Rick Astley has described the viral infamy he has achieved due to the "Rickroll" meme as akin to living "a double life." The meme, which dates back to around 2007, involves pretending to direct ...

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 ...

Rick has rolled into YouTube’s billion-views club. The official video for Rick Astley’s 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” — uploaded almost 12 years ago — surpassed 1 billion lifetime views on ...

Rick Astley exiled himself from music for a good part of the last three decades, but he never really left pop's consciousness. For one, hits like "Never Gonna Give You Up" and "It Would Take A Strong ...

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.

Most memes on the internet have a very short shelf life. But one that never seems to go away is being “Rick Rolled.” The whole concept of bait-and-switching people who are clicking on various links ...

When Rick Astley first toured the United States nearly three decades ago, he felt right at home. “You drive through certain places in America, and you think, ‘I know this; I feel like I have been here ...

An eccentric apartment above a former London recording studio where the likes of Kylie Minogue and Rick Astley recorded is on the market for £1.35 million (US$1.68 million). The loft-style two-bedroom ...