From Disney Channel fan favorite to having multiple albums launch at number one, Sabrina Carpenter has been rising to fame since 2009. This is when she entered a singing contest called “The Next Miley Cyrus Project.” This contest helped her sign her first record deal with “Disney Music Group’s Hollywood Records”; little did she know, 16 years later, she’d be one of the most growingly popular female artists.
After Carpenter signed with Disney Music Group’s Hollywood Records, she released 4 albums with them. After her contract ended with them, she moved on to a new record that would allow her to widen her audience. She signed with “Island Records” and released her first mainstream album, “Emails I can’t Send,” in 2022. After Carpenter released this album, her career started to take off. This led her to begin touring with Taylor Swift as her opener from August 2023 to 2024. Which grew her audience even more to international levels because she got the opportunity to perform at stadiums all over.
Sabrina’s album “Short and Sweet” created a big influence on her fans. Making it successful from the start, the album launched at first on the Billboard Hot 100. And just a month later, Short and Sweet became platinum certified, selling one million copies in such a short time. Later, earning Carpenter several 2025 Grammy awards, gaining nominations in 4 popular categories. She earned 2 Grammys, one of them recognizing Short and Sweet as the best pop vocal album of the year. When Sabrina went on her short and sweet tour, fans praised her for her honesty and humor in her songs and onstage performance. It helped the audience relate to her message more. Her stage set up for the tour promoting Short and Sweet features a set made from various rooms of a house, each part tying into a different song or choreography. Sabrina’s variety of tour traditions makes fans even more excited to come to her shows. Like her themed outfits or surprise songs.
Shortly after the end of Sabrina’s Short and Sweet tour, she released her most recent album, “Man’s Best Friend,” in August of 2025. It was an immediate hit, with the album topping charts in over 10 countries. Man’s Best Friend broke the record for most streams in a day by a female artist in 2025 on Spotify at the time. The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2025, becoming her second album to achieve this. Mans Best Friend also logged the highest sales and streaming figures for a female artist in 2025. Man’s Best Friend marked a career best for Sabrina. Fans described the album as having a feel of women gossiping about dating and toxic relationships. The album is primarily a pop and soft rock record. Her lead single on it, Manchild charted all over the world. The album cover to Man’s Best Friend created a lot of controversy and a lot of attention. Some criticized it as appealing to the male gaze in a demeaning way to women. Others saw the album cover as satire and a challenge to misogynistic expectations. Man’s Best Friend overall received generally positive reviews upon its release. Many fans and listeners praised the production and vocals of the album, but criticized the sexual and mature lyrics. The album has earned 6 nominations for the upcoming Grammys. These nominations include Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. And on December 24, 2025, she released a bonus track edition of Man’s Best Friend, featuring the new single “Such A Funny Way,” as a thank-you to everyone who’s supported her.
Overall, Sabrina Carpenter has had an interesting rise to fame. She went from Disney Channel star to pop music sensation in a timeline that felt so short. She continues to become more popular every day.