The Hate U Give (film)
2018 film by George Tillman, Jr.
The Hate U Give is a 2018 American coming-of-age teen drama film produced and directed by George Tillman Jr. from a screenplay by Audrey Wells (who died the day before the film's release), based on the 2017 young adult novel of the same name by Angie Thomas. The film was produced by Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Robert Teitel and Tillman Jr., and stars Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Lamar Johnson, KJ Apa, Sabrina Carpenter, Common, and Anthony Mackie, and follows the fallout after a high school student witnesses a police shooting.
The project was announced on March 23, 2016, and casting took place during August and September 2017. Principal photography began on September 12, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia. On February 5, 2018, it was announced that Kian Lawley's role was recast after a video of his use of racially offensive slurs resurfaced. A month later, it was announced that Lawley had been replaced by Apa.
"The Hate U Give" premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2018, and was released in the United States on October 5, 2018, by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed $34.9 million worldwide against its $23 million budget and received acclaim from critics, with many praising the performances (particularly Stenberg and Hornsby), Wells' screenplay, and Tillman Jr.'s direction. The film was nominated for and won numerous accolades, including Stenberg's winning of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and being nominated for a Critics' Choice Award.
Plot.
Starr Carter is a 16-year-old African-American girl who lives in the predominantly black neighborhood of Garden Heights and attends a predominantly white private school called Williamson Prep.
After a firearm is discharged at a party Starr is attending, she is driven home by her best friend, Khalil. They are stopped by a police officer for failing to signal at a lane change. The officer in question, Brian MacIntosh Jr., barks orders at Khalil. Khalil disagrees with MacIntosh, who instructs him to exit the car.
While outside the car, MacIntosh retrieves Khalil's driver’s license and instructs him to keep his hands on the roof. Instead, Khalil reaches through the driver side window and pulls out a hairbrush, MacIntosh incorrectly assumes he pulled out a gun and shoots Khalil, killing him. When Starr is cuffed and taken into custody, she is able to get MacIntosh's badge number: 115.
While MacIntosh is placed on administrative leave, the killing becomes a national news story and causes a town-wide protest against what is believed to be an example of racial injustice. Starr's identity as the witness is initially kept secret from everyone outside her family; this leaves her friends, Hailey Grant and Maya Yang, and her boyfriend, Chris – who all attend Williamson Prep – unaware of her connection to the killing.
Starr agrees to be interviewed on television and to testify in front of a grand jury. While defending Khalil's character during her interview, in which her identity is hidden, she names the King Lords, the gang that is the true scourge of her neighborhood. The gang retaliates by threatening Starr and her family, forcing them to move in with her Uncle Carlos, her mom's brother, who is a police detective.
Carlos was a father figure to Starr when her father, Maverick, spent three years in prison for a crime he confessed to. Following his release, Maverick left the gang and became the owner of the Garden Heights grocery store where Starr and her half-brother Seven work. Maverick was only allowed to leave the King Lords because his false confession to the crime kept gang leader King from being locked up. King, who is widely feared, now lives with Seven's mother Iesha, as well as Seven's half-sister Kenya, who is friends with Starr, and Kenya's younger sister Lyric.
After a grand jury does not indict MacIntosh, Garden Heights erupts into both peaceful protests and warlike riots. In reaction to the decision, Starr takes an increasingly public role, including speaking out during the protests. Her increasing identification with the people of Garden Heights causes tension with her school friends, especially between her and Chris. Starr and Maya start standing up to Hailey's racist comments, breaking up their friendship, while Chris remains supportive of Starr.
Starr and Seven get trapped in Maverick's grocery store, which is fire-bombed by King and his gang. The two escape with the help of Maverick and other Garden Heights business owners. The community stands up against King, who goes to jail. Starr promises to keep Khalil's memory alive and to continue her advocacy against police violence by "any means necessary".
Production.
Development.
On March 23, 2016, it was announced that Amandla Stenberg would star as Starr Carter in the film, based on the novel "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas. George Tillman Jr. would direct, from a screenplay by Audrey Wells, while producers would be Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey through State Street Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment. On August 1, 2017, Russell Hornsby and Lamar Johnson were cast in the film to play Maverick Carter, Starr's father, and Seven Carter, Starr's brother, respectively. On August 3, Regina Hall was added as Lisa Carter, Starr's mother, and on August 15, Algee Smith also joined, to play Khalil, Starr's childhood best friend. On August 22, it was reported that Common had been cast as Starr's uncle, a police officer.
On August 23, 2017, Issa Rae was cast in the film to play April, the social activist who encourages Starr to speak out publicly. On August 24, Sabrina Carpenter was added as well, playing Hailey, one of Starr's high school friends. On September 12, Anthony Mackie and Kian Lawley joined the film to play the local drug dealer King, and Starr's boyfriend, Chris, respectively until on February 5, 2018, it was announced that Lawley had been fired from the film due to a resurfaced video showing Lawley using racially offensive slurs, resulting in his role being recast and his scenes reshot. On April 3, 2018, it was announced that KJ Apa would replace Lawley.
Filming.
Principal photography on the film began on September 12, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia. and wrapped on November 4, 2017. Reshoots were shot along with the KJ Apa's scenes in April 2018.
Release.
"The Hate U Give" began a limited release in the United States on October 5, 2018, before a scheduled expansion the following week, and then a wide release on October 19, the day it opened worldwide. It was previously scheduled to go directly into wide release on the 19th.
The day prior to the film's release, screenwriter Audrey Wells died from cancer at the age of 58. 20th Century Fox released a statement saying, "We are simply heartbroken. Audrey's was a voice of empowerment and courage, and her words will live on through the strong, determined female characters she brought to life. Our thoughts are with Brian, Tatiana, and all of Audrey's family and friends at this difficult time."
Home media.
"The Hate U Give" was released on digital download on January 8, 2019, and on DVD/Blu-Ray on January 22, 2019.
Reception.
Box office.
"The Hate U Give" grossed $29.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $5.2 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $34.9 million. When Disney acquired Fox, "The Hollywood Reporter" stated that the film had lost Fox a total of $30–40 million due to its $23 million production budget and $30 million spent on marketing.
In its limited opening weekend, "The Hate U Give" made $512,035 from 36 theaters, for an average of $14,233 per venue, finishing 13th. Playing in a total of 248 theaters the following weekend, the film made $1.8 million, finishing ninth. The film was projected to gross $7–9 million when it expanded to 2,303 theaters on October 19. It made $2.5 million on its first day of wide release, including $300,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to gross $7.5 million over the weekend, finishing sixth at the box office. It fell 33% to $5.1 million the following weekend, remaining in sixth.
Critical response.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, and an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "Led by a breakout turn from Amandla Stenberg, the hard-hitting "The Hate U Give" emphatically proves the YA genre has room for much more than magic and romance." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an 88% positive score and a 74% "definite recommend".
