The summer of Sabrina Carpenter was felt all the way to space! On Wednesday, Short and sweet The pop star took the stage at the 2024 VMAs with a sexy, space-themed medley of her hits “Espresso,” “Please Please Please” and “Taste.”
Carpenter began her performance with “Please Please Please” while suspended in mid-air on a swing next to a giant moon figure. (She was muted when she sang the line “motherfucker” in the chorus.)
Carpenter quickly flew to the main stage to perform a space-themed set, singing “Taste” to an astronaut and a blue alien. She shocked the crowd by giving the alien a long kiss. Carpenter ended her performance surrounded by dozens of astronauts to sing her hit “Espresso.”
Cyndi Lauper, who won a Moon Person at the first VMAs, hosted Carpenter’s performance and celebrated the success of her album. “Get ready for the whole place to say ‘motherfucka,'” Lauper said. “Can we do that?”
Carpenter is up for seven awards this year, including Song of the Year, Best Editing for “Espresso” and Song of the Summer, Best Art Direction and Best Director for “Please Please Please.” She is also nominated for Best Pop and Artist of the Year, where she’s up against Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Eminem, SZA and Taylor Swift.
This is Carpenter’s first appearance on the VMA main stage. Last year she performed Emails I can’t send Favorites “Feather” and “Nonsense” at the VMA pre-show.
Carpenter had a great year before last month Short and sweetwhich ranks first in the Billboard 200In April, her breakthrough single “Espresso” became one of the biggest songs of the year, followed by “Please Please Please,” which became her first number one hit on the Hot 100. Along with the album, Carpenter released a silly video for the album opener “Taste” with Jenna Ortega.
Carpenter, Camila Cabello, Anitta, Benson Boone, Halsey, Chappell Roan, Karol G, Rauw Alejandro and Shawn Mendes were among the artists who took the stage at this year’s VMAs.
Taylor Swift topped the nominations list this year with 10 nominations. Post Malone received nine nominations, Ariana Grande received six nominations, as did Eminem and Carpenter, who was nominated for the VMA for the first time.
The 2024 Video Music Awards will be broadcast live on MTV from the UBS Arena in Long Island.
