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Rick Astley Gets 'Rick-Rolled' on Reddit in Ultimate Meme Prank by Fan. The singer previously opened up to PEOPLE about why the viral trend of his "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video is a ...

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 ...

Rick Astley's career entered a second act when his music video for "Never Gonna Give You Up," grew into an internet meme, and he continues to embrace the success by recreating the iconic video for ...

Rick Astley performs at Villa Maria on March 07, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand. Getty/Dave Simpson/WireImage Request Reprint & Licensing Submit Correction View Editorial & AI Guidelines ...

Armed with that sweet, sweet drum opening and a relentlessly catchy (let's be real) chorus, it remains the meme that keeps on meme-ing. Rick Astley's 1987 chart-topper "Never Gonna Give You Up" is ...

NEED TO KNOW. Rick Astley's 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" reached one billion streams on Spotify. The song gained newfound popularity in the 2000s thanks to the rickrolling bait-and-switch meme ...

The video for Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up" became a quintessential internet meme known as "Rick-Rolling." Listen Share Dec 30, 2021 12:20pm ( Here & Now / NPR) ...

If you only know English '80s pop star Rick Astley as the man behind the song in the RickRolling meme, his newly released cover of the Foo Fighters' "Everlong" will prove to you that he's so much ...

Rick Astley was recounting his experience as a young pop star on a recent afternoon at a West Hollywood hotel when just such a specimen happened to pass by. Best known for his 1987 smash “Never ...