Writing for "Rolling Stone", Peter Travers gave the film four out of five stars, calling it an "exceptional adaptation", and writing, "It is impossible to over-praise Stenberg's incandescent performance, a gathering storm that grows in ferocity and feeling with each scene. Stenberg nails every nuance of a role that keeps throwing challenges at her, none more devastating than when it becomes impossible for Starr to remain stuck in neutral." Scott Mendelson, writing for "Forbes", stated that the film deserved to be an Academy Awards frontrunner for its screenplay, Stenberg and Russell Hornsby's performances, and the picture itself, saying it "belongs among the final list of would-be Best Picture nominees."
Keith Watson of "Slant Magazine", however, gave the film two out of four stars, writing, "Given its intensely relevant subject matter, the film can't help but churn up a lot of raw emotions—and the allusions to Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, and Emmett Till are reminders of the real-life sorrow that birthed this film—but Tillman's anonymous direction is content merely to illustrate the screenplay without ever bringing it to life. Even scenes that are meant to be tinged with menace and danger—run-ins with a local gang, a shooting at a party—feel about as raw as an episode of """. The film was also criticized by some female African-American critics as well, including Soraya Nadia McDonald of "Andscape", who said that "In dealing with all of it, the book character finds her confidence and her voice. But the movie version of "The Hate U Give" leaves me unsure that its makers ever found theirs."
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Sabrina Carpenter
American singer and actress (born 1999)
Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained prominence starring on the Disney Channel series "Girl Meets World" (2014–2017), and signed with the Disney-owned Hollywood Records. She released her debut single, "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" in 2014, followed by the studio albums "Eyes Wide Open" (2015), "Evolution" (2016), ' (2018), and ' (2019).
Carpenter moved to Island Records in 2021 and released her fifth studio album, "Emails I Can't Send" (2022) which was supported by the singles "Nonsense" and "Feather". Her sixth studio album, "Short n' Sweet" (2024), debuted atop the "Billboard" 200, produced the top-three Hot 100 singles "Espresso", "Please Please Please" and "Taste", and also earned two Grammy Awards.
Carpenter has appeared in films, including "Adventures in Babysitting" (2016), "The Hate U Give" (2018), "The Short History of the Long Road" (2019), "Clouds" (2020), and "Emergency" (2022). She has also starred in the Netflix films "Tall Girl" (2019), "Tall Girl 2" (2022), and "Work It" (2020), the latter of which she executive-produced. On Broadway, she played Cady Heron in the musical "Mean Girls" (2020).
Early life.
Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter was born on May 11, 1999, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, to David and Elizabeth Carpenter, and raised in East Greenville. She has three older sisters and was homeschooled. She is a niece of actress Nancy Cartwright. Around the age of 10, she began posting videos on YouTube of herself singing Christina Aguilera and Adele songs. Her father built a recording studio for her to fuel her passion for music. In 2009, she placed third in a singing contest "The Next Miley Cyrus Project", run by Miley Cyrus.
Career.
2011–2014: Breakthrough with Disney.
Carpenter's first acting role was in 2011 in a guest role on the NBC drama series '. Around the same time, she performed as part of the Hunan Broadcasting System's "Gold Mango Audience Festival" program in China, singing "Something's Got a Hold on Me". In the summer of 2012, Carpenter had a recurring role in the Fox sitcom "The Goodwin Games". She appeared in "Horns" (2013) and recorded "Smile" for the compilation album ', inspired by the "Disney Fairies" film series; the song charted on Radio Disney. She had a recurring role as Princess Vivian in "Sofia the First", for which she performed the song "All You Need" with Ariel Winter.
In January 2013, Carpenter was cast in a Disney Channel series "Girl Meets World", a spin-off of "Boy Meets World", as Maya Hart. The show consisted of 72 episodes, and concluded on January 20, 2017. Carpenter recorded the show's theme song alongside her co-star Rowan Blanchard. From 2010 to 2013, Carpenter released various independent promotional singles before signing a five-album deal with Disney label Hollywood Records in 2014.
In March 2014, Carpenter released her debut single, "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying", which was co-written by Meghan Trainor. The single received positive reviews and titled her debut EP of the same name that was released in April 2014. In July 2014, Carpenter contributed lead vocals to the "Disney Channel Circle of Stars" cover version of "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?". She recorded "Stand Out" for the Disney Channel movie, "How to Build a Better Boy", which premiered in August 2014. She released her first Christmas single, "Silver Nights", that same year.
2015–2017: "Eyes Wide Open" and "Evolution".
In January 2015, Carpenter released "We'll Be the Stars". It served as the lead single for her debut studio album "Eyes Wide Open", which was released on April 14, 2015, and peaked at number 43 on the "Billboard" 200. The album is primarily a teen pop album with elements of folk-pop. According to "Billboard", it sold over 12,000 copies in its first week. Upon release, the album received positive reviews and went on to win two Radio Disney Music Awards. The album was followed with a second single, "Eyes Wide Open". In August, Carpenter performed at the D23 Expo. In December, Carpenter released her second Christmas single, "Christmas The Whole Year Round".
In February 2016, Carpenter released the standalone single titled "Smoke and Fire". She performed the song at the 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards. In June 2016, Carpenter starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Adventures in Babysitting" (2016) alongside Sofia Carson. For the film, the two performed the theme track, "Wildside", together. Later that year, she appeared in a Pasadena Playhouse production of "Peter Pan and Tinker Bell: A Pirate's Christmas". In August, Carpenter headlined the Bethlehem's Musikfest festival. She began voicing Melissa Chase on "Milo Murphy's Law".
In October 2016, Carpenter released her second studio album, "Evolution" which debuted on the "Billboard" 200 at number 28, selling 13,000 copies in its first week. The album produced two singles including "On Purpose" and "Thumbs" with the former being nominated for a Radio Disney Music Award, and the latter peaking at number one on "Billboard"'s Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Two promotional singles were released from the album including "All We Have Is Love" and "Run and Hide". Carpenter performed "Thumbs" on "The Today Show" and "The Late Late Show with James Corden". She embarked on her first headlining concert tour, the Evolution Tour, in autumn of 2016.
In March 2017, Carpenter performed the theme song for the Disney Channel show "Andi Mack". In May, Carpenter featured on the single "Hands" with The Vamps and Mike Perry. In July, Carpenter released the single "Why", which received positive reviews, and peaked at number 21 on the "Billboard" Bubbling Under Hot 100, becoming her second entry on the chart. It was nominated for a Radio Disney Music Award. In the summer of that year, Carpenter embarked on her second headlining concert tour, the De-Tour. She opened for Ariana Grande on her Dangerous Woman Tour in São Paulo.
