Rick Astley doesn’t try to be cool. But he throws the best pop party in town

In April 2016 Rick Astley performed a concert at “Indigo at the O2”, the 2,750-capacity nightclub located under the same ...
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Rick Astley says he's never been cool, and that's OK: 'Nostalgia is not an ugly thing to me'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rick Astley gets it. He knows his music – one song in particular – is the backdrop for many a viral video, and even if an ...
American Songwriter

Rick Astley Laughed All the Way to the Bank With This Viral Internet Prank That Used His 1987 Hit Song

In 1987, Rick Astley had a massive hit with “ Never Gonna Give You Up “. The debut single from his freshman Whenever You Need ...
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Rick Astley Says 'Rickrolling' Helped Him Reconnect with 'Never Gonna Give You Up' After Years of Not Singing Song

Astley recently released his new album, "Are We There Yet?" Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human interest stories. Samir ...
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Rick Astley Has Never Rickrolled Anyone — But Says He ‘Appreciates the Life’ the Viral Song Gave Him (Exclusive)

Rick Astley may be cemented in music history for the viral “Rickrolling” prank, but he’s never actually pulled it himself. Two decades after the English singer’s iconic track “Never Gonna Give You Up” ...
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Watch Rick Astley Rock Out to Slipknot’s ‘Duality’

It's never too late for a delayed Christmas present and thanks to Rick Astley's TikTok account, we've got the video you never knew you needed to see. Yes, that's a trench coated Astley rocking guitar ...
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Rick Astley Waited to Write a Memoir Until His Parents Had Passed So He Could Be ‘Completely Honest’ (Exclusive)

Rick Astley had been approached about penning a memoir for decades but always resisted — until now. The singer was a 21-year-old playing local gigs in his small English hometown in 1987 when he ...
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Rick Astley on the First Time He Was Rick-Rolled: "I Kept Thinking, 'What Is This Idiot Doing?'"

"I only view it as a positive thing," says Astley of the Internet meme spawned by his 1987 music video Rick Astley has had one of the most bizarre second acts in music history. The pompadoured ...
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Rick Astley Is Suing Yung Gravy Over ‘Stealing His Voice’ On ‘Betty (Get Money)’

Okay, so, first of all: I’m sorry for the video above. But you can’t write about Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” and not Rickroll your readers. So, enjoy. It’s relevant, though! The song’s at ...
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Rick Astley responds to ‘Ted Lasso’ featuring 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up”

Ted Lasso makes plenty of pop culture references in each episode, whether it’s a song, movie, or book. But last week’s “No Weddings and a Funeral” — Episode 10, Season 2 — prominently featured a bit ...
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Rick Astley of ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ fame talks about life after becoming a meme

Rick Astley was recounting his experience as a young pop star on a recent afternoon at a West Hollywood hotel when just such a specimen happened to pass by. Best known for his 1987 smash “Never Gonna ...