Why It's FINALLY Sabrina Carpenter's Turn At Pop Girl Stardom

10 years since signing to Hollywood Records, Sabrina Carpenter is finally becoming the pop girl she was meant to be. With "Espresso" and "Please Please Please" both in the Top 10 of the charts, Sabrina's years of work have paid off. In this video, I quickly recap Carpenter's journey as an artist through different labels and genres. Carpenter has worked years at solidifying her career, after years of being in the background she has the skills to be the main pop star. Let's hope Short 'n Sweet solidifies that. #shortnsweet #sabrinacarpenter #popmusic
0:00 start and disney channel days
5:31 hollywood records Hell
9:10 breaking out of pop star jail
11:28 emails I can’t sent recap
13:38 eras tour and further success
15:42 short 'n sweet
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[@EljohnMacaranas]

What do you think about Sabrina Carpenter’s sudden rise?

[@TheBlackPanther05]

Four Words: 👏IT'S 👏ABOUT 👏DAMN 👏TIME!!!!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

@@TheBlackPanther05looking back Hollywood Records’ fault for majority of the wait but YES

[@SebzDevYT]

Not sudden. White Flag should've been a single. I will die in that hill. And Sue Me ran so nonsense could F L Y.

[@ticktockticktockticktock]

It's a slow rise, not sudden.

[@shayne369]

So happy

[@TheBlackPanther05]

Sabrina's success story this year truly is the definition of how hard work, patience, and determination will pay off! Seriously, she went from being an under-the-radar Disney star with 4 albums that didnt do much in terms of numbers to then receiving an egregious amount of hate and death threats over some petty relationship triangle drama to NOW HAVING 2 GLOBAL #1 SINGLES AND PEOPLE SCREAMING THE LYRICS TO HER SONGS ALL AROUND THE WORLD!! That is truly spectacular! She's really had that main pop girl status potential for a while now, and I couldnt be more happier that people (including me cause I hopped on the train late too LMFAO) are FINALLY starting to realize that! 😊

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Honestly, I think between the patience and the hard work was also a matter of timing. Sabrina always felt either right ahead or slightly behind but now she’s right on time! I’m genuinely glad she’s gotten her justice though. The lopsided hate she got during 2021 was just… not it. Re: being late (which happened to me), better late than never!!!

[@AdventureTimeOut800]

I think all of Sabrina’s albums are incredible and I think her success is well deserved. I just strongly resent the fact that she got a lot of hate before her album release and new found success. She didn’t deserve that.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

@@AdventureTimeOut800it was disappointing to see EICS get torn down

[@AdventureTimeOut800]

@@EljohnMacaranas what do you mean?

[@drakehollie414]

It's such a crazy feeling when you've been following an artist ever since they were "underground" and then all of a sudden they start blowing up and getting all this mainstream attention, it's like DUDE where did y'all come from??? 😶‍🌫️

[@Charleston_Lewis]

Literally, people sleep on so many artist just because they aren't Taylor etc...

[@lihizigdon]

omg i feel the same. to me she was always A list / mainstream but now that she's really huge you can feel the difference. i still wanna gatekeep her tho

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It’s definitely better management and organic engagement, it’s hard to keep a secret these days

[@Charleston_Lewis]

@Luci-vp6xt they simply made a comment saying what all of us feel, that it's weird to us when our favs start gaining the attention they deserve. If anyone is the pick me here it'd be you, with ya "pick me behavior" comment. Like everyone knows pick me's try to get ppls attention by commenting "pick me" "pick me behavior" etc... its basically like you're asking for it.

[@carlwheezer2808]

me tooo. she was my favourite actor for a long time and smoke and fire was on repeat when i was like 10 lmao. then when emails i cant send was released i hopped on the sabrina pop princess train!!

[@chunli6197]

she’s a true pop girl,very reminiscent of britney

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I definitely see the comparison! The presence she has is why I’m shocked it took this long for her to pop! But tbh a career built over time lasts longer than one built overnight in many cases.

[@TheBlackPanther05]

I definitely see why she's giving Britney!

[@ratiod2289]

Agree

[@lucasb9285]

How?

[@joshidol]

I honestly see more a resemblance with Xtina if anything, especially because Sabrina is bold and has good vocals

[@inklingboy2583]

Im so glad shes popping off now cause like her writing is so hilarious like nonsense and feather are just so funny and iconic and the latest singles are the same way i really think short n sweet is gonna be so good!!!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

The writing is what makes me the happiest! Humor, wit, emotion! I’m glad pop isn’t so dour anymore!

[@aaliyahfoster2705]

I think she really found herself authentically with the emails album. When she was rolling out the Singular Act albums, I've always felt some of the songs were forced despite a couple of them being fairly successful singles (the Saweetie collab, Diamonds Are Forever, Sue Me song, Almost Love, last two I heard on the radio a lot during its time) and she was trying to fit into what other pop acts were doing.

[@eljohn2]

@@aaliyahfoster2705Singular def had a few try hard moments but those felt more experimental than sellout-y but yah Emails def felt like a songwriters record that let her gain much needed levity and freedom

[@rcs3681]

Wait... what's hilarious about the lyrics in Nonsense and Feather?? Literally read through those lyrics and nothing about it was funny.

