Musician Rick Astley got his big break after Pete Waterman saw him singing at a working men’s club in Warrington and signed him on the spot. His first hit Never Gonna Give You Up went to No 1 around ...

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.

Rick Astley's much more than one song. To prove what an impressive back catalogue of dance pop and blue-eyed soul hits he's ...

The 2022 single "Betty (Get Money)" by Yung Gravy, left, borrows heavily from Rick Astley's 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up." (Amy Harris / Invision / Associated Press, left; Ben Birchall / PA ...

The 1987 song received newfound popularity in the 2000s thanks to the Rick-Rolling meme Rick Astley's 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" reached one billion streams on Spotify The song gained newfound ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Almost 40 years after it first hit the charts, Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” has hit a major Spotify milestone. The catchy ‘80s tune hit a billion streams on the music service, despite being ...