In December, Carpenter released a cover of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". That same year, she released covers of "Sign of the Times" and "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" with British singer Jasmine Thompson and violinist Lindsey Stirling respectively.
2018–2020: "Singular" and films.
In March 2018, Carpenter released the song "Alien" with English DJ Jonas Blue. The song reached number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart and number 12 on the US Dance/Electronic Songs chart. The duo performed it on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". In May, Carpenter was included in "Nylon" magazine's "25 Gen Z'ers Changing The World". In September, Carpenter appeared in "The Hate U Give" (2018), based on the novel of the same name.
On November 9, 2018, Carpenter released her third studio album, "", which received positive reviews. Set to be released as one album, Carpenter announced that the album would be split into two acts with second act set for release in early 2019. The album garnered two singles, "Almost Love" and "Sue Me", which both reached number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart. Two promotional singles preceded the album: "Paris" and "Bad Time". Carpenter promoted the album on "The Today Show", as well as "Live with Kelly and Ryan".
In March 2019, Carpenter embarked on her third headlining concert tour, the Singular Tour. That month, Carpenter featured on Alan Walker's single, "On My Way", alongside Farruko. In June 2019, she starred in the drama film "The Short History of the Long Road". The film had had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released by FilmRise. It received positive reviews with Carpenter's role being praised.
On July 19, 2019, Carpenter released her fourth studio album, "". The album received positive reviews upon release and found Carpenter exploring more personal topics than her previous works, including themes of anxiety and self-reflection. Three singles were released for the album including "Pushing 20", "Exhale" and "In My Bed". To promote the album, she performed on "Good Morning America"'s Summer Concert Series and released a promotional single titled "I'm Fakin" ahead of the album's release. In September 2019, Carpenter appeared in the Netflix film "Tall Girl". She was cast in an adaptation of "The Distance From Me to You".
In February 2020, Carpenter released an R&B single titled "Honeymoon Fades" which was received positively by critics. A month later, she made her Broadway debut in "Mean Girls". The show closed mid-month due to the COVID-19 pandemic closing Broadway and never reopened. In May 2020, she performed "Your Mother and Mine" on the ABC broadcast television special, "The Disney Family Singalong Volume II". She had a recurring role in "Royalties" for which she performed "Perfect Song" for the soundtrack.
In July 2020, Carpenter released the song, "Let Me Move You", for the Netflix film "Work It", in which she starred and executive produced. Her role received generally positive reviews. The film's soundtrack featured Zara Larsson's "Wow", which led to Carpenter featuring on the remix of the song, released in September of that year. In October, Carpenter starred in the Disney+ film "Clouds", based on the life of Zach Sobiech. She contributed to the film's soundtrack. In December 2020, Carpenter was listed under "Forbes"' 30 Under 30 list in the Hollywood and entertainment category.
2021–2023: "Emails I Can't Send".
In January 2021, Carpenter announced that she had signed with Universal Music Group's Island Records. She released her first single under the label, "Skin", on January 22, 2021. The song peaked at number 48 and 33 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and the "Billboard" Global 200, becoming her first entry on both charts. Carpenter performed the song on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and at the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards. In September, she appeared in the third volume of Prime Video's "Savage X Fenty Show". On September 9, 2021, Carpenter released "Skinny Dipping", the lead single from her then-forthcoming fifth studio album. She released "Fast Times" on February 18, 2022, as a follow-up single. That same month, she appeared in "Tall Girl 2". In May 2022, Carpenter appeared in Amazon Studios' film "Emergency" which had premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival that January.
On July 15, 2022, Carpenter released her fifth studio album, "Emails I Can't Send", which debuted and peaked at number 23 on the "Billboard" 200 with 18,000 album equivalent units sold. The album was further promoted with the singles: "Vicious" "Because I Liked a Boy", and "Nonsense". The Emails I Can't Send Tour began in September of that year. "Nonsense", the album's fifth single, went viral on TikTok due to Carpenter performing newly improvised sexually suggestive outros for the song on tour. The song peaked at number 56 on the Hot 100, was certified Platinum by the RIAA, and reached the top-10 on the US Pop Airplay chart.
In March 2023, Carpenter released a deluxe edition of "Emails I Can't Send". One of the bonus tracks, "Feather", became the final single in August 2023, peaking at number one on the US Pop Songs chart and number 21 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. She performed the song at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards pre-show and at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. The song’s music video, released in October 2023, drew polarized reactions due to its violent imagery and was filmed at the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Brooklyn, New York. The pastor apologized for allowing the shoot, unaware of the content. Carpenter responded, stating advance permission was granted and noting, “Jesus was a carpenter.” Bishop Robert J. Brennan relieved the pastor of his duties and held a Mass of reparation to restore the church's sanctity. The investigation into the priest who granted permission uncovered evidence that led to the indictment of New York City mayor Eric Adams.
Carpenter was the opening act for the Eras Tour by Taylor Swift for a number of its Latin American, Australian and Singaporean shows throughout 2023 and 2024. She released a cover of Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" as a Spotify special and said that opening for Swift was a "childhood dream come true". Carpenter described her experience at the Eras Tour as "unlike any crowd I've ever played to before". On November 17, 2023, Carpenter released a Christmas-themed EP, "Fruitcake", featuring "A Nonsense Christmas" which was released a year earlier.
2024–present: "Short n' Sweet".
In March 2024, Carpenter featured on Norwegian singer-songwriter Girl in Red's single "You Need Me Now?". On April 11, Carpenter released the single "Espresso", and performed at the 23rd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival the following day. "Espresso" topped the "Billboard" Global 200, peaked at number three on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and went on to win the MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year. At the end of the year, "Espresso" became the second most streamed song of the year on Spotify at 1.6 billion. Carpenter followed with a second single, "Please Please Please" on June 6, 2024, which became her second global chart-topper and her first US Hot 100 number one single. With these songs, she became the first female artist to hold the number one and two positions on the UK singles chart for three weeks in a row.
Carpenter released her sixth studio album, "Short n' Sweet", on August 23, debuting at number one the Billboard 200 with 362,000 units sold in its first week. All tracks charted in the top 50 of the Hot 100. At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, Carpenter earned six nominations, including Best New Artist, while the album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year. It won Best Pop Vocal Album, and "Espresso" won Best Pop Solo Performance. The third single, "Taste," debuted at number two on the Hot 100, making Carpenter the first act since The Beatles to chart their first three top-five hits within a single week. The first three singles stayed in the top ten for seven consecutive weeks, a record for any female artist. Carpenter also became the first artist in 71 years to spend 20 weeks atop the UK singles chart in a calendar year, with "Taste" as the longest-running UK number one of 2024. A deluxe version, featuring five additional tracks including a duet of "Please Please Please" with Dolly Parton, was released on February 14, 2025.