[@paarthm9681]

this is the type of timeless music ive been missing tbh, also music videos are so back and i love it

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I will say she’s not so beholden to the whole Y2K thing like she channels the vibe well but feels fresh bc she doesn’t make it her whole thing

[@ZZZREMY]

Olivia's fans were really cruel to Sabrina. I'll never forget how much hate she gut in Olivias drivers license era

[@EljohnMacaranas]

To be fair most of them were like 13 💀

[@itwaslegendari]

it was horrible. and it’s still going on

[@Midnights-Logan]

Ya

[@AbracadabraBipipityBopotyBOO]

I think without that public splat, she AND Olivia may never have gotten this chance to have these career bumps and rise to their current height of pop fame.

[@AbracadabraBipipityBopotyBOO]

P.S. I can't imagine how Tay Tay's fans are going to act when she starts usurping her throne for these streaming records. We've already seen how she did Olivia, I can't imagine how she's going to eviscerate Sabrina if she outshines her come Grammy time.

[@IrisKelly2002]

Sabrina also has the underdog arc that started after she was treated badly during driver's license period which takes an artist so far. And her personality is amazing. She witty and quick to replt in a humorous way

[@EljohnMacaranas]

That was 3 years ago and I'm shocked even people who hated her then completely forgot it happened (or are pretending to)

[@Jeeeviz]

Its so surreal witnessing sabrina finally receiving mainstream success for a bit i thought she will always be the underrated disney girl but people are finally seeing shes more than that. I hope short n sweet will bring back bubblegum pop that the pop world needs right now. Also the Dove Cameron shade

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Dove Cameron needs better management all around (loved her in Liv and Maddie!)

[@7h146o]

She just needed a little push and visibility for people to finally acknowledge her incredible talent and her great propouse to the industry

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Having Taylor elevate her on top of her already having the charisma and talent needed to smash… so glad it all came together

[@rejhcastillon1413]

I need you to do a deep dive of emails i can’t send. It’s honestly one of the best pop albums of this decade and the way she named the deluxe version “emails i can’t send fwd:” is just so unserious yet so clever at the same time. Definitely a no-skip album

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Right before Short n Sweet I think 💌

[@btmn80085]

I didn't like Please Please Please at first but I've been listening to it nonstop recently

[@EljohnMacaranas]

There’s something about the way the synth floats that’s addictive, it feels like soda as a song?!

[@chunli6197]

@@EljohnMacaranasit reminds me of killshot by mag bay

[@highperformer5532]

Decode is forever gonna be my favorite Sabrina's songs cause I had the craziest in a best way possible after listetning to this song obsessively an evening before. So glad for Sabrina's rise to the top!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Oh, that one is a great track! I’m so glad she’s finally gotten flowers!

[@carlwheezer2808]

i love decode sm!! read your mind and because i liked a boy are m,y favs

[@melissaviesca2299]

wow - its crazy how a "rebrand" combined with a matching song sound is KEY - she blew up with this new pink pop princess look and it FLEW - her blonde playful look really made a difference, just goes to show how important the brand and look of a singer is for commercial success

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I think the aesthetic change def helped but the timing of the music for sure was a key. She was already making fun sounding pop right as we pivoted back into it.

[@kylereddell]

I'm impressed by her music. It fills that yummy careless pop vibe that I desperately seek. She has excellent timing with her current releases, they are capturing spring/summer season essence perfectly. Looking forward to seeing her evolve over the next few years. So far so good! Another great video Eljohn! Enjoy your weekend.

[@eljohn2]

Thank you for watching! And yes! I love how low stakes but well-made her music feels for summer time stuff! She has the chops to go deep and dark when needed but we had way too much of that since 2017.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Did not realize I answered via my alt until I posted lmao

[@noneapplicable1327]

did not realize she played the bully in the hate u give?! wow, she’s so talented (already knew that)

[@EljohnMacaranas]

YEAH! She’s sort of a chameleon when she acts!

[@agwarddd]

THUG is one of my favourite books so I was BEYOND gagged to find out she was in the adaptation. But it also shows a lot of her unexpected charm since despite Hailey being a thoroughly unlikeable character, she just brings the character some life that makes her somehow easier to like. She has a really subtle IT factor.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

@@agwardddshe has this charisma that allows her to slip into personas so well!

[@eitanfisher3225]

people calling short n sweet her debut/second record made me giggle because i remembered when kim released feed the beast as her ‘debut’ when she fully had four prior albums 😭

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Kim on her 5th debut record 😭

[@noneapplicable1327]

FINALLY been waiting for you to cover her! Sabrina has been a fave of mine since Thumbs! Seeing people hate on her only to flip lmao my taste is always proven right 😂

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Genuinely glad for all of us, what a bopmaker!

