/ 31 August 2023

Taylor Swift snags a Spotify record, Barbie beats Harry Potter, and record ultramarathoner does it for the love…

Photo: ANGELA  WEISS/AFP via Getty Images
Photo: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images

Taylor Swift’s reputation for record-breaking continues after the megastar became the first female artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The Weeknd is still the top artist with more than 110 million monthly listens, which is good for him now his acting career is in the lurch… 

The Barbie movie has beaten Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 to become the Warner Bros studio’s highest-grossing film ever. The pink one is set to overtake The Super Mario Bros Movie to become the most successful film of 2023.

Ultramarathoner Piotr Babis has smashed the record for the fastest time to run the 230km Larapinta Trail in Central Oz by 5 hours. The runner experienced hallucinations during the 54-hour run – and then celebrated his success by going on a 6-day hike…

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