No apostrophe in 'Selena Gomez song'.

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witua

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Why do we say 'Selena Gomez song' instead of 'Selena Gomez's song'?

I have noticed that in wikipedia articles and it's a bit confusing to me.

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Vitaliy.
 

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The name was probably used attributively (like an adjective).

We say 'I sang a Kate Bush song on karaoke night' or 'I sang one of Kate Bush's songs on karaoke night'.
 

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Remind me never to come to karaoke with you, Rover! ;-)
 
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