[@milo_thatch_incarnate]

I’m the same age as Sabrina, and I’ve been listening to her since I was 15 when I found “Eyes Wide Open“ on KZbin! It really is cool to see Espresso make her such a viral phenomenon, and she so deserves it for her really exceptional vocal talent and overall aesthetic! Both of the Singular albums are by far my favorite; I was literally singing “In My Bed” today!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It’s such a cool thing to grow up alongside an artist! I had that with Lorde! But yes! Singular needs more flowers!

[@listeningbren]

Singular had some timeless tunes - Bad Time/Hold Tight come to my mind a lot.

[@milo_thatch_incarnate]

@@listeningbren - My favorites are Looking at Me, Paris, In My Bed, Take Off All Your Cool, and Exhale! 😁

[@ivankovacevic5472]

Don't forget about her on Alan Walker's 2019 song "On My Way". In my opinion that feature really changed her reputation from a Disney singer into a proper pop singer as she absolutely nailed the pitch and lyrics. I think it was by far her most popular song at that time and by far her most popular song on KZbin and still her second on Spotify.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Oh shoot I left that out but that one was def one I heard a couple of times in 2019 out and about

[@leny27]

i'm so happy for her, she deserves to a be a successful singer, she owns a powerful and amazing voice! 🤧💕

[@EljohnMacaranas]

She has such a unique intonation behind her voice that definitely comes from years of experience.

[@valimpacted]

I really hope island records plays Chappell and Sabrina’s cards right. I don’t wanna compare, but I can see them being the future lady Gaga and Taylor swift and I just pray every day that island knows what there doing

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Island probably will, but it’s down to respective management. I think Sabrina’s team (with some new players involved) will do well, Chappell’s clearly overwhelmed but thriving (saw a video of her being shook while performing at the size of her crowd.

[@42elina]

2024 is shaping up to be the year of the underrated pop darling. Sabrina getting massive success with the song of the summer after a slow and steady rise, Tinashe getting her first entry on billboard after years of grinding and Charli breaking all her personal records with the most acclaimed album of the year. Music is back y'all, it feels like anything can happen! Also, I'm obsessed with the way Americans pronounce espresso, like, where do you see the 'x'?!

[@yasminmonet]

don't forget abt miss chappell roan 🧚🏽‍♀️ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹

[@crystally11]

Chills reading this

[@miniyo11]

We don't 😭 he's just saying it wrong

[@Evie170]

Yes and Lana making her comeback after her Coachella headline show. 🎉

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Lmao I pronounce stuff wrong too much bestie! But yeah this is the year of the long game artists!

[@joeymills5827]

i’ve been a fan of sabrina since 2017 (and i actually saw her live for the detour - she was my first concert ever), and seeing her get the well-deserved recognition makes me so happy for her… she’s been working so hard for over a decade 🥰

[@EljohnMacaranas]

The decade of experience shows whenever she does live performances! She commands the stage in a way some newer green acts don’t!

[@biosparkles9442]

Please Please Please felt a bit underwhelming compared to Espresso, but you're right, that couplet is fantastic and I can't get it out of my head

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I think Espresso was such a magical all around hit that PPP just felt unwieldy even tho the lyrics are v good! Like Sabrina’s pen game is up there

[@LaptapGamer]

Personally I enjoyed it more, it had the same energy while using more floaty lighter notes. I also think it had more of the type of grunge that evolution 1 and 2 were filled with

[@dontnoticemesenpai6745]

I'm really glad she's popping off because every time I hear "Jesus was a carpenter," I cackle a little bit.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I saw a girl with a shirt with it on the other day while I was in Miami… she’s the moment!

[@jayekisses]

2:53 this is when I REALLY started getting in to Sabrina. I already loved “Girl Meets World” & the song “Can’t Blame A Girl For Trying” & “Adventures In Babysitting” but 2016 I felt like her music was actually good & worth listening to. This album “Evolution” sealed the deal for me I’ve stayed a fan & will continue to be a fan. I’m glad she’s FINALLY getting some recognition

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It's too good to just be a "Disney album" much like Singular

[@jayekisses]

@@EljohnMacaranas for real

[@Angel_Auraa]

For a long time I think Sabrina just wasn't the "look" the music industry wanted to push. I think it was more so Doja Cat and Ice Spice. But Ice Spice failed to make an impression and then T-Swift took Sabrina under her wing instead. Like clockwork. That seemed to stick more. (Tyla is also the look / genre they're trying to push but she's promising so she is likely here to stay.) Granted some people were still walking past Sabrina during her opening sets, but I think her current label is actually doing their job and pushing her, and that helped make Espresso go viral. Utilizing TikTok also helped because that's how everything goes viral. just lots of viral tracks with short lifespans.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Tyla needs to blow up beyond Water, loved her debut! Nut yah, Sabrina genuinely has that factor that just needed some cultivating.

[@Crystalbomb321]

Please please please grows on you. I didn’t like it at the start but it’s literally been stuck in my head the last three days. I wake up in the middle of the night singing it in my head 🥲

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It snuck up on me too!

[@sophiacharlotte]

I have been a huge fan of Sabrina since Girl Meets World, so it is my dream come true getting to see her finally receive all this success!! I cannot wait for Short N' Sweet (although i do also have to say my favorite song by her is still Bad Time from Singular Act 1, that one is CRIMINALLY underrated)

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Singular as a project deserves another look like omg!

