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Monday 20th July 2026

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Olivia Rodrigo Set To Reboot Legendary Lilith Fair

Olivia Rodrigo is about to make music history all over again, and this time it's not just about her own songs. She's reviving Lilith Fair, the legendary all-female touring festival that first lit up stages back in the 1990s and gave a generation of women musicians their biggest platform yet. Paula Cole, one of the singers who performed on the original tour, says she's 'so thrilled' to see it return nearly 30 years later, calling it something that 'gives women courage'. It's a proper full-circle moment: a festival built to lift up women in music, brought back by one of today's biggest stars. Expect more names to be announced soon, and if you love a lineup packed with brilliant female artists, this is one to watch closely.

via People.com

Olivia Dean To Headline Huge New Ocean Way Festival

Olivia Dean has landed one of the biggest gigs of her career: she's headlining the very first Ocean Way Festival, sharing top billing with none other than The Killers. Being asked to headline a brand new festival is a massive vote of confidence, especially alongside a band as huge as The Killers, and it shows just how far Olivia's star has risen this year. Being part of an inaugural festival also means she gets to help set the tone for what could become a regular date on the music calendar for years to come. It caps off what's already been a brilliant year for Olivia, who's been smashing UK chart records left and right. Keep an eye out for more details on dates and support acts as the festival gets closer.

via thenote.com.au

Lewis Capaldi Announces Liverpool Park Gig This Summer

Lewis Capaldi is heading to Liverpool for a huge outdoor show, playing Live In The Park at Sefton Park on Saturday 15 August. Sefton Park is one of the city's best-loved green spaces, and turning it into a giant open-air stage for the night is exactly the kind of event that makes summer gigs so special. It's another sign that Lewis is back out there doing what he loves, bringing his huge voice and even bigger singalong choruses to a crowd under the stars. Outdoor park gigs like this tend to have a brilliant, relaxed festival feel, perfect for singing every word at the top of your lungs. If you're anywhere near Liverpool this August, or fancy a road trip, this looks like one of the gigs of the summer.

via All Music Magazine UK

🎧 Poppie's Song of the Day Close to You — Gracie Abrams
Poppie's Gym Class 🤸 · one lesson a day

Today's Lesson: The Chin Stand

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Warm up first

  1. Warm up your back gently first with some cat stretches and a soft bridge, and lie on a soft mat, never a hard floor.
  2. Only try this once your bridge feels comfy, because it comes from the same bendy back.

Picture the shape (it is NOT a cobra!)

  1. A chin stand is not a cobra. In a cobra your legs stay flat on the floor. In a chin stand your hips lift up high and your back bends so much that your feet come up and over toward your head. You balance on your chest, with your chin gently forward and your hands pressing the mat to steady you. Think of your body as a big deep arch with your bottom up in the air.

Get into it slowly

  1. Kneel on the mat and put your forearms flat down in front of you, elbows about shoulder-width apart.
  2. Tuck your toes under and lift your hips up high toward the ceiling, so you're balanced on your forearms with your bottom in the air — a bit like a downward dog, but resting on your forearms.
  3. Keeping your hips lifted, let your chest sink gently down and forward so your back begins to arch. Your weight comes onto your chest and your hands press the mat to hold you steady — never any weight on your neck.
  4. Now bend your knees and let your feet drop down behind you, toward the back of your head, as your back arches a little more.

How far to go

  1. Let your feet come toward your head only as far as feels like a gentle stretch, never a sharp pain. If it hurts, come down slowly. This is a really bendy one, so go a tiny bit at a time.

Get bendier over time

  1. Hold for just a few seconds at first, then rest. This is a weeks-not-days one — a little more each time.
  2. Keep breathing and stay relaxed. Bendy backs come from calm, gentle practice, never from forcing it.

Coach's tip: this is a bendy one — little and often, a gentle stretch, never a push, and never any weight on your neck. Always on something soft! 💜

Yesterday's lesson: The Elbow Stand — every lesson stays safe in the archive

Poppie's Kitchen 🍳

Recipe 5: Homemade Burgers

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Before you start

  1. Wash your hands.
  2. Get everything out: beef mince (about a handful and a half per burger), salt and pepper, burger buns, and your favourite fillings — cheese, lettuce, tomato, whatever you like.

Make the patties

  1. Put the mince in a bowl with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Squish it together with your hands just enough to mix it — don't overwork it or the burgers go tough.
  2. Split it into balls, one per burger, then flatten each into a patty a bit wider than your bun, because they shrink when they cook. Press a little dip in the middle with your thumb so it cooks flat, not like a football.

Cook them

  1. Heat a pan or the barbecue to medium-high. A little oil on the patty, not the pan — same trick as a steak.
  2. Patty on, and now leave it ALONE. Don't press it and don't keep moving it. About 3 to 4 minutes each side until it's cooked all the way through — burgers need no pink in the middle, that's important.
  3. If you want cheese, lay a slice on top for the last minute so it melts.

Build it

  1. Toast the buns for a few seconds cut-side down in the pan while the burger has a little rest — a warm bun is a happy bun.
  2. Build it up: bottom bun, sauce, burger, cheese, then your salad on top so it doesn't make the bun soggy, and the lid on.

Chef's tip: press a little dip in the middle of each patty and don't squash it in the pan. Squashing pushes all the juice out, and dry burgers are sad burgers. 🍔

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

Funny Story of the Day 😄

Man Pops Balloons With A Plunger For World Record

A man has bagged a Guinness World Record for popping balloons using nothing but a plunger. Yes, the toilet kind. He smashed through balloon after balloon at record speed, proving that with enough determination (and a very odd tool), you really can achieve anything.

via rss.upi.com