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New York Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Sabrina Carpenter swears she's just having fun — but there's nothing funny about her regressive new album cover
Sabrina Carpenter has unveiled a new album cover to her millions of fans on Instagram: an image of the pop singer, on her knees before a man wearing a suit and yanking her by the hair. A man upright and standing; a woman genuflecting on the ground. Him fully dressed, anonymous and face out of frame; her fully exposed, in a barely-there skirt and sky-high slingbacks. Him asserting dominance with a tug of the hair; her submitting totally, mouth slightly agape. The power dynamics couldn't be any clearer, but the upcoming album's title — 'Man's Best Friend' — really sends it home. It puts women on the level of dogs … cute little pets, there for male enjoyment. 6 Sabrina Carpenter's sexually suggestive upcoming album cover has sparked outrage online. Sabrina Carpenter It's an amazingly regressive message from a supposed girl-power icon, and it does a tremendous disservice to the millions of girls who look up to stars like Carpenter for cues about femininity and womanhood. Carpenter might intend the cover with a wink and a nod, but even if she's in on the joke, her youngest fans are not. The 26-year-old 'Espresso' and 'Please Please Please' singer first captured Gen Z and Gen Alpha's hearts on Disney Channel, where she played Maya on the show 'Girl Meets World' from 2014 to 2017. Like many former Disney stars before her, she launched a successful mainstream career and stooped to hyper-sexualizing her music — and herself — to delineate this new chapter from her kid-actor past. 6 Carpenter's performances have been criticized for being overly sexual for tween AEG Take lyrics from her song 'Bed Chem:' 'I bet we'd have really good bed chem … Come right on me/ I mean camaraderie… And I bet we'd both arrive at the same time/ and I bet the thermostat's set at six‑nine.' Or her song 'Juno,' an allusion to the 2007 film about a teen pregnancy: 'Wanna try out my fuzzy pink handcuffs?… If you love me right, then who knows/ I might let you make me Juno… Adore me, hold me and explore me/ Mark your territory, I'm so f–king horny.' A parenting blogger for the popular site makes the case for parents to 'put down the pitchforks over Sabrina Carpenter' with a rather unconvincing anecdote: 'I found myself at a concert venue scream-singing 'I'm so f—ing horny' alongside 15,000 fellow Sabrina Carpenter fans, most of whom fell solidly within the 12-18 age bracket.' 6 Carpenter's lyrics include declarations of being 'horny' and allusions to teen pregnancy. Rolling Stone via Getty Images She characterizes the concert as 'a joyful 90-minute celebration of femininity and fun' — but I'd describe the stunts Carpenter puts on at her concerts as self-objectifying, at best. During the tween-packed shows of her recently wrapped 'Short 'N Sweet Tour,' Carpenter knelt down on stage, pulled her own hair back into a ponytail and imitated oral sex with a microphone multiple times. She also mimicked the 'Eiffel Tower' sexual position on stage with two male dancers in Paris, bending over and grinding against one of their crotches as she sang with her face in the other's genital area. 6 Carpenter acted out an explicit sexual act on stage while performing in Paris. @callmemariepal/X Of course, Carpenter has countless defenders, from Buzzfeed writers who insist that she 'expertly embraces her sexuality without succumbing to the 'male gaze'' and even singer Carly Simon, who the pop star's new album cover is not 'anything outrageous.' An op-ed in The Guardian defended her, too, arguing that 'to be submissive and strong at once is to break some brains' — but the truth is that Carpenter's acts of self-degradation are seen through the impressionable eyes of a pre-teen audience that isn't going to get her cheekiness. Carpenter's own answer to critics who say the imagery she evokes is regressive? 'If you can't handle a girl who is confident in her own sexuality, then don't come to my shows.' 6 Carly Simon defended Sabrina Carpenter's new album cover amidst criticism. Getty Images Fair enough. Carpenter is an adult and, if she thinks this is empowering, then more power to her. It's on parents to decide what's appropriate for their children, not a pop star. But that doesn't mean she's above criticism, especially when she insists that she is a model of a woman who is 'confident in her own sexuality' — even though it seems like she's expressing her sexuality while on her knees more often than not. Is this the female sexual 'empowerment' of the next generation? 6 Young girls and young women make up a significant part of Carpenter's audience. via REUTERS From the outside looking in, it seems that Carpenter is a victim of the mass delusion that has convinced young women that, if they choose to be mistreated and disrespected by men — if they become enthusiastic participants in their own degradation — then sexual disrespect isn't actually what it is. Elder members of Gen Z have been hoodwinked into believing that enthusiastic consent absolves men of the need to treat them with dignity and respect, and that acting like the porn stars on their cell phone screens (or the pop stars on a concert stage) is empowerment. Generations of feminists fought so that today's young women could have more choice and freedom than ever before. But a pornified culture has tricked them into choosing their own disempowerment. It's time to stop this before the next group of girls fall into this same trap.