[@7h146o]

I've to admit that i was one of those who said that EICS was her debut just cuz Disney era records, for me, seems like unserious and commercial proyects, but after just paying attention to her as an artist, i got to see how her career was just a slow way to becoming succesful for a very long time and not just hitting success for a couple of years and then being a throwback act!!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Tbh a lot of Selena and Miley stans did the same thing with their Disney era records! So I don't blame ya!

[@paygej8710]

Thumbs is a banger til this day I'm happy she's finally getting her flowers

[@EljohnMacaranas]

2017 was such a desolate time for pop, she deserved to smash!

[@mm61777]

Thank you so much for this video! It was amazing and it was so wonderful to hear someone give Sabrina the recognition she's earnt and deserves!!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

She deserves the praise! I think she’s a rare example of playing the long con!

[@MCSMeister]

Great video! As a Sabrina fan since 2016 who's seen her live twice, I have to say you really did a wonderful job summarizing her career in retrospect. I've been very emotional lately seeing how she's turned into a household name, she truly deserved this years ago! I was always a little grumpy "Sue Me" wasn't her breakout single back in the day lol but I'm just glad she's getting recognition one way or another.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Sue Me was such a potential hit. Her last label… ugh… they really didn’t know how to market her at all. I had to secure those tour tickets for this era even if it’s a steep climb from last era.

[@NateSullivan813]

ive been here since girl meets world and i think looking at me shouldve been her smash hit, anyways i need tickets and i might have to pull some of barrys actions to get them

[@EljohnMacaranas]

All is fair in ticketmaster and war! 💙

[@j_m12341]

Ive always said this. How did her team ignore the success of that song. It immediately became a favorite for most of us fans at the time, and its one of her most popular songs, and it never became a single or got a video.

[@sassy45099]

Thank you for mentioning Exhale!! i love that song so much and I feel like it is so slept on!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Such a good song like-

[@jamiegdubois]

4:37 Glad you gave a shoutout to Run and Hide! It’s one of my favourite of her earlier songs. Also, Skinny Dipping doesn’t get enough recognition. It was the first song of hers that I think truly made me realise her potential as an artist and made me go from casual admirer to hardcore fan!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Run and Hide is such a good track, the writing on it… 👨🏻‍🍳 💋 and agreed Skinny Dipping was an underrated little gem, people were so… harsh towards that jokey intro 😭

[@j_m12341]

Sabrina sang the theme song for the disney show andi mack as well, was on austin and ally, and also was a voice for a charcter in sofia the first! And dont forget her song mive you from the netflix movie work it she starred in

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Damn she’s got a ton of credits!

[@arbien1763]

Wow! For someone who's new to the fandom, you really did your research well! I've been a fan of her since 2014!!!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

We gotta do her justice!!! 💙 Love the fact she actually has a back catalogue!

[@DLLGbr]

the autoplay for espresso on spotify is crazy theyre spending that cash fr

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Autoplay or not, it’s everywhere omfg

[@leyehwilliams617]

Their not spending anything. autoplay is use on every popular artist and you have to stay and listen to it for 30 seconds for it to work. people think because she blew up her team is giving Spotify money but she just got proper promotion, notice how she’s popular on TikTok, KZbin Apple Music, genius. Etc..

[@EljohnMacaranas]

@@leyehwilliams617thank u for clarifying!

[@mizzie39]

this video was so well done! it must have taken so long to do all of this research, and your commentary is so insightful! this was such a great watch, definitely gave me some new songs to check out :)

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Thank you! I had like a good catalog to listen and relisten to which made for a fun video!

[@denisebxzr7924]

You’re so thorough wtf, also, you fucking get it!! That Christmas ep is insanely good!!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I legit wanted to give her a fair shot. Also 10 years of music is always a fun thing to have!

[@moonlight_haze]

it's about time she's finally getting the recognition she has deserved for YEARS. i remember being so annoyed ever since i became a fan of her in her evolution era becuz she wasn't getting the recognition she deserved. so im so happy she's finally getting it

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Like I’m shocked it took this long

[@moonlight_haze]

@@EljohnMacaranas same. she's been making amazing music since day 1

[@free_falling_in_abyss]

I've only known her since 2022 because of randomly getting her mv of because i liked a boy recommended and then checking out her album eics out afterwards. I wasn't completely in the loop when the driver's licence stuff happened but after getting to know her story, i have been rooting for the this woman ever since. She's been working hard for so long and the first time she got mainstream attention in recent years, it was because everyone was painting her out to be as a homewrecker and olivia's worst enemy and sending her so much hate, it's amazing to me that she managed to handle all of that with the grace that she did even tho she had every right to be pissed off. Now in 2024, it seems like the world is finally catching up to what many carpenters knew since her early days, what i knew in 2022 when i first saw her mv and heard her gorgeous voice; Sabrina Carpenter is a star. So glad She's beginning to get her flowers.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

2022 was honestly a perfect year to get into her: EICS dropped, tickets for her tour were actually accessible, and she was killing it quietly. I fear for Tuesday’s presale 💀

