{"id":177326,"date":"2025-08-06T18:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T22:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/08\/06\/earth-wind-fire-says-sabrina-carpenter-did-her-homework-to-pull-off-lollapalooza-cameo-in-under-24-hours\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T18:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T22:10:02","slug":"earth-wind-fire-says-sabrina-carpenter-did-her-homework-to-pull-off-lollapalooza-cameo-in-under-24-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/08\/06\/earth-wind-fire-says-sabrina-carpenter-did-her-homework-to-pull-off-lollapalooza-cameo-in-under-24-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth, Wind &amp; Fire Says Sabrina Carpenter \u2018Did Her Homework\u2019 to Pull Off Lollapalooza Cameo in Under 24\u00a0Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOne of the most memorable moments of this year\u2019s Lollapalooza \u2014<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/earth-wind-fire\/\"> Earth, Wind &amp; Fire<\/a> joining <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/sabrina-carpenter\/\">Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> as a surprise guest \u2014 came together in less than 24 hours, according to member Philip Bailey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-tb-2 u-border-tb-1 u-border-tb-1@desktop-max lrv-u-padding-t-075 lrv-u-padding-b-150 u-padding-t-8@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap lrv-u-display-inline-block a-font-accent-fancy-s lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/sabrina-carpenter-lollapalooza-earth-wind-and-fire-collab-1236035958\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p lrv-u-margin-b-1 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sabrina-carpenter-pfw-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sabrina-carpenter-pfw-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Sabrina Carpenter attends the Dior Homme Menswear Spring\/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 27, 2025 in Paris, France.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-14 u-line-height-21px u-word-spacing-0013 u-font-size-18@mobile-max u-line-height-23px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tSabrina Carpenter Lights Up Lollapalooza Headlining Set With Surprise Earth, Wind &amp; Fire\u00a0Collab\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/sabrina-carpenter-arrests-twice-members-lollapalooza-show-1236036224\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p lrv-u-margin-b-1 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sabrina-carpenter-TWICE-2023-billboard-women-in-music-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sabrina-carpenter-TWICE-2023-billboard-women-in-music-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Sabrina Carpenter (5th from R) with Jihyo, Momo, Mina, Chaeyoung, Dahyun, Nayeon, Sana, Tzuyu and Jeongyeon of TWICE  attends 2023 Billboard Women In Music at YouTube Theater on March 01, 2023 in Inglewood, California.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-14 u-line-height-21px u-word-spacing-0013 u-font-size-18@mobile-max u-line-height-23px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tSabrina Carpenter \u2018Arrests\u2019 TWICE Members at Lollapalooza Headlining Set: \u2018Are You Guys\u00a0Single?\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-tracklist-full-1236035441\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p lrv-u-margin-b-1 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sabrina-carpenter-08012025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sabrina-carpenter-08012025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Sabrina Carpenter\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-14 u-line-height-21px u-word-spacing-0013 u-font-size-18@mobile-max u-line-height-23px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tSabrina Carpenter Reveals Full \u2018Man\u2019s Best Friend\u2019 Tracklist With Help From a Furry\u00a0Friend\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a post-festival interview with <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/sabrina-carpenter-earth-wind-and-fire-lollapalooza-interview.html\">Vulture<\/a> <\/em>published Tuesday (Aug. 5), the frontman revealed that his band only had a day\u2019s notice before their big moment on stage, with Carpenter\u2019s team reaching out to the 1970s\/80s icons with an invitation, flying them into Chicago on a private plane and hosting them for rehearsals all within a 24-hour time period. \u201cWe had to really turn this thing around,\u201d Bailey told the publication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWe hopped a plane at seven in the morning, went in, and had the rehearsal,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt was very quick and kind of sketchy. I was almost concerned about it. But by that evening, they had dialed everything in, and [Carpenter] did her homework on what verses she was going to take. We went out there and floated on all that energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cShe\u2019s very cordial, very kind, and very approachable,\u201d Bailey noted of the Gen Z singer, whose work he hadn\u2019t previously heard aside from smash hit \u201cEspresso.\u201d \u201cHer energy and our energy were very compatible and complementary to one another. How she puts her show together, in terms of how it accelerates and builds, was fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe interview comes three days after Earth, Wind &amp; Fire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/sabrina-carpenter-lollapalooza-earth-wind-and-fire-collab-1236035958\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">took the stage<\/a> with Carpenter, who closed out the entire 2025 festival by headlining the last of its four days on Sunday (Aug. 3). The other headliners included Tyler, the Creator, Rufus du Sol and Olivia Rodrigo, while Doechii, Gracie Abrams, KATSEYE and dozens of other artists also performed over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDuring Carpenter\u2019s set, it came as a total surprise to her crowd when \u2014 in the middle of her usual setlist of tracks from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\/\">Billboard 200<\/a>-topping album <em>Short n\u2019 Sweet<\/em> \u2014 Earth, Wind and Fire\u2019s \u201cLet\u2019s Groove\u201d started playing over the speakers. \u201cWe can just let loose, right? We can just groove,\u201d the <em>Girl Meets World <\/em>alum said moments before the soul singers walked out on stage. \u201cI thought, \u2018Why not bring out my friends from Chicago?\u2019 Give it up for Earth, Wind &amp; Fire!&rsquo;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe musicians went on to perform \u201cLet\u2019s Groove\u201d and \u201cSeptember\u201d together. Summarizing the whole experience, Bailey added to <em>Vulture<\/em>, \u201cWe were honored to be asked and very appreciative to her and to her fans for embracing these moments we were able to share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCarpenter is now gearing up to release her seventh studio album, <em>Man\u2019s Best Friend<\/em>, on Aug. 29, following a whirlwind year of breakout success thanks to <em>Short n\u2019 Sweet<\/em>. So far, fans have only gotten to hear one of the songs on the LP \u2014 \u201cManchild,\u201d which dropped in June and hit No. 1 on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\">Billboard Hot 100<\/a> \u2014 but the vocalist did recently unveil <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-tracklist-full-1236035441\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the full tracklist<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/sabrina-carpenter-earth-wind-fire-lollapalooza-cameo-1236038148\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most memorable moments of this year\u2019s Lollapalooza \u2014 Earth, Wind &amp; Fire joining Sabrina Carpenter as a surprise guest \u2014 came together in less than 24 hours, according to member Philip Bailey. Related Sabrina Carpenter Lights Up Lollapalooza Headlining Set With Surprise Earth, Wind &amp; Fire\u00a0Collab Sabrina Carpenter \u2018Arrests\u2019 TWICE Members at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177326\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}