Career See also: 2002—2006: Career beginnings Gomez first gained an interest in pursuing a career in entertainment watching her mother prepare for stage productions.
At age 16, Gomez signed a record deal with , which had already signed both Cyrus and Lovato.
She has also shown support for the movement and lent her account to , co-creator of Black Lives Matter and one of the founders of Black Futures Lab, in June 2020.