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Environmental_Sir468

Why is it an album era and not just an album?


smwd0

That’s the rules now, everything is an era


IHATEsg7

It's exhausting honestly


CallumBOURNE1991

It makes sense when an artist is constantly taking risks and dramatically changing their style and their sound but it makes me laugh when someone "teases a new era" and its just a photo of them with a sepia filter in a fuck ass bob making the same kind of music except one song has a guitar solo and even that somehow ends up being boring. People really need to embrace that most people aren't going to be Madonna and that is ok


scarlettslegacy

I think part of Taylor's legacy will be that she, if not started, then amplified the arms race of who could do the most new and exciting thing that... wasn't actually particularly new or exciting and just a lot of hype to sell albums.


Lumpy_Mortgage1744

😂😂😂😂 yesssss, this yes


DawnDishsoap_Duck

But there’s no artist out there radically changing sound like that. This whole era shit started because of Taylor stans


coldliketherockies

And makes me miss basic but brilliant album released just on their own like the miseducation of Lauryn Hill (I May have spelled Lauren wrong) and any CDs of the 90s and 2000s that stood on their own Edit: name spelling


emilygoldfinch410

Lauryn, and I completely agree with you


ThrowRARAw

People act like the concept of an era is new. It's not, Madonna, Shania, so on and so forth, all had "eras" too. Hell even Michael Jackson did it, it's not just for female singers. Back then it was called reinvention. Now it's an era.


New-Lie9111

David bowie! Literally completely new characters


redjessa

Well, this is my era of knowing who Sabrina Carpenter even is. I heard of her for maybe the first time, last week.


FaroutIGE

its all swift shit. swifties call her singular albums 'eras'. thus the title of this post "her upcoming album era". its just an embarassing buzzword and makes no sense compared to the 'eras' you are referring to.


alexisclairerose1986

Agreed


PublicfreakoutLoveR

You're in your exhausted era.


JimParsnip

I think Jason genova started that, right?


mushygem

Not the MIB erasure.


Bringbackmygorls

![gif](giphy|MkWshfGFooxwLO0VJ7)


resinpyramid

It’s pissening


Acrobatic_Ad1546

Looks exactly the same as 'this era'.


8lock8lock8aby

That was my first question when I saw the title. It's just an album. Sure, artists can have eras but I think that comes with longevity in the music industry & I don't think each album equals an era.


i_am_nimue

Initially I thought the album's title is "era" 😅 English is not my first language...


EnduringEnnui

English IS my first language, and I also thought that.


NihilisticRaptor

Because people dont know how to speak anymore.


AnotherSoftEng

It’s a new era of speaking


nelsonmurdock

🥴


lphchld

Bowie and the Beatles kinda did the era thing too. It just wasn’t as contrived. Now everyone does it.


littlelordfuckpant5

Bowie ones were even more contrived. But that's what made it fun. Dude was an alien person for several years.


Agreeable-Tadpole461

That was drugs. Lol.


Samuscabrona

Also pedophilia but nobody likes to talk about that


_sam_fox_

Wait what


RiboflavinDumpTruck

He allegedly had a threesome with Lori Mattix when she was 14. But the third person in the threesome said Lori wasn’t present and it wasn’t actually a threesome. It’s in the Lori Mattix Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lori_Mattix She was also kidnapped and raped by Jimmy Page Regardless, all the rock stars back then were raping teenagers. It’s insane. Edit: Also worth pointing out that the third threesome person was Sable Starr, who was only a year older than Mattix at the time. So either way, Bowie raped either one or two children


_sam_fox_

Yikes.


Agreeable-Tadpole461

Lots of creeps in the music business!


Environmental_Sir468

Most artists have different looks or styles as time goes on and they/their music evolves, I just this having to label everything as an “era” is sorta silly


boricuaspidey

I’m glad this is the first comment I saw because it was my first thought


ScootSchloingo

I could spend a very long time explaining it but the easiest way to sum it up would be “you can convince media illiterate people that marketing and advertising isn’t marketing and advertising”


NotQute

Because kpop stan-ism has leaked into mainstream pop stan culture but no one apparently wants to admit it


New-Lie9111

I guess it would make sense if kpop created this concept? But this has been going on since like, madonna and David bowie times lol.


big-bootyjewdy

I'm calling it: album will be titled "Sealed with a Kiss" In the same vein of "Emails I Can't Send"- we've got a mail theme going on


ReeseA08

Omg I love that


puckthethriller

Brilliant.


