Young or old, the majority of folks have seemingly heard Rick Astley’s 1987 hit, “Never Gonna Give You Up”. Consequently, the song has surpassed a billion streams on Spotify 38 years after its initial ...
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been a beloved holiday tradition for nearly a century, but surely the most awesome meta-moment in its history happened back in 2008, when the parade got ...
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” ...
Rick Astley is never gonna give you up — and neither will his fans. On Monday, June 2, the Grammy-nominated artist shared his thoughts on the 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up" reaching one billion ...
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 ...
He can probably thank the Rickrolling phenomenon for this one. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Rick Astley‘s 1987 hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up” has passed 1 billion streams on ...
When it came time for Rick Astley to recreate his famous video for “Never Gonna Give You Up,” the British pop star ended up in an unlikely place: the august halls of the Harvard Club in the Back Bay.
Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” has recently celebrated its 35th anniversary. To celebrate, the singer has (Rick) rolled out an ad for CSAA, an AAA Insurer, in which he belts out the tune once ...
Frank Hempel/United Archives via Getty; Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Rick Astley in 1982 and in 2025 Rick Astley may be cemented in music history for the viral “Rickrolling” prank, but he’s never ...