[@gooobified]

ahhhhh thank you for walking through her world. ive been a dedicated fan since 2016 and her history is so fun and interesting. i remember smoke and fire coming out, the rollout of evolution, and following the de-tour like it was yesterday. singular is still one of my favorite projects of hers. it sucks that the thing that brought her attention was childish drama and not her genuine talent. all my favorites; SC1: your loves like, darling im a mess, white flag (walked so skin could run) SC2: feels like loneliness, run and hide, all we have is love (but honestly hard to pick) SC3/4: paris, hold tight, bad time // in my bed, pushing 20, exhale, take you back SC5: already over, how many things, fast times fruitcake: is it new years yet? (but most are in my winter playlist) so so so excited for short n' sweet and the vibe, although all this attention is a little scary as it feels like we're losing her, but maybe thats just me espresso 🤎

[@EljohnMacaranas]

You got to witness it all in real time! I'm actually glad to see fans who've been here early on! And agreed the drama was not it

[@an_fes]

i've been a fan for quite a while, loved her on girl meets world & evolution was the first album i bought on apple music (lmao i never really bought anything before but i wanted to support her), and the de-tour in orlando was the first concert i ever went to by myself! i really appreciate all the research you did on this video, it's so crazy to see how much she's grown and how much she's going to grow from here on now. still sad she never got a true broadway run bc i know that's always been one of her dreams, but at least she technically did it for like 2 shows 😭 i remember 2 years ago when emails i can't send was released, i bought a signed cd and those didn't sell out for at least a week or more... she just released signed vinyls of short n sweet yesterday and it sold out in 8 minutes 😭 so happy for her as a long time fan but dang now it's ruining my chances to get her merch and her tour tickets are going to be a blood bath asdfja;lks

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I missed out on the signed vinyl too 😭😭😭 but yeah it’s insane seeing how she blew up so fast!

[@mytruecrimelibrary]

Sabrina is coming up at the right time when we really needed a new pop star. 💕🎀

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Yeah, the well’s run a bit dry for a proper pop star so seeing her and Chappell rise recently is great!

[@lizayona199]

been a fan for her enitre career, saw her live last year and I'm so happy she is getting all the love now well deserved! she is consistent and just gets better and better! love her!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I’m so glad she’s always improving like that’s hard to find!

[@michelleelford]

This was great thank you! I had no idea she had such a back catalogue

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I had a lot of fun sifting through her catalog! Some gems really buried in there! Thanks for watching! 💙

[@piscesmoonn]

“THEN hit maker Meghan Trainor” LMAO the shadee

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Listen I love her but I also acknowledge she’s the ghost of 2014

[@aaliyahfoster2705]

@@EljohnMacaranas Her and the duo Nico & Vinz really went poof. lmao

[@filippyknow]

She is a close friend of Sabrina too. During the Olivia-Joshua-Sabrina drama where Sabrina got a lot of hate from Olivias fans, Meghan was openly supporting Sabrina. Sad what happened to her career, she still sound like its 2014

[@melvin91motorola]

​@@filippyknow it's just that nobody listen to meghan when she's making new sounds, similar to charlie puth and sam smith

[@emilypearsonderviniks]

i’ve been a fan of hers since 2015 and i’m so excited to see her finally get her flowers. i actually have two videos on my channel of me meeting her and she was the nicest person. i really hope please please please gets to number 1!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I'm so glad you got to meet her! (And I think she will but her team needs to start making remixes and doing all the tricks Taylor and other people do.)

[@winniesims9706]

I’m so excited to see the short and sweet stage set because eics looked GORGEOUS and her coachella set was so cool (I’m gonna implode if I don’t get a ticket)

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Literally I’m hoping there’s no Verified Fan bs

[@carloshea15]

I love all of Sabrina carpenter music and the new Sabrina Carpenter music is really good

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Saw on Twitter her overall streams went up so I think people are gonna explore her older catalog on top of the new stuff!

[@davealdama]

She’s is the new princess of pop 💖💖💖💖

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Oh for sure, crowned by the queen herself.

[@shrekyboy8332]

Have been a fan since 2016 and grew up with Sabrina’s music, so it’s very exciting to see her rise to success. I just hope that people won’t turn on her because I noticed this happening with other artists as well.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It always happens but tbh Sabrina stays in her own lane most the time

[@jamiegdubois]

I agree with pretty much everything you said about ‘emails i can’t send’. Already Over is such a standout for me, as is Tornado Warnings. Honestly, the whole album is great. I typically don’t buy newer albums in vinyl but this one of the few that I own.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Tornado Warnings is such a good track, man that whole record was slept on 😭

[@AbracadabraBipipityBopotyBOO]

Yes, there was no skips on EICS! It was criminally underrated that year!

