★★★★★
Although she's been in the public eye for over a decade as a child actress-turned-pop star, Selena Gomez has always come across as somewhat hard to decipher compared to her fellow ex-Disney peers. Sure, she has a very public relationship with Justin Bieber under her belt, and a supporting role in the girls-behaving-very-very-badly thriller "Spring Breakers," but she's remained virtually scandal-free compared to, say, Miley Cyrus or her "Spring Breakers" co-star Vanessa Hudgens...
- www.billboard.com
2013-07-25
★★★★★
All work and no public meltdowns make Selena a dull girl. The Disney vet has dated - and, OMG, split from - Justin Bieber and released three LPs, all while remaining pop's most ho-hum double threat. Stars Dance is her first album without her band, the Scene, and the first to feature orgasmic moans - see "Birthday," featuring 16 seconds of what sure sounds like simulated sex...
- www.rollingstone.com
2013-07-23
★★★★★
The 20-year-old Disney Channel darling and Bieber squeeze made a smart choice in appearing in Harmony Korine's decidedly un-Disney movie Spring Breakers, but if she really wants to be considered a grown-up pop star, Selena Gomez is going to have to find some better hit-makers. Other than the sultry Stars Dance, much of this sounds like songs Rihanna rejected. As, it turns out, she did - the dancehall-lite of Come and Get It with its "na na nas" and "no lie, no lie" is a Rhi-Rhi reject...
- www.theguardian.com
2013-07-30
★★★★★
This year has been a coming-out party of sorts for Selena Gomez. Like Britney and Christina before her, she's undergone a tightly controlled transformation from teen star to decidedly more mature performer. On the heels of her starring role in Harmony Korine's racy Spring Breakers, Gomez's rebranding continues with her new album, Stars Dance...
- www.slantmagazine.com
2013-07-22
★★★★★
The 20-year-old Disney Channel darling and Bieber squeeze made a smart choice in appearing in Harmony Korine's decidedly un-Disney movie Spring Breakers, but if she really wants to be considered a grown-up pop star, Selena Gomez is going to have to find some better hit-makers. Other than the sultry Stars Dance, much of this sounds like songs Rihanna rejected. As, it turns out, she did - the dancehall-lite of Come and Get It with its "na na nas" and "no lie, no lie" is a Rhi-Rhi reject...
- www.guardian.co.uk
2013-07-21
★★★★★
Buy it from Buy the CDDownload as MP3Selena GomezStars DancePolydor Group2013 Tell us what you think: Rate and review this album On her first solo album - the previous three were...
- www.guardian.co.uk
2013-07-19