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‘s “Never Gonna Give You Up” was released in July 1987, which was right around the time The Smiths broke up. You might not be surprised, but at the time, there was not a lot of crossover in ...

NEW YORK — How does Rick Astley handle one of his songs being part of the biggest internet meme of all time? He rolls with it, obviously. “Listen, let’s face it, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ has sort of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 2022 single "Betty (Get Money)" by Yung Gravy, left, borrows heavily from Rick Astley's 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up." ...

Astley's original announcement, as you might recall, was not especially well-received by former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, who tweeted, "This is both funny and horrible at the same time" in ...