Dec 6, 2025 2:52pm PT Sabrina Carpenter Tells Industry Insiders ‘Write the Music You Want to Listen to Yourself’ as She Receives Variety’s Hitmaker of the Year Honor By Cynthia Littleton Plus Icon Cynthia Littleton Business Editor @Variety_Cynthia Latest Sabrina Carpenter Tells Industry Insiders ‘Write the Music You Want to Listen to Yourself’ as She Receives Variety’s Hitmaker of the Year Honor 1 hour ago The Safer Bet: Why David Zaslav and the WBD Board Favored Netflix in a Turbulent Time for Legacy Hollywood 22 hours ago LISTEN: Exploring How Spirituality and People of Faith are Portrayed in Pop Culture; Richard Gere on His Dalai Lama Doc ‘Wisdom of Happiness’ 2 days ago See All Gilbert Flores/Variety Sabrina Carpenter showed up with gusto on Saturday at Variety‘s annual Hitmakers event, accepting her Hitmaker of the Year honor in front of a star- and executive-studded audience and quipping about the very action-packed year that brought her to this summit. The pop superstar, who has seen her career explode in recent years, gave the Hollywood crowd some words of wisdom from an artist who started writing songs at the age of 10. Related Stories From Blind Boxes to Action Figures, 'Zootopia 2' Toys Selling Quickly Online on Heels of Film's Big Box Office Debut 'Zootopia 2' Aims for $150 Million at Thanksgiving Box Office, 'Wicked: For Good' to Add $100 Million Over Holiday Weekend “The easiest way to write a bad song is to try to write a hit,” Carpenter said.
