Sabrina Carpenter Catches Heat Over New Album Cover

Sabrina Carpenter is under fire for her new album cover, Short n' Sweet. The "Espresso" hitmaker announced her sixth studio album will be released this summer earlier this week.

However, when Carpenter, 25, shared the album cover artwork, fans recognized a French model's work and accused her of copying it. The cover for Short n' Sweet features the pop star's blonde locks cascading down her back and a red kiss mark on her left shoulder as she looks over her shoulder at the camera. The back cover shows a close-up of a tiny "Short n’ Sweet" tattoo in script decorating her right shoulder.

“MY NEW ALBUM IS COMING OUT AUGUST 23rd!!!! [red kiss emoji],” Carpenter excitedly wrote across her social media accounts. “This project is quite special to me and I hope it’ll be something special to you too.”
The former Disney star then teased fans that a single and music video will be released on Thursday (June 6) night.

On X (formerly Twitter), people compared the cover art to French model Tiffany Collier, who shared a picture from an editorial spread she did back in 2018 with a similar look. The model, also platinum blonde, looks back over her shoulder, and a big red kiss is planted on the back of her shoulder. Though the model's hair is braided and has a different expression, folks were quick to drag Sabrina's cover.

One person sarcastically wrote, "love that sabrina carpenter recreated this iconic photograph for her album cover [heart eyes emoji]." Someone added, "And did a worse job of it [woozy face emoji]." A third slammed the artist and claimed, "Interesting this whole era has been her stealing [skull emoji]." Commented another, "She's not the creative pop girl they want her to be [sobbing emoji] they always talking about her aesthetic and this this the second concept she rips off for this era."

Calling out Carpenter's previously-released tracks, one person said, "exactly, she’s the most basic pop girl rn. Nonsense sounds like an Ariana reject, Feather sounds like every pop song viral on Tik Tok, espresso sounds like a doja cat reject and now this ?? Why is she famous at this point? She’s a cheap copy."

Despite the claims that she copied another creative's work, Carpenter unveiled a short clip of her new single, "Please, Please, Please." She is seen leaning against a wall as she sings the song's title while wearing a sexy red lace dress. Snippets of the music video are shown, including what looks to be a heist, a jail cell, and some dangerous men. The lyrics in the teaser are: "Don't bring me in tears when I just did my makeup so nice." The artist added a black-and-white photo wearing a leather jacket and lace bralette with a necklace that says, "Please, please, please."

Fans can pre-save Short n' Sweet here.

Coachella 2024's first weekend came and went with a bang. The famous California Music & Arts Festival had us in shock and awe with amazing special guests throughout the weekend.

During weekend one, big names like Bebe Rexha, Tems, Victoria Monet, Renee Rapp, Tyler, the Creator, Lana Del Rey, Ice Spice, Sublime, Vampire Weekend, Doja Cat, J Balvin, Jhene Aiko, No Doubt, Coi Leray, Grimes, 21 Savage, Lauryn Hill, Taking Back Sunday, Lil Yachty, and many more.

As always, famous faces were in attendance, watching their friends perform and letting loose with the rest of the crowd. Notably, Justin Bieber showed up without his wife, Hailey Bieber, adding to the rumors that their marriage isn't doing well. Meanwhile, love birds Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce hit up multiple stages, watching from the pit and getting super affectionate.

While folks were expecting perfect shows and wild special guests brought on stage during performances, there were some artists who dropped the ball during their set. Grimes kept fumbling with her mixes during her set. She told the crowd that there has never been a show of hers without a "technical difficulty," and as she tried to explain to the Coachella crowd, she said, "Don't blame me because it's not my fault! Well, it's partially my fault, but it's not entirely my fault." In the "classic Grimes fashion," the musician added that her songs had been set to a double tempo and had to do "a lot of internal math" to try to get it sorted to play for the patiently waiting crowd.

On social media, however, fans were making fun of her meltdown at the technical difficulties, with users pointing out that this isn't the first time Grimes has done this at her concerts. Meanwhile, one fan said, "This could be the worst performance in the history of Coachella." She took to X (formerly Twitter) to issue a formal apology to fans. Adding that she "admittedly am not in the best mood atm," Grimes said her set next week "will be flawless."

Besides the mishaps, there were plenty of awe-inspiring, wild moments from Coachella's first weekend.

The lovebirds hit up Coachella attached at the hip. Swelce watched Ice Spice perform from the crowd, who gave Taylor a shoutout during her set. Then, the pair was spotted making out and dancing adorably together by fans who posted videos to social media. The couple even made it to DJ Dom Dolla's set, showing Kelce lift Swift up several times during the set, garnering fans online to wonder what she was desperately trying to see. Another fan showed how cute it was witnessing Taylor introduce Travis to everyone.

Lana bringing Billie on stage was definitely a surprise. The two sang Billie's "Ocean Eyes," and though the rendition was beautiful, it was Billie singing Lana's song, "Video Games," that had fans going absolutely bonkers. Billie's voice melds so well with Lana's, but her version of singing the song adds more layers to the 2012 track. One fan hilariously said that the two of them "mended the generational gap between millennials and Gen Z."

With all the rap beef going on currently between Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, and J. Cole, these two rappers performing together while having a blast was not what anyone expected. Tyler admitted during his set how much he used to "hate" Childish Gambino for years, until his 2013 song, "Urn," came out. He told the crowd: “You know what’s sick? I used to hate that n----. Seriously, I don’t know why, I gotta go to therapy to figure it out." He added that Gambino's song was so "undeniable," he was at conflict with himself. Now that the tables have turned, he jokes how Gambino barely returns his calls. He gave the artist props at the end, saying "Thank you for putting out s--- that exceeds expectations or the perception that n----s like us should make. I love you, thank you for existing, and thank you for coming out." The two performed Tyler's "Running Out of Time."

The Saltburn star has been following Carpenter for some of her Eras Tour dates, and now he was in the front row for her Coachella debut. Keoghan earned a peace sign and a flirty little wave from the "Nonsense" singer, who was taking a breather on the stage. As the camera panned to him, wearing a Burberry scarf to cover his mouth, he nervously paces in the crowd. Fans swooned over the couple, as they met up with Swelce to watch Ice Spice perform, holding hands walking around the festival grounds, and showing how big of a fan he is to watch his girlfriend perform, taking videos of her performance.

During Rapp's set, Kesha came out to perform "Tik Tok" together. While allegations against Diddy's [inlink id="creepy-diddy-with-justin-bieber" text="sexual assault and grooming stories"] have been surfacing, Kesha changed the original "Wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy" lyrics. As soon as Kesha was introduced and began singing the song's intro, she walked up to the edge of the stage and belted: "Wake up in the morning, like f--- P. Diddy!" Renee joined her on the lyric change and fans went wild on calling out the rapper and producer.

No Doubt reuniting for the first time in over ten years was already iconic. Gwen posed with her ex, bandmate Tony Kanal while at Coachella, having fans be super nostalgic, plugging in lines from their song "Cool" and "Don't Speak." Just like Lana and Billie, No Doubt brought out a Gen Z-er to bridge the gap with their fans, bringing in new ones during their Coachella set. Olivia Rodrigo appeared at the band's soundcheck prior to their performance, later appearing for a performance of No Doubt's 2000 track, "Bathwater."