charting song.[10] Her third studio album Esquinas (2023), debuted at number 109 in the U.S. and debuted at number three in the
Regional Mexican Albums.[11] Gomez launched her cosmetics company, Treslúce Beauty in 2021.
Life and career
1997–2011: Early life and career beginnings
Rebbeca Marie Gomez[1][2] was born on March 2, 1997,[2] in
Inglewood, California,[3] the oldest of four children, to
Mexican-American parents Alejandra "Alex" (née Esquivias) and Francisco "Frank" Gomez.[1][12] All four of her grandparents are from
Jalisco, Mexico, while her parents and most of her family were born in the United States.[13] Gomez has two brothers and a younger sister.[14] In December 2017, she revealed she has a half-sister.[15] Gomez grew up in
Moreno Valley, and at the age of nine her family lost their home and moved into the converted garage of her grandparents' house due to financial problems.[1] Gomez began working part-time jobs to help support her family, doing commercials and voice over work.[1] She had what she described as a "mid-life crisis" when she was nine years old, and decided she wanted to pursue a music career.[1] She was quoted as stating:
That was literally my mid-life crisis when I was nine years old. That's when I felt like, 'OK, I gotta get my life together. What am I gonna do?' I pushed that on myself at a younger age than the average kid because at the time my family had lost our home. I've always been more mature for my age, so I was already understanding what they were going through. And I just thought, 'How can I help them?'[16]
She initially attended public school, though had to undergo home schooling due to issues with bullying.[16] She claimed that at one point she was jumped by multiple girls while in the restroom, and was a frequent target due to her jobs in the entertainment industry.[17]
Gomez appeared in the short film El Tux (2008) as Claudia Gómez and as Nina in the
Discovery Channel television film La estación de la Calle Olvera (2008).[18][19] She became a member of a girl group named G.L.A.M. in 2009,[20] and later joined B.C.G., a duo with G.L.A.M. member Cristal G.[21] She filmed a music video as part of G.L.A.M. for a song titled "JellyBean" in 2009. During this time, Gomez also began recording herself singing and rapping songs using
Garageband, and created a YouTube account to post covers of popular songs online.[16] She also began writing her own songs, and by the age of thirteen had taught herself how to play guitar.[1] Gomez befriended production duo The Jam when she was thirteen, who liked Gomez's written work.[17] The trio began working on material together, resulting in the covers of six songs: "
Otis", uploaded to YouTube on September 15, 2011, "
Lighters", released on October 13, "
Novacane", released on October 27, "
Take Care", uploaded on March 1, 2012, "
Boyfriend", released on March 30, and the song "Turn the Music Up", a sample of "
Mi Tierra", uploaded on July 18.[17] These songs were meant to be part of a mixtape, titled @itsbeckygomez, though this project never came to fruition.[1] Her cover of "Otis" caught the attention of producer
Dr. Luke, who had worked with artists including
Britney Spears and
Miley Cyrus, among others, like
Kesha who reached a settlement over rape and defamation claims against him out of court[22].[1] Luke scheduled a meeting with Gomez, and asked her to play guitar for him; he later signed her to his
Kemosabe Records record label, through
RCA Records.[17] In reference to her video clip for "Otis", Luke claimed "I would have signed her off that video alone. I was 100 percent in. She has so much personality and her voice just pops out of the speakers. Then I met her and discovered she could also sing and play the guitar and I thought, 'This is even better.' Then I found out she could write and it was like, 'What else are you going to tell me, that you're also Van Gogh?' Her potential is limitless."[17] Shortly after signing with the label, Gomez began work on her debut album.[1]
2012–2015: Commercial success with music and acting
