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Last Updated: Friday November 12 2010 10:34 GMT

Album: Selena Gomez - A Year Without Rain

Selena Gomez

Release date

It's out now!

The style

After the huge success of her debut album Kiss & Tell, pop princess Selena Gomez is back with her eagerly awaited second album!

Filled with catchy pop tunes and feel-good dance beats, Selena's fans are in for a real treat!

Selena delivers powerful lyrics along with dance and electro pop melodies - making this album a musical feast for all you pop fans out there!

The hits

You may have heard of Round and Round, which was the first single released off the album. Although it didn't do too well in the charts, Newsround still thinks it's a top tune!

A Year Without Rain, set to be the next single, definitely has a more laid back feel to it and the catchy chorus will really grow on you!

Intuition and Spotlight have a slightly more RnB vibe to them, which brings a nice change in style compared to other songs on the album.

The misses

If you like the songs Selena Gomez has released so far, then you'll LOVE this!

Although the album is very upbeat and great to dance to, it would've been good if Selena could have thrown in a few ballards and slow numbers to vary things up a bit!

Will you still be humming it next week?

Without a doubt! Selena delivers pop songs which you'll find hard to get out of your head!

Will it make the charts?

Since bursting on to the scene in 2008, Selena has developed a devoted fan base all over the world and the last time she was in the UK, her show completely sold out!

So Selena's in popular demand at the moment, which means her new album's got every chance of riding high in the charts.


NR rating:

Three out of five

Your Comments

"Such a great album! Round and Round and my fave, A Year Without Rain, are hits. Exactly what you'd expect from such a good singer/actress!"

Yasmin, 12, Sheffield, England

"I love it! It is AMAZING, I cant stop listening to it. I give it 1000/1000!"

Keris, 9, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

"Love it!! And I love Selena Gomez!"

Lucy, 8, Leeds, England

"The songs are really good, I love them!"

Amy, 9, Norfolk, England

"WOW! It's amazing. She's definitely put a lot of effort into this. I couldn't wait for it to come out and I've not been disappointed!"

Elena, 12, Belgium

"I think the album is amazing! I especially like the song Mine!"

Tommy, 10, Cheshire, England

"I think it's good. There's a lot of good songs on it and she's a great singer!"

Jamie, 14, Rochdale, England

"I Love it. My favourite song is Mine!"

Maisie, 12, Bristol, England

"I liked it. She keeps it simple and truthful. You can really relate to it."

Louise, 11, Buckinghamshire, England

"It's AWESOME!"

Clara, 9, Cheshire, England

"I LOVE IT!"

Hannah, 9, Essex, England

"Her songs are so great, I like them so much! All my family love her songs."

Gracie, 6, Walsall, England

"I love this album! I haven't ever been MAD for her but she is rocking this album!!"

Caoimhe, 10, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

"I love Selena Gomez and this is the best album ever! I love it and I don't know anyone who doesn't. I went crazy the first time I heard it!"

Ellie, 9, York, England

"It is great, the best thing ever!"

Megan, 9, Yorkshire, England

"I love the album A Year Without Rain. It's SO COOL! Selena you ROCK!!"

Grace, 11, Suffolk, England

"I love this album! My favourite song is Spotlight!"

Elia, 10, Scotland

"I think the song is amazing!"

Aura, 10, Merseyside, England

"I think it is... (wait for it!)... awesome!!"

Bryony, 11, London, England

"All I am going to say is I love it!"

Lucy, 11, London, England

"It's great! I love Selena, wow!"

Jessie, 10, Stockton-on-Tees, England

"The album is amazing!"

Caitlin, 10, Gwynedd, Wales

"I love this album! I've got it at home and I can't stop listening to it. I also have her other album Kiss & Tell but I like this one better."

Shaista, 12, UK

"I think Selena Gomez is really cool. I have got her new album. I really like her."

Colleen, 9, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland

"Selena's album is amazing! I love Round and Round and her singing is fab. She should be nominated for a Grammy or two!"

Katy, 10, Luton, England

"Selena is AWESOME and so is her new album!"

Angharad, 11, Plymouth, England

"I love her album and her singing. She is fab!"

Lilly, 9, London, England

"This is Selena's best album ever!"

Catherine, 11, Swindon, England

"I love Selena's new album! Keep it up!"

Holly, 11, Scotland

"I think this is a great album. All the songs are really catchy and I sing them all the time! I really want it for my birthday!"

Yasmin, 12, Sheffield, England

"All of Selena's songs and albums are great, but I think this will be a mega hit!"

Amy, 8, York

"I really do love it! I think that it will probably be like her last album - if you go somewhere, you'll always hear someone singing or humming it."

Bryony, 11, Wales

"Selena Gomez is AMAZING!! This is on my Christmas list!"

Lauryn, 11, Gloucestershire, England

"Selena Gomez is so awesome! I loved her from day 1. After A Year Without Rain she's even better!"

Sara, 9, Renfrewshire, Scotland

"I love this song, it's amazing!"

Ella, 14, Glasgow, Scotland

"I loved every minute of listening to this album!"

Kaila, 10, London, England

"It was so good! AMAZING!"

Safa, 11, Birmingham, England

"I love it! My fave song is Round and Round!"

Rachel, 11, Bradford, England

"It is GREAT! It's so exciting, I love it."

Chloe, 9, Shropshire, England

"It's brilliant!"

Hollie, 8, Midlands England

"The song is OK, but I don't think it's the best album that Selena's done."

Jodi, 10, England

"I liked the song Spotlight. It's really good!"

Julia, 9, London, England

"I think it's such a great album. You can't resist going into a shop and buying it!"

Zac, 8, Brighton, England

"Selena isn't just a great actress, she's also a great singer! Buy it!"

Natasha, 10, Staffordshire, England

"I like the song Naturally. It's the best!"

Munasar, 10, London, England

"I love it!"

Maqdus, 10, Luton, England

"I think it's really cool! I just love it!"

India, 9, Hampshire, England

"This is wicked! I would totally recommend it to anyone!"

Carolyn, 10, Buckinghamshire, England

"Selena is the best!"

Aisha, 9, Bradford, England

"This is a great album! Best songs are A Year Without Rain and Round And Round."

Meg, 9, Gateshead, England

"Really cool album. I loved it!"

Chloe, 10, California, USA

"She's good, I like her."

Meena, 8, England

"I love her songs!"

Gurmeet, 9, Coventry, England

"It's awesome!"

Ella, 10, Sussex, England

"I've never been very keen on Selena Gomez but surprisingly, this was alright!"

Patrick, 12, Glasgow, Scotland

"Awesome!"

Joseph, 12, Buckinghamshire, England