{"id":182410,"date":"2025-08-29T12:18:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/08\/29\/sabrina-carpenter-says-her-parents-loved-her-controversial-nsfw-mans-best-friend-cover-3\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:18:21","slug":"sabrina-carpenter-says-her-parents-loved-her-controversial-nsfw-mans-best-friend-cover-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/08\/29\/sabrina-carpenter-says-her-parents-loved-her-controversial-nsfw-mans-best-friend-cover-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabrina Carpenter Says Her Parents \u2018Loved\u2019 Her Controversial NSFW \u2018Man\u2019s Best Friend\u2019\u00a0Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tBefore people had even heard Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>\u2018s new album Man\u2019s Best Friend<\/em>, many had formed opinions on it based on the cover alone.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAfter the pop star revealed in June<\/a> that the front of the LP would feature a photo of herself down on all fours, held in place by a man grabbing onto a fistful of her hair, the internet saw by a wave of criticism calling Carpenter\u2019s artwork anti-feminist and degrading to women. But according to her, she had no idea the picture would elicit such a strong reaction.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI was actually shocked, because I think between me and my friends and my family and the people that I always share my music and my art with first, it just wasn\u2019t even a conversation,\u201d she told Gayle King on CBS Mornings<\/a> <\/em>Friday (Aug. 29). \u201cIt was just, like, it\u2019s perfect. For what the album is, it\u2019s perfect for what it represents, and everything about it to me just felt so opposite of, like, the world ending.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMy fans that know me and know the person behind the music will look at that photo, and they know exactly what it is,\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd people that have no idea who I am absolutely look at that photo and go, like, \u2018Where are her parents?\u2019 My parents actually saw the photo and they loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe interview arrives on the same day that Man\u2019s Best Friend <\/em>dropped in full, complete with 12 tracks demonstrating the same witty, sexually charged lyricism Carpenter honed on 2024 Billboard 200<\/a>-topping breakthrough LP Short n\u2019 Sweet<\/em>. Though chatter surrounding the artwork has largely died down \u2014 with Carpenter also releasing a few alternate covers that were all comparatively more conservative over the past few weeks \u2014 the star has long been fielding criticism over the way she embraces her sexuality in her work. <\/p>\n

\n\tOn CBS Mornings<\/em>, the singer explained that the Man\u2019s Best Friend <\/em>cover in particular has more nuance to it than some people may realize. \u201cMy interpretation is being in on the control,\u201d she told King of the photo. \u201cBeing in on your lack of control and when you want to be in control. Like, I think as a young woman, you\u2019re, you\u2019re just as aware of when you\u2019re in control as when you\u2019re not. And I think some of those are choices, and I think for me, this whole album was about the humanity of allowing yourself to make those mistakes, knowing when you\u2019re putting yourself in a situation that will probably end up poorly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the full interview below.<\/p>\n

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@SabrinaAnnLynn<\/a> says she often starts with lyrics first when writing her music \u2014 and her seventh studio album, \u201cMan\u2019s Best Friend,\u201d which is out today, began as she was going through a lot in her life: \u201cI could either, you know, sit and sulk about it, or I could write about it.\u201d\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/iZTbU8FMEI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) August 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n