In 2012, while working on her debut album, Gomez released her debut single "Problem" featuring American rapper
will.i.am in September 6. A remix version of the song was released August 31, for the animated film Hotel Transylvania, the song served as a promotional single and also appeared in the movie's end credits.[23] Gomez and will.i.am filmed a music video for the song; it features both artists in a hotel while scenes from the movie also appear.[1] In August 7, Gomez featured on Australian singer
Cody Simpson's single, "
Wish U Were Here".[24] In October 2, Gomez was featured on English singer
Cher Lloyd's single, "
Oath".[25] The song was originally written by Gomez, but was brought to Lloyd. The single had some commercial success, becoming Gomez's first entry in the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100,[26] peaking at number fifty-eight in
Canada,[27] and was certified
gold by the
RIAA.[28] Gomez also featured on Brazilian singer
Michel Teló on a remix of his cover of the song "
Ai Se Eu Te Pego", released on his UK EP in October 14. She later collaborated with American singers
Kesha,
Juicy J and
Wiz Khalifa, in a song titled "
Die Young" (Remix), and was included on the Japanese deluxe edition of Kesha's second studio album, Warrior.[29]
On April 8, 2013, Gomez released "
Becky from the Block", as her official debut single. The song is a cover of American singer
Jennifer Lopez's 2003 single "
Jenny from the Block". Gomez filmed a music video in her neighborhood, with Lopez herself making a cameo in the clip.[30][31]Entertainment Tonight described the version to have "give[n] Jenny's NY-based tune a West Coast slant".[32]
Gomez released her debut EP titled Play It Again, in July 2013.[33] "
Can't Get Enough" featuring American rapper
Pitbull, was released as the album's lead single, in March 29, 2014. The song debuted at number ten in the U.S.
Billboard Hot Latin Songs,[34] and debuted at number two in the U.S.
Billboard Latin Airplay.[35] Spanglish and Spanish versions for "Play It Again" and "Can't Get Enough" were released to digital platforms in their respective years. Gomez performed the former on the
Premios Juventud ceremony, where she was also nominated for Revelation Young. In September 24, she recorded the song "
Quiero Bailar (All Through the Night)" with Mexican DJ trio
3Ball MTY, which sees Gomez rapping and singing in both English and Spanish.[36] In October, she confirmed that she was already recording her debut album.
On April 23, 2014, Gomez released standalone single "
Shower".[37] The song was a commercial success, peaked at number sixteen in the U.S.,[26] peaking at number thirty-eight in Canada,[27] and peaked at number eighty in
U.K.,[38] and was certified 2×
platinum by the RIAA.[28] On November 4, Gomez released single "
Can't Stop Dancin'".[39] The song peaked at number eighty eight in the U.S.[26] She released a remix with Colombian singer
J Balvin in March 2015.[40] Gomez opened for American singers
Demi Lovato and
Katy Perry on select dates of their
Demi and
Prismatic world tours (2014–15) in both the United States and Mexico.[41]
Gomez featured on Mexican singer
Thalía's single, "
Como Tú No Hay Dos", released on January 7, 2015.[42] On April 1, Gomez released single "Lovin' So Hard", along with a music video consisting of homemade footage of Gomez and American singer
Austin Mahone, whom she briefly dated.[43] On June 26, Gomez debuted a song titled "We Are Mexico" in solidarity with the Latin community in response to
Donald Trump's remarks against illegal Mexican immigrants.[44] She also performed at a tribute concert for the late Mexican-American singer
Jenni Rivera.[45] Gomez appeared as Valentina Galindo in two episodes of Empire, performing the singles "Do It" and "New, New" for the show's soundtrack.[1] On August 21, she released single "
Break a Sweat".[46] Gomez embarked on a co-headlining tour with J Balvin beginning on September 23 and ending on October 25; the tour spanned across the United States.[47][48] She later collaborated with Dutch DJs
