Rick Astley has recorded his legendary song “Never Gonna Give You Up” with the wrong lyrics to raise awareness of hearing loss. The singer reimagined the 1987 hit with new lyrics to encourage people ...

Lent has officially begun, and so return the Rick Astley jokes. As always, he’s never gonna give you up. But this year, the ’80s superstar has re-emerged to Rick-roll people in ultra-high definition.

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.

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 ...

Whether you spend 5 minutes a day on the internet or hours, you’ve probably had the equally hilarious and frustrating experience of being Rickrolled. Rickrolling is a meme based on Rick Astley’s 1987 ...

Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give you Up. Sorry we missed your birthday, Rick Roll. Anyway, here you go: What, you expected a more substantive article? The song ...

Rick Astley is no stranger to love and, now, the courtroom. On Thursday, the "Never Gonna Give You Up" singer sued rapper Yung Gravy over his 2022 track "Betty (Get Money)," claiming that the song — ...

The Foo Fighters, who were headlining Tokyo’s Summer Sonic festival, brought a meme to life on Sunday when they invited 80’s pop icon Rick Astley onstage to sing a grunge version of his “Never Gonna ...