Sabrina Carpenter<\/strong><\/a> stole the show with her daring look at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n The singer, 26, turned heads as she walked the red carpet ahead of the Sunday, September 7, awards show at UBS Arena in New York.<\/p>\n Carpenter stunned in a red, long-sleeved dress made of lace. The gown’s floral embellishment included sequins, which left her sparkling on the red carpet.\u00a0 She completed the look with a lavender fuzzy boa. Her hair was styled down in her signature voluminous curls.<\/p>\n Carpenter is nominated for eight VMAs<\/a>, including Video of the Year, Best Pop, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Visual Effects for \u201cManchild,\u201d Best Album for Short n\u2019 Sweet and Best Pop Artist. She is also scheduled to perform during the ceremony.<\/p>\n MTV Video Music Awards 2025 Red Carpet Looks: Celebs in Daring Outfits That Deserve Their Own Moonman<\/a><\/p>\n Carpenter won her first VMA<\/a> in September 2024 when she took home Song of the Year for \u201cEspresso.\u201d She also performed at the awards show<\/a> for the first time last year, singing a medley of her hits \u201cPlease Please Please,\u201d \u201cTaste\u201d and \u201cEspresso.\u201d<\/p>\n Ahead of the 2025 VMAs, Carpenter released her new album<\/a>, Man\u2019s Best Friend, on August 29, which features her June single, \u201cManchild.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Sabrina Carpenter<\/span> Jamie McCarthy\/WireImage<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t plan on releasing a new record however when inspiration strikes, I go to the studio, and when it doesn\u2019t, I still go to the studio,\u201d she wrote of the album in a June email to fans. \u201cBut luckily life was really happening to me and inspiration struck!\u201d<\/p>\n She added: \u201cI tried not to overthink the process this time, I felt so at ease making Man\u2019s Best Friend that I felt like it was a gift that shouldn\u2019t be taken for granted as every inch came together so effortlessly, where I\u2019d bang my head to crack numerous codes. This one felt like riding a bike!\u201d<\/p>\n Relive the Wildest Hair and Makeup at the VMAs Through the Years: Pics<\/a><\/p>\n Shortly after the album announcement, Carpenter fired back at critics<\/a> of her music\u2019s sexy content in her Rolling Stone cover story.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s always so funny to me when people complain,\u201d she said in the profile published in June. \u201cThey\u2019re like, \u2018All she does is sing about this.\u2019 But those are the songs that you\u2019ve made popular. Clearly you love sex. You\u2019re obsessed with it.\u201d<\/p>\n Everything to Know About the 2025 MTV VMAs: Nominees, Performers, How to Watch and More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n