Yellow Claw on the songs "Wild Mustang" and "For the Thrill", from their album Blood For Mercy.[49] Gomez was cast as
Trini in the film Power Rangers (2017).[50][51]
2016–2018: Crossover to Latin music and films
Gomez traveled to
Vancouver, Canada, to film Power Rangers.[52][53] Filming occurred from February 29 to May 28, 2016.[54][55] Gomez collaborated with Pitbull in a song titled "Superstar". The song served as the official anthem for the
Copa América Centenario.[56] Gomez decided to move to Spanish music in 2016, changing the course in her music career to the
Latin music market. On June 24, Gomez released the standalone single "
Sola".[57] The song serves as her first to be sung solely in Spanish and was planned to be the lead single from her then-upcoming Spanish debut album.[57] The single peaked at number eighteen in the Hot Latin Songs.[34] On July 22, Gomez alongside Puerto Rican singer
Yandel was featured on American rapper
Lil Jon's single, "
Take It Off", alongside its music video; a Spanglish version was released the same day.[58] The single peaked at number forty-five in the Hot Latin Songs.[34] October 7, Gomez released the standalone single "
Mangú",[59] after its premiere at the
Latin American Music Awards. Gomez Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist category at the ceremony.[60] The single peaked at number forty-seven in the Hot Latin Songs.[34]
Gomez was featured on American producers
Play-N-Skillz's both Spanglish and English remake versions of the 1994 song "
Si Una Vez (If I Once)" by late Tejano singer
Selena, alongside Mexican-American singer
Frankie J and American rapper
Kap G. The singles were released on February 24 and April 7, 2017, respectively.[61] On March 3, Gomez released the standalone single "
Todo Cambió".[62][63] The single peaked at number thirty-three in the Hot Latin Songs.[34] On March 24, Power Rangers was released, marking Gomez's feature film debut. She received public attention after it was revealed that her character, Trini, is queer, being the first
film superhero to be from the
LGBT community.[64] She collaborated with Argentine singer
Axel, on the single "Que Nos Animemos", which was released on June 30, as part of his album Ser.[65] On July 14, Gomez released the single "
Mayores", with Puerto Rican rapper
Bad Bunny, alongside a music video.[66] Gomez stated that "Mayores" will mark the beginning of a "new era". The song was a commercial success, topped the charts in Spain and several
Latin American countries.[34] It also peaked at number seventy-four in the U.S.,[26] and was certified 46x platinum by the RIAA.[28] The music video became reached 100 million views in one month and with over 2 billion views since 2021, and the 50 most-viewed on Vevo, and one of the 70 most-viewed YouTube videos.[67] The song won for the Favorite Urban Song at the
Latin American Music Awards and was nominated for the
Top Latin Song at the
Billboard Music Awards.[68][69] On September 8, Gomez was featured on the song "Todo Lo Que Quiero" from Yandel's fourth solo studio album #Update.[70] On September 21, it was confirmed that Gomez would be the opening act for American girl group
Fifth Harmony, for the Latin American leg of their PSA Tour, with shows in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico.[71] During the group's performance in Argentina, Gomez was pulled off the stage by security after being confused for a fan when attempting to cover member Dinah Jane with the country's flag when her outfit was ripping apart.[72][73] Gomez joined Dominican-American singer and long-time friend
Leslie Grace on the song "
Díganle", released on September 28,[74] which was remixed a year later with vocals from Latin boy band
CNCO.[75] The single peaked at number thirty-six in the Hot Latin Songs.[34] Gomez also collaborated with American violinist
Lindsey Stirling as the featured vocalist on the track "Christmas C'mon", from Stirling's Christmas album, Warmer in the Winter, released on October 20.[76] On October 26, she hosted along with Mexican actor
