Actress and singer Selena Gomez -

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With

Rare

, her latest album, Selena Gomez definitively closes a chapter in her life.

Indeed, if the star is proud of what she has accomplished with this new opus, she wants her fans to understand that she has moved on.

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Things I've been doing in quarantine- settling into my new house and guitar lessons 🥰

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“I wanted people to understand that this was a chapter and that it is completely closed.

I don't want to be seen as someone sad and hurt.

I didn't want that anymore.

I wanted people to know that I had experienced something real, but that part of me no longer exists, ”she told

Rolling Stone

.

Take back control

By preparing

Rare

, Selena Gomez has given proof that she is regaining control over both her life and her art.

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I've looked up to @americaferrera for so long and to be able to hear such an inspired woman say these things means the world to me.

Thank you @time, thank you @americaferrera ... and make sure you register to vote!

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“I think that having been more involved than I ever had been (in producing an album) helped me gain confidence and emancipate myself completely.

I took control of what I was going to say, of what I was going to do, ”she added.

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