Sabrina Carpenter Unveils Alternate ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Cover — and This Time, It’s ‘Approved by God’

After finding herself in inexplicably hot water over the cheeky cover to her upcoming new album Man’s Best Friend, pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter is sharing a new version of the album art — and she says it got the stamp of approval from more than just her label.

via: Variety

On Wednesday, the Grammy-winning artist unveiled an alternate choice of cover art for her upcoming “Man’s Best Friend” album, due out Aug. 29. This version is a black and white photograph of Carpenter laying her head on a suited man’s shoulder, with other men slightly visible in the distance. It’s significantly less R-rated than the original, which had Carpenter on her hands and knees with someone in a suit grabbing her by the hair.

The original, shot by Bryce Anderson, drew a lot of attention and controversy, with many critiquing the image as a provocative and degrading towards women. It was revealed alongside another image, which shows a dog collar with the album title. Others defended her artistic choice as commentary on power dynamics. Or simply, as one viral post put it: “Let women be horny.”

Carpenter hasn’t addressed the criticism directly, but made a slight nod to it in her announcement for the alternative cover (also shot by Anderson), writing “and here is a new alternate cover approved by God.” The singer signed a batch of alternate copies and is selling them on her website as a unique opaque black and white disc.

Also on Wednesday, Carpenter revealed her second drink collaboration with Dunkin’ Donuts — Sabrina’s Strawberry Daydream Refresher. To introduce the new drink, Dunkin’ partnered with photographer and director Nadia Lee Cohen, for an ad titled “Dunkin’ Daydream Hotline,” which shows Carpenter as a flirty “Daydream Matchmaker,” answering a call from a late-night caller in a vintage hotline-style setting.

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No shade, but I actually prefer the original album cover. The alternate one is quite boring in my opinion.