Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco: I Said I Loved You First review – besotted but bland

(Interscope)
The betrothed pop star and pop producer’s PDA pulls in big names including Charli xcx and Gracie Abrams, but it’s strangely anonymous for such a personal projectI Said I Love You First makes few bones about its raison d’etre. It comes with cover art that features the betrothed Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco snuggling in bed, the photograph apparently shot through a keyhole, as if its prospective audience is spying on an intimate moment. Should you not get the gist,