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“Rick Astley told us in person that our Never Gonna Give You Up mashup with Teenage Dirtbag is ‘very good, by the way’”

The grunge grand dame tells her anarchic life story through the music she loves, while Charlotte Church has a tender chat with her ‘dada’. Plus, a deep dive into the Falklands war and Neil Tennant’s Smash Hits days

The iconic singer isn't bringing her new tour to Australia. Here's a way to join in.

People under 30 don’t need to care about – or even understand – this. But there really was a time when exposure to culture was mediated by curators who had far too much power over what we all saw, heard or experienced.

Smash Hits, the new Grayson Perry retrospective at Edinburgh’s National Galleries, spans the 40-year career of the recently knighted artist. It’s an exhibition packed with scrutiny of the entanglements of self and society, as Perry casts up snippets of the institutional landscapes that formed him: family, England, the art world.

Podcasting is known for its famous double acts, but who are the latest ones to listen out for? We talk to the hosts of our favourite new shows

With the Wham! documentary showcasing Andrew Ridgeley’s mum’s scrapbooks of their career, readers share their own shrines to Roxy Music, Metallica, David Bowie and more

The enigmatic singer, dancer and actor, who has died aged 46, was cheekily self-aware about the mechanics of his industry

The story behind Eurythmics' 1983 smash hit single Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) starts, in some ways, in a hotel room in Wagga Wagga.