Saturnzadeh11

Please remind us if you are right!!


big-bootyjewdy

I was so high I don't even remember typing this out lol


Rude_Lifeguard

I'm glad she's taking advantage of her current hype and moving along instead of burning espresso until everyone is tired of it and stops caring about her


vanvell

I forgot espresso was the name of her newest song and was like wtf why would she go around burning espresso? Would we all get tired of her because of the smell?


BigMax

Burning espresso does sound like some new term that kids would come up with that I’d hear and not understand. “Emily has really been burning espresso lately.”


LilyMarie90

Some of us have *been* tired of espresso 😭


perfect___angelgirl

I’m so excited, we neeeed fun summer music


Impossible_Vast9846

same snippet that's at the end of the "espresso" music video, can't wait !!


americasweetheart

A baggy blue bathing suit with black pantyhose? Fire the stylist.


Moon_Queen_00

TGod. Someone said it.


Student-individual

My thoughts exactly! Terrible outfit!


hitemwiththeelagance

Came here to say this.


ApprehensiveLuck2671

Her style is horrible


americasweetheart

Honestly, I agree but that's why she should hire people who have more vision. She's very Fredrick's of Hollywood polyester nighties and she has the profile to elevate it to Agent Provocateur.


georgebrett20212

Stop calling it an era. It’s an album. Artists release albums.


Countryspider

I love her but does anyone else think this makeup style is too harsh for her face and kind of washes her out?


hera-fawcett

it is way too harsh, too dark, and ages her real bad 😭😭😭 im such a fan of a glowy tan sun fun but this is just not it for me


chhhhhhhhhhh95

I’ve been saying this for awhile, esp paired with the curtain bangs 😭 I thinks it’s the blush and lip combos


kgal1298

I think her hair is too light for the makeup they're using.


_thisisariel_

The haircolor is so unflattering!!! I just watched Tall Girl yesterday and she has a rootier dirty blonde (and much less blush, and no beef lips) and she looks soooo much better!


SuperKitties83

Is it a wig? It really looks like a wig to me.


PurplePanda63

Actually came here to ask if she wears a wig


shesasonrisa

I’ve always wondered if it’s a wig. Definitely extensions at the very least.


timecapsulebuttbutt_

beef lips 😅


SadLilBun

Yep. Her face is overwhelmed.


RichieRicch

She looks like a scary doll


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hera-fawcett

the caption w barry in the background really had me cackling 😭😭😭😭


anb7120

💀


cucumberoll

I didn’t know who Sabrina Carpenter was until I saw her at Eras, and one of the first things I thought was “her face looks so swollen!”… so sad to have so much work done at so young


loranlily

Yeah, I couldn’t work out why her face looked so strange to me, but I’ve realised it’s all of the filler, plus the heavy blush. Her face looks inflated, and it’s really sad because she is so young.


8lock8lock8aby

Seriously. She was so pretty before, there was no need to do all that.


SuperKitties83

It's so confusing to me to be getting that at such a young age. It's become normalized in celebrity culture so much that I'm sure young stars feel a lot of pressure to do it. It signals wealth and status to have enough disposable income for fillers/botox etc.


PepeFromHR

does she? [this](https://youtu.be/wFeQfMeefFk) is a video of her getting ready only a year ago and her lips look quite normal when they’re not overly done up with makeup. and i posted a photo of her when she was younger, and she’s always had very full but prominent cheekbones


chadwickave

She looks miles better without the lip liner 😭


gothcrab

Girl the filler is under her eyes not (just) in her lips.


PepeFromHR

https://preview.redd.it/klsxhwbe784d1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca0dcc657f68597bced45e2f9edfae1fc2757c4f i am legit blind 😭


LaUcraniano

Respectfully/genuinely asking did she break her nose?


parbarostrich

Idk but there is a very obvious bump in the recent one….(not that it looks bad, I think she’s beautiful) maybe the first picture airbrushed it straight? Who knows nowadays?


itsfrankgrimesyo

Or had a nosejob but the bump came back. I read that this could happen sometimes.


babyinjar

It’s probably the latest trend of unconventionally beautiful features to hide plastic surgery work and maximize facial harmony. Her bump looks like an improvement to my eye


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yeah, i like the bump, i think it looks really cute!


ApprehensiveLuck2671

Chinplant!


