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Sabrina Ionescu and Away to Launch Limited-Edition 2026 Collection
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Sabrina Ionescu and Away to Launch Limited-Edition 2026 Collection

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Away has announced a multi-year partnership with New York Liberty guard and four-time WNBA All-Star Sabrina Ionescu. 

In addition to the collaboration, Ionescu and the luggage brand will debut a limited-edition collection in 2026, bridging together and reimagining Away‘s silhouettes through Ionescu’s perspective. The two will continue to partner on community impact initiatives through Ionescu’s SI20 Foundation to support young aspiring athletes. 

“Travel is such a big part of my life. Whether it’s heading to a game, visiting family, or exploring new places in the off-season, Away has been my go-to travel companion for years,” said Ionescu in a press release. “The brand’s focus on quality, performance, and thoughtful design resonates with the way I approach the game. I’m excited to bring my perspective to this collaboration and to work together on initiatives that inspire and support people on all kinds of journeys.”

“At Away, we’re inspired by those who push boundaries and redefine expectations in their fields. Sabrina is not only a generational talent, but embodies the bold spirit, leadership, and forward momentum that Away champions,” said Jessica Schinazi, CEO of Away. “Travel and sport are deeply connected, and partnering with Sabrina is a natural continuation of our commitment to empowering athletes and the journeys they take, both on and off the court.”

This announcement builds on Away’s partnership with the New York Liberty, which tipped off in May with the brand named the team’s Official Luggage Partner. The company will continue to sponsor the team with various Away travel accessories throughout the season. 

This collaboration will mark the first-ever partnership between a WNBA player and a luggage brand.

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Sabrina Carpenter's 'Man's Best Friend' Debut: Five Burning Questions
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Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Debut: Five Burning Questions

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Just 11 months after she last occupied it, Sabrina Carpenter returns to the top spot of the Billboard 200 this week with her new album, the Aug. 29-released Man’s Best Friend.

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The new set, her follow-up to 2024’s four-week Billboard 200 No. 1 Short n’ Sweet, claims pole position with an impressive 366,000 units moved, according to Luminate — a slightly higher number than its predecessor bowed with (362,000). In addition, it notches all 12 of its tracks in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, with two — the No. 3-entering “Tears,” and the No. 4-rebounding “Manchild” (which previously debuted at No. 1) — making the top five.

How should Carpenter feel about her first-week performance? And what would he advise her to do for the rest of the year? Billboard staffers answer these questions and more below.

1. Sabrina Carpenter debuts atop the Billboard 200 this week with Man’s Best Friend, posting 366,000 first-week units — up a tiny bit from the first-week performance of last year’s Billboard 200-besting Short n’ Sweet (362,000 units). On a scale from 1-10, how excited should Carpenter and her team be with that performance?

Eric Renner Brown: 7. Man’s Best Friend‘s first-week figures didn’t blow Short n’ Sweet‘s out of the water – probably a small disappointment for Carpenter and her team, given how inescapable she has been for the past year – but they did maintain her 2024 effort’s success, and without being buoyed by two massive pre-release hits like Short n’ Sweet was. The stat I’d be most excited about were I in Carpenter’s camp: Man’s Best Friend clocked the ninth-best vinyl sales week in the modern era (dating back to 1991); only one of the albums ahead of her on that tally is by an artist not named Taylor Swift. That accomplishment demonstrates her fan base’s passion – and her team’s release strategy savvy.

Lyndsey Havens: 10. Sabrina’s trajectory right now is what I imagine every pop star dreams of — whenever it happens. To quote the Hot 100’s current champion, Sabrina keeps going up “up, up, up” and it’s a joy to watch as a longtime fan. Especially because it seems that she’s having the most fun of us all. And I think it’s in part because she has mastered striking while the iron is hot; she figured out what works and feels best for her and her audience and has consistently delivered exactly that ever since. And makes it look easy.