[@victoryroad21]

Fast Times is still one of my favorite songs! The way she writes!!!!!!!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

That’s a hitmaker right there, she learned from Julia and Amy and the years of hard work

[@Hearts4Edits1]

Thumbs was such a banger and so many people didn’t even know it was her who made it

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I didn’t and they used to play it all the time at Universal Orlando when it dropped (used to be a regular there lmao)

[@ohjamis]

I listen Sabrina since 2016 and I prayed so much for this day happening for her! I'm so happy 💕

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Her rise is genuinely one of the best pop stories in recent years

[@alexdom6714]

Singular went triple times platinum in my household!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It deserved to go 3x platinum irl omg the HITS on it

[@jessie1564]

I honestly just so proud of her and glad she’s receiving the flowered she deserved. very deserved 👏

[@EljohnMacaranas]

💌

[@fierybuttonbomb7370]

the crazy thing is, unlike chappell (whom i discovered at the beginning of june and took literally less than a day to fall in love with), i have actually been listening to sabrina for almost her entire career - i memorised every line of on purpose back in 2016-2017, and i've been around for every one of her albums since then. especially singular and emails i can't send, both of which i remember going "oh wow, sabrina's written a new album? that's cool, i'll try and get round to listening to this in the next few days". it's super odd to think she's gone from a disney star i listen to occasionally that most of my friends haven't heard of to literally the 7th largest spotify following in the world without me really noticing!

[@melvin91motorola]

Been so proud of her gaining attention, liked her since sue me era and thinking why this girl's not popular, singular act i & ii is a pretty solid album, and email i can't send is that seal the deal for her to be that main pop girl

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Singular was such a solid pop project but emails definitely was an era that deserved so much more!

[@cutietae247]

Espresso reminded me of teenage dream (Katy Perry) . Just the way the video looks and the sorta vibe. I think she would be really similar to Katy. Fun, versatile, and capable of having depth when wanted

[@EljohnMacaranas]

That last part is why I think she’ll have longevity, like when she goes deep, she really does have substance. Sure everyone is “me espresso” now but when she comes for us with a newer ballad or a darker track, she’s already had years of experience!

[@letshaveakiki2675]

Thank you for this

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I had the most fun making this! Thank you for watching!

[@rynandhide]

About skin, I wouldn't say it *isn't* a disstrack entirely, however i definitely wouldn't say it's a disstrack about olivia, or even joshua for that matter. the lines in the song that do directly reference olivia or the drama itself, are so forgiving and understanding, "maybe blonde was the only rhyme" "maybe we could've been friends if i met you in another life" she's literally giving excuses as to why olivia didnt mean it like that, or for this to happen, and i feel like skin is more-so a "disstrack" about the media and the internet, in the same vain as vicious and even because i liked a boy is, and saying that the media can't get under her skin with all the homewrecking allegations and name calling. *side note, i also heavily agree that skin probably wasn't a great choice to release at the time, and if because i liked a boy was written by then, it would've been a much smarter choice, however skins a great song so yk what, i'm not complaining about it being released!

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Oh that’s a cool interpretation and agreed on it maybe not being exactly the best single to launch her post-Disney record label career

[@rynandhide]

@@EljohnMacaranas honestly i didn’t even think about that but yeah, i more meant it as the fact that she released a song that so heavily reads as a diss track against olivia when the internet already hated her for “wrecking” olivia’s relationship, although now that you mention it, it is generally such a shame that her first experience as an artist outside of hollywood records and disney channel was having the internet hate her and call her horrible things, it can not be easy having to in some ways start all over and rebrand yourself in the midst of all that. to be fair though, a lot of the best disney stars had controversies post disney channel and they turned out great, so as unfortunate as it is, scandal does actually help an artist sometimes.

[@fantasticesther]

I got this video under the thumbs video where I was sat going “I had no clue this was Sabrina!”

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Thumbs was everywhere but her label failed to tell us who was singing it 😭

[@dancingsun2]

9:47 Just gotta correct that Lie Lie Lie wasn't a response song, it was a song Joshua wrote well before Driver's License drama and was promoing / teasing before the drama as well.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Ohhhh, that makes sense, it was dropped wayyyyy too quick

[@dancingsun2]

@@EljohnMacaranas Ya, definitely bad timing😭

[@emillion4470]

The princess of "Bubbling Under" is finally on top of the world.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

YES! 👏🏼

[@gerdurevawiium6332]

I’ve loved her since I was eight years old, so for about nine years now. I love her so so much:)❤.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Wow you grew up with her!

[@user-cs2zg4cs7y]

I'M SOo GLAD TO SAY THAT I'M WITH HER SINCE DISNEY...AND WATCHING HER SLOWLY BECAME A MANE POP GIRL MAKE ME VERY PROUD❤❤❤❤❤ HERE IS SOME OF HER PREVIOUS SONGS THAT I THINK SHOULD ADD MORE SUCCES 1- THUMBS 2- IN MY BED 3- SUE ME 4- PARIS 5- ALMOST LOVE 6- EXHALE 7- FAST TIME

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I’m go glad for you! Ahead of ur time!

