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Daily Mail
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lorde fans left in shock after receiving picture of her private parts on new vinyl cover for Virgin album
Lorde fans have been left in shock after seeing what appears to be a photograph of the singer's genitals on the cover of her new vinyl. The singer, 28, had already raised eyebrows with her latest album's main artwork, which features an x-ray of her pelvis - inter-uterine device included. However, the vinyl for Virgin - Lorde's fourth studio album and first since 2021's Solar Power - is even more explicit and features what appears to be her genitals beneath a pair of see-through plastic pants. Taking to social media to express their shock, some fans worried about their family members potentially seeing the NSFW cover. They shared on X/ Twitter: 'So the new Lorde vinyl just got delivered. I was not prepared for the insert'; 'lorde really got her cat out like that on her vinyl huh?'; 'My Lorde vinyl is getting delivered to my parent's house I'm scared [sic].' Others added: 'when you open your Virgin vinyl and see lordussy'; 'should've stayed curious abt the lorde vinyl'. However, not everyone was so critical of the vinyl's artwork and others described it as 'beautiful' and far from being shocking. 'A lot of you are being very weird about the lorde vinyl cover… who tf cares if her lordeussy was out. It's just a body.'; 'Wait... Is this the new album art from Lorde that everyone is talking about? It's a beautiful photo, and the entire vinyl package is, too, but come on, it barely shows anything. No need for all the discourse. 90's Madonna would kill you all [sic].' Others said that the reaction to the vinyl was so extreme that they expected it to be a lot more explicit than it actually is. 'I really thought the lorde vinyl insert would be a lot worse than people are saying it is, you guys are kinda dramatic.' The new album features several singles, including Man of the Year, which has already proven to be a viral hit. Lorde described her latest album as 'gender broadening' and said it was inspired by her own 'coming into masculinity'. The star, who uses she/her pronouns, told Rolling Stone that she is 'in the middle, gender-wise'. Elaborating further to fellow singer Chappell Roan, Lorde said of her gender: 'I'm a woman except for the days when I'm a man.' Lorde previously shocked fans when she debuted her new album artwork and its sexually suggestive title. The jaw-dropping cover was an X-ray of what appeared to be her pelvic area, with her hip bones, belt buckle, and zipper visible. But it was one particular detail in the X-ray that got fans talking - a T-shaped object that appeared to be an IUD (intrauterine device), a type of birth control that is placed in the uterus. On her website, she claimed the album was written '100%' in blood. Lorde said she was both 'proud and scared' of the upcoming project in an email sent to fans. 'The colour of the album is clear. Like bathwater, windows, ice, spit. Full transparency. 'The language is plain and unsentimental. The sounds are the same wherever possible. 'I was trying to see myself, all the way through. I was trying to make a document that reflected my femininity: raw, primal, innocent, elegant, openhearted, spiritual, masc. 'I'm proud and scared of this album. There's nowhere to hide. I believe the putting the deepest parts of ourselves to music is what sets us free.' Lorde is one of the highest-selling New Zealand singers of all time and her 2013 song Royals reached number one in America, eventually being certified 14 times platinum.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Sabrina Carpenter reveals Man's Best Friend album art 'approved by God' after outcry
Sabrina Carpenter has revealed alternative artwork "approved by God" for her new album after the original cover sparked controversy. Earlier in June, the Espresso singer shared art for her album, Man's Best Friend, which shows her on her hands and knees in a black minidress with a suited man grabbing her photo prompted a heated debate, with some arguing that it pandered to the male gaze and promoted misogynistic Wednesday, the pop princess posted two less contentious black-and-white images of herself holding a suited man's arm, with the caption: "Here is a new alternate cover approved by God." Users responding to Carpenter's post on Instagram included fellow pop star Katy Perry, who simply replied: "Gahahahaha." Those criticising the initial artwork included Glasgow Women's Aid, a charity supporting victims of domestic abuse, which said it was "regressive" and "promotes an element of violence and control".Not everyone was against it, and some defended the singer, explaining that the image was satirical."There's a deeper meaning, portraying how the public views her, believing she is just for the male gaze," a fan wrote on Heather Binning of Women's Rights Network, told the BBC that violence against women should "never be used as satire".Many of Carpenter's fans are young women, and Ms Binning said the imagery "grooms girls to believe that it is a fun, casual, sexy thing to submit to men's sexual (sometimes sexually violent) desires". On social media, some also criticised Carpenter for the timing, suggesting the image was not appropriate given the current political climate in the US."Women's control over their bodies are being taken away in the US and this is kind of insensitive," one user wrote on Instagram. 