"Watch the performance below. As a song about - well, climaxing - Carpenter unsurprisingly pushed the envelope with her performance. She emerged from a manhole and soon found herself soaked in the rain. She was joined by a group of drag performers holding signs with slogans like "Dolls, Dolls, Dolls," "If You Hate You'll Never Get Laid," and "Protect Trans Rights.""
"Get Sabrina Carpenter Tickets Here It's the latest in a series of highlight performances for Carpenter this year, which includes a surprise appearance from R&B legends Earth, Wind & Fire during her set at this year's Lollapalooza to play "Let's Groove" and "September." Back in July, she welcomed members of new wave icons Duran Duran to the stage during a show at London's BST Hyde Park for a run-through of that band's 1982 classic, "Hungry Like the Wolf.""
"While she's celebrating the release of Man's Best Friend (which arrived with a controversial album cover that was defended by soft-rock legend, Carly Simon), Carpenter isn't quite done with her breakout 2024 full-length, Short n' Sweet. The pop star has scheduled a victory lap tour for that album with a string of US dates that kick off in late October with a two-night stand in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before cruising through New York City, Nashville, Toronto and Los Angeles for multi-night runs (get tickets here)."
Sabrina Carpenter delivered a provocative, rain-soaked performance of "Tears" at the 2025 MTV VMAs, emerging from a manhole and sharing the stage with drag performers carrying politically charged signs. The performance emphasized climactic themes and pushed conventional pop staging boundaries. Man's Best Friend serves as Carpenter's seventh album and arrived amid controversy over its cover, which Carly Simon defended. Carpenter also featured surprise appearances with Earth, Wind & Fire at Lollapalooza and welcomed members of Duran Duran at BST Hyde Park. A Short n' Sweet victory lap U.S. tour begins in late October, and she will join Lollapalooza South America in 2026.
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