Sabrina Carpenter always knows how to turn heads, but lately in particular, she's been turning the heads of the country music community, which she tends to dabble in from time to time. Whether this means a full-on genre switch for Carpenter or it's just the pop artist having a bit of fun, we're not sure. Either way, her performance with the Dixie Chicks this week was definitely cause for excitement.
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Carpenter made the Austin City Limits stage her own this week and the last, bringing out Shania Twain and handcuffing singer Djo in the process. After singing a rendition of her hit, "That Don't Impress Me Much" with Carpenter, Twain took to Instagram to give credit to the pop star. She captioned a cute photo of the two, "It's like Loretta and Dolly except it's SHANIA & SABRINA ?," giving homage to country icons, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton. Carpenter left a comment, clearly thrilled to have had the opportunity to perform with an icon of her own. "??? love you Shania!!!!" the popstar said.
For her second weekend at the festival, Carpenter sang the Dixie Chicks hit, "Wide Open Spaces" with the band themselves, and also sang her song, "Please Please Please" with the trio. In a post recapping the weekend, she described it as "a highlight of her life."
Sabrina Carpenter Thanks Country Fans for Welcoming Her Into Their World
It shouldn't come as a shock to fans by now that Sabrina Carpenter is a country fan, especially since she collaborated with country music's queen, Dolly Parton, earlier this year. However, it was her performance at country music's signature venue this week, the Grand Ole Opry, that really sealed the deal.
She shared with her audience her love for artists like Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, "and, of course, [her favorite], Dolly Parton." Carpenter also thanked country music listeners for letting her perform, acknowledging that she's probably not their typical guest.
"If you're a fan of country music, I assume this is why you're here. I just wanna give you all my thanks because I know that you guys are very picky and I know that you don't welcome people onto your stage and into your world so easily."
"But you really raised me with your music and you being fans of this music is what is continuing this legacy and allowing artists to be able to experiment and just feel inspired," Carpenter added, "It's really beautiful."
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