[@j_m12341]

How is dont want it back white flag, seamless, two young hearts, and hold tight not on here

[@ChristianTTPD]

I love Sabrina so much she definitely deserves all her success because she has worked so hard to be where she is now and I'm glad she is finally getting recognized for it. Sue Me is my favorite Sabrina song it's so catchy. Honestly Renée Rapp really reminds me of her because of her sense of humor which in my opinion is a great sign for her future. I'm also gonna hold you to that promise for a video on Hailee I know I bring her up all the time because I genuinely love her so much she is so underrated her songs Afterlife and Coast are 2 of my favorite songs of all time they are so good. Also I know you probably don't care but I'm finally going to my first concert in October I'm going to see David Kushner and I'm so excited

[@EljohnMacaranas]

AAAH I'm so excited for you! Concerts are everything to me! It's where you get to finally meet the musician and fans who also love them! (And yes, I will do Hailee one of these days, I just keep hoping she has another song in her but it's looking BLEAK)

[@ChristianTTPD]

@@EljohnMacaranas I saw in an interview that she isn't working on new music and she is focusing on acting sadly because she is very talented. Another reason she probably doesn't release music is I know she has had problems with her record label. I mean literally when Half Written Story came out her record label commented on her post about it and she replied asking if they were gonna post about it (Speaking of Half Written Story where is the second part honestly if she isn't gonna release an album at least release the second part girl come on give us something)

[@inessaltaconstantino6006]

Having been her fan since 2015, I'm so happy that she's finally getting the recognition she deserves

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Honestly it’s so deserved

[@megadeltsmarcy]

i only started listening to her stuff recently and i'm sad that i didn't find her sooner, she's so talented! the only thing i knew about her before was that whole olivia driver's license thing and thought the whole thing was dumb

[@EljohnMacaranas]

In hindsight it felt like a marketing thing gone horrendously wrong

[@SquidFiction]

Wow, I had no idea about her history in the music industry! It sounds like she just had a lot of bad luck with labels and stuff. I admire her drive and not giving up, cos look at her now! I’m generally more of a metal/rock chick, but this year I’ve found myself listening to more pop girls. I’m gonna go listen to Sabrina’s stuff from the beginning now to hear her progression myself lol.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

The progression is so fascinating and it is admirable how she kept at it when a lot of other artists definitely would’ve quit.

[@JaydenReacts81]

FAST TIMES IS A BOP! 😢Deserved way more.. I hope it becomes a hit 😭😭 its so good

[@EljohnMacaranas]

She could honestly get away with rereleasing this!

[@andreakp311]

Although I haven’t been around since the very beginning of her career (I’m 23 and Girl Meets World came out just a few years after I got too old for Disney Channel, so I didn’t know her from then), I discovered her music in 2018 and I’ve been a fan ever since. I loved her Singular project- still my favorite albums of hers-and wanted to go to one of her shows during that era but no one I knew was a fan of hers at that time-oh how the tables have turned. During the Olivia Rodrigo beef I really felt for her with all the petty hate she got; seemed like she was an easy target as at the time she didn’t have anywhere near the star status as Olivia. It’s very gratifying to see her get her moment now! I’ve been drawn to her work as it’s more unique musically and lyrically than a lot of the pop genre. Her recent music has been more ‘mainstream’ and admittedly therefore a bit less to my personal taste, but it’s really cool to see her getting the recognition she deserves. It’s always a bit bittersweet when a lesser known artist that you are a fan of becomes mainstream, on the one hand you are incredibly happy for them, and on the other you kind of wish you could still gatekeep them because it’s sort of cool to be in this small club of people that recognize talent without massive fame behind it.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

That last part has been my attitude about Charli XCX as of late but I’m just glad that recognition is happening. Like honestly, seeing someone you’ve spent some time rooting for like do the things they want and become the people you always believed they were… nothing more magical.

[@AlexandraBayer]

Smoke and Fire was the song that got me to start listening to Sabrina back in 2017! I'm so happy at her success.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

It’s such a solid track, like I’m shocked she left it off the tracklist!

[@j_m12341]

Ive loved sabrina since she was on disney. I thought she would become mega popular with Singular acts 1 and 2, but that era ended up being a mess because she was trying to break from her label and it had to be split into two parts and when she went on tour for it she was singing songs that werent released yet. Im happy shes getting her flowers now but i wish she got them earlier. I was crazy excited for emails i cant send when she was rolling out the singles and promoting it but i didnt think it would get huge because of how her music performed in the past. Im so happy for her❤❤

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Emails def got a bit short changed with the Olivia drama and just being out in a very crowded year

[@DanielOrme]

I loved her on Girl Meets World, but didn't pay any attention to her music (my attitude then: All the Disney girls have record deals, so why should I pay attention to this one?) But then I heard "Why" and thought "This is Really GOOD!" Since then, I've been a devoted fan, wondering with every release why she wasn't a bigger star. Look through all the Sabrina videos and reactions over the past 5+ years and you'll find the comments filled with "she's so underrated," "why is she so slept on," "deserves so much more attention" etc. The cruelest luck was when she took over the lead role in Broadway's 'Mean Girls,' but only got to do 2 performances before Covid shut down all the theaters for a year. That's why it's so satisfying to see her explode the way she has this year. She deserves it, she earned it, an 'overnight sensation' that actually took ten years, and it makes us all feel justified.

