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Sabrina Carpenter: 'Pop music wouldn’t exist without the queer community'
Sabrina Carpenter has praised the LGBTQ+ community, saying pop music wouldn’t exist without it.
Sabrina Carpenter has said she believes modern pop music would not exist without the influence of the queer community.
In a new interview with Perfect magazine, the 26-year-old singer told fashion designer Marc Jacobs: “I don’t think pop music would exist if it wasn’t for the queer community. I don’t think some of our greatest pop stars would exist if it wasn’t for the queer community.”
Carpenter added that many of her closest collaborators and friends are LGBTQ+, saying she feels “deeply connected” to the community and “grateful” for their role in her life and work.
Jacobs, who is gay, agreed, noting that it is “important” to acknowledge that influence.
Carpenter has been a consistent supporter of LGBTQ+ causes.
Last year she raised more than $1 million for mental‑health initiatives, LGBTQ+ rights and animal welfare through her partnership with PLUS1, making The Sabrina Carpenter Fund the organisation’s fastest‑growing artist fund to date.
She has also platformed queer artists in her creative projects.
Her 2023 Tears video featured Oscar‑winner Colman Domingo and drew inspiration from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
At the VMAs, she performed with drag and trans artists holding signs such as “Protect Trans Rights” and “Support Local Drag.”
Meanwhile, Carpenter is due to headline Coachella on April 10 and 17, and has promised her "most ambitious show" yet
