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Billboard Staff’s Greatest Pop Stars of 2024: No. 2— Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter was one of our greatest pop stars of 2024 for how she ruled the entire year with new albums, songs, videos, tours and specials.
“Please Please Please” was also the first relatable hit of the Short n’ Sweet cycle — and “Heartbreak is one thing, my ego’s another/ I beg you, don’t embarrass me, motherf—ker” became the plea of the summer, foreshadowing the end of Carpenter’s relationship with video co-star and Saltburn actor (and at the time, boyfriend) Barry Keoghan. Featuring the help of an Avengers-level group of collaborators, including producers-to-the-stars Jack Antonoff and Ian Kirkpatrick, and longtime top 40 hit writers Amy Allen and Julia Michaels, Sabrina’s refreshingly honest approach to pop felt more refined than ever. She closed out 2024 with her own fun and flirty holiday special on Netflix, the star-studded A Nonsense Christmas, featuring duets with Chappell Roan, Tyla, Shania Twain, and Kali Uchis – and just released her NPR Tiny Desk performance, which served as a six-song victory lap celebrating her string of 2024 successes.
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