In September 2024, Carpenter appeared on Christina Aguilera's live Spotify-exclusive special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Aguilera's self-titled debut album, duetting on "What a Girl Wants", which was later nominated for a Webby Award. That month, she embarked on the Short n' Sweet Tour, her first arena tour. Carpenter produced and starred in a Netflix holiday special, "A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter", released on December 6 and featuring duets with Chappell Roan, Tyla, and Shania Twain, among others.
Artistry.
Influences.
Carpenter named R&B as a genre that often influences her work. She cited Christina Aguilera and Rihanna as her biggest musical influences. Carpenter stated that Aguilera's 2002 song "Beautiful" helped her "showcase and develop [her] own voice", citing Aguilera's vocals as an inspiration. She has also named Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Etta James as early musical influences, she cited Beyoncé as her genre-bending influence, and cited Taylor Swift and Lorde as her songwriting influences. She claimed that Swift's live performances and work ethic have inspired her. In an interview with "Rolling Stone", Carpenter said Madonna, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, and Aguilera were some of the artists who introduced her to pop music. In 2018, Carpenter stated, that she admired Ariana Grande. Carpenter's music and image have often been compared to Grande's in the media.
Musical styles.
Early in her career, Carpenter was described as a "teen pop singer". Later on in her career, Carpenter began to embrace pop music, with "I.D." writer Barry Pierce noting that after the release of "Emails I Can't Send", she "can rightfully claim the title of fully fledged popstar". "Variety" writer Thania Garcia noted that while Carpenter was "considered a Disney princess for years, her transition from child actor to pop star [...] has been slow, steady and intentional". Carpenter felt that her transition from a Disney-star was hard, with Pierce noting that she has since had more autonomy over her work. Carpenter noted in an interview with "Vogue" that her "prior music put forth a facet of herself that she didn't feel was authentic at the time". Her stage presence has also been praised with "Vogue" writer Chelsea Sarabia noting that "as an artist and performer, [Carpenter] wields the full range of human expression as if it were an instrument of its own".
Carpenter's albums contain elements of folk pop, acoustic, country, electropop and house music. Her albums post-"" have delved into styles such as dance-pop, trap, hip-hop, and R&B. On her sound, Carpenter noted that her music has "elements of everything". In an interview with "Variety" in 2024, Carpenter noted that she felt separated from her albums pre-"Emails I Can't Send", noting that it was "largely due to the shift in who I am as a person and as an artist, pre-pandemic and post-pandemic". Alex Hopper of "American Songwriter" remarked storytelling as a motif of Carpenter's songs. Carpenter's voice has been described as a soprano.
Songwriting.
Carpenter has co-written most of her songs, with sole lyricist credits for two tracks on "Emails I Can't Send"; she has stated in interviews that she is the main songwriter on her songs. Her preferred songwriting process is to start writing by deciding the song's title and building on from there, documenting her life experiences confessionally. Producer Jack Antonoff, who collaborated with Carpenter on the production of her sixth album "Short n' Sweet", commended the way she weaved humor into her music and her songwriting voice. Antonoff mentioned that he worked solely on the music of "Sharpest Tool" with Carpenter handling the lyrics. Of "Emails I Can't Send", Carpenter said "I would hope that if someone had never listened to my music before, and they listened to this album, they would leave it feeling like they know me better as a person."
Carpenter also worked on the compositions of some of her songs, including "Espresso" and "Please Please Please". She also performs her own musical accompaniment, with musical knowledge of the piano, bass, ukulele, guitar, and drums. She played the guitar during her set on the Short n' Sweet tour, and played the piano and electric guitar during her Coachella set in 2024.
Other ventures.
Activism and philanthropy.
Throughout her career, Carpenter has actively supported charitable organizations. In 2016, Carpenter became an ambassador for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation and visited children's hospitals across the country on their behalf. That same year, for the release of her single "Smoke and Fire", Carpenter released merchandise with proceeds going towards American Red Cross's 2Steps2Minutes campaign which brought awareness to fire safety.
In 2017, Carpenter performed at the We Day California event. That same year, Carpenter partnered with DoSomething's Love Letters Challenge, aimed to combat isolation for senior citizens. Throughout her career, Carpenter has been an avid supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, and in 2018, she participated in writing a love letter to the community for "Billboard". She noted that "When [fans] come to my shows with pride flags, screaming the lyrics at the top of [their] lungs, I hope [they] feel an overwhelming rush of love and safety." In April 2020, Carpenter appeared in a charity version of "If the World Was Ending", which supported Doctors Without Borders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In June 2024, Carpenter announced she was partnering with the nonprofit PLUS1 on her Short n' Sweet Tour to create the Sabrina Carpenter Fund, dedicated to supporting the "well-being of people and animals", focusing on "mental health, animal welfare, and support for the LGBTQ+ community". Later that month, it was also announced that her espresso-flavored ice cream collaboration with Van Leeuwen Ice Cream would have fifty percent of its profits benefit the Ali Forney Center, the largest nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to helping homeless LGBTQ+ youth. In the leadup to the 2024 United States presidential election, Carpenter became the artist partnering with HeadCount that registered the highest number of voters in the year.
Endorsements and products.
In 2017, Carpenter endorsed Converse's Forever Chuck campaign alongside Rowan Blanchard, Alton Mason and Cole Sprouse. In 2018, she became a brand ambassador for Aéropostale. She became a brand ambassador for Samsung USA in 2021, as part of the company's "Team Galaxy" partnership program. She performed at the Galaxy Creator Collective event hosted by Samsung in March 2022. Additionally, following her album's release in 2022, she performed a livestream concert at Samsung and "Billboard"'s Summer of Galaxy annual event.
In September 2022, Carpenter released her debut fragrance in partnership with Scent Beauty, titled Sweet Tooth. The fragrance was nominated as a finalist by the Fragrance Foundation Awards for "Fragrance of the Year". In 2023, Carpenter announced her second fragrance, Caramel Dream. In July 2024, she announced her third fragrance, Cherry Baby.
In April 2024, Carpenter endorsed, and modeled for, new pieces for a campaign for Skims' Fits Everybody and Stretch Lace collections. She noted that "I loved the femininity of the whole creative" and that "I've always been a fan of the brand." That year in July, Carpenter appeared in an NBC advertisement for the 2024 Summer Olympics. In December 2024, Carpenter collaborated with Dunkin' Donuts to release an iced beverage, "Sabrina's Brown Sugar Shakin' Espresso", named in honor of her song "Espresso".
Personal life.
Carpenter was previously in a relationship with actor Bradley Steven Perry from 2014 to 2015. She briefly dated singer Shawn Mendes in 2023.
Carpenter began a relationship with Irish actor Barry Keoghan in December 2023. They moved in together at a $4.4 million house in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles in May 2024. In December 2024, it was reported that the couple had split.
Tours.
