"So who would've believed after all these years 'Never Gonna Give You Up' has had a billion streams on Spotify. That's a ...

Rick Astley’s 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” has reached a new milestone—surpassing one billion streams on Spotify. The ...

Not only "Never Gonna Give You Up" has become Astley's signature song but it's famously associated with the viral Rickroll internet meme from the last 15 years. Meanwhile, "Never Gonna Give You Up ...

Rick Astley said in June that his 1987 single/internet meme "has sort of become something else" Rick Astley's career entered a second act when his music video for "Never Gonna Give You Up," grew ...

"Listen, let's face it, 'Never Gonna Give You Up' has sort of become something else ... of his songs being part of the biggest internet meme of all time? He rolls with it, obviously.

A funny joke, but not that funny. Cotter swapped it out for a link to Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” on YouTube, and the meme caught fire. Views grew exponentially. The joke kept on going.

Rick Astley’s hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up” is undoubtedly a banger ... So if you’re nostalgic for the music of 1987, or the memes of 2007, enjoy. 35 years after the original came ...

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Rick Astley’s song “Never Gonna Give You Up” was released on this day in 1987 and led to the now famous “Rickrolling” phenomenon, an internet bait-and-switch using disguised hyperlinks ...

Because Rick Astley just recreated the music video for his mega-hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” — 35 years after its release. Now 56, the singer dances against backdrops similar to the ...

‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ is exactly the promise InsurAAAnce ... but also serving it in a manner that pays homage to how internet and meme culture has made Rick Astley its own.” ...