{"id":59309,"date":"2026-03-03T19:56:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/selena-gomez-confirms-taylor-swift-wrote-dorothea-about-her\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:56:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:56:42","slug":"selena-gomez-confirms-taylor-swift-wrote-dorothea-about-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/selena-gomez-confirms-taylor-swift-wrote-dorothea-about-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Selena Gomez Confirms Taylor Swift Wrote &#8216;Dorothea&#8217; About Her"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/selena-gomez\/\">Selena Gomez <\/a>confirmed longstanding speculation that she was the inspiration behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/taylor-swift\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a>\u2019s song \u201cDorothea,\u201d saying the <em>Evermore<\/em> song was written about her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tGomez made the revelation during a recent episode of her husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/benny-blanco\/\">Benny Blanco <\/a>and artist Lil Dicky\u2019s web series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHG7ZKVHfuZ_aQ_J-y4Mm0g\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Friends Keep Secrets<\/em><\/a>. Touching on why she connects to Swift\u2019s music on a more personal level, Gomez said Swift had written at least two songs that reflect on their paths from teenage stars, to working as adult women in Hollywood, to now finding their respective partners. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/selena-gomez-benny-blanco-married-1235424676\/\">Gomez married music producer Blanco last September<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/taylor-swift-travis-kelces-complete-timeline-1234853777\/\">Swift got engaged to NFL star Travis Kelce that August<\/a>.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cWell, \u2018Dorothea\u2019 is about me \u2014\u00a0one of her songs,\u201d Gomez explained. \u201cI feel like a lot of huge moments that were self-defining,\u00a0from relationships to family to love to hate, [and] all of it in between. We were figuring it out because I was 15 and she was 18, and we didn\u2019t really know what was going on. So, we\u2019ve never seen each other any differently. So, when I listen to it, I\u2019m so impressed [by] how it\u2019s eloquently put.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Selena Gomez Episode | Friends Keep Secrets\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SpGnz59w7cY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tGomez said a second unreleased song, titled \u201cFamily\u201d that was written \u201ceasily a decade ago,\u201d also highlighted their bond as close friends. The lyrics speak of Gomez\u2019s dreams of being in movies; while Swift\u2019s ambitions were aimed at playing at sold-out stadiums. \u201cNow, when I listen to that song, both of those things have happened for us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cWe survived it, as best as we could,\u201d Gomez laughed. \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely unbelievable to come from 17 years of friendship, from multiple heartbreaks, and love stories, and fond stories and life \u2014 we both ended up, fortunately, being engaged around the same time, and that was the coolest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhen Swift released \u201cDorothea\u201d as part of her 2020 album <em>Evermore<\/em>, fans instantly believed the track was about Gomez with lyrics like \u201cthe girl who left her small town to chase down Hollywood dreams\u201d and \u201cyou\u2019r\u0435 a queen sellin\u2019 dreams, sellin\u2019 makeup and magazines.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/selena-gomez-confirms-taylor-swift-dorothea-about-her-1235524183\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selena Gomez confirmed longstanding speculation that she was the inspiration behind Taylor Swift\u2019s song \u201cDorothea,\u201d saying the Evermore song was written about her. 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