Rick Astley’s 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” has reached a new milestone—surpassing one billion streams on Spotify. The achievement comes nearly four decades after the track’s original release and ...

The meme included tricking people online into expecting one thing from a URL and then being brought to the song or the video for "Never Gonna Give You Up," hence the term Rick-Rolled. Astley ...

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.

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 ...

Rick Astley ‘s 1987 hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up” has passed 1 billion streams on Spotify — 38 years after the song debuted. The feat is even more noteworthy given that the song was released more ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Here are a few more popular songs by Rick Astley that are just as catchy as Never Gonna Give You Up. You’ll be tapping ... and the “Rickrolling” meme kept his music popular even years ...