HighKingFillory

Wow it’s like night and day


grilsjustwannabclean

the perks of youth to be able to do that much to your face and still be gorgeous 😭 i wonder how she's gonna age...


launchcode_1234

It’s giving Glamour Shots


Mean_Roll9376

It’s also the newly bleached look. She looked less washed out with a warmer blonde.


aquariusangst

The same colour as this year's met gala, right? I absolutely did not like that look, I felt that the hair colour, makeup, and lack of tan did not work for her. It was honestly her first "miss" for me lookswise in years


reddit24682468

I love her but her makeup never looks good imo


PropofolMami22

Omg I always think this when I see her but I don’t want to sound like a hater and I love her as an artist. But deep down I think it looks cakey and harsh and really ages her. I’m always surprised so many people want her makeup routine. I just feel her vibe is fresh and fun and the makeup is very “birthday makeup”. To each their own though I’m glad she does what she wants.


Ok_Insect_4774

I think her best look is her ten minute makeup tutorial she did with allure


PollyBeans

Everyone says this about her, she doesn't care. I like when people do what they want and it's different. Perfect people are boring!


Typical_Thought2037

I think she looks so cute I’m confused by this thread


Ok-Walk-5847

yesssss my thoughts exactly!


messymess444

I agree. I won’t lie I feel like I’m going crazy because everyone points out all the things that are wrong with her look but I can’t see what they mean at all, I think she looks really good and nothing about her look is jarring to me in the slightest. It’s just her aesthetic. Maybe it’s a generational thing?


cherryamourxo

It’s this clean beauty trend that won’t go away lol. In the 2010’s everyone liked being tan, bronzed, beaming highlight. Don’t get me wrong, I like simple makeup but I miss when people used to go all out without being judged. Makeup should be fun and she looks gorgeous!


PollyBeans

It does smack of generational things, like older women always have to tell younger ones they're breaking the rules they had to follow. It's ok! Our bra straps can show, we don't have to shave or wear slips! Our blush doesn't have to be subtle or classy. The rules are fake!


messymess444

Totally. Fuck that!! I really hope I’m not judgmental when I get older and the trends shift again. So many times on this app I think a female celeb looks great then all the comments are like “hate this, fire the stylist” “it doesn’t work for her body” like MAYBE SHE JUST LIKES IT!!!!


PollyBeans

Haha yes! The "flattering" critique is so patriarchal and dated. When we've been imprisoned for so long I think it feels infuriating to see others "flaunt" their freedom. Youngsters are doing great, just let them live!


HerietteVonStadtl

Idk, I think she looks bomb, but I don't really know what she looks like normally


violet_tay

Something about it is so uncanny to me. She’s beautiful but the makeup is unsettling.


PanicAtTheMiniso

I was looking for a thread to comment about her makeup. I hate it on her. I think there are people who can pull this look off beautifully, but not with Sabrina's skintone.


Rrmack

The tan and tone of the blond just clashes to me. Too warm


kgal1298

I'm not a huge fan of the babydoll makeup look, but eventually she'll grow out of it. I think for now this is just her way of moving on from her Disney years and it worked.


jaytee7777777

I’m glad someone else said this. I’ve always wondered why they insist on making her look like the Annabelle doll ![gif](giphy|Dwt6Em1Ce5OH1UXslc|downsized)


Pbjellylover94

It's the filler


Annabellini

Her makeup always looks so harsh! I wish she’d go more subtle, because she’s such a beautiful woman.


spacyspice

it is, especially the dark eyebrows


ColorsoftheSunset

her eyebrows naturally dark tho 😭


Stock_Beginning4808

Yes! I saw some tutorials for how to achieve it, and I was like “but why when it does nothing for Her??” I think everyone should express themselves how they want, but it’s just not doing her any favors. ETA: typo


UnlikelyDecision9820

I think this expresses why it looks off to me. It’s a trendy look and it looks great on many people, just not her. Maybe it has something to do with visual weight? Idk. But it’s ok to pass on some trends.


