Sabrina Carpenter is on the cover of Rolling Stone and defending some of her controversial choices, starting with the surprise announcement that her new album, “Man’s Best Friend,” is arriving just one year after the global smash success of “Short n’ Sweet.” The Grammy winner is still on her Short n’ Sweet Tour, which doesn’t …

Carpenter took to Instagram Wednesday morning to announce “Man’s Best Friend,” due Aug. 29, along with its sultry (and divisive) cover art featuring the singer on all fours in front of a man pulling her hair. She also posted a close-up image of a dog whose collar is emblazoned with the album title, highlighting the cheeky play on words.

In her Rolling Stone Cover Story, Sabrina Carpenter explained why she is releasing her new album 'Man's Best Friend' so quickly after 'Short n' Sweet.'