Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ Breaks Male Monopoly at No. 1 on Billboard 200
billboard.comOn the latest Pop Shop Podcast: A discussion about how there have been just two No. 1 albums by women in 2020. When Lady Gaga’s Chromatica album debuted at No.
1 on the Billboard 200 chart, it not only marked the superstar’s sixth chart-topper, but also just the second No. 1 album by a woman in 2020.
Out of the 18 No. 1 albums this year, the only other album by a woman to lead the list is Selena Gomez’s Rare, which debuted at No.
1 in January. On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), the team discusses why there have been so few leading ladies atop the chart in 2020, some near misses from some notable women this year, and which upcoming projects might turn the tide for female artists at No.
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