Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco celebrate Fourth of July together

Sparks were evident between Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco this Fourth of July holiday.

The "Only Murders in the Building" star posted a photo on her Instagram Stories on July 4, showing herself cuddling with the music producer, weeks ahead of their first dating anniversary.

Although Selena, 31, and Benny, 36, have mostly kept their relationship private, they have occasionally discussed their romance in the media.

"She just like the best, most genuine person. Everything is so completely real," Benny gushed about Selena to Drew Barrymore on the May 2 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show. "I'll walk by the mirror as I'm walking to her and I'll look at myself and I'm like, 'How did I get here?'"

Before they began dating, the two were friends and colleagues—they collaborated with J Balvin and producer Tainy on the 2019 song "I Can't Get Enough."

Benny, a 12-time Grammy-nominated songwriter who also co-wrote many more hit singles such as Selena's ex Justin Bieber's 2020 track "Lonely," revealed that he and his girlfriend began their relationship in late July 2023, around the time of her birthday. And according to him, it was the "Come and Get It" singer who made the first move.

"She was like, 'Hey, you want to hang out?' and I was like, 'Yeah,'" Benny said on the May 14 episode of The Howard Stern Show. "I remember sitting there and she's like, 'Well, I would have worn something different for this date,' and I was like, 'What, we're on a date?'"

Now, the two are best friends. "We laugh all f--king day," he said. "She inspires me."