If Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” celebrated the start of a romantic relationship, the pop sensation’s seventh studio album, “Man’s Best Friend,” is where it all comes undone in messy pieces.

The former Disney Channel star has risen to the top of the charts with catchy, sexually liberated hits that blend pop with the occasional country twang and R&B sultriness. She’s never shied away from her sensuality, instead relishing in it, sometimes to raised eyebrows.

The provocative image on her original album cover for “Man’s Best Friend,” out Friday, shows Carpenter on all fours in a black dress and heels, a suited man standing by and grabbing a fistful of her golden locks. The submissive pose coupled with the album’s title caught the attention of many.

While some critics online bashed t

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