Sabrina Carpenter hits back at criticism of racy album cover with sassy remark

Sabrina Carpenter has spoken out over the backlash concerning her racy new album, Man’s Best Friend, after some fans blasted the cover as ‘disturbing’.

The Espresso singer, 26, sent us all into meltdown when she dropped new single Manchild, with many convinced that the lyrics refer to her relationship with ex-boyfriend Barry Keoghan.

The 26-year-old later announced that her next offering – a follow-up to Short N’ Sweet – will be released on August 29, and unveiled the artwork imagery on Instagram last week.

In the pictures, the Grammy-winner was seen posing on her knees in a black minidress and heels, holding her hand up to a man’s trouser leg, as he stood over her and gripped a fistful of her hair.

A second picture included a zoomed-in photo of a dog wearing a tag adorned with ‘Man’s Best Friend’.

Although followers were delighted at the prospect of new music from Sabrina, her accompanying photoshoot left them divided – with many branding the images ‘uncomfortable’, while others argued that the whole thing was satire.

Sabrina took matters into her own hands and hit back at the criticism on social media, after a Twitter user questioned whether she has ‘a personality outside of sex’.

Without skipping a beat, she quoted the post to add: ‘Girl yes and it is goooooood.’

In a timely interview with Rolling Stone, which was released shortly after the artwork made waves online, she addressed suggestions that her lyrics are too sexualized.

‘It’s always so funny to me when people complain,’ she told the outlet of criticisms about her image, ‘They’re like, “All she does is sing about this.” But those are the songs that you’ve made popular. Clearly you love sex. You’re obsessed with it.