Sabrina Carpenter’s agents reveal the Short n’ Sweet path to Coachella triumph

Following her return to the California festival, CAA's Mario Tirado and Marlene Tsuchii fill IQ in on the popstar's path to headliner status and what's on the horizon

News By Hanna Ellington | 1 May 2026

Sabrina at Coachella
Sabrina Carpenter headlines Coachella © CAA

Following her Coachella headlining triumph, Sabrina Carpenter’s global agents, Creative Artists Agency’s Mario Tirado and Marlene Tsuchii, tell IQ how the moment was built and how it set the stage for what’s coming next.

Described by Tsuchii as the “cherry on top” of the 2024-25 Short n’ Sweet headline tour, the Coachella bill-topping dream seemed like a faraway one when Carpenter last played the festival in 2024. On stage, she proclaimed, “See you back here when I…

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