Associated Press
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
AEG Celebrates the LGBTQIA + Community at the 2025 LA Pride Parade
To celebrate the power of connection, more than 50 employees from AEG and its Southern California business divisions including AXS, AEG Presents, Arena, Dignity Health Sports Park, the LA Galaxy, LA Kings, marched alongside the company's float during the 55th Annual LA Pride celebration on June 8, 2025. The iconic event, which was one of the largest pride parades in the country, honored the strength and resilience of Los Angeles' LGBTQIA+ community and served as a powerful reminder of the importance of inclusion. Held at the site of the world's first permitted gay pride parade, 2025 LA Pride reflected the roots of the movement and this year's parade theme, Pride Marches On. The celebration featured grand marshals -- actor Andrew Rannells; actors and singers Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts -- and the social media influencer TrinoxAdam. To learn more about AEG and its commitment to inclusion, click here. Visit 3BL Media to see more multimedia and stories from AEG
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
AEG Celebrates the LGBTQIA + Community at the 2025 LA Pride Parade
NORTHAMPTON, MA / / June 13, 2025 / AEG To celebrate the power of connection, more than 50 employees from AEG and its Southern California business divisions including AXS, AEG Presents, Arena, Dignity Health Sports Park, the LA Galaxy, LA Kings, marched alongside the company's float during the 55th Annual LA Pride celebration on June 8, 2025. The iconic event, which was one of the largest pride parades in the country, honored the strength and resilience of Los Angeles' LGBTQIA+ community and served as a powerful reminder of the importance of inclusion. Held at the site of the world's first permitted gay pride parade, 2025 LA Pride reflected the roots of the movement and this year's parade theme, Pride Marches On. The celebration featured grand marshals -- actor Andrew Rannells; actors and singers Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts -- and the social media influencer TrinoxAdam. To learn more about AEG and its commitment to inclusion, click here. More than 50 employees from AEG and its Southern California business divisions including AXS, AEG Presents, Arena, Dignity Health Sports Park, the LA Galaxy, LA Kings, marched at the LA Pride parade. View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from AEG on Contact Info:Spokesperson: AEGWebsite: info@ SOURCE: AEG View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Reuters
10-06-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Live Nation to invest $1 billion in US music venues
June 10 (Reuters) - Live Nation Entertainment (LYV.N), opens new tab said on Tuesday it will invest $1 billion to build 18 new live music venues across the U.S. as the concert promoter sees strong demand for musical performances from fan-favorite artists. This investment comes amid Live Nation's grown optimism in the live entertainment industry, driven by long-overdue ticketing reforms and growing fan demand. Live Nation expects two-thirds of the concert fan growth to be in the second half of the year, Chief Financial Officer Joe Berchtold said in May. The Ticketmaster parent said it will open doors or break ground on the new venues, ranging from intimate clubs to large outdoor amphitheaters, over the next 18 months in a bid to bring more big shows to smaller cities. The company, which said it is gearing up for its biggest year of live music ever, already boasts a portfolio of 150 venues across the U.S., representing roughly 4% of all music venues nationwide. "To support this historic run, Live Nation venues have hired 37,000 U.S. workers to help deliver unforgettable experiences," it added. The Department of Justice and dozens of state attorneys general sued Live Nation and its ticket-selling unit, Ticketmaster, last year for allegedly monopolizing markets across the live concert industry in ways that hurt artists and fans. The department is also conducting a criminal antitrust probe of Live Nation and AEG's response to concert cancellations at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Live Nation confirmed while denying any collusion in May. President Donald Trump in March signed an executive order aimed at protecting fans from "exploitative ticket scalping" and reforming the U.S. live entertainment ticketing industry.
Associated Press
10-06-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
AEG Hosts HBCU Interns at L.A. LIVE During HBCU in LA Summit Week
As part of the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program's (EICOP) HBCU in LA Summit Week, AEG, the leading sports and live entertainment company, hosted more than 40 interns from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at its L.A. LIVE campus on May 30, 2025. The event brought industry talent and executives from AEG and across the entertainment sector together and offered students a chance to participate in panel discussions, mentoring sessions and learn first-hand about jobs in the sports and live event industry. The day kicked off with a behind-the-scenes tour of Arena, the L.A. LIVE campus and the GRAMMY Museum. The students then had a chance to speak one-on- one with industry professionals over lunch, including executives from various AEG business units such as Goldenvoice, AEG Presents, AXS, and Arena. The networking lunch was organized by AEG's employee network group Black Equity@AEG. Following lunch, AEG President and CEO, Dan Beckerman spoke to the students about today's increasingly complex workforce needs, and why developing early talent from a variety of institutions is essential for operational and strategic success. Students also participated in a fireside chat moderated by Stacy Milner, EICOP Founder and CEO, and Debra Lee, Chairman and CEO of BET, at Arena's Lexus Club. During the conversation, Lee shared her perspective on leadership, breaking barriers, and shaping the future of media. 'Hosting the HBCU LA event is about giving students exposure and access—two key components that can make all the difference in their careers,' said April Barfield, Sr. Manager – University Relations at AEG. 'It's not only important that these talented students learn about the live event industry but that our workforce also reflects the communities we serve.' The Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program is a non-profit educational arts workforce development organization, dedicated to educating, training, and recruiting the best and brightest student leaders from our nation's Historically Black Colleges, Universities and other Minority Serving Institutions for careers across all aspects of the entertainment, music, sports, gaming and tech industries. Click here to learn more about the organization. Visit 3BL Media to see more multimedia and stories from AEG
