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 ...
“I didn't love the world of pop music, to be honest” Rick Astley says, “because what I dreamed it was and what I wanted it to be, it kind of wasn't.” Well, here’s to never giving up: 36 years after ...
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” ...
The 1987 song received newfound popularity in the 2000s thanks to the Rick-Rolling meme Rick Astley's 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" reached one billion streams on Spotify The song gained newfound ...
Rick Astley’s 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” has reached a new milestone—surpassing one billion streams on Spotify. The achievement comes nearly four decades after the track’s original release and ...
In 1987, Rick Astley had a massive hit with “ Never Gonna Give You Up “. The debut single from his freshman Whenever You Need ...
Rick Astley sank into depression after his pop career went downhill in the 1990s. The ’80s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ singer, 58, has recently seen his popularity surge after he appeared at Glastonbury ...
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 ...
Despite his best intentions, Rick Astley admits that he once let Noel down. The "Never Gonna Give You Up" singer recalled inadvertently getting Oasis songwriter Noel Gallagher in trouble for a crime ...
Almost 40 years after it first hit the charts, Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” has hit a major Spotify milestone. The catchy ‘80s tune hit a billion streams on the music service, despite being ...