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Sep 2025
1h 19m

‘Man’s Best Friend’ | Every Single Album...

The Ringer
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A year after ‘Short n' Sweet’, Nora and Nathan are back to break down Sabrina Carpenter’s seventh studio album, ‘Man’s Best Friend’! They decide whether "Manchild" was the song of the summer and share their thoughts on the band-like production team behind the album (00:42). They talk about Sabrina’s second single from the album, “Tears,” accompanied by a mus ... Show More
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