The petite powerhouse is riding high on the success of "Espresso" and "Please Please Please," both of which are competing pretty much only with each other (and, to be fair, Kendrick Lamar 's Drake diss "Not Like Us") for song of the summer 2024.
While it may seem like Carpenter's success came overnight, she's been hustling since she was a child. Find out how much she's earned so far and how she did it.
Born in Quakertown, Penn., on May 11, 1999, Sabrina Carpenter began dancing when she was a toddler. She and her siblings were homeschooled, and as a child, she posted videos of herself singing on YouTube and garnered a substantial following. In 2009, she came in third place in The Next Miley Cyrus Project , organized by Miley Cyrus herself.
Carpenter's first brushes with stardom came not with music, but with acting. She appeared in a 2011 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and had a recurring role in the sitcom The Goodwin Games. When she was 13, she moved with her family to Los Angeles to pursue stardom.
Christopher Meloni and Sabrina Carpenter in "Law & Order: SVU"
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Her acting breakout came in 2013, when she appeared alongside Daniel Radcliffe in Horns and starred in the Disney Channel original series Girl Meets World . She also was a Radio Disney regular during this time and voiced Princess Vivian in Sofia the First .
Rowan Blanchard and Sabrina Carpenter in "Girl Meets World"
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Around this time, Carpenter signed a five-album contract with the Disney-owned Hollywood Records, and released her first single, the Meghan Trainor -penned "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying," in 2014.
Carpenter performed, recorded and released music steadily over the next decade and worked in other areas of entertainment, including executive-producing and starring in the Netflix film Work It . Still, she didn't have a big breakthrough moment until January 2021, when her single "Skin" became her first track to debut on the Billboard Hot 100 (landing at No. 48), propelled likely in part by the love triangle narrative of her brief romance with Olivia Rodrigo 's ex Joshua Bassett .
Her biggest hit so far came in April 2024, when she dropped her single "Espresso" from Short n' Sweet . The track peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 and at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is widely regarded as the pop song of the summer for 2024.
Her followup single, "Please Please Please," the video for which stars her real-life beau Barry Keoghan , became her first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. In June 2024, she announced her first headlining arena tour in support of Short n' Sweet .
This sum comes not just from her work as singer and actress, but also her endorsements: She's worked with brands including Aéropostale, Converse, Samsung, Scent Beauty and Skims. To promote "Espresso" alone , she also worked with Alfred, Supergoop and Van Leeuwen.
What is Sabrina Carpenter's biggest hit?
So far, "Please Please Please" is Carpenter's first No. 1 and her biggest hit, though "Espresso" isn't far behind thanks to its longevity on the charts since its release in April 2024.
How much did Sabrina Carpenter make from 'Espresso?'
Carpenter's profits from "Espresso" aren't publicly known, but her brand deals for the track, as well as its Platinum certification, mean she's likely able to buy more than a few lattes with those earnings.
How much did Sabrina Carpenter make from the Eras Tour?
Taylor Swift performs with Sabrina Carpenter at Accor Stadium on Feb. 23, 2024, in Sydney, Australia.
Carpenter's pay for the Eras Tour isn't publicly known. That said, Swift is known for her generosity with those under her employ, even giving bonuses of over $55 million to her Eras Tour crew members . As such, it's safe to assume that Carpenter was paid well for her opening slots (especially considering her exposure to Swifties alone), though the precise figures have been kept under wraps.
Recent Coachella headliners like Ariana Grande and Beyoncé typically make around $4 million per weekend ($8 million over two weekends), with lower-tier acts typically pulling in around $10,000 across both weekends of the festival. Carpenter wasn't a headliner in 2024, but was on the festival's second tier and still performed on the main Coachella stage, so she likely made somewhere in the high six- to low seven- figures for her appearances.
"In that scenario, I've been very, very communicative with her about that situation, and I just love her so much and support her till the end," Carpenter told Rolling Stone . "So it was no weirdness for me, but I know people will just say things because that's all they have time to do. We're very, very verbal with each other about our mutual love and admiration."
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