The pop star’s seventh studio album arrives Aug. 29
Man’s best friend is giving pop star Sabrina Carpenter an assist with the rollout of her forthcoming album.
About a month after she announced her seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend, would release on Aug. 29 via Island Records, Carpenter began sharing a sneak peak at the upcoming track list. On Wednesday, the singer revealed the title of track 12 alongside an Instagram photo of a fan and a golden retriever puppy. In the caption, Carpenter wrote, “track #12 is ‘Goodbye’ but mariah is helping us say hello to our tracklist reveal.”
In another post on Wednesday, she shared a photo of another fan and the doggo, writing: “neriah & a golden = home sweet home. track #11 is ‘House Tour.’”
On Twitter, Carpenter shared posts from the fans that appear to be featured in the photos, including a post by @overdosedontun that read, “omggg sabrina asked me to reveal track 11 ‘House Tour’ from Man’s Best Friend !!!” In her repost, Carpenter wrote: “Track 11 stans rise.”
Man’s Best Friend will follow 2024’s Short n’ Sweet (its deluxe edition, featuring a “Please Please Please” duet with Dolly Parton, arrived in February 2025). The new LP is available for preorder, with a picture disc featuring a Jacob Rochester painting that depicts Carpenter and a man at her feet. The cover, in which Carpenter is seen kneeling on the ground, one hand extended toward a figure in a suit who’s grabbing her hair, ignited debates online about whether the photo signified female empowerment or empowered the male gaze.
The singer poked fun at the controversy surrounding the image and later shared an alternative cover — a starlet captured by paparazzi — and wrote on social media at the time: “Here is a new alternate cover approved by God.”
Carpenter released “Manchild,” the lead single on her next album, on June 5, and it spent several consecutive days at Number One on Spotify’s U.S. chart.