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Sabrina Carpenter Is ‘Man’s Best Friend’ On New Album Headline from Forbes, from the development of Aug 29, 2025
Newest development Sep 2, 2025 · 4 reports Sabrina Carpenter On Controversial ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Album Cover Art: “The Reaction Is Fascinating To Me”
Grammy-winning singer Sabrina Carpenter is back with her new album 'Man's Best Friend,' a year after her breakout album 'Short n' Sweet.'
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Sabrina Carpenter Is ‘Man’s Best Friend’ On New Album
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Sabrina Carpenter On Controversial ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Album Cover Art: “The Reaction Is Fascinating To Me”
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Variety
Sabrina Carpenter’s New ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Album Is Here — and So Is Her ‘Tears’ Video Featuring Colman Domingo ↗ (opens Variety) Published Aug 28, 2025
Variety's feed description Sabrina Carpenter celebrates the release of her new album ‘Man's Best Friend’ with a video for single 'Tears' featuring Colman Domingo.
The Hollywood Reporter
Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’: A Track-By-Track Breakdown ↗ (opens The Hollywood Reporter) Published Aug 28, 2025
The Hollywood Reporter's feed description A year after reaching pop superstardom with ‘Short n’ Sweet,’ Sabrina Carpenter released her seventh album ‘Man's Best Friend.’
Rolling Stone
Sabrina Carpenter Has Sex on the Brain, and 4 Other Takeaways From 'Man's Best Friend' ↗ (opens Rolling Stone) Published Aug 28, 2025
Rolling Stone's feed description Our first takes on Sabrina Carpenter's new album 'Man's Best Friend'
Fox News
Sabrina Carpenter defends her racy image, tells critics they 'need to get out more' ↗ (opens Fox News) Published Aug 28, 2025
Fox News's feed description Sabrina Carpenter defends her controversial "Man's Best Friend" album cover amid criticism, explaining her artistic vision and transition to a more mature image.
Rolling Stone
Sabrina Carpenter on Album Cover Backlash: 'Y'all Need to Get Out More' ↗ (opens Rolling Stone) Published Aug 28, 2025
Rolling Stone's feed description Sabrina Carpenter defends her 'Man's Best Friend' album artwork, telling CBS News the cover reflects control, imperfection, and her artistry.
Slate Magazine
Sabrina Carpenter’s New Album Makes Clear She’s the Latest Heir to Dolly Parton ↗ (opens Slate Magazine) Published Aug 28, 2025
Slate Magazine's feed description Man’s Best Friend is a witty report from the frontlines of heterofatalism.
Variety
Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Is One of the Year’s Best Pop Records — and Almost Certainly the Funniest: Album Review ↗ (opens Variety) Published Aug 28, 2025
Variety's feed description Sabrina Carpenter has her tongue in her cheek through 'Man's Best Friend,' but the witty songs underscore real skirmishes in the war between the sexes.
Forbes
Sabrina Carpenter Defends ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Cover After Backlash ↗ (opens Forbes) Published Aug 28, 2025
Forbes's feed description Carpenter said the backlash to her “Man’s Best Friend” album cover was “a lot of pointing fingers” from people who “hadn’t heard the project.”
CBS News
Sabrina Carpenter gives insight into her new music and viral debate over album cover ↗ (opens CBS News) Published Aug 28, 2025
CBS News's feed description Pop star Sabrina Carpenter spoke exclusively to "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King about her new album, "Man's Best Friend," her songwriting process and more.
The Guardian
Sabrina Carpenter: Man’s Best Friend review – smut and stunning craft from pop’s best in show ↗ (opens The Guardian) Published Aug 28, 2025
The Guardian's feed description The controversy-courting star is in perfect alignment with producer Jack Antonoff, on detailed and utterly delightful tracks that make her previous hit album seem rudimentary in comparison
Variety
Sabrina Carpenter on Her Favorite ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Songs and Overcoming Self Doubt: ‘B—-es Wish They Were You’ ↗ (opens Variety) Published Aug 28, 2025
Variety's feed description Sabrina Carpenter and Spotify invited top listeners to celebrate the release of 'Man's Best Friend' at Hollywood Forever in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Forbes
Sabrina Carpenter Is ‘Man’s Best Friend’ On New Album ↗ (opens Forbes) Published Aug 29, 2025
Forbes's feed description Grammy-winning singer Sabrina Carpenter is back with her new album 'Man's Best Friend,' a year after her breakout album 'Short n' Sweet.'
Variety
Deadline
Sabrina Carpenter On Controversial ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Album Cover Art: “The Reaction Is Fascinating To Me” ↗ (opens Deadline) Published Sep 2, 2025
Deadline's feed description Sabrina Carpenter is set to release her next studio album titled Man's Best Friend and is addressing the controversy surrounding it.
The Hollywood Reporter
Sabrina Carpenter Says ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Album Cover Is “a Metaphor” ↗ (opens The Hollywood Reporter) Published Sep 2, 2025
The Hollywood Reporter's feed description Sabrina Carpenter is defending the cover art for her new album ‘Man’s Best Friend,’ explaining that it’s "a metaphor."
Entertainment Weekly
Sabrina Carpenter says controversial 'Man's Best Friend' album cover is 'a metaphor' ↗ (opens Entertainment Weekly) Published Sep 2, 2025
Entertainment Weekly's feed description Singer Sabrina Carpenter says her 'Man's Best Friend' album cover is 'a metaphor.' The reaction to it, she adds, has been 'fascinating.'