Headlining
Opening act
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Sabrina Carpenter discography
American singer Sabrina Carpenter has released six studio albums, three extended plays, 24 singles (including five as a featured artist), 25 promotional singles and 33 music videos. Prior to gaining recognition on Disney Channel's "Girl Meets World" and performing its theme song, Carpenter signed a five-album deal with Hollywood Records. In 2014, she released her debut single "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" and an EP of the same name. She followed this with her debut album "Eyes Wide Open" (2015) which debuted at number 43 on the US "Billboard" 200.
She released her second studio album "Evolution" (2016) which found commercial success and debuted at number 28. It was accompanied by the singles "On Purpose" and "Thumbs"; the latter of which peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and was certified Platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She found continued success with her follow-up single "Why", which was certified Gold by the RIAA. Her next studio album was split into two parts with ' (2018) and ' (2019). The albums gained recognition for their singles including "Alien", "Almost Love" and "Sue Me" which became consecutive number ones on the US Dance Club Songs chart. She also collaborated with Alan Walker and The Vamps on the song "On My Way" and "Hands" respectively.
Carpenter released various singles from 2020–2021 including "Honeymoon Fades" and "Skin" with the latter marking her first release with Island Records and first entry on the "Billboard" Hot 100 at number 48. Her fifth studio album, "Emails I Can't Send" (2022) found commercial success, and featured the RIAA Platinum singles "Nonsense" and "Feather", with the latter reaching number one on the US Pop Airplay chart and peaking at number 21 on the Hot 100. She released her first Christmas EP in 2023, "Fruitcake", which reached number 3 on the US Top Holiday Albums chart. In 2024, Carpenter released her sixth studio album "Short n' Sweet" (2024) which spent multiple weeks atop the "Billboard" 200. The album garnered various singles including "Espresso", "Please Please Please" and "Taste"; all of which topped various charts worldwide including the US Pop Airplay chart. "Please Please Please" marked her first number one on the Hot 100 while all three songs simultaneously remained in the top ten of the Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks, a record for any female artist in history.
Throughout her career, Carpenter has collaborated with numerous artists including Charlie Puth, Sofia Carson, Zara Larsson and Jonas Blue. She gained recognition for her video song covers on YouTube, and has since covered songs by artists such as Taylor Swift, ABBA, and Christina Aguilera. She has also lent her vocals to various soundtracks including that for "Sofia the First" (2013), "Teen Beach 2" (2015), "Sierra Burgess Is a Loser" (2018) and "Clouds" (2020).
Footnotes.
Notes for albums and songs
Notes for peak chart positions
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Taste (Sabrina Carpenter song)

"Taste" is a song by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her sixth studio album, "Short n' Sweet" (2024). It was released through Island Records on August 23, 2024, as the third single from the album. Carpenter wrote it with songwriters Julia Michaels and Amy Allen and its producers John Ryan and Ian Kirkpatrick, with Julian Bunetta also contributing to production. Musically, "Taste" has been labeled as a combination of various pop and rock subgenres.
Background.
In January 2021, Sabrina Carpenter signed a recording contract with Island Records. She announced that she was working on her sixth studio album in March 2024, exploring new genres and expecting that it would herald a new chapter in her life. In anticipation of her performance at Coachella, Carpenter announced that a single called "Espresso" would be released on April 11, 2024. The song was a surprise success, becoming her first number one single on the "Billboard" Global 200 chart and her first song to enter the top five on the "Billboard" Hot 100. She followed this with "Please Please Please" on June 6, 2024, which reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
Preceding an official announcement, billboards bearing tweets about Carpenter's height began appearing throughout New York City. On June 3, 2024, she announced that the album, titled "Short n' Sweet", would be released by Island Records on August 23, 2024, and revealed its cover artwork. The tracklist was revealed on July 9, 2024.
Carpenter wrote the song "Taste" with songwriters Julia Michaels and Amy Allen and its producers John Ryan and Ian Kirkpatrick, with Julian Bunetta also contributing to production. The song served as a single alongside the album's release. According to "Paper"'s Erica Campbell, it features Carpenter candidly addressing the complexities of relationship issues with the lyrics: "I've been known to share. You'll just have to taste me when he's kissing you". When asked about the song's bold topic in the interview, Carpenter said, "I will write any song. It doesn't mean I'll put it out, but I'll write it. I think the series of unfortunate events I've encountered in relationships are no secret to people who know me or think they know me."
Composition.
"Taste" is two minutes and 37 seconds long. Ryan and Bunetta programmed the song, and they produced it with Kirkpatrick. Ryan and Bunetta play guitar, bass, drums, and percussion, and Aaron Sterling plays drums. Ryan and Jeff Gunnell recorded the song at the Perch in Calabasas, California, Juicy Hill Studios in the Bahamas, and the Playpen in Calabasas, California; Serban Ghenea mixed it at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach with engineering from Bryce Bordone; and Nathan Dantzler mastered it with assistance from Harrison Tate. "Taste" has been labeled as a pop, glam-pop, country pop, pop rock, rock, indie rock, slacker rock, and soft rock song. According to "Billboard"'s Jason Lipshutz, it "fuses rock guitar, country-tinged vocals and disco melodies". Lindsay Zoladz of "The New York Times" described the song as a mixture of "'80s pop gloss and '90s country sass".
This song is composed in the key of E♭ major, with a tempo of approximately 113 beats per minute (BPM).
Critical reception.
Lipshutz believed that being a "deliriously likable potpourri of pop styles", "Taste" deserved to be chosen as the album's third single. He went on to describe the song as an "electrifying anthem" whose breakdown was perfectly designed for Carpenter to perform on an arena tour. Including it in "The New York Times"'s list of the most notable tracks of its release week, Zoladz shared a similar opinion and believed it continued the "winning streak" established by its preceding singles. Tom Breihan of "Stereogum" felt that "Taste" was "about to be another hit".
Commercial performance.
"Taste" debuted at number two on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 issued for September 7, 2024. The song was joined by "Please Please Please" at number three and "Espresso" at number four, making Carpenter the only act other than the Beatles to chart their first three top five hits in the region during the same week. The song charted at number two on the "Billboard" Global 200. In Canada, "Taste" entered at number four on the Canadian Hot 100 issued for the same date.
In the United Kingdom, "Taste" debuted as Carpenter's third number one on the UK Singles Chart, with "Please Please Please" and "Espresso" appearing at numbers two and three respectively, during the same chart week. This made her the first female and third overall artist to earn Britain's number one album and single simultaneously while also occupying the single chart's top three. All three songs held their positions the following week, making Carpenter the only act other than Ed Sheeran to occupy the top three for two consecutive weeks.
