https://auns.com.au/category/entertainment Entertainment news from AUNS — Breaking news, sport, politics, world and weather from across Australia. en-au editorial@auns.com.au (AUNS Editorial) https://auns.com.au/static/publisher-logo.png https://auns.com.au/category/entertainment Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:45:00 GMT https://auns.com.au/article/20260715-t-rex-gus-record-sothebys-auction An anonymous phone bidder paid US$50.1 million for the 67-million-year-old fossil, an auction record for a dinosaur, and palaeontologists want it in a museum. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:45:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260715-t-rex-gus-record-sothebys-auction Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260714-sam-neill-dies-78 The Jurassic Park and My Brilliant Career actor died in Sydney surrounded by family, less than three months after announcing he was cancer-free. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 02:30:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260714-sam-neill-dies-78 Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260713-music-industry-ai-labelling-standard The global recorded music industry has agreed a voluntary standard marking tracks as AI-Generated or AI-Assisted, and ARIA has welcomed it. The test case is already on Australian radio, where a rework of Madonna's Like A Prayer with no credited vocalist sits at number two. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260713-music-industry-ai-labelling-standard Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260712-muse-cracks-aria-top-five Muse's "The Wow! Signal" entered the ARIA albums chart at number two this week, behind Olivia Rodrigo's "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love," which held number one for a third straight week on the chart dated 6 July 2026. Muse's tenth studio album has also topped the UK chart and reached number one in several other countries since its 26 June release. Sun, 12 Jul 2026 01:30:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260712-muse-cracks-aria-top-five Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260711-mso-cleared-gillham-federal-court The Federal Court dismissed every claim Jayson Gillham brought against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The case turned on a protection gap between employed and contracted artists. Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260711-mso-cleared-gillham-federal-court Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260709-bieber-world-cup-final-half-time-show Justin Bieber will join Madonna, Shakira and BTS for the first half-time show at a men's World Cup final, an 11-minute set at MetLife Stadium on July 19. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:45:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260709-bieber-world-cup-final-half-time-show Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260708-australian-box-office-record-toy-story-5 Australian cinemas cleared $100 million for a third straight month in June, the first such run on record, while Pixar's Toy Story 5 held the national number one for a third weekend. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:15:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260708-australian-box-office-record-toy-story-5 Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260707-satluj-pulled-zee5-india Diljit Dosanjh's Satluj was pulled from ZEE5 in India two days after its uncut premiere. The film, and its censorship fight, keep streaming everywhere else. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:40:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260707-satluj-pulled-zee5-india Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260706-swift-kelce-wedding-guests-react Three days after Taylor Swift married Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden, guests have begun posting about the night, while the couple themselves have released no photos and no statement. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:30:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260706-swift-kelce-wedding-guests-react Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260704-harvest-rock-fallow-year-2026 Adelaide's Harvest Rock will not be held in 2026, with promoter Secret Sounds calling it a 'fallow year' (the festival's second skipped year in three). Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260704-harvest-rock-fallow-year-2026 Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260703-aria-mid-year-australian-artists Halfway through 2026, Tame Impala's 'Dracula' is the only Australian single to reach the ARIA top 10, and no local act has topped the singles chart all year. Just four Australian songs have entered the top 40, according to a mid-year review by music site Noise11. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:00:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260703-aria-mid-year-australian-artists Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260628-is-tinder-a-mistake Fifteen years after it launched, Tinder has produced weddings, wasted years, and everything in between. The app did not change whether people find love. It changed what the search costs them. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260628-is-tinder-a-mistake Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260628-spin-off-hostel-perth-review Spin Off Hostel on Fitzgerald Street in West Perth holds a 9.4 on Booking.com and earns the kind of reviews most hostels never see. It was built for the guest, not the operator. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260628-spin-off-hostel-perth-review Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260614-sydney-film-festival-2026-minotaur Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev accepted the Sydney Film Prize in person for Minotaur at the 73rd Sydney Film Festival, which screened 248 films from 81 countries and recorded one of the strongest international lineups in its history, including 19 films direct from Cannes. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260614-sydney-film-festival-2026-minotaur Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260609-rising-festival-melbourne-2026 RISING 2026 ran from May 27 to June 8, transforming Melbourne landmark venues across 13 nights with 100-plus events, seven world premieres, and a program that included the reopening of the Flinders Street Ballroom as a public dance venue for the first time in years. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260609-rising-festival-melbourne-2026 Entertainment https://auns.com.au/article/20260525-australian-musical-theatre-festival-launceston-2026 The 2026 Australian Musical Theatre Festival ran May 20 to 24 at Launceston's recently refurbished Albert Hall, with a program spanning a new work by composer Carmel Dean, a Sondheim centrepiece, and an intimate evening tracing the career of director Delia Hannah. Sun, 24 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT editorial@auns.com.au (Zoe Mercer) https://auns.com.au/article/20260525-australian-musical-theatre-festival-launceston-2026 Entertainment