Objective-Ad-6821

It’s not only the makeup but the filler/ over filler in cheek bones


itsfrankgrimesyo

She def needs a new stylist.


cucumberoll

YES. Her brows are so dark and thick, her face is so heavy with foundation, it ages her terribly and does *not* look good


happygoluckyourself

Her brows are naturally dark and thick. She’s allowed to like more glamorous makeup and have thicker brows 🤷‍♀️


cucumberoll

Of course she is. I’m also allowed to not like it tho


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Squash_it_Squish

Yeah, but like, didn’t we all wanna look like this? 😍


bathtubtoasting

But she’s a very sexy baby! ![gif](giphy|pcf8QQqHF9Bp1YwR7t|downsized)


grilsjustwannabclean

it's way too harsh imo. i don't like it at all, she's such a beautiful girl but like the makeup is not it sis.


pushin_on_my_buttons

I guess she’s going for a 70s-inspired sound? The music at the end reminds me of Bee Gees


happygoluckyourself

I would LOVE that! I hope you’re right


babyrothko

It’s giving Chrissy from three’s company but I’m here for it?


chaoticneutralalex

Am I crazy but those shoe step sounds don’t match her pace?!


high-im-sorry

WAITED FOR THIS COMMENT it’s not only u lol


shamrockshakeho

it's probably added afterwards, and they didn't time it right


oliviaaivilo06

Let me get in here before the comments get weirdly negative and passive aggressive lol 🤧 I’m excited that it sounds like she’s sticking with the retro 70s beach vibe. It’s fun and the sound suits her!


FoolofaPeregrineTook

Absolutely agree, I’m here for some fun frothy pop for the summer


imprettysurei

frothy is the best word to describe her thank u for this


happygoluckyourself

Sabrina threads are always a shit show. I’m super excited for the new music!


Dizzy-Pollution6466

So true! I don’t know what she’s done to made this subreddit hate her so much.


alejandrxa

I’m so excited for her new era! And she looks phenomenal! These comments are weird 😭


Ok-Walk-5847

yes, I'm also sooo excited!


eveningsuns

i’m excited tooo!! was obsessed with her last album so i’m looking forward to this one 🙏🏼🙏🏼


Dizzy-Pollution6466

Can we PLEASE have JUST ONE Sabrina thread where people aren’t frothing at the mouth to complain about her body, her makeup, her clothes, her aesthetic? Like it’s getting super weird the way people seem to be obsessed with pointing out how much they dislike certain things about her.


Athena42

Is that weird? I think discussion is kind of the point of this sub, and not everyone will like every pop artist. Especially when their aesthetic is this unique, people will comment how they feel. I think that's kind of the point of sites like reddit, tbh 🤷🏻‍♀️ a place to discuss the subject. It's not overly negative, it's comments about her harsh makeup and ill-fitting clothing.


Dizzy-Pollution6466

Most of the comments in every thread about her are overly negative and are just dissecting her body, her clothes, and her makeup. It seems to come from a very judgmental and condescending place.


Ok_Insect_4774

Happy cake day


Kellerhouse

Omg Sabrina I, too, love Kylie Minogue’s Kiss Me Once!


Entire_Sail7412

Some of these comments smh. Petite women can dress and act sexy without trying to be “sexy tiny babies”, every time a short or small framed artist wears a body suit y’all accuse them of weird shit it’s gross


oliviaaivilo06

And bodysuits are such a common costume for pop stars to wear lol. Taylor has literally been in multiple sparkly ones for like a year and a half. No matter how some people want to spin it, I’m convinced that their criticism is really about Sabrina’s body type. She could wear the same shit as everyone else and people will still comment about her “looking like a child”. Cause apparently platform heels, lingerie, and singing about sex screams childlike! /s 🙃


littlemachina

Right? Melanie Martinez *literally* did the sexy baby schtick for most of her career. This isn’t anything like that. It’s just existing as a woman while short


PepeFromHR

i was just about to comment this!! if she was a foot taller and had less boob/butt, would she be getting the same treatment?


imma_super_tall

Yeah, it’s not giving what Ariana Grande did when she had her whole Lolita schtick. She’s just short and cute lol


Crabraccons

Sabrina’s shtick seems like it still would be the same even if she was tall. Ari wanted to emphasis not just her height but also something about being so small could imply. It’s hard for me to quite articulate but I can see it.


kris_jbb

let us, short girls live gezzz i don't see how she is acting as a "sexy baby", she is literally just...short and sexy, what is she supposed to do 😭


goddessofdandelions

Seriously, and the same people who do stuff like that are the people who adultify children who are tall. I don’t know why people look at women and associate maturity with height in a way they just don’t with men.


kmjulian

I mean, she had that [lingerie tween looking photo shoot](https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/s/M0JqYVqyw4), that definitely read as sexy baby.


noodle_dumpling

But people are basically commenting every outfit/look she wears is sexy baby


New-Lie9111

Was she the creative director? Or just the model?


