Selena Gomez

Don't ask Selena Gomez about Justin Bieber

The 23-year-old singer dated Justin, 21, on and off for three years but insisted that she has moved on and wants everyone else to do so too.

Selena Gomez received chemotherapy for her lupus diagnosis

Time away from the spotlight is usually a good thing, but in a new interview withBillboard, Gomez shared some surprising news with the public. The 23-year-old singer and actress disclosed that she received chemotherapy after her Lupus diagnosis. There was much speculation about Gomez's unexplained hiatus and whether she was battling addiction. Despite all the rumors, the young starlet chose to keep her illness a secret until she was ready to talk about it.

5 Ways Selena Gomez is taking charge

Ahead of Chris Martins' full Billboard cover story, which comes out Thursday, Oct. 8, here are five ways the 23-year-old artist is doing things on her own terms.

She's Overcome a Lot -- and Persevering

Selena Gomez is rooting for Justin Bieber's comeback

The "Same Old Love" crooner opened up to The New York Times about how her past relationship helped shape her upcoming (and highly anticipated) album, Revival.

"While people were writing that I was stupid for being in [the relationship], this is what I always saw in him. I'm like, duh!"

Gomez continued, "It's all part of my story. I'm growing and changing. I was in a relationship, and I was being managed by my parents, and I was still under Hollywood and Disney, and I was being held to this expectation of being the good girl."

Selena Gomez reaches out to fan about cyberbullying

The "Same Old Love" singer has faced a lot of scrutiny over the past year about her weight gain, but she has come out of it stronger than ever. With some newfound confidence, Selena is also helping her fans deal with cyberbullying. In an Instagram photo that has since been deleted, Gomez took a picture of her own comments section where she reached out to a fan who must have been dealing with some bullies on the Internet.

Justin Bieber says Selena Gomez broke his heart

Since Selena and Biebs began their tumultuous on-again off-again relationship over three years ago, Justin was always painted as the villain. But, this year the couple began hooking up again and Justin was on his best behavior – it was actually Selena who stomped on his heart.

Selena Gomez dishes on new album

"I've been so stressed about everything from the second single to how we're going to present the album," she confessed.

One thing she's not stressed about is her social media presence. Gomez boasts 31.7 million Twitter followers and 40.5 million Instagram followers.