She’s the moment! American singer Sabrina Carpenter is on fire. On the 23rd of this month, she will release her highly anticipated new album, Short n' Sweet, and until then, the artist continues to break new records and achieve incredible milestones. The track "Espresso," which is part of the album's repertoire, has just surpassed 1 billion global streams on Spotify. This is Sabrina's first song to reach such a milestone. Also standing out is "Please Please Please," the second track from Short n' Sweet, which has already surpassed 500 million streams on the platform.
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"This project is very special to me, and I hope it will be something special for you too!" wrote the singer on her Instagram, where the star has amassed over 38 million followers.
Recently, the artist participated in an event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles to chat and give more details about the highly anticipated *Short n' Sweet*. During the occasion, which included fans and Jack Antonoff, one of the album's producers, she took the opportunity to perform "Slim Pickins," an unreleased track from the project, further increasing fans' excitement.
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This Wednesday (7th), the singer was nominated in six categories at the MTV VMAs, including "Artist of the Year," "Song of the Year" ("Espresso"), "Best Direction" (Please Please Please), "Best Pop," "Best Editing" ("Espresso"), and "Best Art Direction" ("Please Please Please"). Voting, which ends on August 30th, is open to the public through the award's official website, and the ceremony will be broadcast live on September 10th.
Besides "Espresso," "Please Please Please" has already become one of the album's hits. On the radio, the single, created in collaboration with GRAMMY®-winning collaborators Jack Antonoff and Amy Allen, is approaching the Top 5 on the U.S. Top 40 charts, rising to the #6 position and nearing the Top 10 on U.S. radio overall. The track, described by Pitchfork as "currently in pole position to be this year's summer song," remains in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at #1), while "Espresso" is in the Top 5. In the UK, "Please Please Please" held the #1 spot for its fifth week, with Sabrina now totaling 12 weeks at #1 on the UK singles chart this year.
With a busy second half of the year, Sabrina Carpenter already has plans for 2025. She recently announced her European tour to celebrate the new album. Starting in March 2025, the singer will perform in several cities, including Paris, London, Amsterdam, and more.