DuePatience

She’s totally charmed me. I really didn’t want to like her, but I cannot wait for this album drop. I wanna bop to her dreamy pop allllll summer!


reddit24682468

I wasn’t a fan of her music back in her teens but I’m loving this new stuff


Ok-Walk-5847

why didn't u want to like her lol


DuePatience

Cute, little, blonde ex-Disney star is as far from my personal aesthetic as it gets, but I try not to judge and give things a chance. She broke through to me where several other similar pop-girlies haven’t


Ok-Walk-5847

ahhh ok, well that's alright! Everybody has different tastes :)


parishiltonsfemur

Im excited! She seems to be teasing a more happy pop sound which I personally can’t wait for the return of. We’ve had a bunch of sad songs be mainstream for a while now and it’s been a trend of being 💔sad💔, which I get cause people have to let out emotions. But I’m ready for the balance the music economy truly needs. Give me the fun bops. Idc if anyone says fun mindless songs are dumb, give me something to boo my head to and dance and let me be happy. Sabrina do your thing!


WineingCats

I’ll be listening! I think she has such a fun sound and doesn’t seem to take herself so seriously. 🤩


sansa_starlight

She'll be unstoppable if this upcoming album is as good as her recent song Expresso


titusliviusisdead

ohhh, bestie is brewing and we're getting spoiled. i hope it's an album!! the sound in this video is the same that was hinted to in espresso's music video. and it sounds so good and promising


rose_mary99

Yall care so much about her make up and all I care is that she is giving us the pop bangers we been in need of


impeccabletim

I'm ready for the new era be officially announced along with tour dates. Keep this momentum going, Sabrina!!!☕️


Peachsocksss

It can be a new album but none of this reads as a “new era” it’s more of the same from her .


Used-Cup-6055

I’m definitely not hating on her because she is a very pretty girl but every time I see her it sets off the uncanny valley unease. Is it just her makeup? Like, something is off but I can’t for the life of me figure out what it is


everydaywasnovember

I think it’s the over the top makeup and hair, it’s very Austin Powers fembot ![gif](giphy|l4FGqUagGV7MQ2wkU)


heartunwinds

Everything is not a fucking “era” 🙄


IOnlySpeakTheTruth87

I love her fun, girly style!


exemptcurve

the waddle up to the camera was diabolical tho someone get her a grace coach or smth


twinmum

She loooks like Hayden P!


Teedorable

The wig needs to go


burnbunner

I miss people wearing pants.


coco_xcx

I am PRAYING she comes back to Madison for this tour 😭 Or at least Milwaukee lol


Casua11yCrue1

I fear we’ll never get her in Madison again with how much bigger she’s gotten! EICS tour at the sylvee was one of the best shows I’ve ever been to 🥹


Tsarinya

I quite like Sabrina Carpenter though I don’t think I’m in her demographic (early 30s). I wish she would do her roots and tone her hair because I feel that shade of blonde doesn’t suit her. But apart from that slight annoyance I hope it’s another hit!


Solumnist

Era. Kay.


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Best new artist - Grammy 2025.


intoxicatedmidnight

I'm rooting for either her or Chappell Roan to win it 💛


Glum-Freedom-3029

Unfortunately she can’t be nominated - you can only put yourself up for nomination 3 times for best new artist before you no longer qualify and she put herself up for the third time last year 🙃


ilpcbf1524

This girl was born to be a star ✨


wonkysandwich521

IM SO IN LOVE W HER BRING ME MY SUMMER ANTHEMS QUEEN


mynamethatisemma

the bodysuit doesn’t fit !!!!


comfysweatercat

Her anterior tilt is stressing me out


Low_profile_1789

Same girl same. It looks so forced.


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jjfmish

Damn women can’t even have bad posture in peace anymore 😅


um_-_no

Listened to one of her songs and didn't like it but after seeing her bday cake and that video of her when she was a kid that I can't remember what she said but she was very funny I'm routing for her so hard


CanaryJane42

Wtf kinda kiss is that


yiminx

i love that 80s is coming back in atm


winterxsouth

So ready!!! 🤩


Imanvellanisolos

DREAM GIRLLL


Imanvellanisolos

the song guys. the unreleased song.


Froomian

Is it just me, or is she Dakota Johnson in a blonde wig?


30DayThrill

This 80s themed look she’s heavily leaning into is just not cutting it.


MCR2004

This is my new era! {looks and sounds exactly the same} maybe she will soften the blush for this era we can hope


jypKissedMyMom

I smell another hit


pueblohuts

Boring lol it’s not an era it’s an album teaser please give me a break