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Rhyl Journal
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Sabrina Carpenter brings out Duran Duran at second sold-out BST Hyde Park set
The 26-year-old singer took the Great Oak Stage at the London music festival on Sunday night without seemingly breaking a sweat. Carpenter dazzled a crowd of 65,000 people with her tongue-in-cheek lyrics, choreography, and glitzy costumes, as she belted through her hit songs. The Espresso singer was welcomed on stage by fans sporting the likes of cowboy hats, platform boots and glitter – who eagerly waited for the moment to sing along with the pop star. Opening her set with Busy Woman, Carpenter went through her biggest hits from her most recent Short n' Sweet album including Taste, Bed Chem and Please Please Please. Midway through the concert, she asked the crowds to howl with her before introducing the 'legendary' pop rock band Duran Duran to the stage, where lead singer, Simon Le Bon, and bass guitarist John Taylor emerged to join Carpenter to sing Hungry Like The Wolf. She later led the London crowd into a line dance as she sang her most recent hit single Manchild, before taking a moment to thank her fans. She said: 'I don't really understand how this is possible but you guys sold out two nights, 65,000 people, at Hyde park. 'I believe two years ago I was playing a show here for about 5,000 people and before that I was opening for many different talented artists and I was just like dreaming of this day and this moment and I am just so grateful to everybody that came here, so thank you for spending your evening with us.' She later 'arrested' The Bear star Ayo Edebiri and singer Clairo, in what has become a trademark introduction to her song Juno with screens showing alarms and the caption, 'You're under arrest for being too hot'. Throughout the set, she also performed track favourites from her 2022 album, Emails I Can't Send, which included Feather, Because I Liked A Boy and her viral hit Nonsense. From dancing on a makeshift balcony to serenading a sea of flashing lights, Carpenter closed her sold-out show by serving up her hit song Espresso, complimented with a firework display. The performance comes after the singer announced she will be releasing a new album called Man's Best Friend later in the summer. Carpenter gained prominence starring on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World as a teenager and released her debut album Eyes Wide Open in 2015 on Hollywood Records. She later signed to Island Records and released her gold-certified fifth studio album, Emails I Can't Send, through them. Earlier this year, she received the global success award at the 2025 Brit Awards in recognition of her breakthrough year in 2024, in which she became the first woman to simultaneously occupy the top three spots of the UK singles chart with Taste, Please Please Please, and Espresso.
Leader Live
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Sabrina Carpenter brings out Duran Duran at second sold-out BST Hyde Park set
The 26-year-old singer took the Great Oak Stage at the London music festival on Sunday night without seemingly breaking a sweat. Carpenter dazzled a crowd of 65,000 people with her tongue-in-cheek lyrics, choreography, and glitzy costumes, as she belted through her hit songs. The Espresso singer was welcomed on stage by fans sporting the likes of cowboy hats, platform boots and glitter – who eagerly waited for the moment to sing along with the pop star. Opening her set with Busy Woman, Carpenter went through her biggest hits from her most recent Short n' Sweet album including Taste, Bed Chem and Please Please Please. Midway through the concert, she asked the crowds to howl with her before introducing the 'legendary' pop rock band Duran Duran to the stage, where lead singer, Simon Le Bon, and bass guitarist John Taylor emerged to join Carpenter to sing Hungry Like The Wolf. She later led the London crowd into a line dance as she sang her most recent hit single Manchild, before taking a moment to thank her fans. She said: 'I don't really understand how this is possible but you guys sold out two nights, 65,000 people, at Hyde park. 'I believe two years ago I was playing a show here for about 5,000 people and before that I was opening for many different talented artists and I was just like dreaming of this day and this moment and I am just so grateful to everybody that came here, so thank you for spending your evening with us.' She later 'arrested' The Bear star Ayo Edebiri and singer Clairo, in what has become a trademark introduction to her song Juno with screens showing alarms and the caption, 'You're under arrest for being too hot'. Throughout the set, she also performed track favourites from her 2022 album, Emails I Can't Send, which included Feather, Because I Liked A Boy and her viral hit Nonsense. From dancing on a makeshift balcony to serenading a sea of flashing lights, Carpenter closed her sold-out show by serving up her hit song Espresso, complimented with a firework display. The performance comes after the singer announced she will be releasing a new album called Man's Best Friend later in the summer. Carpenter gained prominence starring on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World as a teenager and released her debut album Eyes Wide Open in 2015 on Hollywood Records. She later signed to Island Records and released her gold-certified fifth studio album, Emails I Can't Send, through them. Earlier this year, she received the global success award at the 2025 Brit Awards in recognition of her breakthrough year in 2024, in which she became the first woman to simultaneously occupy the top three spots of the UK singles chart with Taste, Please Please Please, and Espresso.