Diego Boneta the
Latin American Music Awards in
Los Angeles,
California.[77]
On February 9, 2018, Venezuelan duo
Mau y Ricky released
a remix of their song "
Mi Mala" with Colombian singer
Karol G featuring Gomez, Grace and Argentine singer
Lali.[78] The single peaked at number thirty-eight in the Hot Latin Songs.[34] On the 16th of the same month, Jamaican rapper
Sean Paul and French DJ
David Guetta released the single "
Mad Love" also featuring Gomez, which was co-written by Colombian singer-songwriter
Shakira and included on the EP Mad Love the Prequel.[79] The single peaked at number seventy-one in Canada,[27] and peaked at number twenty-two in U.K.[38] On March 16, Spanish singer
Ana Mena released the single "
Ya Es Hora" with Gomez and American singer
De La Ghetto.[80] The single peaked at number twenty-nine in
Spain.[81] On April 20, Gomez released the single "
Sin Pijama" with Dominican singer
Natti Natasha, alongside a music video.[82] The song became another commercial success, topped the charts in Spain and several Latin American countries,[34] peaking at number seventy in the U.S.[26] surpassed 100 million views on YouTube within 3 weeks of its release, and was certified 38x platinum by the RIAA.[28] The music video surpassed American singers
Ariana Grande and
Nicki Minaj single "
Side to Side" (2016) as the most-viewed female collaboration and became the first to achieve 2 billion views. The song won for the Urban Song of the Year and Urban Collaboration of the Year at the
Lo Nuestro Awards and won for the International Artist Song and International Artist Video at the
Premios Tu Música Urbano.[83][84] On April 27, Gomez was featured in a remix of "
Dura" by Puerto Rican rapper
Daddy Yankee, alongside Bad Bunny and Natasha.[85] They premiered the song as a surprise performance at the
Billboard Latin Music Awards. On June 15, Mau y Ricky released the song "Mal de la Cabeza" with Gomez, as a track from their album Para Aventuras y Curiosidades; its title derives from the first line in the song.[86] Gomez returned to the English-speaking market after three years with the release of "Zooted" featuring Moroccan-American rapper
French Montana and Puerto Rican rapper
Farruko, which was made available for download on July 20. On August 2, Gomez released the single "
Cuando Te Besé" with Argentine rapper
Paulo Londra.[87][88] The single peaked at number thirty in the Hot Latin Songs,[34] and became her first number-one song in the
Argentina.[89] The song was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA.[28] A week later, Gomez starred in the sci-fi adventure film
A.X.L., which was filmed in late 2017; the movie received negative reviews from critics and, like Power Rangers, was a
box-office disappointment. Gomez starred in the lead role in the animated fantasy film Gnome Alone, alongside
Josh Peck; it was originally slated for release in theaters, but was only released in Latin America, Europe and Asia in April 2018. It was made available in
Netflix on October of the same year. Gomez was honored by
The Latin Recording Academy as one of the
Leading Ladies of Entertainment.[90] On October 19, Mexican singer Joss Favela released the single "
Pienso en Ti" with Gomez, which features
Regional Mexican, her first song in the genre.[91] Later that month, Spanish singer
C. Tangana released the single "
Booty" with Gomez. The song peaked at number three in Spain and became the 93rd best-selling song in Spain in only two months.[81] The song was certified 4× platinum by the RIAA.[28] Its music video was nominated for Best Music Video at the
Premios Odeón.[92] On October 25, 2018, Gomez, Mexican singer
Gloria Trevi, Grace, Puerto Rican actress
Roselyn Sánchez and Mexican actress
Aracely Arámbula hosted the
Latin American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California.[93] Gomez won the Favorite Female Artist of the Year at the ceremony.[94] Gomez featured in "Lost in the Middle of Nowhere" from American singer
Kane Brown's second album,
