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Sunday 30th August 2026

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Taylor Swift's Grammy Album Hits New Chart Milestone

Taylor Swift's Album of the Year Grammy winner has just smashed another huge chart milestone, according to Forbes. The record swept the board at the Grammys, and months on from that win it's still climbing rather than fading away. That kind of staying power is rare, most albums drop off the charts long before now, but Swift's keeps finding new fans and new records to break. It's proof that when an album is this good, people just don't stop listening, streaming and singing along. For Swifties, it's another excuse to celebrate an album that already made history once. Keep watching, because with Taylor, there's always another record waiting to fall.

via Forbes

Sabrina Celebrates Man's Best Friend Turning One

Sabrina Carpenter just marked a whole year since she dropped her album Man's Best Friend, and she wasn't shy about celebrating. "One year on pretty girl avenue….!" she wrote online on Sunday, adding that the record "holds such a special place in my heart." It's easy to see why she's proud, the album turned into one of her biggest hits and fans still play it on repeat a year later. The celebrations don't stop there either, Forbes reports Sabrina is about to celebrate on the charts two weeks in a row, proof the record is still going strong. A year on, Man's Best Friend is clearly still giving fans everything they wanted, and by the sound of it, Sabrina's just as obsessed with it as they are.

via facebook.com

Sam Fender & Olivia Dean Break All-Time Chart Record

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have just set themselves a brand new chart record. Their song Rein Me In has stayed at number one, beating a record that was previously held by a genuine music legend. That's no small achievement, going up against pop history and coming out on top says everything about how much people love this track. Olivia Dean has been on an incredible run lately, and this cements Rein Me In as one of the biggest songs of the year so far. Fans have kept it on repeat since the day it dropped, so don't expect it to budge from the top spot anytime soon. It's official: this collaboration isn't just a hit, it's history.

via Chronicle Live

🎧 Poppie's Song of the Day Die On This Hill – Sienna Spiro (still the editor's pick!)
Poppie's Gym Class 🤸 · one lesson a day

Today's Lesson: The Bridge

real Poppie words

Warm-up

  1. Lie on the floor and bend your knees up, feet still on the floor.
  2. Hands by your sides, then lift your hips up as high as you can. In a bridge you've got to push your hips all the way up.

The bridge

  1. Place your hands by your ears, fingers kind of turned back.
  2. Push up as high as you can… then come down gently.
  3. Once you're fully up, try rocking forward and back in your bridge, slowly.

Going all the way back

  1. Go near a wall, but don't stand against it: stand a little away from it.
  2. Put your hands on the wall and arch back, walking down until you reach the floor.
  3. Once that's easy: stand up straight, arms behind your ears, legs spread out a little.
  4. Keep going back. You have 8 beats: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7… place your hands down gently (you can rock a bit)… and up for 8!

Coach's tip: always practise on something soft, and warm up first! 💜

Yesterday's lesson: The Back Walkover. Every lesson stays safe in the archive

Poppie's Kitchen 🍳

Recipe 1: How to Cook a Steak

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Before you start

  1. Wash your hands.
  2. Take your steak out and put it on a chopping board or plate.

Season it

  1. Heat your pan, around medium to high heat.
  2. Salt and pepper: rub it in, massage it a bit, then do the other side.
  3. Put the olive oil on the steak, not on the pan.

Cook it

  1. Steak onto the pan.
  2. One minute on each side. Keep flipping until it looks done the way you like it: well done, medium rare, however you like your steak.
  3. Take it off the pan and let it cool for a bit.
  4. Then you can cut your steak up.

Chef's tip: the oil goes on the steak, not the pan. That's how the pros do it. 🍳

Coming soon from Poppie's Kitchen: lasagne · Caesar salad · avocado toast with a sunny-side-up egg

Funny Story of the Day 😄

Man Launched 92 Feet Into The Air

A daredevil just broke a world record by 'blobbing', launched a massive 92 feet into the air off a giant inflatable blob in the water. It's basically a human catapult, and it's now officially the highest blob jump ever recorded. Absolute chaos, absolute legend.

via UPI