Skip to main contentSkip to footer
Cardi B and Selena Gomez on Instagram© Instagram

Cardi B defends Selena Gomez urging her to reconsider quitting music

Cardi says she is interested in giving Selena some ideas, explaining “she needs one more era,” possibly an “edgy one.”


Daniel Neira
Daniel Neira - Los Angeles
Senior WriterLos Angeles
UPDATED MARCH 12, 2021 11:59 AM EST

Cardi B has a sweet message for Selena Gomez! Defending the singer after she announced her possible retirement from music.

The 28-year-old rapper who is enjoying the success of her latest single   Up , took to Twitter to express her solidarity for Selena, describing her as a “sweetheart” and stating she shouldn’t retire because “she makes good music and her fans love her.”

Cardi B and Selena Gomez on 'Taki Taki'© YouTube

The two singers were both featured on the hit track and the music video for Taki Taki, with Selena previously revealing this is still her favorite collaboration in her career.

Cardi says she would even be interested in giving Selena some ideas, explaining “she needs one more era,” possibly an “edgy one that no one” has ever seen before.

2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival   Weekend 1   Day 1© GettyImages

She also said that her decision to retire shouldn’t be influenced by anyone, because “celebs get picked apart all the time,” but Selena is just “too sweet to go thru that.”

View post on X

During her latest interview the singer and actress revealed she would “give it one last try” before retiring from music to focus on her acting career, causing her fans to react and even making her a trending topic on social media.

Selena is now enjoying the success of her new EP in Spanish   Revelación  and her HBO Max show   Selena + Chef , working between her two passions at once, however she admitted that “It‘s hard to keep doing music when people don’t necessarily take you seriously.”