Experiment. Kane Brown released a Spanish version of "Lost in the Middle of Nowhere" with Gomez, along with a music video, and a behind-the-scenes clip with the English version, in March 2019.[95] She featured on Puerto Rican producers DJ Luian and Mambo Kingz's single "
Bubalu" featuring Puerto Rican rapper
Anuel AA and American singer
Prince Royce, released in November 6. The song peaked at number twenty-two in the Hot Latin Songs,[34] and was certified 21× platinum by the RIAA.[28] On December 21, Gomez was featured in a remix of "
Mala Mía" by Colombian singer
Maluma, alongside Brazilian singer
Anitta.[96]
2019–2021: Mala Santa
On January 18, 2019, Gomez officially made her return to English music with the release of "LBD", along with its lyric video.[97] On March 1, Gomez performed a series of shows in
Chile, starting with a headlining set at the
Viña del Mar International Song Festival festival in
Viña del Mar.[98] On March 22, she released single "Green Light Go".[99] Gomez embarked on her self-titled tour, visiting Spanish-speaking countries.[100] Gomez featured on Anitta's single "
Banana", released in April 5.[101] On April 19, Gomez released the standalone single "
La Respuesta" with Maluma.[102] The single peaked at number thirteen in the Hot Latin Songs.[34] The song was nominated for the Favorite Video at the
Latin American Music Awards.[103] On April 26, Gomez released the single "Next to You" with British DJ
Digital Farm Animals and Jamaican producer
Rvssian,[104] which was remixed featuring Nigerian-American singer
Davido, released in May 24.[105] "Un Mundo Ideal", a bilingual version of "
A Whole New World", was performed by English singer
Zayn Malik and Gomez for
the soundtrack to the
2019 remake of Aladdin. The song was released on May 17, 2019.[106] On June 28, Colombian group
ChocQuibTown released the single "
Que Me Baile" with Gomez.[107] She collaborated with Puerto Rican rapper
Myke Towers in a song titled "
Dollar" which was released on July 10.[108] The single peaked at number twenty-eight in the Hot Latin Songs.[34] On July 12, Puerto Rican rapper
Guaynaa released
a remix of his song "
Rebota" with American singer
Nicky Jam and Farruko featuring Gomez and Panamanian singer
Sech.[109] The song peaked at number twenty-eight in the Hot Latin Songs,[34] and was certified platinum by the RIAA.[28] On September 6, Senegalese-American singer
Akon released "
Cómo No" featuring Gomez, as the lead single from his album El Negreeto.[110][111] On September 13, Gomez released the standalone single "Secrets".[112] On September 20, American rapper
Saweetie released "
My Type (Latin Remix)" featuring Gomez and Dominican rapper Meliii.[113] On September 27, she featured on South Korean rapper
J-Hope's song "
Chicken Noodle Soup". The song contains lyrics in Spanish, English, and Korean, written by both in their respective languages. The music video for the song featured 50 dancers of different nationalities.[114] The single peaked at number eighty-one in the U.S.,[26] peaking at number fifty-five in Canada,[27] and peaked at number eighty-two in U.K.[38] That same day, she appeared on Pitbull's eleventh studio album Libertad 548, on the track "Mala". Pitbull released the remix to "Mala", with Gomez and additional guest vocals from De La Ghetto, released on July 17, 2020.[115] On October 11, Gomez released the single "
Mala Santa", as the fifth and final single from her debut studio album. The single peaked at number twenty-one in the Hot Latin Songs.[34]
Gomez released her debut studio album, Mala Santa, in October 2019, and calling it a "new era".[116][117] It is primarily a
latin pop and
reggaeton record, incorporating elements of
latin hip hop and
urbano.[118] The record includes new collaborations with Sech, Puerto Rican rapper
Darell, Mau y Ricky, American singer
Dalex, Puerto Rican duo
Zion & Lennox and Farruko; each track had visuals which were released on YouTube on the same day of the album, except the previously released singles. The album received acclaim from music critics and debuted at number eighty-five on the U.S.
