Entertainment Music Pop Music Sabrina Carpenter Goes Country with a Cover of Dolly Parton's '9 to 5' at Short n' Sweet Tour Stop in Nashville The "Espresso" hitmaker headlined Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 16 as part of her sold-out tour By Jack Irvin Jack Irvin Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since 2022. Jack started in the industry with internships at Rolling Stone and Entertainment Tonight, and he worked as a freelance writer for publications including Bustle, MTV News, Shondaland, L’Officiel USA, Ladygunn, Flood and PopCrush before joining PEOPLE. In his current role, Jack covers daily music news and has interviewed both up-and-coming and established artists including Dolly Parton, Michelle Branch, Ashanti, Cyndi Lauper, Normani, Carly Rae Jepsen and Coco Jones. People Editorial Guidelines Published on October 17, 2024 03:20PM EDT Comments Sabrina Carpenter in October 2024; Dolly Parton in October 2019. Photo: TheStewartofNY/FilmMagic; Terry Wyatt/Getty Sabrina Carpenter is having a country moment. During the "Espresso" hitmaker's Short n' Sweet Tour stop at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 16, she performed a cover of Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" as a surprise for fans — who seemed to love her rendition. Parton's 1980 hit was chosen as Carpenter's nightly surprise cover song in a game of spin the bottle, according to fan footage on social media. The crowd cheered upon seeing the track title on screen, and the Tall Girl star asked them to sing along with her. Joey King Says She 'Cried' Watching Bestie Sabrina Carpenter Perform: 'Sweetest Pop Star I've Ever Seen' Sabrina Carpenter performs in New York City in September 2024. Kevin Mazur/Getty The lyrics of "9 to 5" were displayed on screens in the venue as dancers surrounded Carpenter, whose rendition of the Grammy-winning song was quite faithful to the original. Throughout the Short n' Sweet Tour, other surprise cover songs performed by Carpenter include ABBA's "Mamma Mia," Shania Twain's "That Don't Impress Me Much," Sixpence None the Richer's "Kiss Me" and Madonna's "Material Girl." Following her live take on Twain's 1997 hit in Toronto last month, the country star told E! News she felt the moment was "just a huge compliment." Billie Eilish Says She's Not Threatened by Charli xcx, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan's Success: 'So Happy' Shania Twain in September 2024; Sabrina Carpenter in September 2024. Tibrina Hobson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty; Taylor Hill/Getty "I mean, [Carpenter is] such a talented person! She’s smart, so it’s a compliment," added Twain. The Short n' Sweet Tour continues its North American leg through November 18, before the European leg runs for 14 shows in March 2025. Earlier this week, Carpenter took to Instagram after her recent shows in Philadelphia, Montreal and Chicago and told fans "the crowds are crowding" at her concerts. "I love you guys so much," she wrote. Sabrina Carpenter Winks at Rumors She's Wearing a Wig During Her Short 'n' Sweet Tour Sabrina Carpenter performs in New York City in September 2024. Christopher Polk/Rolling Stone via Getty In a recent interview with TIME, Carpenter spoke about how one song in particular has been resonating with crowds on tour — the chart-topping "Please Please Please." "This just really hits for the girls that have every right to go back to someone who isn't good for them, and know that those mistakes are absolutely human to make, and repeatedly," she told the outlet. "The amount of times that we've all been with people we shouldn't be," added Carpenter. "We either learn it the hard way, or we are a miracle and we end up marrying that person." Close