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The Weeknd and Playboi Carti arrive in the Top 10 with the worst record ever made (probably). Meanwhile Sabrina Carptener continues to set records, Linkin Park become a computer game. And nothing else much happens. Can we just wheel in Mariah and Wham already?
"Blonde woman breaking records with her music" was the AI prompt for this image, and it is good enough I guess. Click inside to hear about one particular blonde and the records she is breaking.
We are STILL all about The Carpenter, as she achieves something nobody has done since Olivia Newton-John. But new hits are on the way, including from The Weeknd who is sat in his groove and has no reason to move.
Emily contemplates her latest communication from the spirits of L Ron Hubbard (possibly). She may not look like Chester but she damn well sounds like him, and propels the "new" Linkin Park to their biggest chart success ever.