Jason Lipshutz: An 8. Sure, it would have been nice to rival the biggest debuts of the year so far by The Weeknd and Morgan Wallen, but Man’s Best Friend squeaking by the bow of Short n’ Sweet, when its predecessor had a more plentiful collection of hits upon its release, is beyond impressive. Sabrina Carpenter has reached a level in which every new album is a pop event, but returning so quickly after a blockbuster album and scoring an even bigger debut demonstrates just how firmly she’s planted herself on the A-list.

Joe Lynch: Nine. Both the overall total and trad album sales numbers for MBF are up from SNS, which is, on face value, A Good Thing. I especially think it’s a win considering SNS benefitted from the juggernaut that was “Espresso,” one of the most ubiquitous, undying hits of the 2020s. For MBF to do even marginally better without a comparable era-defining song boosting the streams is a big win.

Andrew Unterberger: An 8.5. Given the short layover and relative lack of advance hits compared to its predecessor, I think anything within range of Short n’ Sweet would’ve been just fine for Sabrina Carpenter, but to actually squeak by the original’s first-week tally is a big win. And to do it mostly in album sales (but with a still-robust number of streams) — I mean, it’s all what you want if you’re looking to do this thing for a long time.

2. “Tears” is the top-performing song from the new set, debuting at No. 3 on the Hot 100 — and it just received a spotlight performance at Sunday night’s VMAs. Does the song feel like a long-term hit, akin to “Taste” on the last album, or do you think it will have a shorter shelf-life? 

Eric Renner Brown: Sure! It’s at least as catchy, if not moreso, than “Manchild,” “Taste” and “Please Please Please” (“Espresso” is, of course, the GOAT). Another factor that could add to the disco-pop song’s longevity: It sounds tailored to pop off on dancefloors.

Lyndsey Havens: I actually think “Tears” could have longer-term success than “Taste,” especially following her VMAs performance — which has already become a cultural reference point. While I love “Taste,” I’m personally more all-in on “Tears” because I feel like it shows a glimmer of why Man’s Best Friend is in fact an evolution for the pop star. Despite the title and raunchy opening line — which we’ve come to expect from Sab Carp following Short n’ Sweet — the song is about a man being respectful and responsible, whereas “Taste” played up the opposite. “Tears” is just getting started, and with such a strong showing so far, I could see it hanging around the top of the chart for a long while. 

Jason Lipshutz: Yep, this is the “Taste” of this album cycle: new single released concurrently with the album, with a music video featuring a major film star, and the type of uptempo, innuendo-laden pop track that would have been nice to have this summer, but we will embrace for the fall. “Tears” sounds like another big hit for Sabrina, and is functioning like one on streaming services; maybe it dips a bit from its No. 3 debut, but I’d expect it to stick around the top 10 through Pumpkin Spice season.

Joe Lynch: Both. Like “Taste,” the song is a grower, and that VMAs turn should help boost it back up on streaming and radio. I see it sticking around, though not to the extent of “Taste” (38 weeks on the Hot 100!). “Taste” is slyly flirty, “Tears” is unabashedly sexual, and lyrics like “I get wet at the thought of you” are bound to limit its exposure, particularly given the overall conservative swing of American culture lately.

Andrew Unterberger: It’s maybe a little more challenging — key shifts, unusual sonic touchstones, particularly Kidz Bop-unfriendly lyrics — than “Taste,” so I wouldn’t be surprised if it had a little bit quicker a chart run. But it’s also a really great and fun single, and Carpenter seems motivated to continue pushing it, so if it outpaces my expectations I wouldn’t be shocked either.

3. “Manchild” returns to the top five this week, moving 7-4. Do you feel any differently about the song now that the whole album is out than you did when it was first released three months ago? 

Eric Renner Brown: “Manchild” has grown on me since it was released, but my opinion on it hasn’t changed dramatically – it’s a Sabrina Carpenter single, for better or for worse. Carpenter is such a singles-driven artist that, honestly, hearing her songs within the context of their respective albums doesn’t add much more depth to my understanding of them. That “Manchild” kicks off Man’s Best Friend only bolsters the ability to think of it independently from the full album.

