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The online phenomenon is known as a bait-and-switch prank in which a promised link on a website turns out to be the music video for his 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up." At first, the 55-year ...
He still sticks “Never Gonna Give You Up” at the end of his concert setlists — even when many artists would scoff at the expectation that they play a 40-year-old song every night.
Rick Astley, the British pop sensation whose catchy ’80s tune “Never Gonna Give You Up” found new life in the internet age, has officially joined Spotify‘s elite “Billions Club ...
Released 35 years ago, "Never Gonna Give You Up," which appeared on Astley's debut album Whenever You Need Somebody, became the blue-eyed soul singer's first No. 1 smash in the U.S., ...
Best known for his 1987 smash “Never Gonna Give You Up” — as well as a certain Internet phenomenon that song’s video eventually spawned — Astley appeared not to notice Niall Horan, ...
No, you’re not getting rickrolled. Not technically. Because Rick Astley just recreated the music video for his mega-hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” — 35 years after its release.
Sure, Astley was 21 years old when “Never Gonna Give You Up” was released in 1987, so the British singer-songwriter is 56 now. Skip to main content Arrow-right ...
Astley is commemorating the achievement with the release of a new “Never Gonna Give You Up” limited-edition signed, numbered and colored 7-inch vinyl single. Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.
NEED TO KNOW. Rick Astley's 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" reached one billion streams on Spotify. The song gained newfound popularity in the 2000s thanks to the rickrolling bait-and-switch meme ...
Astley rose to international fame in 1987 with his debut single Never Gonna Give You Up, which became a No. 1 hit in over 25 countries and won the Brit Award for Best British Single.
While he remains connected to “Never Gonna Give You Up,” and has celebrated his catalog during recent U.S. tours with acts like New Kids on the Block, Astley rarely looks back, ...
"Never Gonna Give You Up," originally released as a single when Astley was 21, turned 35 years old on July 27, and Astley made sure to honor the number in a Twitter post he wrote on its birthday.