Boys may come and go [1], but Taylor Swift [2] and Selena Gomez [3] know there is nothing more important than friendship. Ironically enough, the pop stars first met through their now-ex-boyfriends Joe and Nick Jonas [4] and have only grown closer over the years [5]. Even though they've had a few rough patches here and there, they always come back together like best friends do. See how their sweet friendship has evolved ahead.
The Beginning
- Summer 2008: The ladies first met backstage at a Jonas Brothers concert [7] when Taylor was 18 and Selena was 16. At the time, Taylor was romancing Joe, while Selena was dating his younger brother Nick.
- September 2008: After their initial encounter, the two made their friendship red carpet official when Taylor showed Selena support at the premiere of her movie Another Cinderella Story.
- March 2010: After ditching their exes, the girls stayed close as they enjoyed a handful of outings, including going bowling together in LA [8].
- December 2010: Selena put her love for Taylor on full display when she wished the singer a happy birthday [9] on Twitter.
Putting Their Friendship in the Spotlight
- January 2011: Selena and Taylor shared a sweet moment backstage at the People's Choice Awards when they geeked out over their awards.
- February 2011: The duo caught up at the Vanity Fair Oscars party, where Selena made her first public appearance with then-boyfriend Justin Bieber [10].
- May 2011: Taylor, who was also friends with Justin at the time, posed for a few photos with the couple at the Billboard Music Awards.
- August 2011: Taylor and Justin were spotted dancing next to each other in the audience as they watched Selena perform at the Teen Choice Awards.
- August 2011: During an interview with POPSUGAR, Taylor gushed about her amazing friends [11], saying that Selena was "like a sister" to her.
- November 2011: The ladies caught up with Taylor's then-friend Katy Perry [12] at the American Music Awards before dancing and singing along to Nicki Minaj's performance of "Super Bass" during the show.
- November 2011: During Taylor's Speak Now concert, the singers shared the stage for the first time when they performed Selena's hit "Who Says?" for the crowd.
- July 2012: While attending the Teen Choice Awards, the two posed for a few photos together.
Growing Even Closer
- May 2013: At the Billboard Music Awards, Taylor made a very disapproving face when Selena caught up with her ex Justin [13] backstage.
- August 2013: During the MTV VMAs, Taylor looked like she was sharing some hot gossip [14] with Selena when her ex Harry Styles made his way onto the stage.
- May 2014: Even though the two didn't pose on the red carpet together at the Met Gala, Selena did share an adorable video of them [15] frolicking together afterward.
- November 2014: Following Selena and Lorde's public feud [16], the ladies buried the hatchet when they sat with their mutual bestie, Taylor, at the American Music Awards.
- January 2015: A few months later, Lorde [17], Selena, and Taylor looked incredibly chummy as they hugged it out at HBO's Golden Globe Awards afterparty.
A Rough Patch
- May 2015: While there was initially some speculation that Taylor's song "Bad Blood" was about Selena [18], the friends put that rumor to rest when Selena actually appeared in the music video.
- August 2015: That Summer, Selena joined Taylor on stage again for her 1989 tour.
- August 2015: Selena was one of Taylor's many squad members present at the MTV VMAs.
- October 2015: In Flare magazine, Selena talked about her love for Taylor [19] and how she admires the "beautiful way" she brings people together.
- February 2016: The two went as each other's dates to the Grammys. Selena even had an adorable reaction to Taylor's win [20] in the audience.
- April 2016: Selena looked overjoyed as she presented Taylor with the album of the year [21] at the iHeartRadio Awards.
- May 2016: A month after their love fest at the iHeartRadio Awards, the two ignited rumors that they were feuding when they seemingly avoided hanging out together at the Met Gala.
- July 2016: That Summer, Selena opted out of Taylor's annual Fourth of July bash by throwing her own party instead.
Nothing but Mad Love
- November 2016: Even though Taylor didn't attend the American Music Awards, she made sure to document Selena's big win by posting a video of her cheering from her living room after she took home favorite female artist [22].
- June 2017: Selena made fans even more confused about their friendship when she included a poster bearing a striking resemblance to Taylor [23] in her "Bad Liar" video.
- July 2017: The next month, Taylor broke her Instagram silence to gush about Selena's new track [24] "Fetish."
- September 2017: After wiping her pages clean and unfollowing everyone on social media, Taylor gave a clue that Selena was still in her "squad" when she included her name on her updated Junior Jewels shirt [25] in her "Look What You Made Me Do [26]" music video.
- October 2017: During an interview with Beats Radio 1 host Zane Lowe, Selena gushed about Taylor's upcoming album [27], Reputation, calling it "so inspiring." "I obviously love her so much and I want her to do what she does and she's killing it and it's everything you would want and more," Selena added. "So, [I'm] very proud, and obviously [a] major fan."