Sabrina Carpenter premieres her new pop anthem at Primavera Sound

If decades ago, music divas pitied themselves for their misfortune in love and for the men who used and threw them away, that's over now.

From Miley Cyrus to Shakira, empowerment was already established in pop, but tonight at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona it crossed the last frontier: Sabrina Carpenter .

The former Disney girl has premiered ' Manchild ' live, a preview of her new work published online just a few hours ago, which already led festivalgoers to anticipate that Carpenter would take advantage of the opportunity to perform it live for the first time.

' Manchild ,' which fans of the Pennsylvania native assume is directed at her ex , includes lines like, "Can't you just leave an innocent woman alone?" and "Half your brain ain't even there, you immature kid. Why you always come running, stealing all my love?"

The artist, whose music ranges from elements of pop, folk, country, and even electro-pop, devotes as much care to the lyrics and music as to the aesthetics of her music videos and performances.

Just six minutes after the announcement, she appeared on stage wearing a blue sequin bodysuit , crystal tights and white boots for the first half of the show, after which she appeared in a golden minidress (also sparkly , of course).

The premiere of what could be the song of the summer at Primavera Sound demonstrates the international reach of the Barcelona event and confirms that Carpenter wants to try to replicate what's already worked for him.

• A year ago, she released the hit "Espresso," which has already had more than 1.6 billion views, just hours before performing it for the first time at Coachella .

The song also served as a farewell to the evening for the American singer-songwriter, who spent an hour and ten minutes unraveling the hits from her four albums, especially her hit ' Short n' Sweet ', such as 'Taste', 'Coincidence' and 'Please, please, please', which Carpenter even covered with one of her musical and aesthetic references, Dolly Parton herself.

There were many mini Sabrina Carpenters in Friday's audience, dressed in glitter , heart-shaped tops, sequined skirts, blonde hair , and generous amounts of lip gloss.

Some have arrived at 5 p.m. when the doors opened to run toward the stage where their idol was scheduled to perform at midnight (and it's not just any old run: it's 1.12 kilometers).

And many others were minors, duly accompanied by their devoted parents , who were queuing at the entrance for the special entry permit to the festival for those who are not yet 18.

Rather than a live band, Carpenter prefers to replicate the staging of teenage musicals like ' Mean Girls ' (which she participated in on Broadway years ago).

The cinematic aspect is so present in their shows that they even end with credits on the giant screens , where the names of all the members of the team can be read.

On the set list, in addition to his new song , Carpenter has another ace up his sleeve that has gotten half the audience (the most veteran) dancing and singing along: a version of the classic ' It's raining men ' by The Weather Girls.

• After ten years of trying her hand at music after ending her television career ('Can't Blame a Girl for Trying'), as the title of one of her first songs suggests, Carpenter had her summer in 2024. But this could be it again.

After Barcelona , ​​he will perform two consecutive nights in Hyde Park (London), at Lollapalooza (Chicago, USA) and will return to New York's Madison Square Garden for three consecutive nights.

Sabrina Carpenter is no longer just the one who once opened for the almighty Taylor Swift .

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