Before they became friends, Sabrina Carpenter was a huge fan of Taylor Swift. Through years of dedicated fandom and hard work on her own career, Carpenter was able to be hired to meet her idols as well as go on tours with her. Carpenter appeared on the ERAS tour as the opener, even singing along with Swift on stage.
This brings their history together as friends and fans.
Details about Sabrina and Taylor
2008
When Carpenter was only nine years old, she was filmed singing Swift’s hit “White Horse.”
August 2009
She shared her first YouTube video in 2009. This was the cover of Swift’s “Burn to Burn.”
That same month she tweeted about how she tried to enter the contest to meet Swift, but was told she was too young.
March 2010
She was able to go to a Swift concert in 2010 and later re-shared the original tweet when she announced the tour.
2017
Carpenter finally met Swift in 2017 and talked about who was wearing the 1989 singer who had a cat behind the scenes.
“I have older sisters, so if there are, it felt like that type of relationship,” she said of her first encounter.
November 2021
Swift sent the Red (Taylor version) package to Carpenter before the album was released.
February 2022
In an interview with GQ, Carpenter simply said, “I love Taylor Swift.”
August 2022
The two posed alongside the 2022 VMA After Party and the Black Pink Rose.
November 2022
They took a photo together again at the American Music Awards with musician Gale.
February 2023
They were seen hanging out at the afterparty at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
May 2023
Carpenter was filmed in Philadelphia in VIP tents for Swift’s ERAS tour show.
June 2023
It has been announced that Carpenter is on the South American leg of the ERAS tour.
“I’m so excited to share this with you!! Mexico, Argentina, Brazil: We’re bringing you an ERAS tour this year!” Swift added, “Sweet Angel Princess @SabrinaAnnlynn will be taking part in all the shows!”
Carpenter also shared how important the milestone is to her, saying, “I’m trying to handle this, but I’m Shunt. I can’t wait to join the ERAS tour of Latin America.
August 2023
Carpenter shared what her favourite Taylor Swift album is in history.
September 2023
They posed together again at the 2023 VMA.
October 2023
Swift brought a big crew to watch the Kansas City chief face off against the New York Jets, including Blake Livelys, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and Sophie Turner. Carpenter was also in the VIP booth supporting Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelse.
Shortly afterwards, Carpenter shared Swift’s cover, “I knew you were in trouble,” and her friend approved it.
December 2023
Carpenter attended Swift’s 34th birthday party in New York City.
January 2024
What Wear In an interview with What Wear, Carpenter talked about taking part in the Eras tour.
She added, “It was a very childhood dream come true. If I were completely honest with you, I probably wouldn’t handle it.”
February 2024
Carpenter continued his ERAS tour after Latin America showed a show and joined Australian feet. During their vacation, the pair went to the Australian Zoo. In Sydney, Swift and Carpenter sang “The White Horse” and “Coney Island” mashups.
Of the duet, Carpenter said, “I told her this: It was the first song I learned on guitar. But she knows that my first cover on YouTube was her song.
March 2024
After the time on her ERAS tour ended, Carpenter wrote a loving tribute to Swift.
“And I’m grateful for what I’ve ever thanked Taylor,” she said. “I feel so lucky to witness the magic that is on this tour with you. No one really like you. I love you so much.
June 2024
The carpenter posed for Kim Kardashian’s skimline. Carpenter said he talked about it in Swift ahead of time because he has a difficult history.
“It’s not because I’m constantly working as much as people want to believe you’re being adjusted to every little thing,” she told Rolling Stone. “In that scenario, I’ve been very, very communicating with her about the situation. And I love her so much and support her until the very end. So, that wasn’t odd to me, but that’s all I have time so people just say things.”
July 2024
Carpenter celebrated a fairly large list of accomplishments this year, writing in an Instagram post.
Swift commented on the post “Sabrina’s Summer and it may last forever.”
August 2024
Carpenter told Variety that Swift is one of her best friends. The outlet asked her that Carpenter had asked Swift for permission before appearing in the Kardashian Skims campaign.
“Well, Taylor is a rock star!” Carpenter began. She added: “She’s all gangsters. No matter what people say, everything I’ve seen her tackle, she did so by grace. The post about me is, “I have to ask for her permission.” She is one of my best friends.
Later that month, Swift was once again a true friend of Carpenter when he cried out Carpenter’s new album Short ‘n Sweet on her Instagram Story. Swift shared those photos together, writing below it, “Short (Check Mark), Sweet (Check Mark) created an extraordinary album (Check Mark).”
She also linked to the album, writing, “Support our girls!!!”
October 2024
In an interview with CBS Sunday morning, Carpenter shared more about her friendship with Swift, saying, “She is very supportive of me, knows who I am as a person, and is very supportive of it.”
On October 18th, Swift began the next leg of her ERAS tour in Miami, debuting several new outfits. Carpenter appears to have responded with a deleted tweet. The tweet contained three letters and an exclamation point, and responded to the Taylor Nation Post.
It could have been a mistaken tweet, but Carpenter is clearly paying attention to Swift’s fan account because he is a fan.
On October 26th, Carpenter joined Swift in New Orleans. There, the ERAS tour star was performing another of three scheduled concerts in Louisiana at the Caesars Superdome. The pair sang duets, then mashups of songs that included Carpenter’s “Espresso” and Swift’s song “Is it now?”. From her album 1989.
They also featured Carpenter’s “please.” Swift wore a long orange gown and heel while playing the guitar, while Carpenter wore a sparkling white baby dress and silver platform Mary Janes.
Carpenter captions video on Instagram and photos from the evening.
February 2025
My friends met again at the Grammy Awards in February 2025. Both looked spectacular on a big music night. They posed for the photo and shared a hug.
On February 8th, Carpenter shared a carousel of photos from a Grammy Awards afterparty. She wore a black blazer over her new outfit. My friends took some shots with music producer Jack Antonov.
August 2025
Rumors about the Carpenter X Swift collaboration began to swirl when Swift’s fan page Taylor Nation was thinking on August 11th, when he said, “Looking at the next era…” Later that day, Swift released her next album, “Life of a Showgirl.”
Rumors were rampant when fans noticed Carpenter posted to Instagram five days ago with the caption “Let’s get dressed!” With her upcoming album, Man’s Best Friend promotion. When Carpenter joined Swift on stage on the Airs Tour and the two performed “espresso,” Swift said variations of those words to Carpenter before the short n’Sweetstar went on stage. Was Swift laying Easter eggs for collaboration?
Certainly, she was. Swift confirmed that Carpenter is featured on the title track of the new album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” Carpenter “knows me because I know someone is going crazy,” she also shared some photos with Swift.
October 2025
Swift and Carpenter teamed up for the first time in their Showgirl title track life. As the narrator reflects on Kitty’s upbringing and ambitions, Carpenter joins Swift and ultimately gains her own perspective on what it means to be a showgirl.
