Sometimes, you see your reflection in a snow-covered hill and you notice that you're wearing the most elaborate and ridiculous costume that anyone has ever seen. Also, maybe there's a parasitic billionaire oligarch standing next to you. Last night, the Met Gala brought many, many fancy people out to New York's Metropolitan Museum Of Art. The theme for this year's big party was "Costume Art" — or, to be more maddeningly vague, "Fashion Is Art." Many, many pop stars were in attendance, and a couple of them performed together.
This year's Met Gala sponsors and honorary chairs included Jeff and Lauren Sánchez Bezos, and the attendees included Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos skipped the red carpet, but the visible participation of mega-rich hegemons irked plenty of New Yorkers. Mayor Zohran Mamdani declined to attend, and so did a few other ultra-famous people, while groups like Everyone Hates Elon held very public protests around New York. But plenty of mega-celebrities still attended, including the evening's entertainers. Sabrina Carpenter and Stevie Nicks, two enormous pop stars 51 years apart in age, both performed at the Gala, separately and together.
Sabrina Carpenter gave her first post-Coachella performance at the Met Gala. In a three-song set, she did the hits "House Tour," "Espresso," and "Please Please Please." Stevie Nicks sang four songs — three Fleetwood Mac classics, plus "Edge Of Seventeen." Two of those Fleetwood Mac classics were duets with Carpenter; the two of them sang "Landslide" and "Don't Stop" together, according to Setlist.fm. After Carpenter and Madonna debuted "Bring Your Love" together at Coachella, that makes two performances with pop icons in about as many weeks for Carpenter. I'm not seeing any "Don't Stop" footage online, but here's "Landslide," along with a few short clips from Carpenter's performance:
On the red carpet, Carpenter wore a Dior slit dress made entirely of strips of film from the movie Sabrina, and Nicks wore custom Zara by John Galliano, along with a big top hat.
Sabrina Carpenter at the Met Gala. — Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2026-05-04T23:35:16.978Z
Stevie Nicks at the Met Gala. — Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2026-05-04T23:15:55.469Z
And since you already clicked on this post, you might be curious about the red carpet looks from other pop-star types. You can see them below, and may God have mercy on your soul.
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna at the Met Gala.✨ pic.twitter.com/KuxzFCmC0O — Typical African (@Joe__Bassey) May 5, 2026
Cardi B at the Met Gala. — Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2026-05-05T00:55:29.316Z
Teyana Taylor at the Met Gala. — Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2026-05-05T00:28:05.491Z
Bad Bunny at the Met Gala. — Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2026-05-05T00:26:30.937Z
Janelle Monáe at the Met Gala. — Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2026-05-04T22:49:53.892Z
Charli xcx at the Met Gala. — Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2026-05-04T21:59:19.054Z
Sam Smith at the Met Gala. — Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2026-05-04T22:02:35.308Z
The LEGENDARY Babyface has arrived at the 2026 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/szxhOsrTBX — Okayplayer (@okayplayer) May 4, 2026
Jon Batiste at the Met Gala. — Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2026-05-04T22:21:37.220Z
Troye Sivan steps out in jeans to the #MetGala pic.twitter.com/BM3ZFMTUrl — Variety (@Variety) May 4, 2026
Embroidered my tattoos all over my suit for the #METGala ? pic.twitter.com/nqv79Qc3BM — Big Smoke - (@Skepta) May 5, 2026
Doja Cat at the Met Gala. — Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2026-05-04T22:05:09.527Z
Katy Perry & Connor Storrie at the Met Gala. — Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2026-05-04T22:19:34.089Z
Finn Wolfhard at the Met Gala. — Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2026-05-04T22:53:28.634Z
Tate McRae at the Met Gala. — Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2026-05-05T00:10:54.672Z
Sabrina Carpenter when asked what’s her favorite movie at the #MetGala:
“Shrek 2” pic.twitter.com/kBb6iCh0M2 — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) May 5, 2026