Sabrina Carpenter speaks out on Grammys nominations: “I’ve been true to myself”

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Sabrina Carpenter has opened up about her 2025 Grammy nominations and said that she has “been true” to herself.

The pop singer earned six Grammy nominations with her sixth studio album ‘Short N’ Sweet‘ earning her nods in the categories for Best Pop Vocal Album, Album Of The Year and Best New Artist. Her track ‘Please Please Please’ earned a nomination for Song Of The Year, while her hit song ‘Espresso’ is up for Best Pop Solo Performance and Record Of The Year.

While speaking to PEOPLE, Carpenter reflected on her career and said: “I’ve always been true to myself and believed in my work since I was young. I’ve realized that it’s always been about the small baby steps that you take over time to get you to this point.”

She continued: “I don’t think I have fully reflected yet, as I’m also trying to be present in the moment. But I’m just happy to see my songs connect with so many people from all walks of life. That’s why I love to write songs.”

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Carpenter got her start as a Disney actress starring in shows and films such as Girl Meets WorldSofia The First and Adventures In Babysitting. She released her debut LP ‘Eyes Wide Open’ in 2015 followed by 2016’s ‘Evolution’, 2018’s ‘Singular: Act I’ and 2019’s ‘Singular: Act II’, 2022’s ‘Emails I Can’t Send’ and 2024’s ‘Short N’ Sweet’.

She went viral on TikTok with her track ‘Nonsense’ back in 2022 and ‘Feather’ the following year, which saw her commence her rise as a pop music powerhouse. ‘Short N’ Sweet’, which marked Carpenter’s sixth album, debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200 chart.

Carpenter also became the first solo artist since The Beatles to place two simultaneous Top 3 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, with ‘Please Please Please’ landing at the top spot and ‘Espresso’ at Number Three.

 

In a four-star review of ‘Short N’ Sweet’, NME shared: “It feels like the 25-year-old singer is at something of a turning point. Keep Carpenter’s musical calling cards, justify the hype, and she’ll soon be levelling up to major festival headliner – and this record largely gets the job done.

“For the most part, though, who Sabrina Carpenter is has never been clearer – and her long-awaited, hard-earned climb to pop’s summit should continue with ease.”

In other news, Carpenter recently revealed that upon the release of ‘Espresso’, she felt she had “literally no idea” if the public would like it.

She also shared her singular New Year’s resolution and immediately broke it while revealing what it was.

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UMG Calls Drake’s Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar Diss Track “Illogical”

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Today, Drake's legal dispute with Universal Music Group took an interesting turn. Earlier this week, the Toronto rapper withdrew his pre-action petition against UMG and Spotify, which he filed last month. In it, he accused the two companies of artificially boosting Kendrick Lamar's diss track, "Not Like Us." Just a day after withdrawing the petition, he decided to file a formal lawsuit against UMG for alleged defamation and harassment.

He accuses the company of knowingly spreading the “false and malicious narrative” that he's a pedophile through the promotion of the song and more. Now, per Variety, UMG has issued a response. In it, the company vehemently denies the allegations, also arguing that the suit itself is simply "illogical."

UMG Fires Back Amid Drake Lawsuit

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“Not only are these claims untrue, but the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist — let alone Drake — is illogical," a UMG spokesperson said in part. "We have invested massively in his music and our employees around the world have worked tirelessly for many years to help him achieve historic commercial and personal financial success."

“Throughout his career, Drake has intentionally and successfully used UMG to distribute his music and poetry to engage in conventionally outrageous back-and-forth ‘rap battles’ to express his feelings about other artists. He now seeks to weaponize the legal process to silence an artist’s creative expression and to seek damages from UMG for distributing that artist’s music," they also added. “We have not and do not engage in defamation — against any individual. At the same time, we will vigorously defend this litigation to protect our people and our reputation, as well as any artist who might directly or indirectly become a frivolous litigation target for having done nothing more than write a song.”

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