3 of Sabrina Carpenter's Best Award Show Performances
Sabrina Carpenter has yet to leave a stage without giving it her all. With every performance she out does herself.
Sabrina Carpenter has yet to leave a stage without giving it her all. With every performance she out does herself, earning more and more fans and growing her star tenfold. Few artists today can boast being as infectious of a performer as this pop princess. Below, check out three of her best performances during award shows.
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Bedazzled body suits, aliens, and moon-men? What more could you want from a performance? Carpenter managed to give us all that and more during her performance at the 2024 VMAs. If there was any question about who was primed to take the pop throne next, Carpenter quieted them with this memorable turn on the VMA stage.
Oh, I leave quite an impressionFive feet to be exactYouâre wonderinâ why half his clothes went missinâMy bodyâs where theyâre at
Now Iâm gone, but youâre still layinâNext to me, one degree of separation
The year prior, Carpenter didnât manage to make it on the main stage at the VMAsâwhich speaks to how much her star grew in a short period of time. Nevertheless, she made the most of performing at the pre-show. Armed with two of her biggest hits at the time, âNonsenseâ and âFeatherâ, Carpenter delivered both old-school charm and modern irreverence.
Iâll be honestLookinâ at you got me thinkinâ nonsenseCartwheels in my stomach when you walk inAnd when you got your arms around meOoh, it feels so good I had to jump the octaveI think I got an ex but I forgot himAnd I canât find my chill, I must have lost itI donât even know Iâm talkinâ nonsense
Speaking of old-school charm, our last entry on this list comes from Carpenterâs performance at the 2025 Grammys. Carpenter, who was given a prime slot during musicâs biggest night, flexed her comedic timing as well as her faultless vocals. It was easily one of the most enjoyable performances of the nightâwhich seems to be a familiar statement concerning Carpenter.
Now heâs thinkinâ âbout me every night, ohIs it that sweet? I guess soSay you canât sleep, baby, I knowThatâs that me espresso
Move it up, down, left, right, ohSwitch it up like NintendoSay you canât sleep, baby, I knowThatâs that me espresso
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