Billboard 200[119] and debuted in the top five of the
Billboard Top Latin Albums,[120] earning 8,000
album-equivalent units in its first week,[9] and was certified 7× platinum by the RIAA.[28] She performed "Dollar" with Towers at the
Latin American Music Awards the same day, and later performed a medley of "Mayores", "Sin Pijama" and "Mala Santa", after which Gomez was awarded the
Extraordinary Evolution Award for her evolving work in a short span of years,[121] and won the Favorite Female Artist.[122] On November 3, she hosted in the
MTV Europe Music Awards in
Seville,
Andalusia,
Spain.[123] On November 10, Gomez was part of the song "Giants", as Qiyana, by virtual hip-hop group True Damage in League of Legends for the
2019 World Championship.[124] On the same day, she was part of its live performance for the opening ceremony of the finals.[125]
On January 31, 2020, Mexican pop singer
Carlos Rivera released the single "
Perdiendo la Cabeza" with Gomez and Puerto Rican singer
Pedro Capó.[126] The song became her first number-one song in
Mexico,[127] and was certified platinum by the RIAA.[28] On March 20, Gomez was featured in a remix of "Boys Ain't Shit" by Australian singer
Saygrace.[128] On April 13, Gomez released the standalone single "They Ain't Ready".[129] On April 23, Cuban duo
Gente de Zona released the single "
Muchacha" with Gomez.[130] The single was certified platinum by the RIAA.[28] The single was nominated for the
Best Urban Song at the
Latin Grammy Awards.[131] On May 28, Mexican-American singer
Chiquis and Gomez released the single "
Jolene" a
cumbia style Spanish-language cover of American singer
Dolly Parton's song.[132] On June 19, Gomez was featured on the song "Duro Hard" from American hip-hop group
Black Eyed Peas Latin album Translation.[133] On June 19, Spanish singer
Abraham Mateo released the single "
Tiempo Pa Olvidar" with Gomez.[134] On July 10, Gomez released the standalone single "My Man", and its video-game inspired music video features her and boyfriend
Sebastian Lletget.[135] On September 3, Juhn released the single "Otro Día Lluvioso" with Puerto Rican singer
Lenny Tavárez and Gomez featuring Dalex.[136] On October 9, she was featured in a remix of "
Latina" by Colombian singers
Reykon and Maluma, alongside American rapper
Tyga.[137] On October 29, Gomez released the standalone single "
No Drama" with Puerto Rican singer
Ozuna.[138] The single peaked at number twenty-three in the Hot Latin Songs.[34] In November 22, she won the
Favorite Female Latin Artist at the
American Music Awards.[139] On December 10, she was featured in a remix of "
Qué Maldición" by Mexican group
Banda MS and American rapper
Snoop Dogg.[140] On December 18, she was featured in a remix of "La Curiosidad" by Puerto Rican singers
Jay Wheeler and Towers alongside American rapper
Arcángel, Zion & Lennox, De La Ghetto and Puerto Rican rapper Brray.[141]
On February 22, 2021, Gomez released the standalone single "Rotate" with Nigerian singer
Burna Boy. The song was used in
Pepsi commercials featuring soccer players, including
Lionel Messi[142] On March 4, she made a cameo in Natasha's music video for "Las Nenas".[143] That same day, Puerto Rican rapper
Kevvo released the single "
Te Va Bien" with Arcángel and Gomez featuring Darell.[144] The single was certified platinum by the RIAA.[28] On March 5, Gomez collaborated with Puerto Rican record producer
Tainy and American singer
Trevor Daniel on "F is For Friends" for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run soundtrack.[145] On April 14, American R&B and pop group
Emotional Oranges released the single "Down to Miami" featuring Gomez.[146] On April 20, Natasha released the single "
Ram Pam Pam" with Gomez, as a single for both of their second studio albums.[147] The single peaked at number twelve in the Hot Latin Songs,[34] peaking at number-one in the Latin Airplay,[35] and was certified 4× platinum by the RIAA.[28] They premiered the song on American television on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on May 17, 2021.[148] On June 4, Gomez released the single "
Fulanito" in collaboration with Dominican rapper
El Alfa.[149] The single peaked at number twenty-four in the Hot Latin Songs,[34] and was certified 7× platinum by the RIAA.[28] On July 15, Argentine rapper
