ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: Sabrina Carpenter performs during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for MTV)
Fresh off the release of her new album Man’s Best Friend — her second album in a row to debut at #1 — Sabrina Carpenter performed album highlight “Tears” live for the first time at the VMAs tonight. Evoking the retro, Rocky Horror Picture Show-inspired visuals of the song’s music video, the performance began with Carpenter crawling out of a manhole and ended with lots of water pouring onto the stage.
