Jack Antonoff presented Variety's Hitmaker of the Year award to the "Short 'n Sweet" singer Sabrina Carpenter, who he argues will outlive many.

Sabrina Carpenter urged industry insiders to 'write the music you want to listen to yourself' as she accepted Variety's Hitmaker of the Year award.

The pop star has faced backlash since the release of her last two albums, “Short n’ Sweet” and “Man’s Best Friend.”

The pop sensation from Bucks County took offense to Trump administration's use of her song 'Juno' to accompany a pro-ICE video. White House responds

Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things” (No. 10) Since releasing his smash “Beautiful Things” in January 2024, Benson Boone has kept the backflips coming. In April, he shared the stage with Queen’s Brian May at Coachella. In June, he dropped his sophomore album, “American Heart.” And a few months later, he embarked on a sold-out headlining arena tour.

Matt and Mollie are counting down Radio 1's biggest songs of 2025, voted for by the station's DJs - listen live above Is this already the time when we start doing end of year music lists? Somehow, Christmas is just around the corner and the presenters and staff at Radio 1 have been picking their biggest songs of the past 12 months.

In 2018, Rihanna also reacted when a tweet revealed that her song “Don’t Stop The Music” was “blaring” at a Trump rally, replying: “Not for much longer…me nor my people would ever be at or around one of those tragic rallies.”

Sabrina Carpenter is Variety's Hitmaker of the Year and dives deep into controversy, tour fatigue and Taylor Swift in a cover story interview.