'Sell her brand' Professor Catherine Rottenberg from Goldsmiths University of London said that regardless of how the artwork should be interpreted, Carpenter was "fanning the flames of controversy in order to sell her brand". "Debates around representation that this album has already generated will likely mean more sales, more popularity, and more traction," she told the is not the first time the 26-year-old's music has sparked an has built her brand around fun and risque pop music, and her sexual lyrics, X-rated ad-lib Nonsense outros and provocative performances regularly cause a the Brit Awards in March, media watchdog Ofcom received 825 complaints, with the majority involving Carpenter's pre-watershed opening performance that saw her wearing a red sparkly military-style mini-dress with matching stockings and was also seen having a close encounter with a dancer dressed as a soldier wearing a bearskin hat during the show, which was broadcast live on Ford, a culture critic, previously told the BBC that Carpenter is "in on the joke" when she performs. "Sabrina is being unabashedly horny in her music and it feels like an embrace of fun and silliness and not taking things too seriously."Man's Best Friend is Carpenter's seventh studio album and will be released on 29 August.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Controversy Is Sabrina Carpenter's ‘Best Friend' With Scandalized Reaction to New Album Cover
At this point, we should be conditioned to expect pop stars to behave in a controversial manner. And yet, when Sabrina Carpenter released the cover for her upcoming Man's Best Friend album, social media was up in arms about the provocative artwork, which features the singer/songwriter on all fours with her hair being grabbed by a faceless person. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the loud reaction to the album art — including the women of The View debating its feminist merits — and why the buzz plays directly into Carpenter's hands. (Did you know Sabrina had a new album coming out on Aug. 29? Now you do!) More from Billboard Sabrina Carpenter to Follow 'Short n' Sweet' With New Album 'Man's Best Friend': Here's When It Arrives John Mayer Shares His New Dating Philosophy at 'SmartLess Live' Podcast Taping: 'Vulnerability Is the Sh-' Seth MacFarlane on Channeling Frank Sinatra for 'Lush Life' & Who Will Be His 'First Call' If He Uncovers a Lost Sinatra Duet Also on the show, we've got chart news on how Carpenter's 'Manchild' debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, scoring the singer her second chart-topper; Mariah Carey lands her 50th Hot 100 hit with the debut of 'Type Dangerous'; and Lil Wayne, ENHYPEN, Addison Rae, My Chemical Romance and Turnstile shake up the top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Plus, we're remembering Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson, who died last week at age 82. The Billboard is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard's weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard's executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard's managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on or or your favorite podcast provider. ( on Best of Billboard Drake's Historic Chart Week: How He Matched The Beatles' 57-Year-Old Record How Elton John Keeps Up His Hot 100 Hot Streak With Dua Lipa Duet 'Cold Heart' Pink's 'All I Know So Far' Has Us Looking Back at the History of Live Music on the Charts
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sabrina Carpenter Unveils Alternate ‘Man's Best Friend' Cover — and This Time, It's ‘Approved by God'
