Want proof that manifesting is fully real? Look no further than Sabrina Carpenter, who went from covering Taylor Swift songs as a kid on YouTube to being featured on the title track of Tay’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl. *laugh-cries in jealousy*
Taylor and Sabrina’s friendship is honestly more of a long-lost sisters vibe (just ask Sabrina), and we’re breaking it down in a timeline—which is honestly kinda unexpectedly emotional, so get ready.
~2008
Nine-year-old Sabrina sings Tay’s song “White Horse,” and it’s honestly the cutest thing ever:
August 2009
Sabrina drops her very first YouTube video: a cover of “Picture to Burn,” what else?!
Bb Sabrina also shares that she attempted to enter a contest to meet Tay but was told she was too little. It’s giving manifestation, no?
March 2010
Sabrina tweets about going to Taylor’s concert. Once again: TRY TO TELL ME MANIFESTING DOESN’T WORK!
~2017
Sabrina meets Taylor backstage at a concert, telling Who What Wear she had her cats with her. (Iconic.) “I have older sisters, so if anything, it felt like that type of a relationship,” she says of their meeting.
November 2021
Taylor sends Sabrina a Red care package. We all live vicariously through her, etc.
February 2022
Sabrina tells British GQ, “I love Taylor Swift.”
Short and sweet.
August 2022
Taylor and Sabrina are photographed at the 2022 VMAs after-party.
November 2022
And a couple months later, they take a photo together at the 2022 American Music Awards:
February 2023
These two are obvi getting close based on vibes at the 2023 Grammys after-party:
May 2023
Sabrina is spotted in the VIP tent at Taylor’s show:
June 2023
Taylor reveals that—as a ton of fans predicted—Sabrina is officially joining her on tour!
August 2023
Sabrina drops her fave Taylor Swift albums of all time:
September 2023
Sabrina is spotted leaving Electric Lady Studios after a mysterious celeb-packed Tay event:
Soon after, she and Tay show up to the 2023 VMAs together.
October 2023
Sabrina joins Taylor at a Kansas City Chiefs game (along with literally every other celebrity ever):
She also drops a version of “I Knew You Were Trouble” and officially gets Tay’s stamp of approval:
December 2023
Sabrina is spotted leaving Taylor’s birthday party!
And Tay later shares a photo of herself and Sab from the party on Instagram:
January 2024
Sabrina tells Who What Wear about Taylor asking her to join the Eras Tour, saying, “I’m not gonna say I peed my pants because that sounds really graphic and maybe not sanitary, but I think it really just caught me off guard.”
She adds, “It was very much a childhood dream come true. I still probably have not processed it if I’m being completely honest with you.”
February 2024
Sabrina and Taylor are spotted grabbing dinner in Sydney..and then two days later, Sabrina spends the day at the Sydney Zoo with Tay and Travis Kelce!
Not long after, Taylor and Sabrina perform together at the Eras Tour in Sydney and It. Is. Everything.
As a reminder, SABRINA PERFORMED THIS SONG AS AS A KID! *runs away sobbing*
Later, Sabrina talks about how special it was performing with Taylor, saying, “I told her this: That was the first song I ever learned on guitar. But also, she knows that my first ever cover on YouTube was her song. I was super little. That was a very full-circle moment.”
March 2024
Sabrina wraps up her time opening for the Eras Tour and writes a sweet post to Taylor, saying, “And the most thank-yous I’ve ever thank-you’d to Taylor. 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! I love you with all my heart and i will cherish this taybrina era (and all the eras) till the end of time 💞💞💞.”
June 2024
Sabrina gives an interview to Rolling Stone and gushes about Tay. She also shuts down speculation that they had drama over Sabrina’s Skims campaign.
“As much as people want to believe you’re tuned into every little thing, I’m not because I’m constantly working,” she said. “In that scenario, I’ve been very, very communicative with her about that situation, and I just love her so much and support her till the end. So it was no weirdness for me, but I know people will just say things because that’s all they have time to do.”
July 2024
Taylor Swift hops into the comments of Sabrina’s Instagram post about her sold out show and celebrates the “Summer of Sabrina.”
August 2024
Sabrina calls Tay a “rockstar” in Variety and says of her Skims campaign, “The posts about me having to ‘ask for her permission’...no. She’s one of my best, best friends, and we grab dinner or text and catch up like you would with your best friend.”
She adds, “It’s so cool for me to get a perspective on this whole process from her and the community of artists that I feel I’m close to—to get advice from them on stuff that you can’t just ask the internet. We’re always playing each other our [music], and whenever I start to think, Maybe I’ll get on Twitter and say something about this, I’m always like, Maybe I’ll write a song instead.”
October 2024
In response to being asked if Taylor has given her any advice about handling fame on CBS Sunday Morning, Sabrina says, “You just watch her like walk in a room and it’s very easy to understand that she’s so composed, she’s graceful, she’s gracious, I wouldn’t say it’s a verbal thing as much as she’s very supportive of me and knows who I am as a person and is very supportive of that. I’m grateful for that.”
October 26, 2024
Sabrina joins Taylor onstage at the Eras Tour for a performance of “Espresso”!
Afterwards, Taylor gushes about Sabrina joining her onstage in a super-sweet Insta post, writing, “She had one day off from her very exhaustive tour schedule. Her show is physically full on and spectacular, and she could’ve been resting in her time off.”
She continues, “One of the reasons I respect her so much is that she does things like this, goes out of her way to give fans a surprise moment they didn’t expect. She’s as real as they come and I’m so thankful she did that for us.”
February 2025
Sabrina wins a Grammy AND performs and Taylor could not be more hyped for her:
Not long after, Sabrina chats with Vogue about how Taylor inspired her career. “Her stadiums make my shows look like clubs,” Sabrina said, reflecting on her stint as an opener on Tay’s Eras Tour. “Watching her keep their attention as if she’s playing in their living room, it was like—and I told her this—Your tour enabled me to do mine.”
August 2025
Taylor drops the tracklist for The Life of a Showgirl—which includes Sabrina on the title track! And ofc, Sab takes to her Instagram Stories to share the news in the cutest way.
Alongside a photo of the tracklist, Sabrina wrote, “I know someone who’s freaking out and it’s me.”
October 2025
“The Life of a Showgirl” is here, and it’s even more fabulous than fans imagined:
Plus, Sab posts this very cute IG Story:
That’s it for now, but we’ll keep you updated on this sweet friendship.
