微甜 (2024)

Short n' Sweet is the sixth studio album by American singer Sabrina Carpenter. It was released on August 23, 2024, by Island Records. Primarily a pop and dance-pop record, Short n' Sweet was produced by Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Jack Antonoff. The album explores Carpenter's love life and her perspectives on 2020s dating. Its title is a reference to the emotional impact of her shortest romantic relationships, as well as her short stature and the album's brief runtime. She stated that Short n' Sweet is her second "big girl" album where she has had complete creative control of her music starting from Emails I Can't Send (2022), her first album with Island Records.

Two singles, "Espresso" and "Please Please Please", preceded the album's release; both topped the Billboard Global 200 chart and exposed Carpenter to wider commercial success. The two also marked her first number-ones on the UK Singles Chart and the latter her first on the US Billboard Hot 100. The third single, "Taste", peaked at number one in the UK and number two in the US, while the fourth single, "Bed Chem", peaked at number six in the UK. Short n' Sweet topped the record charts in 18 countries and received multi-platinum certifications in 10 nations. To support the album, Carpenter embarked on the Short n' Sweet Tour, the first arena tour of her career, in September 2024.

Upon release, Short n' Sweet sold 15 million units worldwide and received critical acclaim, with praise for the confidence of the lyrics and the music's enjoyability, although some reviews criticized the songwriting as serviceable and low-risk. Short n' Sweet and its tracks received six nominations at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and won for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Espresso". Carpenter became one of the only fifteen artists in history to receive nominations in all four main General Field categories in a single night. She also released a deluxe edition of the album including a duet version of "Please Please Please" with Dolly Parton and "Busy Woman".

Background

After signing with Island Records and releasing her fifth studio album Emails I Can't Send (2022), Sabrina Carpenter embarked on the Emails I Can't Send Tour, which began on September 29, 2022. From August 24, 2023, to March 9, 2024, Carpenter also served as an opening act for Taylor Swift on selected South American, Australian, and Asian dates of the Eras Tour.

In February 2024, speaking with Maya Hawke for Interview, Carpenter expressed her excitement about her new music and exploring more genres than her last album did. The next month, she confirmed in an interview with Cosmopolitan that she was working on her next album and noted "I'm starting to feel like I've outgrown the songs I'm singing [on The Eras Tour], which is always an exciting feeling because I think that means the next chapter is right around the corner". While being interviewed by Variety that August, Carpenter described the album as "the hot older sister" of Emails I Can't Send, and said that she "would consider" it as her second "big girl" album, in which she had "full creative control".