Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter in Newark in September 2023.Photo:John Shearer/Getty
John Shearer/Getty
Sabrina Carpenteris reimagining one of her superstar touring mate’s biggest hits.
The “Nonsense” singer-songwriter, 24, released her own stripped-down cover ofTaylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble” as part of the Spotify Singles series on the streaming service — ahead of returning to the Eras Tour as its opening act next year.
Carpenter’s rendition of the hitRedalbum cut features simple acoustic instrumentation and her warm vocals — a far cry from Swift’s EDM-influenced original version.
Sabrina Carpenter ‘Spotify Singles’ Artwork.Spotify
Spotify
Carpenter performed as the opening act for Swift’s Eras Tour shows in Mexico over the summer. She’ll continue supporting the “All Too Well” musician, 33, at her concerts in Argentina and Brazil next month, as well as next year in Asia and Australia.
TheWork Itactress has been a longtime fan of Swift’s and covered her 2008 song “Picture to Burn” in the very first YouTube video ever uploaded to her account the following year.
In 2010, Carpenter wrote about attending one of the Grammy winner’s shows on X (formerly Twitter). “The Taylor Swift concert was amazing, had so much fun I can’t wait to have a world tour someday like hers!” she wrote at the time, later resharingthe postin June 2023 when she was announced as the opener for the Eras Tour, calling the opportunity a “dream come true.”
Ahead of their first shows together, Carpenter spokewithRolling Stoneat Lollapaloozaand revealed her three favorite Swift albums.“1989was a very special one for me, I would sayMidnightsand probablyFolklore,” she told the publication.
Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter in Newark in September 2023.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
Carpenter also discussed how excited she was to go on tour with Swift and learn from her as an artist. “Watching her is a masterclass in itself,” she said about the “Cardigan” singer. “Obviously, she’s very good with words. So I feel a lot more comfortable that I’m going into a situation with someone that I admire so much and I’m just gonna, like, study.”
source: people.com
