Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega surprised with a kiss in the bloody music video for “Taste”

In the video for the single “Taste,” Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega star in violent scenes in the style of Tarantino (Universal Music)

Singer Sabrina Carpenter released her latest album titled Short n’ Sweet, generating great expectations among her fans due to the graphic content of one of her music videos.

At the beginning of the video for her new single “Taste,” Carpenter and Jenna Ortega star in a series of violent situations reminiscent of Tarantino’s style, with clear references to the 1992 film Death Becomes Her, whose story focuses on female rivalry over a man.

The clip’s plot focuses on a female rivalry that turns into a series of comical and violent situations (Universal Music)

The video’s plot shows Ortega setting Carpenter on fire, cutting off her arm, throwing her out a window and electrocuting her; moments that are actually comical. But Carpenter is not far behind in revenge.

In one scene, Jenna Ortega is even kissing her boyfriend and he turns out to be his ex, Sabrina Carpenter. So, the two had to film a kiss together. Towards the end, the two are seen comparing notes about their mutual love interest as they leave his funeral and enjoy coffee.

Ortega, known for the series “Merlina” and the saga “Scream”, filmed the bloody scenes with the singer (Universal Music)

In an interview with The Guardian, the pop star highlighted that she has made remarkable progress in her music career. Having amassed billions of streams, her song “Espresso” has dominated the charts. The single, which already has a billion streams on Spotify, was released in April this year.

“Full transparency: I’ve never been on the charts until very recently, so it’s a new discovery… I’m interested,” she said, adding that it’s not the central issue in her professional life: “It’s not the reason I write music and it’s not the reason I will ever write music.”

Her most recent album, Short n’ Sweet, includes the single “Please Please Please” and previously unreleased songs such as “Sharpest Tools”, “Coincidence”, “Good Graces”, “Slim Pickins”, “Juno”, “Lie to Girls”, “Bed Chem”, “Dumb & Poetic” and “Don’t Smile”.

Carpenter describes her new album “Short n’ Sweet” as the “sexy older sister to ‘Emails’” and highlights her creative control on this production (Universal Music)

Carpenter described the album as “the sexy older sister to Emails,” and it was eagerly awaited by fans. She told Variety: “I consider it my second ‘big’ album, although it is a companion, not the same. This work reflects my creative control and my maturity as an adult.”

Sabrina Carpenter is also preparing to kick off her Sweet n’ Sour tour, beginning in Columbus, Ohio, on September 23 and continuing through Europe in 2025. She has already sold out 33 shows in North America, including shows at Madison Square Garden in New York and Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Amaarae, Griff and Declan McKenna will accompany Carpenter on her North American tour, while Rachel Chinouriri will join her on the international tour.

Sabrina Carpenter’s “Sweet n’ Sour” tour will kick off next month in the U.S., with Europe continuing in 2025 (REUTERS/Danny Moloshok)

Sabrina Carpenter has said that the transition from her youth to adulthood has been a difficult one, especially when she had to deal with a lawsuit at the age of 18 from her former managers. This legal battle took place in 2017, being the result of an alleged refusal of payments by the singer’s parents when firing Sabrina’s team. However, she has pointed out that she learned from those experiences and managed to overcome those obstacles.

Her time at Disney also allowed her to experiment with different musical styles, but it also led to a prejudice on the part of the public that made it difficult to take Carpenter seriously and separate her from the house of the mouse. A situation that was a real challenge for the singer.

“People may have dismissed me because of my Disney child background, but my fame grew gradually, preparing me for stardom and its attendant scrutiny and hatred,” she admitted.

Carpenter spoke about the challenges and controversies of her career, mentioning the impact of her Disney past on her music (Universal Music)