Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter met up on the red carpet at the VMAs, but this isn’t the first time that they’ve met, as many people think.
The superstar singers posed together and had a quick chat while walking the carpet at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (September 7) at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.
Sabrina and Ariana are both nominated for a bunch of awards, including Video of the Year. You can also catch Sabrina perform during the show tonight!
So, what is their history?
Keep reading to find out more…
While it’s unclear when they met for the first time, we do know that Ariana and Sabrina actually worked together back in 2017. They both got their start in Hollywood at around the same time with Ari‘s Nickelodeon series Victorious debuting in 2013 and Sabrina‘s Disney Channel series Girl Meets World debuting in 2014.
Sabrina served as an opening act for two of Ariana‘s shows on the Dangerous Woman Tour back in 2017. She performed at the two shows in Brazil that year.
There are some photos going viral of Ariana and Sabrina on the red carpet together at the Met Gala, but those are fake and likely created with AI or Photoshop.
Watch the video of Ariana and Sabrina on the carpet HERE!
The 2025 VMAs show is airing live on CBS for the first time with LL Cool J returning to host after co-hosting in 2022. Lady Gaga leads the list of nominations this year with 12 nods and she’s part of the star-studded lineup of performers who will appear during the show. Make sure to tune in at 8pm ET/5pm PT for the live show.
Source: justjared.com