Overview

• Spotify said Tuesday that Man’s Best Friend achieved 2025’s highest single‑day streams for an album by a female artist, with Carpenter thanking listeners on social media.
• In a new Interview magazine conversation, Carpenter described the cover as deliberately layered, saying the reaction was “fascinating” and that submission can be read in multiple ways.
• The original image—Carpenter on her hands and knees with a man gripping her hair—continues to draw polarizing responses, including denunciations from Glasgow Women’s Aid for promoting control and violence.
• Carpenter previously issued a black‑and‑white alternate cover on June 25 and told CBS Mornings the project is not for “pearl clutchers.”
• Released Aug. 29 as her seventh studio album, the set follows lead single “Manchild,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and features collaborators Jack Antonoff, John Ryan and Amy Allen.