Astley recently released his new album, "Are We There Yet?" Samir Hussein/WireImage Rick Astley has embraced his hit song "Never Gonna Give You Up" after years of avoiding it — all thanks to an ...

On March 12, 1988, Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" began its two-week stretch at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rick Astley gets it. He knows his music – one song in particular – is the backdrop for many a viral video, and even if an ...

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been a beloved holiday tradition for nearly a century, but surely the most awesome meta-moment in its history happened back in 2008, when the parade got ...

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.” ...

"I only view it as a positive thing," says Astley of the Internet meme spawned by his 1987 music video Rick Astley has had one of the most bizarre second acts in music history. The pompadoured ...

“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 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 has had an unlikely second act. The ‘80s singer found fame again in the new millennium after the internet craze known as "Rickrolling" made him a viral star. The online phenomenon is known ...

Rick Astley performs on stage at the Hit Factory Live: Christmas Cracker at 02 Arena on December 21, 2012 in London, England. Rick Astley’s debut song, “Never Gonna Give You Up,” has reached more than ...