US EditionSabrina Carpenter: From 'Girl Meets World' to 'Man's Best Friend'
Sabrina Carpenter's album features unapologetic and bold lyrics that even conservative listeners might find amusing, continuing her trend of relatable music since 2024.
- On August 29, 2025, Sabrina Carpenter released her seventh full-length record, titled Man's Best Friend, which includes 12 songs and several different cover editions.
- The album announcement followed her 2024 LP Short n' Sweet and sparked divided reactions amid ongoing rollbacks on women's rights.
- Man's Best Friend includes the lead single Manchild, which is a kiss-off about a man Carpenter portrays as foolish, and the cover art depicts her in a submissive pose.
- Carpenter told Gayle King that the album "is not for any pearl clutchers," though even they can find lyrics that make them "chuckle," highlighting its bold and unapologetic tone.
- The release marked a cultural as well as musical event, with Carpenter navigating controversy through irony while reinforcing her reputation for clever, provocative songwriting.
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If Sabrina Carpenter's "Short n' Sweet" celebrated the beginning of a romantic relationship, the seventh studio album of pop sensation, "Man's Best Friend", is where everything crumbles into messy pieces.
By offering tastyly catchy tracks and a cohesion that was missing on his previous album, Sabrina Carpenter manages to convince with Mans Best Friend of her place in the high spheres of pop.
Music Review: Sabrina Carpenter's 'Man's Best Friend' is a sincere but still sexy breakup album
Pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter is out with her seventh studio album, “Man's Best Friend.” Last summer's “Short n’ Sweet” celebrated the start of a romantic relationship, and Carpenter's new release is where it all comes undone in messy pieces.
Sabrina Carpenter Plays The Banjo On Her New Album ‘Man’s Best Friend’
Getty Image You don’t usually see Sabrina Carpenter with an instrument in her hand, as on stage, she’s usually focused on singing and choreography. She can play, though. In fact, on her new album Man’s Best Friend, she tried her hand at perhaps an unexpected instrument: the banjo. In a recent interview with SiriusXM’s Hits 1, she discussed the nature of making the album, saying: “The producers of the whole album are John Ryan and Jack Antonoff, …
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