Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift shatter fans’ hopes for on-stage reunion

Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter shattered fans’ hopes for an epic on-stage moment with an off-stage reunion.

Endless speculation about the 35-year-old pop icon, making a surprise appearance at the Espresso hitmaker’s Short n’ Sweet Nashville shows have finally been put to rest.

Despite high hopes, the 14-time Grammy winner never took the stage during Carpenter’s two-night stop in Nashville, Swift’s hometown turf. The concerts were wrapped up without the long-anticipated onstage reunion.

Earlier, fans were convinced that the Cruel Summer chart topper might join the former Disney star for a surprise moment during the now-famous "Juno arrest tradition."

Instead, it was Nicole Kidman who made the special appearance, delighting many, but leaving Swifties a little disappointed on the first Nashville show.

With one more concert still on the calendar, hope lingered, but the Lover songstress ultimately didn’t appear.

However, the pop duo still gave fans something to talk about by fulfilling their reunion wish partially.

Shortly after the 2026 Grammy nominations were announced, with Carpenter scoring six nods for her latest album Man’s Best Friend and its breakout single Manchild, while Swift received none, the two were spotted enjoying a girls’ night out in New York City on Friday, November 7.

They were seen having dinner together at The Corner Store. While their off-stage meetup thrilled fans, it wasn’t quite the epic on-stage full-circle moment they’ve been waiting for.

The dream of seeing Swift and Carpenter perform together remains alive since the latter opened for Travis Kelce’s fiancee on her The Eras Tour.

With the newly engaged musician's reputation for surprise appearances, fans haven’t lost hope that the reunion they’ve been craving might just happen when they least expect it as several Los Angeles tour dates for Short n Sweet are still on the cards.