In Australia, "Taste" entered at number one, followed by "Please Please Please" and "Espresso" as Carpenter occupied the entire top three. In New Zealand, "Taste" debuted at number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart. It also reached the top fifteen on national record charts at number one in Ireland, number two in Norway, number three in The Netherlands, number four in Singapore, number five in Malaysia, number eight in South Africa, number nine in Sweden, number eleven in Denmark, and number twelve in Latvia.
Music video.
Dave Meyers directed the music video, which features Jenna Ortega and Rohan Campbell. In a teaser that Carpenter posted online, she picks up a knife from a bed filled with weapons and walks into a house. She heads upstairs, where she finds Ortega in the shower with Campbell. Carpenter pulls back the shower curtain and goes to stab Ortega, who is visibly terrified. The screen cuts to black and Carpenter uses the knife as a mirror to fix her lipstick while singing, "Oh, I leave quite an impression."
The music video was inspired by the 1992 film "Death Becomes Her" starring Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn, which carries a similar premise. The murder sequences and costume choices also make explicit visual references to "Psycho" (1960), "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (1992), "Addams Family Values" (1993), "Ginger Snaps" (2000), "" (2003) and "Scream 4" (2011).
Synopsis.
The video starts with Carpenter singing a lullaby, preparing to kill her currently asleep target. She then breaks into the house of her ex-boyfriend (Campbell), planning to attack his new girlfriend (Ortega) with a machete. Ortega sets up a decoy in a bed and ambushes Carpenter, shooting her out of a window, where she is impaled on a fence. Carpenter then throws a knife at Ortega, which stabs her in the eye. This kicks off a gory battle between the two, featuring hospital defibrillators as weapons, voodoo dolls, and Ortega severing Carpenter's arm after the latter catches her in the shower with her boyfriend. Near the end of the video, while Ortega is kissing her boyfriend, the camera rotates around them and she finds herself hallucinating herself kissing Carpenter. Horrified, she promptly lashes out with her chainsaw, only to accidentally kill the boyfriend, failing to realize her mistake until Carpenter rushes out to watch him drown in the pool. At his funeral, the two women agree they are better off as friends than as rivals, and humorously discuss how insecure the victim was.
Live performance.
Carpenter performed a medley of "Taste", "Please Please Please", and "Espresso" at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on September 11, 2024. The performance began with an audio sample of Britney Spears's song "Oops!... I Did It Again" (2000). Perched on a massive diamond suspended high above the stage, Carpenter began performing "Please Please Please" as silver confetti cascaded around her. She touched down on a futuristic set where an astronaut and a blue-skinned alien performed a dance to "Taste". The provocative choreography included a moment where the alien playfully lifted a leg onto the astronaut's shoulder before Carpenter took centre-stage, pulling the astronaut aside and kissing the female alien. Stripping off the high collar of her silver-studded outfit, Carpenter strode down the catwalk while singing "Espresso", surrounded by helmeted dancers performing space-themed routines under neon signs and visuals of a giant Moon Person extending into the crowd. The performance concluded with Carpenter reclining into a group of dancers, inspired by Marilyn Monroe. "Entertainment Weekly"'s Lester Fabian Brathwaite and "Vogue"'s Hannah Jackson thought Carpenter channeled Spears, Monroe, and Madonna on the Blond Ambition World Tour. The song has also been included as the opening of Carpenter's sixth headlining tour, the Short n' Sweet Tour (2024–2025).
Cover versions.
On February 6, 2025, American singer Poppy performed a cover version of "Taste" live at Like a Version, with interpolation from Divinyls' song "I Touch Myself". British singer Beabadoobee covered the song and performed it at the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge in October 2024.
Credits and personnel.
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of "Short n' Sweet".
Recording and management
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List of Sabrina Carpenter concert tours
This is a list of the concert tours undertaken by American singer, songwriter, and actress Sabrina Carpenter.
Carpenter's first concert tour was the Evolution Tour in support of her second studio album, "Evolution" (2016). While performing the tour's European leg in May 2017, she simultaneously served as the opening act for The Vamps' Middle of the Night Tour. Following the completion of the tours in May 2017, Carpenter served as the supporting act for Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour stops in Brazil. She then went on to lead The De-Tour, her second tour as a headliner.
After a two-year gap, Carpenter embarked on the Singular Tour in March 2019, which took her to Asia for the first time. She then embarked on the Emails I Can't Send Tour in 2022, her largest tour yet, performing in Asia, Europe, North America and South America with a total of 80 shows. In August 2023, Carpenter began supporting Taylor Swift on The Eras Tour, opening the tour's Latin America, Australia and Singapore shows. Carpenter's Short n' Sweet Tour began in September 2024 in support of her sixth studio album, "Short n' Sweet" (2024).
Evolution Tour (2016–2017).
The Evolution Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American singer Sabrina Carpenter, in support of her sophomore studio album "Evolution" (2016). The tour began on October 18, 2016, in Nashville, Tennessee, and concluded on May 22, 2017, in Milan, Italy.
Background.
On September 4, 2016, a day after the announcement of Evolution, Carpenter announced that she would be going on her first headlining tour entitled the "Evolution Tour". That same day she also announced the tour dates for the North American leg of the tour. On March 1, 2017, Carpenter announced the European Leg of the tour along with the dates.
Setlist.
This setlist is from the show in Nashville on October 18, 2016. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
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The De-Tour (2017).
The De-Tour was the second headlining concert tour by American singer Sabrina Carpenter. The tour began in Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 6, 2017, and concluded in Toronto, Ontario, on August 27, 2017. Carpenter announced the tour on April 26, 2017, along with the shows and the opening acts being New Hope Club and Alex Aiono.
Setlist.
This setlist is from the show in Vancouver on July 6, 2017. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
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Singular Tour (2019).
The Singular Tour was the third concert tour by American singer Sabrina Carpenter, in support of her third and fourth studio albums, ' (2018) and ' (2019). The tour began on March 2, 2019, in Orlando, Florida at the Universal Studios Park and concluded on April 11, 2019, in Singapore at the Kallang Theater.
Background.
On December 21, 2018, Carpenter announced the Asian leg of the Singular Tour. On January 28, 2019, Carpenter announced the North American leg of the tour along with the addition of the Singapore show on the Asian leg. On February 1, 2019, tickets for both legs went on sale. On February 22, 2019, Carpenter announced that Maggie Lindemann would be the opening act for the North American leg of the tour.
Setlist.
This setlist is from the show in Orlando on March 2, 2019. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
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Credits adapted from Instagram and Amber Park's website.
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Short n' Sweet Tour
2024–2025 concert tour by Sabrina Carpenter
The Short n' Sweet Tour is the ongoing fifth concert tour and first arena tour by American singer Sabrina Carpenter, in support of her sixth studio album, "Short n' Sweet" (2024). The tour commenced on September 23, 2024, in Columbus, United States, and is scheduled to conclude on November 23, 2025, in Los Angeles, United States, consisting of 72 shows.
