Selena Gomez Stuns In Sexy Shoot For Flare Magazine

Selena Gomez graces the cover of Flare's November 2015 issue, looking incredible in a leather Alexander Wang dress and top.

In her interview, the singer and actress opens up about her BFF relationship with Taylor Swift, on feeling comfortable with the direction of her career, her singing voice and dating

On her best friend Taylor Swift: "A bunch of women I look up to and admire are supporting one another, and Taylor has such a beautiful way of bringing people together. That was good for me, because the more I started working, the more uncomfortable I was. I wouldn't trust people, and Taylor has a way of stripping down everything and just getting down to being human. I love that."



On her voice: "I'm not the best singer like, I know I'm not Celine Dion. Ever since I was 16, I've had this lower register, what I thought was a very manly voice, and I was insecure about that. But once I started acting more, I realized it was an asset, and I didn't want to force myself to aim for the highest note possible. My strength is translating emotion, because I'm such a feeler."



On feeling like she's finally in control: "This has been a transitional season for me, personally and in my career. I had multiple revelations and big accomplishments in my life: a new label and a new team; I've been working out more and focusing on my music; and I got to do a couple of movies. I was really fighting for this transition. Then, it was frustrating to see how the media was portraying me; it was defamation of character. I'm young: I've lived my life in the public eye, and I've had to figure out how to do that. Ultimately, I am 23 and figuring out my life. I feel confident, I feel empowered, I feel in control."



On how she defines sexiness: "I have my own definition of what I think is beautiful and sexy. That's why, in the video [for "Good For You"], I didn't wear lingerie and I didn't have a guy in it. It's a woman in one of those raw, bare moments; she's vulnerable, and that's sexy."




On taking a risk with Revival: "I didn't think I had found the heart of the album. So I asked if I could executive-produce it, and I didn't know what they were going to say, but they liked the direction of the music and trusted me. That was a big deal, because they were partnering with me as opposed to trying to mould me or shape me into something. Now that the record's done, I look at it and I'm excited that it was all me. It was all my choice."

Read the full story at FLARE.com, the magazine will be on newsstands on Oct. 12 and sound of on twitter @fmd1_com using the hashtag #lovefmd.