India, Aug. 30 -- Sabrina Carpenter's seventh album, Man's Best Friend, hit streaming on August 29. The 26-year-old singer has made a career out of mixing humor with sex appeal and blunt lyricism, and this new record stays in that lane.

The rollout did not come without drama. The cover shows Carpenter in a black dress and heels, crouched low while a hand yanks her hair. The image lit up social media- some fans called it bold, others slammed it as anti-feminist.

Carpenter addressed the criticism head-on in an interview with CBS Mornings. "My interpretation is being in on the control. Being in on your lack of control and when you want to be in control," she said.

"Like, I think as a young woman . you're just as aware of when you're in co...