Announcements.
Carpenter announced the North American dates for the tour on June 20, 2024. European dates were announced on July 23, 2024. On December 2, 2024, additional dates for the European leg were announced. On February 27, 2025, twelve additional concerts in North America were announced. The following day, five additional New York and Los Angeles dates were revealed.
Concert synopsis.
At the beginning, a video of Carpenter in the bath is shown, with the narrator reminding her of the show. She rushes out the bath and comes onto the stage wearing a towel. She then opens the towel to reveal a random bodysuit. Carpenter opens the show with "Taste" and "Good Graces", with her dancers. This is followed by a welcome note by Carpenter where she thanks her opening act, followed by a performance of "Slim Pickins" by the fireplace, and "Tornado Warnings" with a male backup dancer. Carpenter ends the set with "Lie to Girls" with female dancers and a short snippet of "Decode". She opens the next set with a fictional advertisement, followed by a performance of "Bed Chem" in a round shaped bed with female dancers. The next set opens with an intro to a fictional sitcom, "Sabrina After Dark", where Carpenter's band and backup singers are introduced, and Carpenter appears in a custom Patou black lace jumpsuit followed by a jazz rendition of "Feather". She proceeds to perform "Fast Times" and "Read Your Mind". Carpenter later enters a bathroom while performing "Sharpest Tool", followed by a short snippet of "Opposite".
Carpenter proceeds to perform "Because I Liked a Boy" and "Coincidence" before spinning a bottle to determine a surprise cover song to perform; "Busy Woman", a bonus track, was sometimes performed instead. Carpenter then proceeds to perform "Nonsense", before closing a set with a satirical "Technical Difficulties" screen in place of a custom outro. The narrator then reappears, recapping the previous highlights of the tour, before Carpenter rushes to him to chastise him about the technical difficulty before firing him out of anger. Two advertisements are shown that lead up to a performance of "Dumb & Poetic", where Carpenter appears in a Ludovic de Saint Sernin two-piece dress. She then passes pink handcuffs to an audience member, with an "under arrest for being too hot" alert being displayed on the screen, before proceeding with "Juno". While singing "have you ever tried this one?", Carpenter teases new sexual positions at every show. She proceeds with a performance of "Please Please Please" and "Don't Smile" before encoring with "Espresso".
Set list.
This set list is from the September 23, 2024, concert in Columbus. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.
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Surprise cover songs.
Every night on the tour, Carpenter will spin the bottle on stage to select a song to cover.
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List of songs recorded by Sabrina Carpenter
American singer Sabrina Carpenter's recording career began at the age of 10 when she decided to post song covers on YouTube. She began a solo singing career in 2014 after gaining popularity on Disney Channel in various television shows and films for the channel. Signing with Disney's label Hollywood Records, she released her debut single "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" which was featured on her debut EP of the same name. She went on to release the albums "Eyes Wide Open" (2015), "Evolution" (2016), ' (2018) and ' (2019) before moving to Island Records and subsequently releasing "Emails I Can't Send" (2022) and "Short n' Sweet" (2024).
Her early singles found limited commercial success with "Thumbs" and "Why" peaking at numbers one and 21 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Her 2018 singles, "Alien", "Almost Love" and "Sue Me", all charted at number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart. In 2021, her debut single with Island Records, titled "Skin" became her first entry on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. In 2023, both of her singles "Nonsense" and "Feather" also appeared on the Hot 100, with the latter also marking her first number one on the US Pop songs chart. In 2024, Carpenter found success with the singles "Espresso", "Please Please Please" and "Taste" which all peaked in the top three on the Hot 100. All three songs peaked at number one on the UK singles chart while the first two also peaked atop the "Billboard" Global 200 chart. Carpenter has covered many songs throughout her career, including "I Knew You Were Trouble", "What a Girl Wants" and "Clouds". She has also contributed to the soundtracks for various films including "Teen Beach 2" (2015), "Sierra Burgess Is a Loser" (2018), among several others.
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Can't Blame a Girl for Trying
2014 EP by Sabrina Carpenter
Can't Blame a Girl for Trying is the debut extended play (EP) by American singer Sabrina Carpenter. It was released by Hollywood Records on April 8, 2014. The EP was produced by Brian Malouf, Jim McGorman, Robb Vallier, Matt Squire, Steve Tippeconic, Scott Harris, John Gordon and Julie Frost.
Musically, the album has a folk sound with pop. Its production consists on guitars, piano, drums and keyboards. In general, the album talks about love and teenage problems.
"Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" produced two singles, "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying", released on March 14, 2014 and "The Middle of Starting Over", released on August 19, 2014.
Background and recording.
Carpenter became heavily involved with the Disney Channel in 2013, making various appearances on soundtracks like "Smile" for the album """ and "All You Need", featured on the "Sofia the First" soundtrack. In that same year, Sabrina signed a record deal with Hollywood Records to release her own music. Sabrina was planning to launch an EP and then release a studio album, she released an EP with four tracks and then she released a complete version of the EP plus eight new tracks in the next year.
Sabrina start recording songs for the EP in 2013 when she was filming for "Girl Meets World" until 2014. She worked with various such as Brian Malouf, Jim McGorman, and Matt Squire. She recorded "White Flag" at SOMD Studio in Los Angeles, California with Larry Goetz making the engineering and Matt Squire making the audio mixing. "Best Thing I Got" was recorded at Gordon Studio DK and was mixed by John Gordon and Sune Haansbaek. The two singles of the EP, "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" and "The Middle of Starting Over" were both engineered by Chris Thompson and mixed by Malouf at Cookie Jar Recording in Sherman Oaks, California.
Music and lyrics.
The final cut of "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" contains four tracks. The album is a teen pop record full of acoustic and country vibes and it was compared to Taylor Swift's early albums. In all of the songs Sabrina talks about teenage love and issues. None of the songs were written by Sabrina.
"Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" begins with the title track "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" an acoustic guitar-pop folk song who talks about making mistakes and being foolish in love; Sabrina says that the song "perfectly described being a 13-year-old girl and being a teenage girl". The second song and single, "The Middle of Starting Over" has country and teen pop influences. The song talks about moving on, start all over again and forget the mistakes. "The Middle of Starting Over" was compared to Taylor Swift's work in her early albums.
A folk-pop guitar-driven ballad, "White Flag" talks about changes in our daily life and that none of the bad things we do will last forever. The last track of the EP, "Best Thing I Got" is a piano pop song with drums and guitar. Lyrically, the song talks about love and "being a non-perfect girl who wants life to be full of freedom and learning your own way of how to deal with problems".
Singles.
"Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" is the lead single from the EP. It was released on March 14, 2014, onto iTunes and was premiered a day before exclusively on Radio Disney. The music video premiered on March 28. The song won a Radio Disney Music Award in the category "Best Crush Song."
