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” ...
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.” ...
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 ...
Rick Astley released “Never Gonna Give You Up” in 1987. Almost 40 years later, it’s now hit 1 billion streams on Spotify.The song topped charts around the world when it came out, and it saw a ...
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 ...
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 01: Rick Astley performs at Royal Albert Hall on November 01, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns) With YouTube views nearing two billion and Spotfiy ...
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 ...