Selena Gomez has expanded her collection of body ink (open in new tab) with a neck tattoo that reads "Rare." Gomez showed off the tattoo on Instagram early Thursday morning, which is clearly a shout-out to her new album, which is also called Rare. Swipe right on the 'gram below to see a close-up shot of it.

Gomez recently opened up about the album in an interview with Apple Music (open in new tab) and modestly admitted (open in new tab) that some of the songs were inspired by her relationship with Justin Bieber. People will eventually find out where the inspiration came from"

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She added that dating in the spotlight changes things. She said, "Everyone dates everyone. It's like being in a little bubble all the time. You want someone who understands what you're going through, or you want someone who is the opposite of creative. ...... But the problem with those things, whether we admit it or not, is that in the end we are in a relationship for the sake of others and not even for ourselves. You have to decide in this world whether it's for yourself or to show them."

Just last week, Gomez showed off her new number tattoo (in the upper left corner of the photo above), which symbolizes the day she received a kidney transplant from her friend Francia Raisa.

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