Khea released the single "Only One" with Gomez and American singer-songwriter
Julia Michaels featuring Jamaican songwriter and producer
Di Genius.[150] On August 26, Argentine singer
María Becerra released the single "
Wow Wow" featuring Gomez, included on Becerra's studio album
Animal.[151] The song peaked at number two in Argentina.[89] On September 10, Mexican singer
Sofía Reyes released the single "
Mal de Amores" with Gomez, as the lead single of Reyes's second studio album of the same name.[152] The single was certified platinum by the RIAA.[28] On September 16, Play-N-Skillz released the single "
Baila Así" with Gomez, Thalía and Chiquis.[153] The song was certified gold by the RIAA.[28] On October 22, American singer
Christina Aguilera released the single "
Pa Mis Muchachas" with Gomez and Argentine rapper
Nicki Nicole, featuring Argentine singer
Nathy Peluso, which served as the lead single from her
EP, La Fuerza and part of her album Aguilera.[154] The single peaked at number thirty-seven in the Hot Latin Songs,[34] peaking at number eleven in the Mexico,[127] and was certified platinum by the RIAA.[28] For her work on the album as a featured artist on the track, she was nominated for
Album of the Year at the
23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards.[155] The project garnered three nominations at the
Latin Grammy Awards.[156] In November 2021, Gomez began hosting her own
Facebook Watch talk show, titled Face to Face with Becky G.[157][158] Her first guest was American singer
Demi Lovato.[157] On November 26, Gomez released song "Lo Que Yo Diga" from the Koati film soundtrack.[159] In November 21, she won the
Favorite Female Latin Artist at the
American Music Awards.[160] On December 1, Gomez released the single "
Bella Ciao".[161]
2022–present: Esquemas, Esquinas and upcoming fourth studio album
In February 2022, Gomez released "
Mamiii" with Karol G as the third single from her second studio album.[162] The single peaked at number four on the
Billboard Global 200,[163] peaked at number fifteen in the U.S.,[26] and became her first number-one song in the Hot Latin Songs,[34] and was certified 23× platinum by the RIAA.[28] The song has received
numerous awards and nominations including, nominations for the Favorite Latin Song at the
American Music Awards,[164] for the
Best Urban Song at the
Latin Grammy Awards,[165] for the
Best Latin at the
MTV Video Music Awards,[166] but ultimately won Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year at the
iHeartRadio Music Awards,[167] and winning three awards at the
Latin American Music Awards.[168] In March, Gomez joined American singer
Joe Jonas and American choreographer
Sean Bankhead to serve as judges on the
MTV &
TikTok American music competition series Becoming a Popstar.[169] On March 24, Gomez alongside Natasha were featured on the song "
Zona del Perreo" from Daddy Yankee's last studio album Legendaddy.[170] The song peaked at number thirty-two in the Hot Latin Songs.[34] Gomez released "
No Mienten" on April 20, as the fourth single from her second album.[171] The single was certified gold by the RIAA.[28] On April 28, Regional Mexican group Marca MP released the single "
Ya Acabó" with Gomez.[172] The single peaked at number seven in the Hot Latin Songs.[34] The song won for the Best Collaboration – Regional Mexican at the
Latin American Music Awards.[168] She released "
Bailé Con Mi Ex" on May 10 as the album's fifth and final single along with its music video.[173] The single peaked at number forty-one in the Hot Latin Songs,[34] and peaked at number two in the Mexico.[127] The single was nominated for the Favorite Pop Song at the
Latin American Music Awards.[168]
Gomez released her second studio album, Esquemas, in May 2022.[174] The record includes new collaborations with American-Venezuelan singer-songwriter
Elena Rose and Guaynaa. The album debuted at number ninety-two in the U.S.,[119] including number five in the Top Latin Albums,[120] and number-one on the
Latin Pop Albums,[175] earning 11,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[10] The album was nominated for Latin Pop Album of the Year at the
Billboard Latin Music Awards[176] and Album of the Year and for Favorite Pop Album at the
Latin American Music Awards.[168] Gomez starred alongside
Machine Gun Kelly,
Mod Sun,
Dove Cameron and
