Sabrina Carpenter is defending herself against claims that she doesn’t sing live

Sabrina Carpenter removes any doubt that she doesn’t sing live.

The 25-year-old “Taste” singer clapped back at a TikTok user who shared a clip of Carpenter performing with her Short and sweet tour and wrote about it: “I hate to say it, 30% lip singing.” [sic] 30% backing track, 40% vocals.” In the video, Carpenter is seen dancing on stage while her fans sing along to her hit “Please Please Please.”

Carpenter commented on the post on Tuesday, October 1, saying, “I sing live at every show. Would you like to speak to my sound engineers?”

The pop star has had a turbulent 2024 so far with her songs “Espresso”, “Please Please Please” and “Taste” all landing in the top three of the charts billboard Hot 100. “Please Please Please” reached No. 1 in June. Carpenter’s album was released in September, Short and sweetalso crowned billboard 200 album charts.

Earlier this year, Carpenter’s good friend Taylor Swift also appeared to hit back at claims that she doesn’t perform live. In June, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl seemingly hinting that Swift wasn’t performing live when Swift and the rock band played dueling gigs in London.

Grohl, 55, joked with the crowd at the London Stadium: “I know we were joking about the Taylor Swift tour earlier. I know she’s into it Epoch tour. I’m telling you, man, you don’t want to suffer the wrath of Taylor Swift.”

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He continued: “That’s why we like to call our tour ‘The Errors Tour’ because I feel like we’ve seen more than a few eras and more than a few damn mistakes too.”

“That’s because we’re actually playing live,” Grohl said. “What? I’m just saying. You like raw live rock ‘n’ roll music, right? You’ve come to the right place.

The next night, Swift, who was performing at London’s Wembley Stadium, made a pointed remark during her third sold-out show at the iconic venue.

“Every single one of my band members, every single one of our crew, my band that’s going to be playing live for you guys for 3.5 hours tonight, they deserve this so much,” Swift said, encouraging her fans to cheer on her band in the, according to footage posted on social media. “And that also applies to all my fellow musicians. And you gave it to us so generously that we will never forget it.”

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Carpenter was one of Swift’s opening acts during the latter’s Australian leg Epoch tour in February. After finishing her dates, Carpenter thanked Swift for the opportunity.

“And the biggest thank you I’ve ever given Taylor,” she gushed. “I feel so lucky to witness the magic that is you and this tour. There truly is no one like you and never will be! I love you with all my heart and will cherish this Taybrina era (and all eras) until the end of time 💞💞💞”