Lyndsey Havens: When “Manchild” first dropped it came and went for me — for no particular reason. But within the context of the album, I’ve definitely played it more and appreciate the role it played in setting the tone for Man’s Best Friend. That said, I’m still a “Tears” girl — and even songs like “House Tour” have me coming back more.

Jason Lipshutz: It’s grown in stature for me, thanks to all of the tiny sonic tics and lyrical details that are revealed upon multiple listens. The nifty guitar work in the pre-chorus, the gang vocals in the second half of the bridge, the triple-entendre of “Did you just say you’re finished? Didn’t know we started” in the opening verse — they all contribute to a singular pop showcase, built around an echoing hook that had immediate appeal. I promise you that, in five years, we will look back on “Manchild” as one of Carpenter’s strongest hits.

Joe Lynch: Not especially. I loved “Manchild” when it dropped and I still think it’s fantastic. Does it surpass or even match the best singles of SNS? No, but it’s a bit unfair to measure anything up to “Espresso” and “Taste,” two of the decade’s best so far in pop. And it is an excellent, durable pop song.

Andrew Unterberger: I was at least a little underwhelmed by “Manchild” when it first bowed, but now I’m struggling to even really remember why. Some of the verse lyrics do land a little too broadly for my tastes, but it’s a small complaint when stacked up against all the things this song does really, really well. It’s on the level of the three big Short n’ Sweet hits for me at this point, certainly.

4. Does the album feel to you like it moves her beyond Short n’ Sweet, or do you think it mostly doubles down on what that album did successfully?

Eric Renner Brown: It’s a Sabrina Carpenter album! She ran it back for an album that, to my ears, pretty much picks up right where Short n’ Sweet left off. And that wasn’t a bad idea: Carpenter does a very distinctive thing and does it very well – this is what audiences expect from her. But now I’m wondering… are there people out there hailing this as a major stylistic departure for her?

Lyndsey Havens: At first, I thought it doubled down. And I still think it largely does — which is great! It works for all parties involved. But the more I listen, the more I can see how this is a stepping stone towards whatever comes next, whether it’s a move away from her sex-driven wordplay or a move into the softer production and soaring vocals of a song like “We Almost Broke Up Again,” I can’t wait to see what comes next for Sabrina. And while I’d eagerly press play on a third album in a potential trio of releases, I do hope that there’s a break built in before then — and perhaps ending the album with “Goodbye” is a hint at exactly that. 

Jason Lipshutz: I think even Sabrina would admit that Man’s Best Friend doubles down on a formula that was established on Short n’ Sweet, augmenting the details of a winning blueprint drawn up with close collaborators who understand her voice, sound and humor. Because Short n’ Sweet was such a success, Carpenter has designed Man’s Best Friend as a more personal, and lovably weird, glimpse into her life and relationships, drawing upon similar themes with more confidence and clarity. I doubt Carpenter will linger in this particular mode for too much longer, but for now, she’s having a blast within it.

Joe Lynch: It pushes the envelope a bit further in terms of sexual entendre and transgression (I mean, that album cover) — but musically, she’s doubling down on what worked on SNS. Which is fine – coming almost a year to the date after that breakthrough album, MBF delivers, to my ear, more of the same sonically. But there’s not a lot of people doing what she’s doing right now (or at least doing it well), so I welcome it. Now, in 2026 or 2027, would I hope there’s a bit of growth? Sure. But as a quick follow-up to a blockbuster, this lands.

Andrew Unterberger: It certainly feels of a piece with her last album both sonically and thematically, but the more you listen to this album the more you realize how far this actually is from Shorter n’ Sweeter. It’s a less-explosive album than its predecessor but arguably a richer one, less concerned with offering a cornucopia of singles and more with a providing full-album experience, a relationship song cycle that feels almost like it’s all telling parts of the same story of post-relationship heartbreak, lust, frustration and (some degree of) acceptance. And the musical influences, pushing her further into unusual pockets of pre-MTV crossover country, synthy soft rock and other little-revived genres, really give this album its own sonic identity as well.

