This was a wild year for Selena Gomez. Though the singer and actress started with a world tour to promote her hit album Revival and appeared on every red carpet, including at the Met Gala and the Oscars Vanity Fair party, by the time August rolled around, Selena was ready for a break, saying she wanted to concentrate on caring for herself after her diagnosis of lupus brought on side effects of depression and anxiety.
After 90 days away, a period in which we collectively rooted for Selena, we were happy to see her make her return to the spotlight with an emotional speech at the American Music Awards in November. Now that Selena is healthy and feels strong, we can only expect 2017 to be her best, most in-control year yet. Scroll ahead for our predictions of what we think Selena will be tackling this year.
If Selena's empowering American Music Awards speech is any indication, she's ready to spread a message of self-love and care.
Sorry to break this one to you, but Selena has talked about feeling liberated far away from her phone, so it's safe to say we can expect fewer selfies on Instagram.
When she does turn to Instagram and Twitter, it'll be to spread love and acceptance.
Selena has a deal to design for and appear on Coach ads in 2017. If it's true, expect plenty of leather pieces, structured jackets, killer accessories, and rocker tees.
It's clear Selena loves a good shimmery dress, and we think in 2017 she'll be reaching for more sparkle than ever.
We're predicting Selena will work on a few collaborations before tackling another album. Her songs with Charlie Puth, "We Don't Talk Anymore," and Tory Lanez and DJ Cashmere Cat, "Trust Nobody," were both hits in 2016.
In an effort to stay grounded and keep her personal life away from the press, Selena will most likely be spending time with her close friends outside of the spotlight.
After an incredibly busy 2016, touring the world with her Revival album, we expect Selena to spend all important holidays back home in Texas.
After Selena's heartfelt message to her fans at the AMAs — she said, "Thank you so much to my fans, because you guys are so damn loyal and I don't know what I did to deserve you" — we expect her to host more meet-and-greets and snap more selfies.
If she needs the time off, she'll take it.
Selena has said she was "broken inside" and that's why she had to cancel the rest of her Revival tour. She really sang on every morning and late show this year, so we think she deserves to take it easy in 2017.
We think Selena could even get her first Grammy nomination this year! Don't you think her next album will be a personal and emotional one?
Selena will reprioritize her career this year, and we think that'll involve even more activism. She's already a UNICEF ambassador, and will be involved in Coach's support of Step Up, an organization that empowers teen girls.
While Selena works on new music, she'll land some big roles and work on producing the projects she already has in the pipeline, like the Netflix remake of 13 Reasons Why.
Now that Selena has taken a break to care for herself, we're hoping to see her happy face everywhere she goes!