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The a-ha/Rick Astley Oz tour is on sale today. Here's my chat with Rick about retiring aged 27. "I’d had enough; people had probably had enough of me. So I quit." Plus how he's sung Never Gonna Give You Up with everyone from Kylie to Foo Fighters heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/…

"He is the angel, he is the devil, the genius, the cheat": In today's @theheraldsun, Oscar-winning director @asifkapadia tells @JamesWigney about the two sides of Diego Maradona in @MaradonaMovie #diegomaradona heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/…

Given the crowd response, is it time @tinaarena and @TheVeronicas got their own slots at festivals like Splendour in the Grass, rather than just being pop-up special guests? And should our festivals be more open to pop acts, ala Glastonbury and Coachella? heraldsun.com.au/rendezview/spl…

Morten Harket of a-ha on touring Australia for the first time since 1986, where they'll play their debut album Hunting High & Low in full - and Take on Me as the first song. "We made peace with Take on Me a long time ago. It's the joker in the pack." heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/…

The excellent Michael Hutchence doco Mystify is out today. Here director Richard Lowenstein talks about how new eyes on the rockstar's coroner's report left him in no doubt about why he died, plus plans for an extended version of the film heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/…

Spoke to Michael Howe, who gets to archive the contents of Prince's mythical vault for a living. He talks about what's left in there and his process of documenting one of the most precious collections of unheard material in music heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/… …

The @HandmaidsOnHulu star Ann Dowd takes up religious orders as a "feral nun" in the new @Foxtel drama Lambs Of God. She tells @JamesWigney about her Catholic upbringing and why she's worried America is edging closer to Gilead. #TheHandmaidsTale #Foxtel heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/…

Spoke to @kylieminogue about her plans for Anti-Tour 2, why her Golden tour was a glimpse into her future on stage and what her "superhero" boyfriend Paul Solomons' fave Kylie song is heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/…

Beautiful tribute from @leighpaatsch to Mr Movies’ Bill Collins dead at 84 dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/…

"It goes as dark as anyone could possibly have imagined": in today's @theheraldsun rising Aussie star @dacremontgomery tells @JamesWigney about being bullied as a kid, mullets and @Stranger_Things season 3. #StrangerThings3 #Netflix heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/…

New Eyes, new era: @adamlambert on how Queen helped inspire him to stop chasing trends and opt for timeless music. He also discusses mental health ("these struggles are normal"), the end of his bachelor life and a brand new song that's coming in hot heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/…

With U2 bringing their Joshua Tree tour here, why do 'heritage' bands keep playing their greatest hits? Is it because they now charge a small fortune for the best seats? Is it too risky for an older act to try and fill a stadium playing new songs? heraldsun.com.au/rendezview/tak…

How @chrishemsworth Aussie upbringing with brothers Luke and Liam made him a natural for fighting and stunts in Hollywood blockbusters such as @thorofficial @Avengers and @MenInBlack #ChrisHemsworth #Thor #Avengers #MenInBlackInternational heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/…

From action to drama to comedy, Chris Hemsworth is the complete package. And thanks to a rough-and-tumble childhood with his brothers, he has a natural knack for extreme action, putting him alongside the likes of Tom Cruise and Hugh Jackman. trib.al/nBups79

He’s coming home: Jason Donovan @JDonOfficial will play Billy Flynn in the Melbourne leg of Chicago this summer - and plans to take a trip back to the set of @neighbours heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/…

Everyone gets it wrong from time to time - and @theheraldsun movie critic @leighpaatsch is man enough to he admit sold The Big Lebowski short. The Dude Abides. heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/…

In this week's Hit.TV in the @theheraldsun, @SBS @TheWorldGame pundits @Craig_Foster and @TraceyLeeHolmes tell @JamesWigney why @TheMatildas can go all the way at the @FIFAWWC #Matildas #SBS #theworldgame #FIFA heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/…

At long last, @LiveNationOzNz has confirmed the worst kept secret in Australian touring circles. @U2 is coming - and it's the tour the fans have been waiting for! #U2 #JoshuaTree #TheJoshuaTreeTour2019 #livenation heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/melb…

🎮 GAMING REVIEW 🎮 #Rage2 is moreish and easy to waste time on. But it’s a surface level fun that won’t live up to the personality and quirkiness of rival #Borderlands, writes @hexsteph. trib.al/mOqJgmo