5. It’s been an incredible near-two-year run for Sabrina Carpenter in pop music — how would you recommend she spend the next three months to finish out the year as strongly as possible?

Eric Renner Brown: At this point, she feels too big too fail, which I mean in the most complimentary way. These hits, sales, concerts are simply so massive that it’s hard for me to think of any way she could derail this run at this point. But I will be curious to see how she incorporates this fresh material into her Short n’ Sweet tour when it resumes later this month – and if she can leverage any of these new songs to create viral moments.

Lyndsey Havens: Enjoy it, whatever that looks like for her. It sure could mean continuing to write and record. It could mean continuing to ideate and build worlds with her performances (she has a handful of festival gigs in early 2026). And it could mean taking a long vacation. But, somewhere in all of that, I also hope it means preparing for a busy award season at the start of the new year; at this point, an show-opening career-spanning medley from the superstar to open a particular awards ceremony doesn’t even seem that far-fetched. 

Jason Lipshutz: Considering she just released her new album, has a new smash with “Tears,” just delivered one of the best performance at the MTV VMAs and is playing some fall arena dates… what else is there to ask for? The answer, of course, is a music video for “House Tour,” starring some HGTV personalities. Fingers crossed on that one.

Joe Lynch: Another collab with Van Leeuwen, please – I tragically missed the first one and my tastebuds have been furious with me since. Other than ice cream, I hope Carpenter keeps giving us more of what she brought to the VMAs – it’s hard to pull off a political pop performance without being heavy-handed, but she spoke up for trans right while platforming trans people without losing that ineffable, defiant joy of queer culture.

Andrew Unterberger: Could her upcoming appearance on the closer to Taylor Swift’s Life of a Showgirl album possibly kickstart a run of feature appearances from Sabrina Carpenter? I’d love to see it at some point in her career — nearly all the century’s great pop stars have had at least one such memorable run, and she would be incredible just popping up on a big hook for any number of rappers, rockers or dance DJs out there.

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Sabrina Carpenter's 'Man's Best Friend' Is No. 1: Here Are the Numbers
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Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Is No. 1: Here Are the Numbers

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At this point, Sabrina Carpenter is one of pop music’s biggest A-listers in the 2020s. After a breakout year in 2024 that delivered both her first No. 1 album (Short n’ Sweet) and No. 1 song (“Please Please Please”), she just leveled up again thanks to her new album, Man’s Best Friend. The new project doesn’t just debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, it also posts some major numbers on the charts. Let’s dive in.

Billboard 200 Breakdown

Man’s Best Friend debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (chart dated Sept. 13) with 366,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week, according to Luminate. That’s not only her biggest week ever, it’s also the third-largest of the year, behind only Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem (493,000 in May) and The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow (490,000 in February).

The album earns Carpenter her second No. 1, following Short n’ Sweet in September 2024 — that album debuted with 362,000 units. Here’s a look at her full Billboard 200 track record so far:

Title, Peak Date, Peak Position

  • Eyes Wide Open, May 2, 2015, No. 43
  • Evolution, Nov. 5, 2016, No. 28
  • Singular: Act I, Nov. 24, 2018, No. 103
  • Singular: Act II, Aug. 3, 2019, No. 138
  • Emails I Can’t Send, July 30, 2022, No. 23
  • Fruitcake, Dec. 21, 2024, No. 10
  • Short n’ Sweet, Sept. 7, 2024, No. 1
  • Man’s Best Friend, Sept. 13, 2025, No. 1

Vinyl was a huge contributor to Man’s Best Friend’s big first week. The album sold 160,000 copies in vinyl alone — boosted by 13 different vinyl variants, including two signed by Carpenter. That makes it the ninth-biggest vinyl sales week since Luminate starting tracking sales in 1991.

