Selena Gomez appears smitten with her boyfriend Benny Blanco as the couple enjoys a romantic dinner at Nobu – hours after the singer releases a new single

Selena Gomez enjoyed a romantic midweek date with her boyfriend Benny Blanco on Thursday – hours after releasing her new single Love On.

The singer, 31, oneand the music producer, 35, was spotted packing on the PDA after eating dinnert the celebrity hotspot Nobu in Malibu.

She held Benny’s hand as he wrapped an arm around her waist for their walk to the clerk’s office.

Selena looked absolutely defeated as she was pictured smiling and laughing next to Benny.

For their date, the Disney Channel alum rocked a gray one-shoulder top and her brunette hair looked freshly styled.

After dinner, she had a to-go bag and her cell phone in her hand.

Selena recently returned to LA after a whirlwind trip to Paris, France.

She was in the City Of Love to promote her new single Love On, which gives fans a glimpse into her life with her latest boyfriend Benny.

The couple WTheir romance was quiet for the first six months, before Selena confirmed the relationship in early December.

She did that by onen Instagram post from the account @popfactions reporting the ‘rumored’ romance; after the account published another post that read, “Selena Gomez seemingly confirms she’s in a relationship,” Gomez wrote, “Facts.”

She then took to Instagram Stories with a black and white photo of herself in which she appeared to be cuddling with Blanco, and later got into a tiff with fans who said he had spoken negatively about her more than three years ago.

Blanco has been involved in the music industry for over 15 years as a musical artist, producer and songwriter.

He has collaborated with a host of major artists, including Gomez himself, on songs like 2023’s Single Soon and his 2019 song I Can’t Get Enough.

Blanco has also collaborated with Gomez’s ex Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Lizzo, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, SZA, Ed Sheeran and Keith Urban, according to Harper’s Bazaar. Blanco settled earlier in his career with Dr. Luke’s Kasz Money Productions.

He was a songwriter on a number of hit songs, including Rihanna’s Diamonds, Maroon 5’s Moves Like Jagger, Spears’ Circus and Ke$ha’s TiK ToK.

As a solo artist, he released his first album Friends Keep Secrets in December 2018. The record, which reached top 41 on the Billboard 200, featured contributions from Bieber, Halsey, Calvin Harris, Omar Apollo and Gracie Abrams.

In addition to his musical endeavors, Blanco has also taken an interest in the culinary arts, as he will release a cookbook titled Open Wide in April.

Gomez has had high-profile relationships in the past with stars like Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Zedd, Nick Jonas and Taylor Lautner.

Blanco was rumored to be romancing Elsie Hewitt, a 27-year-old model-actress from London (who has since been linked to Jason Sudeikis, 48).

On Valentine’s Day, Selena gushed about her “best friend” Benny on her Instagram Story.

The Princess Protection Program star pposted an adorable photo of the couple and declared her love for the record producer by writing “I love you” and adding a white heart emoji.

The photo showed the two side by side, with Selena leaning on her partner and playfully sticking out her tongue while flashing a peace sign.

Meanwhile, Benny did a reverse peace sign while staring into the camera.

Selena looked chic in a brown turtleneck, with her hair brushed back into a ponytail, while her other half wore a white T-shirt and gold chains.

The post came just days after Selena shocked fans by uploading a racy photo of Benny grabbing her cleavage.

Gomez took to social media with a series of photos of her and her husband posing in various romantic embraces.

The Grand Prairie, Texas-born actress-singer captioned the images on her social media page “My bes fwend,” to which Blanco said in response, “Das my bes fwend.”

In the first image, the Emmy-nominated actress hugged Blanco, who has a passion for cooking, as he prepared a dish of meatballs.

In the second frame, Gomez rested on Blanco’s lap, who kept his hand on her chest as he planted a kiss on her shoulder.

In the photo, the Only Murders in the Building star was dressed in a plunging brown top with a black jacket worn up to her arms, while Blanco donned a brown suit with gold bracelets and necklaces.

In the third photo in the set, Blanco posed for a selfie while Gomez smiled with her eyes closed.

In the fourth shot, Blanco posed behind Gomez as they relaxed in the kitchen of a home with friends, including The Bear actor Matty Matheson.