Today – July 22 – Selena Gomez is celebrating her 18th birthday.

The “Wizards of Waverly Place” babe has been on a massive media tour to promote her new film “Ramona and Beezus,” though she’ll be taking some time for herself to commemorate this special day.

Selena Gomez At Late Show with David Letterman

Like many of the Disney Channel’s stars, Gomez is also a recording artist. Her music first showed up in the movie “Another Cinderella Story” (in which she also starred) and later ended up on a few Disney-based compilations. She formed her own band (which she calls Selena Gomez and the Scene) and put out her debut album Kiss and Tell in 2009.

The group’s upcoming second album, called A Year Without Rain, is due in September and appears to be even more promising. If the lead single “Round and Round” is any indication, the melodies will be even bigger and the beats even more dynamic. (The spy movie vibe of the video is especially awesome.) So on her 18th birthday, Gomez can feel confident about her evolution as an artist and look forward to what will likely be another busy year for her.