Taylor Swift is having a blast watching Sabrina Carpenter shine. In honor of the younger singer’s speedy ascent to the top this summer, the 34-year-old pop superstar gushed in Instagram comments that she’s the first in line to congratulate her former Eras Tour opener’s recent successes — the whole of which Swift coined the “summer of Sabrina.”
The “Anti-Hero” singer’s praise came in response to one of Carpenter’s posts, in which the latter thanked her fans for selling out her upcoming Short ‘N’ Sweet arena tour. “i can’t wait to see you on the road,” the Girl Meets World alum wrote in her caption, also noting that her smash “Espresso” went No. 1 on pop radio.
Swift replied in ecstatic all-caps fashion: “SUMMER OF SABRINA AND MAY IT CONTINUE FOREVER 😇.”
Carpenter also included a video of hers and Swift’s mutual friend, Ice Spice, decreeing that “Espresso” is the song of the summer at the BET Awards earlier this week. “I don’t think we have a choice,” the rapper quipped on the red carpet. “It’s ‘Espresso.’”
The “Nonsense” singer’s post and Swift’s praise come shortly after the Carpenter chalked up another major feat this summer. During the last week of June, Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” became her first-ever No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, following over a decade in the music industry.
“I’m very immensely grateful so i will surely always remember this day for the rest of my life!” she reacted to the news at the time. “thank you everyone who’s listened and made it so much fun to have these songs out in the world. more to come soon.”
The singer-actress’ meteoric rise was arguably catapulted by her tenure on the Latin America, Australia and Asia legs of Swift’s Eras Tour, during which she won over fans across the world with a supporting set full of tracks from 2022’s Emails I Can’t Send. After finishing her time on the trek, Carpenter praised the “Fortnight” musician on Instagram, writing of Swift, “I feel so lucky to witness the magic that is you and this tour.”
“there is truly no one like you and there never will be!” she added at the time. “i love you with all my heart and i will cherish this taybrina era (and all the eras) till the end of time.”