The musician celebrated Carpenter on Tuesday, Oct. 29, after she joined her onstage in New Orleans on Saturday, Oct. 26

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Taylor Swift is grateful for Sabrina Carpenter!

On Tuesday, Oct. 29, the musician, 34, praised her fellow artist after Carpenter, 25, who is also on her ongoing Short n’ Sweet Tour, joined her onstage in New Orleans during her Eras tour on Saturday, Oct. 26.

During the night, the duo performed a mashup of Carpenter’s songs “Espresso,” “Please, Please, Please,” and Swift’s song “Is It Over Now?”

“Wow, New Orleans. I’m still smiling thinking about that wonderful weekend,” Swift wrote on Instagram. “One of the things I’ll always remember from this weekend was getting to surprise the crowd with a performance by the pop princess of our dreams: @sabrinacarpenter.”

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“Side note: She had one day off from her very exhaustive tour schedule,” Swift revealed. “Her show is physically full on and spectacular, and she could’ve been resting in her time off.”

“One of the reasons I respect her so much is that she does things like this, goes out of her way to give fans a surprise moment they didn’t expect,” the “You Belong with Me” popstar continued. “She’s as real as they come and I’m so thankful she did that for us.”

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The carousel featured a snap of Swift playing the guitar while Carpenter sang. This was then followed by snaps of performing in different outfits onstage.

Following her surprise appearance, Carpenter shared a series of videos and photos on Instagram, while giving her thanks to Swift.

“Only stage I’d ever wanna see on a day off!!!!” Carpenter’s caption read.

“Thank you for working late, thank you for being a singer and thank you for having me🤍,” she added, referencing her hit song. “@taylorswift I love you!!”