Sabrina Carpenter Wins Kids’ Choice Awards 2025

Sabrina Carpenter brings home the Kids’ Choice Awards and here’s why the kids love her

Nickelodeon recently held their Kids’ Choice Awards and Sabrina Carpenter won three awards: Favorite Female Breakthrough Artist, Best Song, and Favorite Album. In a reel posted on YouTube yesterday, Sabrina shares that she “just found out” and had always “dreamed” of receiving the classic blimp-shaped Nickelodeon award. “It’s so special to me,” she admits. “And I just can’t thank each and every one of you enough for voting!”

In the same reel, she shares that she’ll continue producing “clean” versions of her songs.

But why else do the kids love Sabrina Carpenter? Here are reasons why:

Her songs are party-worthy

Considering it’s only been three years since the pandemic ended, every teen’s trying to find some party-worthy songs. Most kids don’t want stuff with heavy bass and would like music they can strut or make TikTok videos with. Sabrina Carpenter’s songs fit the bill. “Espresso” became so viral because of how it flows smoothly and has calming yet disco-like vibes.

She sings every teen girl’s anthem

Even we, as teenagersTeenagersYoung people between 13 and 19 who are developing identity, independence, and judgment. Parents stay close by listening more than lecturing, keeping curfews and expectations clear, and showing up for, had our “anthems.” Millennials had My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome To The Black Parade” and other rock songs, while Gen Z and Gen-Alpha have Sabrina Carpenter. Her songs are definitely not for young kids, but the lyrics reflect every teen girl’s angst. “Espresso” even has lyrics that go:

While the aforementioned song talks about a boy, we’re pretty sure that teenage girls and even young adult women use that line for every stressful situation they would rather not have. “Please Please Please” follows that same trend of thought: girl likes a guy, and despite all the red flags, they try anyway. Hence the line, “Please don’t prove me right.”

Her new song “Manchild” reflects even more so how most teenage girls are now drawing the line with what they want in a relationship.

She’s in a lot of popular media

Sabrina Carpenter acted on a Disney sitcom known as Girl Meets World as Maya Hart, which ran from 2014 to 2017. And if we do the math right, that’s the time Gen Z was still at home watching TV and doing their homework after school. Millennials were still figuring out college and how to navigate unemployment while Generation X and Boomers were building their families, businesses, and legacies.

She would also perform in Taylor Swift’s concerts and is very close friends with her. In article on trueself, Sabrina even sees Taylor as a “mentor.” On a post in Instagram, Sabrina even wrote, “Only stage I’d ever wanna see on a day off !!!! Thank you for working late, thank you for being a singer, and thank you for having me🤍 @taylorswift I love you!! “

She also became a playable character in the popular Battle Royale game, Fortnite.

Another female icon our daughters like listening to

As moms, we focus on trying to empower our daughters. But we’re not the only ones out there trying to empower girls. Most female artists have taken it upon themselves to embrace the female identity, sending messages with their songs to embrace different experiences that make them a woman. It just so happens that Sabrina Carpenter is one of those artists for Gen Z, similar to how Taylor Swift was for many of the millennials.

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