"The Middle of Starting Over" is the second single. It was released on Radio Disney in July and it was available on August 19, 2014. The music video premiered on September 21.
Credits and personnel.
Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying".
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A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter
2024 Christmas special
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter is a Christmas special starring Sabrina Carpenter that premiered on December 6, 2024, on Netflix. It was directed by Sam Wrench and executive-produced by Carpenter, Michael D. Ratner, Scott Ratner, Simone Spire, Kfir Goldberg, Sarah Carpenter, Bill Perlman, Janelle Lopez Genzink, and Nikki Boella Lieb.
The special features musical guest stars including Shania Twain, Chappell Roan, Tyla, and Kali Uchis, all performing duets with Carpenter. It also features guest appearances from Cara Delevingne, Nico Hiraga, Quinta Brunson, Jillian Bell, Kyle Mooney, Megan Stalter, Owen Thiele, as well as Sean Astin as Santa Claus. The special received positive reviews.
Synopsis.
The film begins with Carpenter walking onstage to sing "Buy Me Presents" on a multiple-tiered stage resembling a birthday cake. After the performance, Carpenter sings "It's the Most Nonsense Time of the Year" - "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" with alternate lyrics - while walking backstage.
Carpenter and Tyla then duet to "This Christmas" in the living room. Afterward, Carpenter sings "Santa Doesn't Know You Like I Do" solo onstage, while videos of her opening Christmas presents in 2002 play in the background.
Next, Carpenter is shown in the living room with two friends - played by Owen Thiele and Megan Stalter. Carpenter tells them about her new boyfriend, who then appears and Thiele and Stalter recognize as Santa Claus (Sean Astin). However, Carpenter sincerely denies this, adding that he is "good in bed". When Thiele and Stalter persist with their argument, Carpenter says that if he were really Santa Claus, he would know that all she had ever wanted since she was a child was to sing a duet with Shania Twain. At that moment, Twain arrives, but is revealed to be Mrs. Claus. She and Twain then sing "Santa Baby" onstage together. Thiele then proposes alternate lyrics to Carpenter's song "Nonsense", which are considerably cheesy. Carpenter tries to be polite, but is visibly opposed to the proposed lyrics.
The following scene shows Carpenter back in the living room, surrounded by family members, including Sabrina's sister Amy (Jillian Bell) and brother-in-law Dave (Kyle Mooney). Carpenter sings "What Do I Get My Brother-In-Law" while hopelessly trying to figure out a gift to give Dave. In the next scene, Carpenter and Kali Uchis sing "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" in front of the living room fireplace.
Next, Ebby Scrooge (Nico Hiraga) falls asleep on the living room couch and is haunted by the Spirit of Ghosted Past (Carpenter), who chastises him for ghosting her. The Spirit of Ghosted Present (Quinta Brunson) appears next to her and angrily asks why Scrooge disappeared instead of taking her to see "Wicked" in the theater like he promised. Then the Spirit of Ghosted Future (Cara Delevingne) appears and begins to fall for Scrooge. However, the other two ghosts warn her that he will ghost her should they begin a relationship, persuading her to leave him alone. Before leaving, Delevingne proposes alternate lyrics to "Nonsense", which are considerably better than Thiele's.
Carpenter and Chappell Roan sing karaoke to "Last Christmas" in the living room. Carpenter then sings "Cindy Lou Who" on the piano. Before ending the film, Carpenter returns to the birthday cake stage - now with a staircase in the middle - and performs "A Nonsense Christmas".
Musical numbers.
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Production and broadcast.
American singer Sabrina Carpenter released her first Christmas-themed EP "Fruitcake" (2023) featuring a remix to her 2022 single "Nonsense" retitled "A Nonsense Christmas". The special was first teased on Carpenter's social media where it was announced with a video. It was also announced that the special would feature special guests, "comedic guests and unexpected cameos".
The special was released through Netflix and premiered on December 6, 2024.
Critical reception.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, of seven critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. Other sites gave the film generally positive reviews: Layla Brown-Clark of the "Chicago Reader" wrote, "[The film] does not shy away from but leans into the nonsensical nature of such specials while interweaving skits and notable musical performances, all with the flair and cheekiness Carpenter has further stepped into in her "Short n’ Sweet" era," while Bianca Betancourt of "Harper's Bazaar" stated, "experiencing "A Nonsense Christmas" with a mug of mulled wine on the couch strikes me as maybe the next best thing. It serves as a reminder that Christmas can be all the things at once: chaotic, sexy, ridiculous, and, most importantly, special. Maybe embracing the camp of Christmastime is what we all really need this year."
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Emails I Can't Send Tour
2022–23 concert tour by Sabrina Carpenter
The Emails I Can't Send Tour was the fourth headlining concert tour by American singer, songwriter, and actress Sabrina Carpenter in support of her fifth studio album "Emails I Can't Send" (2022). The tour began on September 29, 2022, in Atlanta, United States, and concluded on August 4, 2023, in Chicago, United States, comprising 80 shows throughout three legs in North America, and one leg each in South America, Europe, and Asia.
Background.
On July 31, 2022, Carpenter posted a childhood picture of herself on her Instagram account, with the caption, "What songs would you guys wanna hear on tour [...] asking for a friend" – hinting at a tour. In an interview with "Vogue" in early August, she revealed that with her new album being close to her, she felt a tour in support of it would be "possibly the most fun show" she has ever been able to perform on – and was "very excited" for it.
On August 15, 2022, Carpenter announced the Emails I Can't Send Tour in support of her fifth studio album, "Emails I Can't Send" (2022), revealing the date schedule, locations, and venues for 12 shows. It marked her first concert tour in three years since her previous Singular Tour (2019). Carpenter announced on September 24, 2022 that Girlhouse would serve as the opening act.
Due to demand in the original shows' pre-sale, a second date in New York City was added for October 5, 2022. A date in Toronto, Canada was also added for October 10, 2022. On September 27, 2022, Carpenter announced that the opening show would be postponed due to safety concerns caused by Hurricane Ian marking the tour's official start date as September 29, 2022. In a digital cover story for "American Songwriter" in late October, Carpenter confirmed that an extension of the tour would follow with dates scheduled for 2023.
On December 12, 2022, she announced a second North American leg of the tour, scheduled from March to late May 2023, comprising 39 dates (3 added by demand so far), and also revealed that international dates will be incorporated in the future. Carpenter further said that "some new songs" would be performed. On January 30, 2023, the third leg of the tour was announced, consisting of 10 shows taking place in Europe and the United Kingdom.
Her concert in Portland, Oregon was cancelled due to a bomb threat.
Ticketing.
Pre-sale for the initial first leg commenced on August 16, 2022. Tickets and VIP packages went on sale to the general public on August