Sabrina Carpenter Releases Alternate Man’s Best Friend Cover Amid Controversy

Sabrina Carpenter is set to release her seventh album, Man's Best Friend, on August 29, 2025, accompanied by a limited-edition rose-colored vinyl featuring a new special edition cover that has received positive fan reactions. The controversial original album cover, which depicted Carpenter on all fours with a man gripping her hair, sparked debate online with some fans finding it empowering and others deeming it degrading and anti-feminist. In response, Carpenter shared a black-and-white alternate cover inspired by Marilyn Monroe, which she humorously called “approved by God,” though it received mixed feedback. The latest special edition cover features Carpenter in black lingerie, lounging alone amid flower bouquets and holding a card with the album’s initials, an image that fans have praised as more empowering and visually appealing. This rose vinyl edition is available for preorder exclusively on Carpenter’s website, adding to other physical formats like CD, cassette, and picture-disc vinyl, and is poised to be a sought-after collector’s item. The album follows her Grammy-winning Short n’ Sweet and includes the hit lead single "Manchild," which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.