South Wales Guardian
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Sabrina Carpenter brings out Duran Duran at second sold-out BST Hyde Park set
The 26-year-old singer took the Great Oak Stage at the London music festival on Sunday night without seemingly breaking a sweat. Carpenter dazzled a crowd of 65,000 people with her tongue-in-cheek lyrics, choreography, and glitzy costumes, as she belted through her hit songs. The Espresso singer was welcomed on stage by fans sporting the likes of cowboy hats, platform boots and glitter – who eagerly waited for the moment to sing along with the pop star. Opening her set with Busy Woman, Carpenter went through her biggest hits from her most recent Short n' Sweet album including Taste, Bed Chem and Please Please Please. Midway through the concert, she asked the crowds to howl with her before introducing the 'legendary' pop rock band Duran Duran to the stage, where lead singer, Simon Le Bon, and bass guitarist John Taylor emerged to join Carpenter to sing Hungry Like The Wolf. She later led the London crowd into a line dance as she sang her most recent hit single Manchild, before taking a moment to thank her fans. She said: 'I don't really understand how this is possible but you guys sold out two nights, 65,000 people, at Hyde park. 'I believe two years ago I was playing a show here for about 5,000 people and before that I was opening for many different talented artists and I was just like dreaming of this day and this moment and I am just so grateful to everybody that came here, so thank you for spending your evening with us.' She later 'arrested' The Bear star Ayo Edebiri and singer Clairo, in what has become a trademark introduction to her song Juno with screens showing alarms and the caption, 'You're under arrest for being too hot'. Throughout the set, she also performed track favourites from her 2022 album, Emails I Can't Send, which included Feather, Because I Liked A Boy and her viral hit Nonsense. From dancing on a makeshift balcony to serenading a sea of flashing lights, Carpenter closed her sold-out show by serving up her hit song Espresso, complimented with a firework display. The performance comes after the singer announced she will be releasing a new album called Man's Best Friend later in the summer. Carpenter gained prominence starring on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World as a teenager and released her debut album Eyes Wide Open in 2015 on Hollywood Records. She later signed to Island Records and released her gold-certified fifth studio album, Emails I Can't Send, through them. Earlier this year, she received the global success award at the 2025 Brit Awards in recognition of her breakthrough year in 2024, in which she became the first woman to simultaneously occupy the top three spots of the UK singles chart with Taste, Please Please Please, and Espresso.
Daily Mirror
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Sabrina Carpenter fans are 'missing point' of controversial new album cover
Fans of singer and actress Sabrina Carpenter have been left divided after she shared the cover art for her upcoming album, Man's Best Friend, which will be released in August When Sabrina Carpenter unveiled her upcoming album's cover, set for release this summer, it instantly ignited a storm of controversy about its underlying message – but some music fans argue that critics are "missing the point". The diminutive songstress has carved out a niche with her infectious tunes that cleverly weave satire and societal observations, all delivered in her distinctively bold and risqué pop princess style. The 26-year-old songbird has been navigating the music scene for more than 10 years, with her first album dropping in 2015. However, it was her fifth studio offering, Emails I Can't Send, released in 2022, that began turning heads on a larger scale. Her 2024 hit track, Espresso, fully propelled her into the limelight and secured her position as a pop star. Her sixth album, Short n' Sweet, soon followed and took the music world by storm – clinching the top spot on the Billboard 200 and earning her a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2025. Recently, the singer confirmed on Instagram with a duo of pictures that her latest album, Man's Best Friend, is slated for an August 29 release. The album cover features Sabrina down on her knees with what seems to be a man's hand gripping her hair. Accompanying this is a second photo, which zooms in on a blonde puppy sporting a light blue dog collar adorned with a gold heart, etched with the album's name. The controversial announcement has raked in more than four million likes so far but it's sparked a deluge of comments from people upset by Sabrina's perceived submission in the first image, especially during such a politically tumultuous time for women. Instagram users flooded the comments with their thoughts. One said: "Love Sabrina - but this picture - why is the man in there like that? It's not a very empowering image for women." Another voiced their confusion: "Explain to me again how this isn't centering men? How this isn't catering to the male gaze?" A third remarked: "Okay - it's sarcastic? Satire? Art? Symbolism? But what about the men or boys who see this on billboards, on Instagram, in music promos - and consciously or not, internalise that this is what power looks like: a man objectifying a woman. Does that image challenge objectification or reinforce it?" TikTok pop culture commentator Holden Smith – who boasts 178,000 followers – labelled the debate over the album artwork "so wild". In a widely viewed video, Smith said: "To me, it just felt very 'Sabrina'. 'Man's best friend' is a dog, a female dog is also called a b***h. "Sabrina on all fours, with a man pulling her hair, is feeding into that. I believed, in a cheeky way." The content creator then addressed some of the extreme reactions and continued: "There are a lot of social media comments saying that this is extremely degrading and that she has set women back hundreds of years and, to me, that is a crazy statement." Holden speculated: "Sabrina could also be using the cover to hold a mirror up to the public and say, 'this is how you guys are saying that you see me, for the male gaze rather than for the female gaze'." Smith then said: "I found it extremely interesting that this is the main conversation around her new album. As someone who was the breakout artist of the year last year, who truly got, like, no negative press; this switch up feels kind of crazy - especially when she's giving us a second album in two years." Holden expressed disappointment that the album announcement wasn't met with joy, noting it "felt like it should be a crazy happy announcement" rather than sparking intense debate over its cover. Sabrina, who doesn't shy away from expressing her sexuality and sense of fun, has yet to elaborate on the provocative choice of imagery for her latest album.