Top 10 Biggest Vinyl Sales Weeks in Modern Era (1991-Present)

Vinyl Number, Artist, Title, Chart Week

  1. 859,000, Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department, May 4, 2024
  2. 693,000, Taylor Swift, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Nov. 11, 2023
  3. 575,000, Taylor Swift, Midnights, Nov. 5, 2022
  4. 258,000, Taylor Swift, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), July 22, 2023
  5. 191,000, Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department, Dec. 14, 2024
  6. 182,000, Harry Styles, Harry’s House, June 4, 2022
  7. 164,000, Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department, Dec. 21, 2024
  8. 161,000, Taylor Swift, Lover, Live From Paris, Jan. 25, 2025
  9. 160,000, Sabrina Carpenter, Man’s Best Friend, Sept. 13, 2025
  10. 149,000, Travis Scott, Days Before Rodeo, Sept. 28, 2024

Billboard Hot 100 Recap

Carpenter’s big chart week isn’t limited to just sales — the album’s tracks also took over the Billboard Hot 100, too. All 12 songs from Man’s Best Friend land on the latest chart, led by new single “Tears” at No. 3. “Manchild,” which debuted at No. 1 in June, also rebounds to No. 4.

Here’s the full rundown:

  • No. 3, “Tears”
  • No. 4, “Manchild” (up from No. 7; peaked at No. 1)
  • No. 12, “Nobody’s Son”
  • No. 15, “My Man on Willpower”
  • No. 17, “When Did You Get So Hot?”
  • No. 20, “Sugar Talking”
  • No. 24, “Go Go Juice”
  • No. 27, “House Tour”
  • No. 30, “Never Getting Laid”
  • No. 31, “We Almost Broke Up Again Last Night”
  • No. 33, “Goodbye”
  • No. 39, “Don’t Worry I’ll Make You Worry”

Thanks to these debuts, Carpenter’s career totals now stand at:

  • 5 top 10s (“Espresso,” “Please Please Please,” “Taste,” “Manchild,” “Tears”)
  • 12 top 20s
  • 25 top 40s
  • 31 total entries

Carpenter also joins Taylor Swift, SZA and Olivia Rodrigo this week as the only women in history to chart at least 12 songs in the Hot 100’s top 40 simultaneously.

This article was originally published on Billboard’s Substack channel. Subscribe to the free daily newsletter for exclusive insights about the Billboard charts by clicking here.



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Sabrina Carpenter advocates for trans rights during MTV VMAs performance: "In trans we trust"
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Sabrina Carpenter advocates for trans rights during MTV VMAs performance: “In trans we trust”

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Sabrina Carpenter turned the 2025 MTV VMAs into a huge dance party with her ‘Tears’ performance, which also saw her celebrate and advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights – watch the full performance below.

The 2025 MTV VMAs took place last night (September 7) at the UBS Arena in Long Island. A highly anticipated moment of the entire awards show was Sabrina Carpenter’s performance, which lived up to fans’ expectations.

For her performance, she played ‘Tears’, taken off her latest album ‘Man’s Best Friend’. The performance saw the singer appear from underneath a manhole cover to join a slew of drag and trans performers and other dancers onstage.

Throughout the performance, dancers in the background held up hand-drawn signs that read “Protect Trans Rights”, “In Trans We Trust”, “Support Local Drag”, “Love Each Other” and “If You Hate You’ll Never Get Laid” among others. Later on, Carpenter ditched her shimmery top for a dance break that saw sprinklers rain down on her and her dancers, a la Flashdance.

Watch the full performance below.

Elsewhere at the VMAS, Sabrina Carpenter also won Album Of The Year for last year’s ‘Short N’ Sweet’, Pop Artist and Best Visual Effects for her ‘Manchild’ music video. During her acceptance speech for Album Of The Year’, Carpenter doubled down on her support for the queer community, thanking her “queens on stage”.

“This world, as we all know, can be so full of criticism and discrimination and negativity,” she said in her speech. “So to get to be part of something that can bring light, make you smile, make you dance, and make you feel like the world is your fucking oyster. I’m so grateful to do that.”

