Sabrina Carpenter Sizzles in Black Lingerie for “Man’s Best Friend” Cover Amid Backlash

Sabrina Carpenter looked incredible as she unveiled another album cover for the special edition of her new album Man’s Best Friend.

The pop star, 26, faced backlash over her original album cover which saw her posing on all fours as a faceless man tugged at her hair. 

In the new artwork which she shared on her Instagram on Wednesday, Sabrina turned heads as she lounged in a duck-egg Rococo armchair surrounded by a bunch of roses.

She donned sheer black lingerie under a gossamer nightgown and added inches to her diminutive frame with a pair of black platform heels.

The star finished off her look holding a calling card marked ‘M.B.F.’

Alongside the post, Sabrina penned: ‘New special edition cover of Man’s Best Friend available to pre-order now exclusively on rose vinyl.’

Sabrina Carpenter looked incredible as she unveiled another album cover for the special edition of her new album Man’s Best Friend 

The pop star, 26, faced backlash over her original album cover which saw her posing on all fours as a faceless man tugged at her hair

Following the post, fans took to the comments to gush over the new artwork.

Users penned: ‘Exactly… why wasn’t this the cover in the beginning… THIS IS MY FAVORITE ONE SO FAR… OMG THIS COVER IS EVERYTHING WOW…

‘She said “since ya’ll keep talking about the cover i’m gunna give you OPTIONS BABY… The prettiest cover yet!!!!… This cover is everything!!!’

It comes after Sabrina released an alternative album cover for Man’s Best Friend – and with a defiant message for those put off by her original, provocative visual.

The singer unveiled a second cover that is a complete 180 from the original, with the black-and-white image capturing Sabrina holding a handsome man as she works a sexy retro gown. 

Following the post, fans took to the comments to gush over the new artwork

It comes after Sabrina debuted an alternative album cover for Man’s Best Friend after sparking controversy with her original provocative visual

In a message that addressed the criticism she faced over the original cover, Sabrina said this new image was ‘approved by God.’

‘I signed some copies of Man’s Best Friend for you guys,’ she wrote in the caption. ‘& here is a new alternate cover approved by God. available now on my website.’

Sabrina’s original album cover was called out by a leading domestic violence charity who accused her of ‘reducing women to pets’ in addition to various online commentators.

‘Pathetic. Wtf is she thinking,’ one critic previously wrote, while another commented, ‘Dumpster humanity.’

For those concerned about the fate of her original cover, the record will still be available.

The second released image graces the cover for the cassette packaging, while the original still fronts the CD. The album’s record is available in both the new and original cover.

It’s certainly not the first time Sabrina has faced controversy over her embrace of sex.

In a defiant message that addressed the criticism she faced over the original cover, Sabrina said this new image was ‘approved by God’

The new image graces the cover for the cassette packaging, while the original still fronts the CD. The album’s record is available in both the new and original cover

The Espresso singer famously simulates sex positions while performing her song Juno during her Short n’ Sweet Tour, but not everyone is a fan of the NSFW displays.

‘It’s always so funny to me when people complain,’ she told Rolling Stone of her Juno moments. ‘They’re like, “All she does is sing about this.” But those are the songs that you’ve made popular. Clearly you love sex. You’re obsessed with it.

‘It’s in my show. There’s so many more moments than the ‘Juno’ positions, but those are the ones you post every night and comment on. I can’t control that. If you come to the show, you’ll [also] hear the ballads, you’ll hear the more introspective numbers.

‘I find irony and humor in all of that, because it seems to be a recurring theme. I’m not upset about it, other than I feel mad pressure to be funny sometimes.’

In a subsequent phone call with the magazine, the topic was broached again: ‘I don’t want to be pessimistic, but I truly feel like I’ve never lived in a time where women have been picked apart more, and scrutinized in every capacity. I’m not just talking about me. I’m talking about every female artist that is making art right now.’

 It’s certainly not the first time Sabrina has faced controversy over her embrace of sex

As the reporter noted that Swifties were taking photos outside of Taylor Swift’s iconic Cornelia Street, Sabrina elaborated: ‘That’s what I’m saying.’

‘We’re in such a weird time where you would think it’s girl power, and women supporting women, but in reality, the second you see a picture of someone wearing a dress on a carpet, you have to say everything mean about it in the first 30 seconds that you see it,’ she continued.

Sabrina even wrote a song hitting back at the criticism she’s received online, Needless To Say, a vinyl-only bonus track for Short and Sweet.

Some of the lyrics state: ‘A pretty dress, an awkward angle/I bet you zoomed in close and held it up to show all of your friends.’

‘It’s something that keeps coming back,’ Sabrina added. ‘We just have to grow thicker skin, but they don’t have to learn how to shut their mouths.’