Sabrina attended the release party for her new album, Man’s Best Friend hosted by Spotify. The exclusive event was held on Thursday (August 28) at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles California. Adults star, Owen Thiele moderated the 30-minute conversation. The event also included a special screening of Sabrina’s new music video for her single “Tears” (which is featured on the album). Variety helped cover the event and the full article can be read below. Photos from the event have been added to the gallery.

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Sabrina Carpenter on Her Favorite ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Songs and Overcoming Self Doubt: ‘B—-es Wish They Were You’

Spotify hosted Sabrina Carpenter and her top listeners at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in anticipation of ‘Man’s Best Friend’ release

Under a golden Los Angeles sunset, Sabrina Carpenter and Spotify treated a select group of the pop star’s most devoted fans to an evening at the storied Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

The exclusive event, held Thursday night, marked the eve of Carpenter’s seventh studio album, “Man’s Best Friend.” And as twilight settled in, the singer-songwriter took the stage for an intimate 30-minute conversation about the making of the record, and set the scene for the premiere of her “Tears” music video — featuring Colman Domingo in drag — and a nostalgic screening of the 1954 Audrey Hepburn classic “Sabrina.”

More than just the final resting place, the cemetery doubles as one of L.A.’s most unique cultural landmarks, hosting everything from live concerts to cult-favorite film screenings beneath the stars. “I used to come here and watch movies so I thought this would be a really special place to bring everybody,” Carpenter told fans in a Q&A moderated by “Adults” actor Owen Thiele.

“And since I’m always like killing men,” she shrugged, prompting roaring applause from fans sitting on blankets depicting the album art. “This is like a funeral and it’s also the birth of a new album.”

The 12-song set includes titles like “Manchild,” which is the lead single (and her first No. 1 debut in the United States), and others such as “We Almost Broke Up Last Night” and “Don’t Worry I’ll Make You Worry.”

“This creative process was all about sort of embracing spontaneity, all about embracing impulses that I was having and experiences that I was having that were really urgent to write about,” she said. “Knowing that if I didn’t make this album, and have it represent the chapter of my life that it represents, that it would have turned into something else… and I think that would have done it disservice to this album. So I’m really grateful that I just get to write music I love and put it out, and I’m more grateful to you guys for listening to it and letting me.”

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Carpenter’s fans were just as chatty as she was, eagerly responding to her listing her favorite songs she’s ever written. Of her latest, she chose “My Man on Willpower” and “We Almost Broke Up Again.” She chose “Don’t Smile” from her Grammy-winning “Short n’ Sweet” LP, and got the loudest applause when she named “Because I Liked a Boy” from 2022’s “Emails I Can’t Send.”

In the fan questions portion of the evening, a listener asked her how she gets out of ruts, or how she helps herself overcome any feelings of self-doubt in relation to putting out new music. Taking a moment to pause and think, she continued: “I get so excited to put things out. But as any artist does… it’s also very scary and vulnerable. And so I think, I think when I want to get myself out of the rut, I sort am just like… ‘So many bitches wish they were you!'”

Carpenter will perform these songs and more for her appearances at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in October. She’s also set to play Lollapalooza Chile, Argentina and Brazil next year.

Source: Variety