[@jessie1564]

emails I can’t send is overall an underrated album wish it could’ve got the success now she gets. Like there’s no skips on that album insane.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

The streams keep going up so I wouldn’t be surprised if it repeaks towards the release of Short and Sweet

[@froggytaylorsversion]

I like how the fact after this she announced short n sweet tour

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Get ready for battle tmw (for Cashapp) and tuesday for team sabrina 😭

[@froggytaylorsversion]

@@EljohnMacaranas I don’t have cash app so I’m going for Tuesday 😭

[@AlexaAriGo]

She is an icon. An inspiration. And she rose to fame when I needed her music and her story the most. Bless sabrina

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Honestly she did it the old fashioned way

[@Chuk16]

She’s always been a star, I can’t blame her that’s she’s been slept on for years! From Skin, Honeymoon Fades, her album Eyes Wide Open, and some more underrated songs such as Tornado Warnings and how many things, you can tell she has so much potential. 💖

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Tornado Warnings has really grown on me since recording the video!

[@veen-a2092]

I have been her listener from the era of Thumbs and that New York City song

[@EljohnMacaranas]

You were early! Omg

[@leonardsam7083]

KInda sad to say but I first knew her from that whole drivers license debacle. Then I fell in love with her music when I heard Thumbs when it was trending on tik tok. Also, Sue Me is so underrated, can't believe it wasn't a global hit.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Sue Me with updated production would smash still 😭

[@nahwhyoustalkingmypage]

Hey eljohn idk what but you haven’t been in my fyp for awhile anyways amazing video

[@EljohnMacaranas]

The algorithm hates me so much but thank you for find me again 🩵

[@annaluna3848]

I got exposed to Sabrina's talent when I first saw her performed live at the Era's tour. Her live vocal is undoubtedly amazing plus she's so damn gorgeous. I'm glad she gets the recognition she deserves now

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Her live vocals are genuinely impressive! Like she sounds JUST like the records

[@IAmTrash1995]

So proud of our girl

[@EljohnMacaranas]

She did it!

[@biborkabatki6320]

You forgot to mention the indie film she did pre Skin called the short history of the long road

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Oh shoot. I need to check that one out!

[@fairymystonight1783]

I had a funny story I was doing my stats final yesterday and I started thinking of her song Please please please. And I’m like wait I should be focus and panicking right now and mid way into singing the song in my head I was panicking singing please please please I need to focus 💀

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Hahaha that’s so 😭😭😂😂

[@atawbi]

She reminds me a lot of My Everything Ariana ❤ "Espresso" is her "Problem"

[@EljohnMacaranas]

My Everything Ariana was such a vibe, genre chameleon!

[@Crystalbomb321]

I’ve been a big fan of her since her debut and am so happy she’s finally getting the attention she deserves

[@EljohnMacaranas]

OVERDUE

[@IrisKelly2002]

Emails i cant send is in top 5 albums that are not by Taylor. Its has everything and has many different views. The song opposite is really underrated

[@EljohnMacaranas]

That whole record's really good. Island didn't know how to promote it.

[@theemare7440]

As someone who grew up with Sabrina from Girl Meets World, when Disney channel use to show music videos still(idk if they still do this) Im not ashamed to say I’ve been listening to her since the beginning and have listened to all her albums. Im happy she’s finally getting the recognition she deserves! The DL era was hard for her and honestly I’ve never resonated with Olivia or Badzardvark as a whole, shes still talented and neither one of them did anything wrong. So Sabrinas hate was so unwarranted. But they’re both talented and are both doing great in their respective careers. Even if In my book its Sabrina>Olivia for me. But All her music is gold and idc what nobody says! Because you just can’t blame a girl for trying! P.S. I have a-lot of her music in my playlist:)

[@DayaLucky-bg8lq]

It’s so sad because she’s been popping off since 2015. I’ve been listening to her since 2018 and now people are finally paying attention to her for songs that aren’t even her best.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I think her new songs are perfect for the landscape rn and Short n Sweet will smash but Singular and EICS def did not get their justice

[@TheLithiumluke]

Would love to see a similar video for Gracie Abrams, even though she hasn’t been around as long. While less prominent, she’s still on the rise and is another of Taylor’s protégé but more with aaron dessner.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Close to You def has hit potential and I liked her debut so def might go ahead and make it

[@pepperminttree]

i didnt watch disney by the time gmw came on yet somehow im still familiar with a lot of her early music😂

[@EljohnMacaranas]

That's actually really cool! That means her marketing was working to some degree! That or you just have wicked music taste!

[@jayekisses]

8:46 THANK U!!! They REALLY needed a singer/actor not an actor for the role of Cady!!! Sabrina would have done such a better job. If I was in charge I definitely would’ve made sure she was in it.

[@EljohnMacaranas]

Angourie is a decent actress but she cannot sing omg! The whole time I was wishing it was Sabrina…

[@jayekisses]

@@EljohnMacaranas same especially since I was supposed to see her in the musical

[@StellsieHi]

Actually I think mean girls is on broadway again (I may be wrong) but I saw on their official instagram they r doing shows. It might be west end but I’m not sure

[@EljohnMacaranas]

I’m glad it’s still going! Wish it was stateside!