Sabrina Releases Man's Best Friend, Ariana's Tour, Twilight's Return

Sabrina Carpenter Releases ‘Man’s Best Friend’

Sabrina Carpenter has unveiled her seventh studio album titled Man’s Best Friend, marking it as a rapid follow-up just one year after the success of her previous album, Short ‘n’ Sweet, which notably earned Grammy awards. The album includes the chart-topping single ‘Manchild’, as well as the new single ‘Tears’. The music video for ‘Tears’, released today, features a horror-inspired theme, drawing creative inspiration from classic horror films such as The House That Dripped Blood and Jennifer’s Body.

2025 has already been transformative for the pop icon, selling out arenas worldwide and headlining festivals across the globe, including British Summer Time at Hyde Park and Lollapalooza. This Autumn, Sabrina graces arenas once more with the ‘Short ‘n’ Sweet… It’s Even Sweeter’ tour hitting Pittsburgh, New York, Nashville, Toronto, and Los Angeles for a string of sold-out shows.

Ariana Grande Announces First Tour in Seven Years

Ariana Grande is returning to the stage for her first tour in seven years. After teasing the news on social media, the singer confirmed the initial dates for a major global tour via her Instagram story. The first confirmed leg includes a run of nine major cities across North America, followed by a five-night residency in London. The announcement was preceded by a teaser clip Grande shared, which was created in the style of her “Brighter Days Ahead” short film.

The highly anticipated tour will support her 2024 album, Eternal Sunshine, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The album's deluxe edition, released earlier this year, included six bonus songs, giving Grande a wealth of new material to perform. Her return to the stage marks a significant moment for fans who have awaited a new tour for almost a decade.

ICYMI:

• Lollapalooza Brazil has announced its 2026 headliners: Sabrina Carpenter, Lorde, Tyler, The Creator, Chappell Roan, Deftones, and Skrillex will perform in São Paulo next spring.

• Taylor Swift’s engagement announcement has entered the Top 20 most liked posts in Instagram history.

The Twilight Saga Returns to Theaters This October

Twilight fans will soon be able to experience the entire saga on the big screen again, as all five films are set to return to theaters this October. The news was confirmed by Lionsgate, which acquired production company Summit Entertainment in 2012, in a social media teaser on Wednesday. Thanks to the franchise's dedicated fanbase, the films have collectively grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide, a testament to their enduring popularity.

Years after their initial release, the Twilight Saga continues to inspire countless memes and rewatches. The upcoming theatrical run is a significant moment for fans to relive the epic love triangle between Bella, Edward, and Jacob. The announcement also arrives amid a resurgence of interest in the franchise, which is set to receive an animated television reboot in the near future.

POP FACT: On this day in 1993, One Direction’s Liam Payne was born.

Halsey to Celebrate 'Badlands' 10th Anniversary with Global Tour

Halsey has announced the dates for her 2025-2026 "Back to Badlands" international tour, a global run celebrating the 10th anniversary of her 2015 debut album, Badlands. The tour will kick off with a special show at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on October 14, followed by a leg across North America that includes stops in cities like Chicago, New York, and Mexico City, concluding in Detroit on January 17. From there, the outing will head to Europe before wrapping up with three shows in Australia in mid-February. Tickets for the tour will be available via an artist pre-sale on September 2, with the general on-sale beginning on September 5 at 10 a.m. local time.

ICYMI:

• Rihanna has unveiled a 20th anniversary merchandise collection to celebrate her 20th anniversary in music.

• Selena Gomez has celebrated Taylor Swift’s engagement in new Instagram stories and expressed her excitement towards being engaged at the same time as her best friend.

• Love Island’s Amaya and Bryan have split up: “Our visions didn’t align and relationships are suppose to be a team sport. You don’t have to drink the whole sea to know it’s salty.”

• Spotify has unveiled its “songs of the summer” list, featuring Alex Warren, Sabrina Carpenter, Sombr, and more.

• Pedro Pascale is reportedly set to lead Todd Hayes’ gay romance film, ‘De Noche,’ Joaquin Phoenix was attached to the film but subsequently pulled out.

Best New Track: “Tears” by Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenter’s career took off after the release of 2024’s mega-hit “Espresso” and she’s been going full speed ever since.

The hit packed chart dominator (and 2 time Grammy winning album) Short n’ Sweet came out a little over a year ago, and we can only imagine how intimidating it is to follow up that kind of success. Still, we think she pulls it off perfectly here.

Man’s Best Friend totally embraces Sabrina’s tongue in cheek lyric style. The pen’s familiar from Short n’ Sweet but the tip’s got a sharper curve now. There’s the absolutely, wonderfully clever “House Tour” which holds some of the album’s wildest lyric moments. “We Almost Broke Up Again Last Night” hits with some good laughs. “You say we’re driftin’ apart / I said, ‘yeah, I f***in’ know’ / Big deal / We’ve been here before / And we’ll be here tomorrow,” she sings.

But the craziest song goes to “Tears” which kicks off with the most off-the-wall lyric we’ve heard recently. It’s pretty catchy as well.

Well goodbye! Get home safe.

—Dawson Therre

— Katie Macbeth

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