Megan Fox in the film
Good Mourning, released on May 22.[177] On July 6, Argentine singer
Tini released the single "
La Loto", a collaboration with Gomez and Anitta, which serves as the seventh single from Tini's fourth studio album Cupido.[178] The song peaked at number seven in Argentina.[89] On July 10, she hosted with Mexican
TikTok star Jimena Jiménez in the
MTV MIAW Awards in
Mexico City.[179] On September 16, Gomez released the single "
Amantes" with Spanish singer Daviles de Novelda, which features
bachata music, her first song in the genre.[180] On October 13, Gomez appeared alongside Colombian singer
Greeicy, Becerra, and Tini on a remix of Elena Rose's song "La Ducha".[181] Gomez was also named to Forbes30 Under 30 list in the music category.[182]
Gomez released her third studio album, Esquinas, in September 2023.[206] The album is
Regional Mexican, her first in the genre, as a tribute to her grandparents, who emigrated from Mexico to the United States. The record includes new collaborations with American regional Mexican music singer
Iván Cornejo, American singer
DannyLux, American trio
Yahritza y su Esencia, and Mexican-American singers
Ángela Aguilar and
Leonardo Aguilar. All the other tracks received visualizers. The album debuted at number 109 in the U.S.,[119] including number seven on the Top Latin Albums,[120] and debuted at number three on the
Regional Mexican Albums charts,[207] with 11,000 album equivalent units in its first week.[11] The album's fourth single "
2ndo Chance" with Cornejo, was released on September 28, the same day as the album's release.[208] The song peaked at number thirty-four in the Hot Latin Songs.[34] In October, Gomez was honored with key to the city in Inglewood.[209] On November 17, South Korean singer
Bibi released the single "Amigos" with Gomez.[210] In December, due to the success through the platform
TikTok, the song "
Por el Contrario", in collaboration with Ángela and Leonardo Aguilar, was released as the fifth and final single of the album. The music video was released on December 13, on the singer official YouTube channel.[211] The song debuted at number seventeen in the Hot Latin Songs,[34] peaked at number-one in the Latin Airplay,[35] and became her first number-one song in the
Regional Mexican Airplay.[212]
Gomez is described as a
hip hop,
pop rap,
pop,
latin, and
reggaeton artist.[218] Her debut studio album is a
Latin pop and
reggaeton record, incorporating elements of
Latin hip hop and
urbano.[219] Her second album followed close, although focusing more on
dance-pop and
R&B sounds. Her third studio album focused on
Mexican Regional music, a nod to her Mexican roots. Gomez is known for her versatility, often collaborating with different artists from different genres, such as
country,
EDM,
K-pop,
funk, among others. Vocally, she has been described as a soprano.[220][221]
Gomez began representing
CoverGirl in July 2014.[227] As the spokeswoman for the company, she filmed commercials to promote the brand and featured their products in her music videos.[227] In December 2018, Gomez released a makeup collection called Salvaje with cosmetics brand
ColourPop.[228] In 2020, she joined the ownership group of
Angel City FC of the
National Women's Soccer League.[229] In March 2021, Gomez collaborated with
PrettyLittleThing, creating the Streetwear Pieces Collection.[230] In June, she launched her makeup line, Treslúce Beauty, which is distributed by
Ulta Beauty as of March 2022.[231] In 2023, Gomez collaborated with Patron Tequila.[232] In June, she joined swimwear brand Gonza as new creative director.[233]
Gomez dated American singer
Austin Mahone from February 2015 to August 2015.[235] In June 2016, it was confirmed that Gomez was in a relationship with American professional soccer player
Sebastian Lletget.[236][237][238][239] The couple announced their engagement on December 9, 2022.[240][241] Lletget apologized for cheating allegations in late March 2023.[242][243] No further statements from either party has been issued.[citation needed]
While on tour with
Fifth Harmony in October 2017, Gomez suffered an "out-of-control fan attack" while in
Mexico City. Gomez took to
Snapchat to speak about the incident and also revealed that she had been dealing with anxiety issues.[244][245]
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