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Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> took the stage tonight at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards<\/a> at Long Island\u2019s UBS Arena to perform her Man\u2019s Best Friend<\/em><\/a> cut \u201cTears.\u201d She emerged from a manhole into a throwback New York City scene. Around her, dancers and drag queens held up signs with messages of trans solidarity on them. The number culminated in some choreography complete with literal waterworks. Watch it happen below.<\/p>\n Carpenter is in the running for nine awards tonight, having earned nominations<\/a> for Video of the Year, Best Album, Best Pop Artist, and many more for \u201cManchild<\/a>.\u201d Earlier this year, Carpenter won her first-ever Grammy Award, Best Pop Solo Performance<\/a>, for the Short \u2019n Sweet<\/em><\/a> breakout hit \u201cEspresso<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Tonight was Carpenter\u2019s second time performing live at the VMAs, having made her debut<\/a> at last year\u2019s event to sing a medley of Short \u2019n Sweet<\/em> singles. Also slated to take the stage this evening as musical guests are Lady Gaga<\/a>, Mariah Carey<\/a>, and Aerosmith<\/a>\u2019s Steven Tyler<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n Read about \u201cManchild\u201d in \u201c20 Contenders for the 2025 Song of the Summer<\/a>\u201d and follow along with all of Pitchfork\u2019s coverage of the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nX content<\/h4>\n