As for her new album ‘Man’s Best Friend’, that record scored a four-star review from Nick Levine for NME: “Given Carpenter’s fondness for even a dodgy double entendre, it feels fitting to end on one. With ‘Man’s Best Friend’, she’s done more than enough to keep herself on top.”

Elsewhere at the 2025 MTV VMAs, Ariana Grande took home the night’s biggest award, Video Of The Year’ for ‘Brighter Days Ahead’, while Lady Gaga was crowned Artist Of The Year, Rosé and Bruno Mars won Song Of The Year for ‘APT.’ and Mariah Carey was awarded the Video Vanguard award for her historic career. Yungblud and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry have also paid tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne with a touching performance. Check out the full list of winners here. 

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Sabrina Carpenter Brings This Dazzling Nail Jewelry Trend to the 2025 VMAs
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Sabrina Carpenter Brings This Dazzling Nail Jewelry Trend to the 2025 VMAs

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Vogue cover star Sabrina Carpenter has arrived at the 2025 MTV VMAs, and we’re begging for a beauty tour. Dressed in a semi-sheer red lace Valentino dress, her arms wrapped in a lilac marabou boa, the singer had us in “Tears”—in a good way.

As for the details behind her look? When it comes to glam, Carpenter’s team is elite. Carolina Gonzalez on makeup, Evanie Frausto on hair, and Zola Ganzorigt—the woman behind this summer’s polka dot nail craze—on nails.

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Ganzorigt confirms that for the VMAs, just any old French manicure wouldn’t do. Instead, she started with the “’90s deep French”—a style she brought back earlier this summer on Kylie Jenner. The inspiration? An issue of Nails magazine from June 1997. From there, the nail artist placed multicolored rhinestones to cover up the smile line (a.k.a. the white part of a traditional French manicure), taking it from bonjour to bijou.

Sabrina Carpenter Brings This Dazzling Nail Jewelry Trend to the 2025 VMAs

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On the Podcast: Chloe Malle’s Big News! Plus: Sabrina Carpenter’s Hairstylist Evanie Frausto Is Full of Secrets
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On the Podcast: Chloe Malle’s Big News! Plus: Sabrina Carpenter’s Hairstylist Evanie Frausto Is Full of Secrets

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It’s been a big week for The Run-Through’s very own Chloe Malle, who was appointed American Vogue’s Head of Editorial Content on Tuesday. At the top of today’s episode, she and Chioma reflect on the news and on Chloe’s recent New York Times profile. (Tragically, her dog Lloyd was left on the cutting-room floor.)

British Vogue’s Radhika Seth also pops in to share her standout picks at the 2025 Venice Film Festival so far—from The Voice of Hind Rajab to Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein—and what it’s really like to screen six films in one day (there is sleeping involved). This leads, in time, to a discussion of the group’s favorite red carpet moments, with Chloë Sevigny, Jacob Elordi, and Cate Blanchett all making the best-dressed list!

Later, celebrity hairstylist and wig master Evanie Frausto stops by the podcast studio to chat with beauty editors Arden Fanning Andrews and Kiana Murden. Together, they talk through Evanie’s star-studded roster—from Sabrina Carpenter to Rosalía—and the stories behind some of their most memorable styles (including Sabrina’s DIY bangs). Evanie also shares the differences between working with musicians and actors…and how he dreamed up Lady Gaga’s now-iconic “Die With a Smile” wig.

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Sabrina Carpenter: Man’s Best Friend Album Review
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Sabrina Carpenter: Man’s Best Friend Album Review

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Historians will say it was “Espresso” that did it, but Sabrina Carpenter’s ascent to pop’s A-list truly began with “Nonsense.” At each stop on her tour behind 2022’s Emails I Can’t Send, Carpenter performed the song with a bespoke bonus verse incorporating a local shoutout and a sexual innuendo. “Water ain’t the only thing I swallow,” she sang to a Chicago crowd that October. By January, “Nonsense” graduated from also-ran to the album’s only charting single, and Sabrina Carpenter as we now know her had arrived: witty, itty-bitty, a little smutty, dolled up like a powder-blue Peggy Lee. Now Carpenter is beloved by the classic pop constituencies (teen girls and gay men), while classic rock’s powers that be hold her in an esteem second only to Olivia Rodrigo. After nearly a decade in the para-Disney machinery, she’s understandably eager to keep a good thing going.

