Despite nabbing the honor as the song with the worst '80s drum sound, this tune was a smash hit.

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 ...

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 ...

Rick Astley was just 21 years old when he recorded his 1987 hit, "Never Gonna Give You Up." It spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and charted for 24 more weeks. At age 27, he retired ...

The death of his brother and the coldness of his parents led him to music, which freed him from the emotional burden of his family. Never Gonna Give You Up made him a pop music icon, but fame ...

Decades after his biggest hit, the unlikely national treasure lifts the O2 crowd into a state of nostalgic nirvana ...

“Now, that phrase has multiple meanings,” said Astley of the cryptic album title. “Are we there yet in my musical ambitions? Am I done with my career? Have we arrived? Or are we still traveling?” ...

Rick Astley doesn’t “know what” he thinks about Stock Aitken Waterman’s new stage musical. The 57-year-old singer shot to fame in the 1980s alongside a host of other stars like Kylie Minogue, Jason ...

PREPOSTEROUS as it might sound, Rick Astley is delightful live. It would be many people's worst nightmare to see his revival at The Lowry's Quay Theatre. Do you remember how he danced? Many still find ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Still top of the pops: Rick Astley on stage at the O2 - Lorne Thomson/Redferns In April 2016 Rick Astley performed a concert at ...