After finding herself in inexplicably hot water over the cheeky cover to her upcoming new album Man's Best Friend, pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter is sharing a new version of the album art — and she says it got the stamp of approval from more than just her label. On Wednesday (June 25), Carpenter announced that she was selling signed copies of her new album (due out on Aug. 29 via Island Records), some of which featured a toned-down version of the LP's previously revealed artwork. The new black-and-white cover shows Carpenter with her hand placed on a suited man's shoulder as she peers off-camera. More from Billboard Sabrina Carpenter Takes Calls From Some 'Hot' Fans in Steamy New Ad for Dunkin' Carín León, Kapo, Netón Vega, Myke Towers, Laura Pausini & More Set for Billboard Latin Music Week 2025 Whitney Houston's 'The Bodyguard' Extends Its Lead as the Highest RIAA-Certified Soundtrack of All Time 'i signed some copies of Man's Best Friend for you guys,' she wrote in the caption. '& here is a new alternate cover approved by God.' The switched-up photo comes after Carpenter received a wave of backlash after unveiling the original artwork for the album, which featured her on her hands and knees touching a man's leg, while the faceless individual held up a fistful of her hair. Some critics called out the cover's provocative and sexualized imagery, with a few going as far as to claim that the image was anti-feminist. But plenty of others defended the Man's Best Friend artwork as another extension of the singer's well-established brand of sex positivity. Even legendary singer-songwriter Carly Simon weighed in on the controversy, saying that the artwork looked 'tame' to her. 'She's not doing anything outrageous … There have been far flashier covers than hers,' Simon said in an interview with Rolling Stone. 'I don't know why she's getting such flak.' The album itself is already off to a good start, with lead single 'Manchild' earning Carpenter her second No. 1 hit on the June 21-dated Billboard Hot 100 and becoming her first song to debut at the top of the chart. 'I can't tell you how much this means to me!!!!' she wrote on Instagram after news broke of her No. 1 debut. 'This song makes me so happy. Thank you eternally for listening.' Check out Sabrina Carpenter's divine-ordained new artwork for Man's Best Friend below: Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
News24
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- News24
Sabrina Carpenter triggers backlash with racy photos ahead of her new album
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter has raised eyebrows by posting some very racy photos ahead of the release of her new album. Her seventh studio album, Man's Best Friend, will be out on 29 August. Fans of the 26-year-old singer, who just released the single, Manchild from the upcoming album, have been divided on the recently posted album art – a photograph of Sabrina, on her hands and knees, wearing a short black dress with heels, as an unseen man grabs her hair. 'Am I the only one who thinks this is dehumanising for women?' a social media user wrote. Another said she believed in women owning their sexuality and feeling powerful in their bodies, 'but a woman on all fours with a man pulling her hair isn't empowering. It mirrors the very objectification we're trying to break free from'. Sabrina responded to one X user after the person retweeted her album art and asked, 'Does she have a personality outside of sex?' saying, 'Girl yes and it is goooooood.' Sabrina has also faced backlash for her recent Rolling Stone cover where she poses nude with pair of white stockings as her long blonde hair and arms cover her. The former Disney child star has also been accused of being over-sexualised and inappropriate during her current Short n' Sweet tour which runs until November. For her concerts Sabrina wears glittery corsets, garter belts, lacy baby doll nighties and has very intimate choreography. When she performs her song Juno, she sings, 'Wanna try out some freaky positions? Have you ever tried this one?' and acts out sex positions. At the end of the song, Bed Chem, she lies on a heart-shaped bed, staging intercourse with a male dancer behind a curtain. | 'Fight's not over' – Justin Baldoni is still hitting back at Blake Lively's sex-pest claims 'It's always so funny to me when people complain. They're like, 'All she does is sing about this'. But those are the songs that you've made popular,' she told Rolling Stone. 'Clearly you love sex. You're obsessed with it. It's in my show. There's so many more moments than the Juno positions but those are the ones you post every night and comment on. I can't control that.' Sabrina says she finds irony and humour in all the criticism and that she isn't bothered by people's opinions. 'I don't want to be pessimistic but I truly feel like I've never lived in a time where women have been picked apart more and scrutinised in every capacity. I'm not just talking about me. I'm talking about every female artist that is making art right now,' she said. 'It's definitely not always great and I don't always feel like I know what's happening. I feel like I have some clarity on what I want, at least for the near future, which is rare. I'm so lucky to be in a place right now where I feel present.'