BRAT may have dominated the conversation in 2024, but it was Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet that truly achieved ubiquity: At one point, its singles “Taste,” “Please Please Please,” and “Espresso” occupied Nos. 2, 3, and 4 on the Hot 100. Man’s Best Friend arrives a year later, almost to the day, with comparatively little pomp. Its only single, “Manchild,” is sneakily endearing, like an explicit needlepoint you’ve passed in the hallway a few dozen times before bothering to stop and read. “Fuck my life,” Carpenter coos oh-so-sweetly, “Won’t you let an innocent woman be?” On Short n’ Sweet, she raided the costume closet—a Riviera disco diva’s sunnies, a sheer Y2K minidress, a dubiously authentic Pennsylvania twang—to find the one that best suited her. Delivering formally classic, facepalm-clever pop songs on a timetable unseen since Rihanna’s heyday, Man’s Best Friend takes the Sabrina persona to its apex, and maybe as far as it can go.

When Carpenter sings about sex with men, misandry begets horniness, which begets misandry. “Stranger danger” refers to when he’s not that into you anymore; fantasies of pregnancy remain blissfully immaterial. As she goes slackjawed over a man’s basic competence—“Assemble a chair from IKEA, I’m like, ‘Uhhh’”—“Tears” boogies to a fidgety strain of nu-disco pulled from the two-year window between Diana Ross’ Diana and Evelyn “Champagne” King’s Get Loose. Late-album highlight “House Tour” namedrops Chips Ahoy! in the midst of Carpenter’s lavishly long-winded and none-too-subtle metaphor: “Yeah, I spent a little fortune on the waxed floors/We can be a little reckless ’cause it’s insured.” It’s Madonna drag reverse-engineered through Madonna’s imitators—the exact sort of kitsch, reference-to-a-reference move that ought to signal just how serious Carpenter isn’t.

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Sabrina Carpenter 'Short n' Sweet' Anniversary Celebrated on Instagram
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Sabrina Carpenter ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Sets Spotify Record: Reaction

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Sabrina Carpenter‘s new album Man’s Best Friend was one of the year’s most highly anticipated pop releases for months before it dropped — and now, it has the numbers on Spotify to prove it.

As announced by the streaming service Tuesday (Sept. 2), the 12-track LP has set a new 2025 record for most streams in a single day for an album by a female artist. On Instagram Stories, Carpenter reacted to the news by writing, “This blows my mind.”

“Can’t thank you enough for listening,” she added.

On X, Carpenter also reshared the announcement and wrote, “I can’t believe this … thank you so much for listening.”

The confirmation of the streaming feat comes just a few days after the Grammy winner released Man’s Best Friend, her seventh studio album, on Aug. 29. She first announced the project in June, shortly after dropping lead single “Manchild,” which debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 — Carpenter’s second-ever No. 1 on the chart.

But as impressive as Carpenter’s new milestone is, it’s not difficult to ascertain why so many people would tune in once she dropped MBF. The Girl Meets World alum had set expectations quite high after breaking through to pop-superstar status in 2024 with the success of album Short n’ Sweet, which spawned hits such as “Espresso” — which, speaking of Spotify, was the platform’s most-streamed song last year — and Hot 100 No. 1 “Please Please Please.”

Even so, the performer didn’t let any pressure to top Short n’ Sweet get to her while making Man’s Best Friend with collaborators Jack Antonoff and Amy Allen. In a recent interview with Interview, Carpenter explained, “I was just like, ‘This is no different than when I was making the last album.’”

