Sabrina Carpenter Reveals Bird Pooped on Her During Grammys 2026 Performance
One of Sabrina Carpenter’s backup performers dropped something other than an album.
Indeed, as the global superstar kicked off the 2026 Grammys with her song “Manchild,” she said the live dove that she pulled out during the performance pooped in her hand.
While dressed as an airline pilot, Sabrina danced around a faux baggage claim terminal alongside backup dancers dressed as all versions of a modern man, like a postage worker and a businessman. At one point, she reached into a magician’s hat and pulled a live bird out of it, which promptly flew away.
At the end of the musical number, Sabrina held the dove again as she sat on top of an airplane on stage.
In a Grammys TikTok video shared later that evening, the 26-year-old celebrated the performance with her team backstage and shouted, “It s–t on my hand!”
Of course, Sabrina kept it professional on stage and persevered for her second time on the Grammys stage. Last February, the 26-year-old—whose Short n’ Sweet album scored her her first two Grammy wins—had the audience in the (poop-free) palm of her hand while performing a medley of “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” complete with intentional gaffes like wardrobe malfunctions and set pieces falling apart.
“That was amazing and funny, which I didn’t appreciate,” host Trevor Noah said after the number. “You’re gonna do funny too, Sabrina? Really? You’re just gonna take my job like that?”
But while the comedian—who marked his sixth and final turn as Grammys host this year—was making light of Sabrina’s ability to wear multiple hats, she has emphasized that humor is essential to her.
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“Part of life is making light of moments that maybe make us uncomfortable, or at least, that is for me,” she told Vogue Italy in October. “My whole life I felt like humor…was usually just sort of a wit that kind of saved me. It was always there to make sure that at the end of the day I was protecting myself for the future.”
So, Sabrina makes sure to surround herself with her family, team and collaborators that “support my weird brain.” As she put it, “That’s the only way that I can continue to stay as authentic as you possibly can in a world where it’s so easy to lose that so quickly.”
For all the other moments you may have missed from the 2026 Grammys, keep reading…
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Needing a Minute
Bad Bunny didn’t move when he heard his name called as the winner of Album of the Year for DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS. Instead, he sat with his hand over his face, barely moving, for 24 seconds as emotion washed over him.
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Party in the USA
Miley Cyrus and Jelly Roll, Best Country Duo/Group Performance winner with Shaboozey for “Amen,” took it all in as the good times rolled at the 2026 Grammys.
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Kissy Face Sent to Your Phone
Rosé chilled out with Bruno Mars after they opened the show performing their smash-hit single “APT.”
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Invited to All the Shows
Nikki Glaser doesn’t just host the Golden Globes, she gets nominated for Grammys too. (Well, not this year, but last year shre was.)
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Need That Picture of You, It’s So Magical
Tate McRae will always remember her and Lady Gaga this way.
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XOXO
Jelly Roll got an “Amen” from wife Bunnie XO when he won Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
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Cheers!
Backstage, FKA Twigs celebrated her victory for Best Dance/Electronic Album with a PATRÓN Tequila cocktail.
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Country Strong
Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, Kelsea Ballerini, Reba McEntire, Zack Top and Lainey Wilson made for quite the group photo.
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Using His Intuition
Jamie Foxx took the liberty of capturing the moment for Teddy Swims and Babyface.
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Teddy Signs
Teddy Swims signed autographs with his Sharpie S-Gel Copper pen for fans waiting outside of the Crypto.com Arena.
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Tripleting
Haim‘s I Quit lost Best Rock Album to Turnstile‘s Never Enough, but Alana, Danielle and Este Haim will never regret wearing matching dresses.
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Working Late
One day Jack Antonoff, an Album of the Year nominee as a producer on Sabrina Carpenter‘s Man’s Best Friend, might regret wearing jeans and a T-shirt. But wife Margaret Qualley did the assignment.
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Having a Moment
Charli XCX looked left as she strode backstage, in the building to present Best Pop Solo Performance.
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Extended Family
Sharon Osbourne, Jack Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne were guests of honor as the Grammys paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, who died in July 2025.
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EGOT Mania
During the untelevized part of the Grammys known as the Premiere Ceremony, Steven Spielberg became the 22nd person (or 28th if you’re counting honorary awards) to achieve EGOT status. He added a Grammy for Best Music Film as a producer on the documentary Music by John Williams to his impressive career haul.
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