The Grinch is again on the news, but this time for becoming an AI-made album cover version of Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter. Recently, a recreated version of Sabrina Carpenter's album cover art featuring the Grinch has caught the attention of fans and netizens. Fans are reacting to this recent recreation of Sabrina's original album cover image with hilarious comments and tweets.
An X (formerly Twitter) user took to reply to the AI-generated image shared on the platform with this funny tweet,
Grinch's take on Carpenter's Short n' Sweet album cover
On June 3, 2024, Sabrina broke the news of her upcoming album launch, Short n' Sweet, with an Instagram post. She wrote,
āShort nā Sweetā MY NEW ALBUM IS COMING OUT AUGUST 23rd!!!!š this project is quite special to me and i hope itāll be something special to you too. you can preorder it now! i also have a surprise coming for you on thursday night so keep an eye out!!"
Short n' Sweet hit the shelves on August 23, 2024, and it marks the sixth addition to her popular studio albums. The album saw massive success with eight nominations at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. Two songs from this album, "Please, Please, Please" and "Espresso," earned top positions on the Billboard Global 200 chart. The first of these songs is widely used by netizens for reels and as cover music on social media.
The iconic line from "Espresso," "That's that me espresso," is one of the favorite captions amongst fans and music lovers on social media.
The chart-topping pop and funk tracks from the album brought an upbeat and fun energy to the pop music scene, attracting the hearts of many. Sabrina also shared a hint about this album release with a short Instagram reel. In this, she gently places a red-lipped kiss on the glass screen, tying together the album cover art and theme.
Here is a gif version shared by a netizen of the said Instagram video:
In addition to all this buzz around Sabrina's past albums, an AI-generated version of Sabrina's album cover featuring the Green Grinch character has surfaced online.
The recreated version, however, has gotten a few details missed. An X user made a meticulous effort to point out:
Some netizens are taking funny digs at how the internet is asking Grinch to be a real person. They expressed their surprise when the Grinch version of the album cover floated online:
The Grinch character has been iconically remembered for its appearance in the famous Knee surgery memes. A netizen made sure to pay homage to his original appearance in the memetic universe through a mention of the Knee Surgery Tomorrow meme.
While funny reactions keep pouring in, recreations of this kind help the pop cultural space to expand into light-hearted, comic digs. With the Grinch featured in the image, side by side with one of the most popular icons of musical space today, the viral chatter around the post will be remembered.