The “Manchild” singer covers the brand new difficulty of Rolling Stone, stripping right down to nothing however some stockings for a nude photoshoot with photographer David LaChapelle. The duvet story comes forward of the singer’s album, “Man’s Finest Buddy,” who’s dropping subsequent month — only one 12 months after the discharge of her smash “Quick n’ Candy” album.

Along with the nude cowl shot, Carpenter, 26, embraces her sexuality in different pictures within the shoot … carrying her underwear, corsets and sheer seems all through. Within the accompanying article, she additionally discusses a few of the on-line discuss her sexually charged performances and tongue-in-cheek lyrics, responding to criticism.

“It is all the time so humorous to me when folks complain. They’re like, ‘All she does is sing about this.’ However these are the songs that you have made standard. Clearly you love intercourse. You are obsessive about it,” she mentioned.

“It is in my present. There’s so many extra moments than the ‘Juno’ positions, however these are those you put up each night time and touch upon. I am unable to management that,” she added, referring to her appearing out completely different intercourse positions when performing the track “Juno.”

“Should you come to the present, you will [also] hear the ballads, you”ll hear the extra introspective numbers,” she continued. “I discover irony and humor in all of that, as a result of it appears to be a recurring theme. I am not upset about it, apart from I really feel mad stress to be humorous typically.”

Talking extra typically about girls within the public eye later within the article, Carpenter mentioned she would not consider she’s ever lived in a time “the place girls have been picked aside extra, and scrutinized in each capability.”

“I am not simply speaking about me. I am speaking about each feminine artist that’s making artwork proper now,” the previous Disney star continued.

“We’re in such a bizarre time the place you’ll suppose it is lady energy, and girls supporting girls, however in actuality, the second you see an image of somebody carrying a gown on a carpet, it’s important to say all the pieces imply about it within the first 30 seconds that you just see it.”

She added that artists principally “simply need to develop thicker pores and skin,” whereas their haters “do not need to discover ways to shut their mouths.”

In the remainder of the profile, Carpenter additionally opens up about why she rushed out a brand new album so quickly after “Quick n’ Candy,” addresses tabloid tales about her — saying she’s principally “immune and numb” to it — and shares what she’s actually like off-stage.

Learn the total cowl story right here.