From Disney Darling to Pop Princess: Why Everyone’s Suddenly Obsessed with Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter has been on the scene for years.
Before becoming a musical powerhouse, she was already a familiar face in the TV world. If you’re part of Gen-Z, you may remember watching her play as Maya Hart on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World, the Boy Meets World spinoff that aired from 2014 to 2017. Carpenter has also starred in the Netflix sequel Tall Girl.
Her success obviously has not stopped there. At just 12-years-old, she signed her first record deal with Disney’s Hollywood Records, joining fellow iconic Disney alums Selena Gomez, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato- the list goes on. During Carpenter’s time with the label, she released four albums: Eyes Wide Open (2015), EVOLution (2016), Singular Act I (2018), and Singular Act II (2019).
Carpenter’s time with Hollywood Records came to an end in January 2021, which led her to move on and explore new themes in her music after signing with Island Records. In July 2022, Carpenter released her fifth studio album titled emails i can’t send. Two years later, in August 2024, under the same label, she released her sixth studio album, Short n’ Sweet. The album, which includes popular hit songs Espresso, Taste, and Please, Please, Please, have gone viral on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
It’s safe to say the Short n’ Sweet album may have changed the trajectory of Carpenter’s career, especially after it earned her several 2025 Grammy nominations and wins.
Aside from her chart-topping album, what exactly is it about Sabrina Carpenter that’s got everyone wrapped around her finger?
Unforgettable Live Performances
If you’ve attended the Short n’ Sweet tour, or even binge-watched Short n’ Sweet concert videos on TikTok, you’ll notice how Carpenter has taken her performances to the next level. She exudes confidence and adds a whimsical yet flirtatious charm to her performances. From her coquette-esque concert looks featuring fun, bright colours on stage, to her sultry dance moves, all the way to the perfectly executed stage production of her shows, Carpenter radiates an eccentric energy that captivates her fans. It’s a unique yet refreshing performance style; one that most pop music audiences may not have seen in a long time.
Fun, Flirty, Fashionable Style
Take a close look at Carpenter’s fashion choices. It’s clear that whether she is performing on stage, strutting on a red carpet, or out and about on the streets of New York City, her sense of style is always one to stand out. Her wardrobe exudes a very fashion-forward, versatile, flirty and girly aesthetic. It’s the perfect blend of sexy, fun, feminine, yet always impeccably put together.
The Team Sabrina Instagram account, the ultimate source for all things Sabrina Carpenter, shared an outfit guide encouraging fans to be creative and dress like her when attending her shows. Think fun colours like baby blue and baby pink, babydoll dresses, sparkles, platform boots, clear purses– the list goes on. Oh, and anything with hearts and kisses!
Female Empowerment
Sabrina Carpenter is not only a pop star, an actress, and a fashionista, but also an advocate for female empowerment. Through her music and public persona, she encourages young women to be independent, feel confident, and most of all be unapologetically themselves. Through her songs Busy Woman and Espresso, she emphasizes the importance of self-worth and not settling for less.
In one TikTok from Jillian Webber, she is seen dancing to Carpenter’s song 15 Minutes, a new song from the Short n’ Sweet deluxe album, with text written on the video stating that “Sabrina’s new music makes me in need of a girls night idk what it is,” then captioning the video with “it gives girl power.”
Another TikTok user, Maureen Kelly, adds text to her video with Carpenter’s Busy Woman track playing, “Sabrina teaching young women everywhere to leave a man that doesn’t treat you like a queen,” followed by the hashtag #womeninmalefields.
As Sabrina Carpenter continues to be the it-girl of many talents, it’s not a surprise people have taken into consideration that she is one of the most ultimate pop music icons of our generation. Her unique blend of charisma and empowerment, followed by her way of captivating an audience and embracing her femininity, whilst also encouraging others to do so, has made her stand out under a positive spotlight.
She has just wrapped up the Europe leg of the Short n’ Sweet tour but will be back at to headline BST Hyde Park in June, before going back to the US for additional shows from October to November 2025!
