Sabrina Carpenter Just Performed “Taste” In Front Of Shawn Mendes And Camila Cabello, And This Is Why It’s Kind Of A Big Deal

As you are probably aware, the MTV VMAs happened last night, and there is certainly a lot to discuss.

The star performed a medley of her three most recent hits, “Please Please Please,” “Taste,” and “Espresso,” which was later awarded Song of the Year. However, it was the snippet of “Taste” that got people talking, considering who was in attendance at the New York ceremony.

For context, it has been widely speculated that “Taste” is about Sabrina’s brief romance with Shawn Mendes — and how he reportedly left her to rekindle his relationship with Camila Cabello.

Fans have speculated that “Coincidence,” “Sharpest Tool,” “Dumb & Poetic,” and “Taste” were all inspired by this specific love triangle, with “Coincidence” having a pretty obvious connection to the Coachella of it all with the lyric: "Your car drove itself from L.A. to her thighs / Palm Springs looks nice, but who's by your side?"

But “Taste” is arguably the least subtle, with the chorus literally repeating: “I heard you're back together and if that's true / You'll just have to taste me when he's kissin' you / If you want forever, I bet you do / Just know you'll taste me too."

So, with all that in mind, when people realized that both Shawn and Camila were in the crowd for Sabrina’s performance on Wednesday night, they couldn’t help but find the whole thing hilarious, and many took to X to share their reaction.

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One viral tweet included an iconic clip from the HBO series Euphoria where a character asks: “Wait, is this fucking play about us?” as they joked in the caption: “Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes watching Sabrina Carpenter perform Taste.”

“Sabrina singing taste with Shawn and Camila in the building is absolutely insane I love her,” somebody else wrote .

Another shared their disappointment that the VMAs didn’t cut to Shawn and Camila during the performance, writing : “vmas used to be shady they should've had shown them during sabrina's performance.”

Somebody else shared photos of all three stars on the red carpet as they pointed out that Camila was wearing black, just like Jenna in the music video.

They joked : “The way they just recreated the Taste music video but in real life.”

Neither Shawn nor Camila have publicly reacted to any of Sabrina's latest songs.

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