Ali Tamposi Opens Up About Working On “It Ain’t Me” With Selena Gomez
Ali Tamposi struck gold when she teamed up with fellow songwriters Brian Lee and Andrew Watt to pen DJ Snake & Justin Bieber’s 2016 smash “Let Me Love You.” It looks like history is about to repeat itself with Kygo & Selena Gomez’s “It Ain’t Me.” The moody banger is currently the second most-streamed song in the world and has been lodged in the iTunes top 10 since release. She opens up about working with Sel in a new interview with Billboard, explaining the song’s powerful message & the pop star’s role in sharing it.
“Society puts — especially for a woman — pressures that we have to be in a relationship in order to feel validated,” Ali explains. “[You’re supposed to] stand by your man, even when he’s bogging you down. When he’s drunk, you’ve gotta pick him up and all these things. It takes a lot of strength to walk out of something… [Gomez is] in a place right now where she feels like she can be the most honest and take a stand. She can utilize her platform and her voice and strength.”
The hitmaker also notes Selena’s input in the creative process. “I’m really impressed by her level of contribution,” Ali says, “just the ideas that she came up with, how open she was, and how we were able to connect on so many different levels. I just tapped into her experiences. It was a real pleasure to sit with her, get to know her a little bit, and I hope when she’s making her album, I’m able to go back in and work with her. I feel like she has so much to say, this old soul with a beautiful baby face. I feel like I can do a lot with her as an artist.” Listen to “It Ain’t Me” below.
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