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).
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Oscar Original Song Shortlist Loaded With Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Diane Warren & More Making Cut
deadline.comThe Film Academy has unveiled its 15-track shortlist for the Best Original Song Oscar in 2023, which marks a confluence between stars old and new.
Buzzy first-time entrants to the field included chart-toppers Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, who have been recognized for their respective contributions to the songs “Lift Me Up,” “My Mind & Me,” “Carolina” and “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” from the films Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, Where the Crawdads Sing and Avatar: The Way of Water. (While Swift also looked to contend for Best Live-Action short with “All Too Well,” that title didn’t make the cut.) Returning to the list with the song “Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman — a Samuel Goldwyn Films anthology marking one of her smaller entrants to date — is Diane Warren, the 13-time Oscar nominee recognized in November with a long-overdue Honorary Oscar.
Also back, as expected, is Lady Gaga — the 2019 A Star Is Born Oscar winner who is this time recognized for the Top Gun: Maverick tune “Hold My Hand.” Other artists returning to the shortlist this go-round include two-time Oscar winner Alexandre Desplat with the song “Ciao Papa” from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio; La La Land‘s Benj Pasek and Justin Paul with the Spirited song “Good Afternoon”; Rita Wilson (with A Man Called Otto‘s “Til You’re Home”) who had previously qualified twice; three-time Oscar nominee J.
Ralph with “Dust & Ash” from Mandana Biscotti’s documentary The Voice of Dust and Ash about musician Mohammad-Reza Shajarian’s courageous denunciations of the Iranian government; and Daniel Pemberton with the Amsterdam song “Time” performed by Giveon.
Read more on deadline.com
