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” ...
Astley recently released his new album, "Are We There Yet?" Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human interest stories.
If you spent any amount of time on the internet in the late 2000s, then you were likely a victim of Rickrolling, a viral prank that involves the 1987 Rick Astley smash hit, “Never Gonna Give You Up.” ...
On this day in 1987, Rick Astley started a five-week run atop the official UK Singles Chart with his debut single, “Never Gonna Give You Up.” The song became an international hit, topping charts ...
Rick Astley is as surprised as anyone that his career is still rolling. The humble British singer-songwriter linked together forever with his No. 1 decade-defying pop-culture-ingrained hit from 1987, ...
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 ...
Internet gag sends people to a video of Rick Astley's 80s song. April 11, 2008 — -- Have you been Rick Rolled yet? If you have, you join the ranks of as many as 9 million people who have been hit ...
The 1987 song received newfound popularity in the 2000s thanks to the Rick-Rolling meme David Redfern/Redferns; Andy Von Pip/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Rick Astley's 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give ...