Buzz Feed
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Met Gala: Usher Apologizes To Sabrina Carpenter's Dad
In case you missed it, this year's Met Gala took place on Monday, and Usher was this year's surprise performance for the A-list guests that evening. The 46-year-old singer is currently on tour, and has become renowned for a so-called 'cherry segment' during his live is where Usher picks a female audience member from the crowd and sensually feeds her cherries during his song 'There Goes My Baby.' And Usher had his pick of celebrity women to choose from for the bit at the gala, with everybody from Zendaya to Kylie Jenner in attendance. However, it was singer Sabrina Carpenter who landed the iconic moment, which makes sense considering her reputation for proudly embracing her overt sexuality. This arguably began when Sabrina started a tradition of ad-libbing a brand new — and normally incredibly NSFW — outro to her song 'Nonsense' every night during her Emails I Can't Send tour, which kicked off in 2022. Fun fact: The lyrics she penned for her BBC Live Lounge performance in 2023 ended up being so x-rated that the BBC opted to edit them out of her final the slang definition of 'BBC,' which is commonly used with racial connotations in pornography, Sabrina had sung: 'I'm American, I am not British / So BBC it stands for something different / This live lounge is just so lit because I'm in it.'She then poked fun at the BBC's decision to edit out her outro when she returned to the UK for their Radio 1 Big Weekend festival. This time, she cheekily sang: 'BBC said I should keep it PG / BBC I wish I had it in me / There's a double meaning if you dig deep.' Sabrina continued to lean into her sexuality on her latest album, Short n' Sweet, which was released in August and is full of innuendos. The vibe continued on her accompanying tour, where she is dressed in custom Victoria's Secret lingerie and vintage-style babydoll nightgowns. Also on her tour, Sabrina started a new tradition of teasing different sex positions on stage during her song 'Juno.' This led to the star being the subject of some serious online discourse earlier this year when she demonstrated the so-called Eiffel Tower sex position on stage, which involves one person getting on all fours in the middle of two others. At the time, some social media users criticized the star, calling the position 'inherently degrading" toward women. All of this to say, Sabrina's friends, fans, and, indeed, family members are more than used to seeing the star in sexual situations, and Sabrina previously told Time that it really isn't a big deal to her relatives when they watch her shows. Speaking about the fact that her grandparents were at her sold-out Madison Square Garden show last year, Sabrina said: 'My fans online are like: 'I can't believe she's bending over in front of her grandparents!' I'm like: 'Girl, they are not paying attention to that!' They're just like: 'I can't believe all these people are here.'' Despite this, when a sensual photo of Usher feeding Sabrina cherries at the Met emerged online on Tuesday, there was one family member who admitted to being a little uneasy with the whole thing: Sabrina's dad. Taking to her Instagram account on Wednesday, Sabrina posted a carousel of behind-the-scenes photos from the night, which ended with a screenshot of a text message that she received from her father, David Carpenter. David had simply sent his daughter an X link to the photo of her and Usher, writing underneath it: '? Weird.' Sabrina cropped the screenshot so that followers couldn't see her reply, however, Usher left his response in the comment section of her Instagram post, where he simply wrote: 'Apologies Mr Carpenter 😅🍒' Posting this text from her dad comes shortly after Sabrina opened up about how she navigated releasing a seriously brutal diss track about him cheating on her mom on the title track of her 2022 album, Emails I Can't Send. For reference, Sabrina's parents stayed together despite David's indiscretion, and he has always remained a very big part of Sabrina and her sisters' lives. However, she did not hold back in the song, which includes the lyrics: 'You wanna discuss, ugh, you disgust me,' and 'Don't make me cuss you out / Why'd you let me down? / Don't say sorry now.'She also tells her dad that because of him, she 'can't love right' and finds herself villainizing 'nice guys' because she fears they will cheat on her.'I blame you for / Every worst that I assume,' Sabrina goes on, and in case there was any doubt over who the song is about, she sings: 'When I'm forty-five, someone calls me their wife / And he fucks our lives in one selfish night / Don't think I'll find forgiveness as fast as mom did / And, God, I love you, but you're such a dipshit.''You were all I looked up to / Now I can't even look at you,' Sabrina concludes, before laughing in a sassy outro: 'I mean, as they say in Chicago, 'He had it coming.'' And Vogue asked Sabrina about how her dad reacted to her airing the family's dirty laundry to the entire world in an interview earlier this year. Discussing how the song sees her analyze her own relationships as a direct result of her father, Sabrina told the publication: 'Why do we end up loving the people we love later in life? That song just really made a lot of things make sense for me.'Asked about how her dad learned of the song's existence, she quipped: 'Sure as hell did not play it for him in person.''I sent it to my mother first,' Sabrina explained, before admitting: 'There were definitely feelings involved.' She also remained defiant as she pointed out: 'But you birthed me, so you kind of have to deal with the repercussions.' As always, let me know your thoughts on all of this in the comments below!
