Sabrina Carpenteris barking back at the backlash surrounding her suggestive album cover. The outspoken pop star is set to release her new album"Man's Best Friend" on Aug. 29, but the 26-year-old "Espresso" hitmaker took tosocial media Wednesday, June 25,to sarcastically slam critics of her provocative album cover. Inher caption, Carpenter wrote thatshe "signed some copies of Man's Best Friend for you guys & here is a new alternate cover approved by God available now on my website" alongside a white heart emoji. The breakout singer's June 11 album announcement garnered criticism with its imagery showing Carpenter, dressed in a black dress and high heels, kneeling on the ground in a dog-like pose while an unidentified man stands off to the side and pulls her by the hair. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sabrina Carpenter (@sabrinacarpenter) Sabrina Carpentersparks controversywith provocative 'Man's Best Friend' album cover In the new photos, Carpenter faces the camera and looks away in two separate shots – one close-up and another full-body photograph – as she stands and holds onto a man, with her hands on his arm and back. "Man's Best Friend," Carpenter's seventh studio effort, follows the release of her breakthrough 2024 album "Short n' Sweet," which catapulted her to superstardom after the former Disney star worked for years in the music industry. The album, whichpeaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, spawned the hit singles "Espresso," "Please Please Please," "Taste" and "Bed Chem," as well as solidified the singer's playful pin-up girl image. Contributing: Edward Segarra This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Sabrina Carpenter unveils new 'Man's Best Friend' album cover