Selena Gomez's 'iPhone shot' video for 'Lose You To Love Me' gains 24 million views in one day

Many fans think the song is about her ex Justin Bieber

Author: Alex RossPublished 24th Oct 2019
Last updated 24th Oct 2019

She's one of the biggest pop stars in the world, so it's no surprise that Selena Gomez's emotional new single 'Lose You To Love Me', which is reportedly about her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber, has been very popular.

The music video, which Selena revealed was shot using an iPhone 11, has gained over 24 million views (at the time of publication) on YouTube since it's release on Wednesday 23rd October, with fans all over the world expressing their love for the track.

The black and white video, which was directed by Sophie Muller, shows the former Disney star sitting alone and she sings the powerful lyrics into the camera. As the video goes on, Selena becomes increasingly more emotional, as she goes between sad, angry and content towards the end of the video.

Following the release of the beautiful song, many fans believed the track to be her 'Goodbye' to her teenage boyfriend Justin Bieber, who of course recently married model Hailey Bieber.

As fans speculated online, newly-married Hailey posted a snap on Instagram with the caption 'I'll Kill You', with fans going into overdrive thinking her post was about Selena. Now, after Selena's fans took to Twitter to defend the singer, the 27-year-old has responded to the online abuse Hailey is receiving, urging people to stop being 'disrespectful'.

She said in an Instagram Live video, "I am so grateful for the response of the song. However, I will never stand for women tearing other women down. So please be kind to everyone. Please be kind, I don't like seeing people being disrespectful or rude to other people, so please don't do that."

Speaking to Radio Disney about why she penned the song, Selena said, "I wrote this song over a year ago and it's obviously a very emotional song for me but it's interesting to see how far I've come from that point to now.

"And me sharing my story is exactly what I've always done, because I can't be inauthentic, I can't pretend that I'm not going through something when it's obvious that I had been.

"It's one of those songs where I feel it's out, it's released, and I hope that girls and guys all over the world can feel supported. Because that's a feeling everyone has felt."

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Katy Perry: KatyCats

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Little Mix: Mixers

After winning The X Factor in 2011, Little Mix girls have become HUGE pop icons. Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock decided to call their fans Mixers.

Ariana Grande: Arianators

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Lady Gaga: Little Monsters

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Camila Cabello: Camilizers

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Taylor Swift: Swifties

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Ed Sheeran: Sheerios

After Ed's fans decided to call themselves Sheerios, the singer approved on the name in a tweet. In 2012, he wrote, 'i get asked all the time what my fans call themselves. i approve of sheerios, i like that one'. sic

Justin Bieber; Beliebers

Justin Bieber's snappily titled Beliebers worship the Canadian singer's every move. The Beliebers fanbase first developed on YouTube way before Justin released his debut album 'My World 2.0' in 2010 and have grown in size and devotion daily.

Beyonce: Bey Hive

A play on the word beehive, Beyoncé is the Queen Bey, her followers are the Beys who collectively belong to The Hive. Officially acknowledged as the official fan nickname by Beyoncé in 2011, a year later she wrote a fan mantra, "We protect our own. We are all beautiful. One Bey should never turn on another. We defend each other. Let love & respect guide you and always be good to each other. Follow the golden rule Beys!"

Miley Cyrus: Smilers

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Adele: Daydreamers

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One Direction: Directioners

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Selena Gomez: Selenators

Squeaky clean Selena Gomez gave her obsessive fans an almost Terminator-like name - and we like it a lot!

Nicki Minaj: Barbz/Barbies

The 'Super Bass' singer calls her fans Barbies, or Barbz for short. Her male heterosexual fans are called Boyz and her gay followers are dubbed Ken Barbz.

Bruno Mars: Hooligans

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Demi Lovato: Lovatics

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Rihanna: RihannaNavy

The pop superstar's RihannaNavy – or Navy for short – are incredibly close to her heart. In 2012 ahead of the release of her new album 'Unapologetic', Rihanna penned an letter to them: "Dear Navy, We continue down this road together, strong, united, uncensored and fearless... We are all Unapologetic. Love Rihanna"

Ellie Goulding: Gouldiggers

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Rita Ora: Ritabots

Oratics, Ritarulers or Ories really wouldn't have sounded as good would they?! Although Rita herself rarely refers to her fans as Ritabots, it's been lapped up by her millions of fans across the globe.

Shawn Mendes: Mendes Army

Simple, but very effective! Canadian pop star Shawn Mendes' fans decided to call themselves after their idol!

The Vamps: Vampettes

Fans of The Vamps are called Vampettes or Vampions depending on whether they are male or female. We love the play on words.

Harry Styles: Stylers

Fans of the former One Direction star have adopted the title Stylers - very apt for a guy with such style!

Anne-Marie: Ninjas

When it comes to fandom names, the last we heard from Anne-Marie was back in 2016, when she tweeted: 'And I finally got a name for my fans!!!! MY NINJAS!!!! 👊' (sic).


Granted, this was a few years ago now, but we love it!

Lewis Capaldi: Big fat sexy jungle cats

Just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? When asked on Twitter what his fanbase were called, Lewis replied simply saying 'big fat sexy jungle cats!'


We're taking this one with a pinch of salt, really.

Bebe Rexha: Rexhars

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Jesy Nelson - Nelsonaters

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Following the release of her debut solo single 'Boyz', Jesy's fans seemed to adopt the fandom name Baddies.

BTS: BTS ARMY

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Tate McRae: Tater Tots

'Greedy' singer Tate McRae has a huge followed since bursting onto the music scene a few years ago. Tate's fans have nicknamed themselves Tater Tots, not to be confused with the grated potato side dish!

'Lose You To Love Me' is Selena's first solo release of 2019, and it's available to download now.

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