“Nobody told me I needed to put it out at any date,” she continued. “If I felt inspired, I would just write. You can write and it doesn’t have to be for anything.”

If her new Spotify metric is any indication, that mentality definitely paid off. See Carpenter’s post on X below.

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Sabrina Carpenter likes 'super passionate' people
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Sabrina Carpenter likes ‘super passionate’ people

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Sabrina Carpenter is drawn towards “super passionate” people.

Sabrina Carpenter has revealed her romantic type

The 26-year-old pop star – who has previously dated the likes of Barry Keoghan and Shawn Mendes – has opened up about her “type”, revealing that she’s attracted to passionate people who are also good conversationalists.

The blonde beauty told Interview magazine: “I’m always really drawn to people that are super passionate.

“Obviously, conversation’s a huge thing for me because I don’t really shut up. But also someone who’s empathetic and good at reading a room and somewhat emotionally mature. I can’t say I’ve always nailed it, but that would be my type.”

Sabrina describes herself as “a short girl”, meaning she doesn’t worry about the height of potential partners.

The singer – who has also enjoyed success as an actress – quipped: “Short men are tall men to me, and tall men are just tall, tall men to me. It doesn’t really matter, as long as they ignite some sort of fire.”

Sabrina recently admitted that she’s “pretty transparent” in her approach to relationships.

The chart-topping singer thinks her former romantic partners actually feel “pretty flattered” whenever she writes and releases a song about them.

Sabrina – whose new album is called Man’s Best Friend – told CBS Mornings: “I feel pretty transparent going into any of my relationships, that I write songs and I think they’re just as down for it. I think it’s also, most of the time, they’ve been pretty flattered when I … when they get a song written about them, good or bad.”

Despite this, Sabrina refuses to confirm who inspired certain songs on her new album.

The pop star said: “It’s more fun for people to picture in their head than the person I picture in my head, I think.”

Sabrina also admits that her music isn’t for everyone.

The singer has come under fire for some of her X-rated lyrics in recent times, but Sabrina isn’t bothered about her critics.

The Manchild hitmaker reflected: “You don’t have to like what I do. I think there’s this weird misconception that every artist has to check every box for everyone to like everything about them.”




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Sabrina Carpenter Shares New Alternate Ending for ‘Tears’ Video
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Sabrina Carpenter Shares New Alternate Ending for ‘Tears’ Video

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Sabrina Carpenter is rewriting the chilling ending to her Rocky Horror-inspired “Tears” music video.

On Friday (Aug. 29), the 26-year-old pop star released the original version of her haunting “Tears” video, coinciding with the drop of her seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend.

The nearly five-minute clip follows Carpenter as she recovers from a car accident that appears to have killed her traveling companion. Alone and disoriented, she stumbles upon a creepy, isolated house. Inside, she discovers a world of sex and hedonism, evoking the cult classic horror musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The video culminates with Carpenter ending the life of her presumed-dead lover.

“Wait, no, you died earlier, I thought? It’s a thing, someone has to die every video,” she says, as she throws a stiletto into his chest. “I’m sorry. We’ll always remember you, though.”

On Monday (Sept. 1), Carpenter teased “a new ending” to the “Tears” video on her Instagram Story, sharing a link to the clip on YouTube. In this alternate conclusion, her traveling partner meets yet another grisly fate.

After Carpenter is ejected from the eerie house, she looks up to see the man emerging from the woods. “Babe, I’m so glad you’re okay,” he says, limping and coughing. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you.” Suddenly, lightning strikes as he jitters with sparks and nervous laughter. Carpenter warns him to move aside as a cracking sound approaches. Before he can react, a tree crashes down on him. “I told him to move over,” she says, standing and grabbing her hat.

The video also features Academy Award-nominated actor Coleman Domingo in drag and accompanies Man’s Best Friend, Carpenter’s Jack Antonoff-produced follow-up to 2024’s Short n’ Sweet, which spent four weeks atop the Billboard 200.

Watch Sabrina Carpenter’s “Tears” video — now with a brand-new ending — above.



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