Sabrina Carpenter on “Man’s Best Friend,” playing banjo on it, and more

Sabrina Carpenter is taking over SiriusXM Hits 1 (Ch. 2) all weekend to share songs and stories behind her new album, “Man’s Best Friend.”

Tune in to hear the pop superstar’s exclusive commentary and tracks from her just-released seventh studio album. During the takeover, Sabrina describes making “Man’s Best Friend,” reveals she played the banjo on it, shares the song she’s most proud of, and more. Listen to the Hits 1 Female Artist of 2024’s album release takeover starting Friday, August 29, on Hits 1 during the times below or now on the SiriusXM app.

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“The producers of the whole album are John Ryan and Jack Antonoff,” Sabrina says during the takeover, “and I co-wrote the whole thing with Amy Allen. And I think the most special thing about this album was it really felt like it was a band and any one of us could be in the corner of a room and pick up an instrument and go, ‘Oh, I have this sound,’ or, ‘This sounds really cool,’ or you try banging on a glass or banging on a cup, or you like the sound of the fireplace starting up and, you know, you record that, and we sample so many different sort of real live sounds, and then there’s so many live solos on this album. There’s two guitar solos I love. There’s a fiddle solo. I play the banjo on this album. There’s a lot of really special moments.”

Check out a clip from Sabrina’s takeover below.

Produced by Sabrina with Jack Antonoff and John Ryan, “Man’s Best Friend” dropped at midnight on August 29 and features 12 tracks, including the previously released chart-topping single “Manchild.” Sabrina’s highly anticipated album follows the release of 2024’s GRAMMY-winning “Short n’ Sweet,” featuring “Espresso,” “Please Please Please,” and more hits.

Home of “The Morning Mash Up,” the SiriusXM Hits 1 channel plays today’s pop hits and features hosts like Mack and Jen, Tony Fly and Symon, Mikey Piff, and Spyder Harrison. Stream the channel anytime on SiriusXM app and web player.

Sabrina Carpenter Reveals She Played Banjo on New Album