From late-night television to prestigious award shows, join us as we celebrate the most unforgettable live performances from pop's rising superstar! Watch as she commands stages worldwide with her signature charm and powerhouse vocals, delivering show-stopping moments that have defined her journey from Disney actress to global sensation.
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00:00Welcome to Ms. Mojo and today we're looking at Sabrina Carpenter's most memorable music
00:10performances before live crowds. Number 10. Alien, Jimmy Kimmel Live. Carpenter made her
00:23first appearance on Jimmy Kimmel's late night show in March 2018. It marked the television
00:29debut of the single Alien, which would reach number one on Billboard's Dance Club Songs
00:34Chart. Although DJ Jonas Blue accompanies her, all eyes are on Carpenter. Perhaps we should
00:45say Carpenter's, as a mountain of TV monitors capture her from multiple angles. For all the
00:51Sabrinas on screen, the performance carried a sense of isolation and separation, which
00:56ties into the song's central themes. At the same time, Carpenter owns the stage as if she
01:09were the queen of her own planet. She beams with confidence, yet these feelings of alienation
01:14are so complex that the only way to unpack them is through song.
01:24Number 9. Please, Please, Please. The Tonight Show, starring Jimmy Fallon.
01:30While Carpenter had been in the business for over a decade, 2024 was a major turning point
01:36for her. Please, Please, Please became her first single to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
01:42In addition to topping several other charts,
01:44Please, Please, Please, Please don't throw my mind.
01:50She introduced the song to TV audiences with her performance on The Tonight Show. Recreating
01:56her short and sweet album cover, Carpenter sports a lipstick kiss on her shoulder.
02:01Don't bring me to tears when I just did my makeup so nice.
02:08Although she isn't the only one on stage, the spotlight on Carpenter emphasizes the internal
02:14arguments we often have when dating someone others don't approve of. Carpenter can only
02:19hope this relationship isn't a mistake. Even if it is, she'll rise above it just as she rises
02:25atop that piano.
02:30Number 8. Homeward Bound. Saturday Night Live, 50th Anniversary Special.
02:36Paul Simon was among the first musicians to perform on SNL. Carpenter is one of the more
02:41recent artists who went viral on SNL. On a night that celebrated the past, present and future,
02:47the show's 50th Anniversary Special appropriately commenced with a duet that blended two generations
02:53in harmony. Homeward Bound, which Simon previously performed on SNL with the late George Harrison,
03:07sets the perfect tone for a show many talents have come and gone from over the decades. Whenever
03:12they return though, it feels like home. The same can be said for audiences who've been tuning into SNL
03:18for years. Carpenter wasn't alive when SNL debuted. Neither were her parents.
03:23I sang this song with George Harrison on Saturday Night Live in 1976.
03:32I was not born then, and neither were my parents.
03:36Yet Carpenter has forever carved out a place in the show's storied legacy.
03:40Number 7. Because I Liked a Boy, Samsung's Summer of Galaxy event provided a platform for Carpenter
03:57to promote several songs from her fifth studio album, Emails I Can't Send. The standout performance
04:03was Because I Liked a Boy, one of Carpenter's darkest, yet most hauntingly honest songs.
04:09Tell me who I am, guess I don't have a choice. All because I liked a boy.
04:16The lyrics explore the singer's feelings for a boy and the online hate they ignited. Carpenter
04:22bears her soul, unpacking the vulnerability and heartbreak she has experienced. Through this
04:27performance, Carpenter reclaims her voice, turning it against the haters who shamed and threatened her.
04:33Was only trying to hold you close while your heart's failing.
04:38Carpenter not only empowers herself, but also the audience who join in the ballad. Celebrities
04:44may be the biggest social media targets, yet anyone online can be harassed for something
04:49as simple as liking a boy.
04:51Number 6. Thumbs. Live on the Honda stage at the iHeart Radio Theatre, LA. Carpenter's second studio
05:05album, Evolution, signified her artistic growth as she moved away from teen pop to a more mature sound.
05:11In addition to performing the album's lead single, On Purpose, Carpenter debuted Thumbs
05:21at Los Angeles' iHeart Radio Theatre. You could sense the audience's excitement hearing this song
05:27for the first time, as Carpenter's vocals are backed up with rhythmic finger snaps. If you aren't
05:33snapping along, you'll definitely be twiddling your thumbs and bouncing off the floor.
