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I freaking loved Sabrina Carpenter’s Dior Met Gala dress made up of film strips from the 1954 movie Sabrina. It was such a clever take on this year’s theme and the perfect homage to the Costume Art theme. She looked amazing in it, too. Well, Sabrina was pulling double duty on Monday night. Once inside the gala, she changed into two more dresses and performed an after-dinner set of some of her biggest hits. Sabrina was one of three acts, which also included Joshua Henry and Stevie Nicks. Joshua, who performed “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” before the opening of the red carpet, read an excerpt from a Walt Whitman poem before Stevie’s performance. Stevie, of course, performed some of Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits. When Stevie sang “Landslide”, she brought Sabrina back on stage for a duet. They also reportedly sang “Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow” together. Here’s more, from Vogue:
After dinner was served in the Temple of Dendur, Met attendees got a short-and-sweet treat: a set from Sabrina Carpenter. The star, fresh from headlining Coachella, delighted the room with renditions of “House Tour” from her 2025 album Man’s Best Friend and her hits “Espresso” and “Please, Please, Please” from 2024’s Short n’ Sweet. She was backed by a five-piece orchestra, a four-person band, and four dancers, performing choreography by Jasmine “JB” Badie.
Carpenter wore two looks: first a Versace Tribute dress from spring 2018, iterating Andy Warhol’s silkscreen prints of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean (which first appeared in Versace’s 1991 Pop Art collection, designed by Gianni Versace), then a fringed golden dress by Bob Mackie.
Next came a brief transition, during which Joshua Henry—who currently stars in Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of Ragtime—read an excerpt from “I Sing the Body Electric” by Walt Whitman, before the closing act: a performance by Stevie Nicks.
After walking the carpet in custom John Galliano for Zara and Tiffany & Co. jewelry, Nicks closed out the night with four songs, accompanied by an eight-person band. Wearing a vintage Morgane Le Fay dress and Margi Kent jacket, she duetted with Carpenter on Fleetwood Mac’s 1975 hit “Landslide” before taking “Gypsy” and “Edge of Seventeen” solo, and then singing “Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow” with an assist from Carpenter—and a 12-person choir. (Nicks’s styling was by Max Ortega, Justin Levine served as the music consultant, and Prodject was the entertainment and program producer.) Be still, our wild hearts!
They sounded so good together, and I absolutely love Sabrina’s gold Bob Mackie dress. (The Versace Andy Warhol Tribute dress she wore during her set is also very cute.) I’ve been back on a huge “Landslide” kick lately because they played it during the cooldown portion of a workout class I took a few weeks ago. I would die if I ever got the chance to perform it with Stevie. Sabrina is definitely having an incredible few weeks. She also performed with Madonna during her second weekend at Coachella for a really fun rendition of “Like a Prayer” and “Vogue”. They debuted a new song that they had collaborated on, “Bring Your Love.” In 2024, Dolly Parton appeared in the remix for Sabrina’s “Please Please Please.” I saw a joke on Instagram that Sabrina is collecting duets with iconic performers like they’re Infinity Stones, which cracked me up. We need a duet with Cher or Mariah Carey!
This was Stevie’s first-ever time attending the Met Gala, which I find crazy. Her John Galliano for Zara red carpet outfit was classic Stevie, too. She looked like a bohemian witch. There was a lot going on with it, but the necklace was gorgeous and she is probably the only person who could have pulled it off.
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I love Sabrina Carpenter. I dont know why, lol. I enjoy her music and think she seems like she’d be really good live (I know lots of people love her, but some younger pop stars just don’t interest me at all and some I find more intriguing and I can’t figure out why lol.)
And of course you all know I LOVE Stevie NIcks. Her Met Gala look was awesome – it was so very Stevie, but amplified, down to her iconic top hat. I love that Stevie seems to be having a resurgence lately and is speaking out more politically (she’s not speaking out a “ton” but more than I think she’s done in the past.)
So overall this duet was amazing to me.
Same. I really like her too. Her met dress was fire, so cool. And she’s collecting legends like infinity stones. Dolly! Madonna. And Stevie.
Omg, same.
For some reason, landslide really resonates with me. I remember hearing it in high school for the first time when it was covered either by dixie chicks or smashing pumpkins, and I was like, “pretty melody, I don’t get the landslide thing.” Then I came back to it in my 30s when my husband and I were having some problems, and I totally got the whole “building my life around someone” thing and how that makes you afraid to change. I’ve since learned that he’s just going to have to deal with my changes, and he has. Right now, he’s nursing me back to health after crazy (as in, holy sh!t I can’t believe this is happening to me, not like a lobotomy) surgery and I have so much faith in him.
But just listening to this recording gave me goosebumps and had me sobbing. Sometimes music just goes straight to your heart
My kids love Sabrina and I have definitely started to appreciate her songs more and more this past year. She is very talented.
The thing I love the most is the respect she has and shows for those who came before. She seems like a lot of fun. And the Muppet Show reboot was was amazing. I hope we get more.
Stevie Nicks has always uplifted other singers. I remember reading the Kate Perry asked Stevie who her rivals were and Stevie replied that she didn’t have rivals, she had friends. Sabrina Carpenter seems to have the same mindset. Stevie forever.
❤️❤️