05:43The performance keeps gaining momentum as the melody crawls its way into your head. The only cure
05:49is to dance it off with your thumbs spinning in the air. We can't think of a higher praise for this
05:55performance, then a big thumbs up.
06:00Number 5. Almost Love. Live from Wango Tango. Singular. Act 1. Carpenter's third studio album
06:07produced the single Almost Love, which topped the dance club song's billboard chart.
06:16The dance floor lit up at Wango Tango, where Carpenter performed the song days ahead of its
06:22official release. Before Carpenter appears on stage, her backup dancers set the mood against an
06:27aesthetic that screams ancient Greece, with a modern twist. Just like the statues in the background,
06:33Carpenter practically turns us to stone with her entrance.
06:41The performance is anything but lifeless, though quickly influencing spectators to dance along.
06:47As the title suggests, the song is about romantic feelings that were never fully realised. Yet,
06:53the love was felt among the crowd as Carpenter unveiled her new single to adoring applause.
07:08Number 4. Espresso. Please, please, please. 67th Annual Grammy Awards. Along with please, please,
07:16please, please. Carpenter defined 2024 with Espresso, another Billboard Hot 100 hit.
07:27Carpenter sang both at the 2025 Grammys, where she won Best Pop Solo Performance for Espresso,
07:34and Best Pop Vocal Album for Short and Sweet. Please, please, please was also nominated for Song of the
07:40Year. Watching her performance, it's clear why these smash hits brought Carpenter so many accolades.
07:46This showstopper commences with a literal showstopper, as things seemingly don't go according to plan.
07:52Mixing classic Hollywood glamour and her signature goofball charm, Carpenter quickly shifts gears with a
07:58costume change. Backup dancers join in as Carpenter puts a refreshing spin on each song. This is reflected
08:09in the performance's brisk blue backdrop, leaving us breathless.
08:18Number 3. Espresso. Saturday Night Live.
08:222024 truly felt like Carpenter's coronation to a new level of fame, her appearance on the season finale of SNL
08:29being a high point.
08:38Although her performances of Feather and Nonsense overflowed with charisma, everyone was talking
08:43about Espresso after this episode aired. If the song had somehow eluded you up to this point,
08:50this was the moment it started living in your head rent-free.
08:58Where most SNL musical acts are fairly straightforward, Carpenter brought a theatricality to this
09:04performance. With a bar backdrop, two backup dancers fight over Carpenter, who practically possesses her own
09:11gravitational pull. While tension between the guys grows heated, Carpenter keeps it breezy. She flirts with
09:17everyone in the room, who are ecstatic just to be in her orbit.
09:28Number 2. Espresso.
09:31Slash. Bedkem. 45th Brit Awards.
09:34Taking home the prize for global success at the 2025 Brit Awards, Carpenter demonstrated why she's
09:40become an international sensation with this performance. It pulls out all the stops, with a
09:45fleet of Kingsguard dancers marching down a stage modelled after the Union flag.
09:51They set the stage for musical royalty as Carpenter appears in a skimpier version of the red uniform.
10:10Transitioning from Espresso to Bedkem, Carpenter rises from a heart-shaped bed in the mood for love.
10:16Although the crowd went wild, some viewers felt Carpenter's performance and outfits were too seductive.
10:26They argued it should have been reserved for watershed time when mature programming airs.
10:31To that, Carpenter replied,
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10:53Number 1. Please, please, please.
10:55Slash. Taste. Slash. Espresso.
10:5740th MTV Video Music Awards
11:00Carpenter performed Feather and Nonsense for the VMA's pre-show in 2023.
11:12As stunning as this appearance was, it felt like a dress rehearsal compared to the following year's main show.
11:18Hanging from a diamond-shaped swing with a giant MTV Moon Man in the background, Carpenter makes her landing.
11:24The space setting pays homage to Britney Spears' Oops, I Did It Again, which can be briefly heard as well.
11:38On the lunar surface of the stage, Carpenter finds herself caught in the middle of an astronaut and an alien, giving the latter a taste.
11:46With a chorus of spacemen lining up, Carpenter caps the performance off with espresso,
11:52though, which won the VMA Song of the Year?
11:54It was one giant leap for Carpenter's career.
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