In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, Rick Astley, known for his '80s pop hit "Never Gonna Give You Up," reveals why he waited until he was 58 to release his memoir.

Rick Astley is as surprised as anyone that his career is still rolling. The humble British singer-songwriter linked together forever with his No. 1 decade-defying pop-culture-ingrained hit from ...

Rick Astley, the English singer behind the viral track "Never Gonna Give You Up" and the Rickroll trend that followed, says he's never pulled the prank on anyone — but has nothing but ...

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

Rick Astley looks back on ‘Never Gonna Give You Up,’ and embrace of Rickrolling as autobiography ‘Never’ sees American release. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip. Featured.

Rick Astley in 1982 and in 2025 Rick Astley may be cemented in music history for the viral “Rickrolling” prank, but he’s never actually pulled it himself.

No, Mr. Astley, this isn't a fake-out. You're streaming royalty now. "I never could have imagined back in 1987 that 'Never Gonna Give You Up' would still be going strong decades later," Astley, 59 ...

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 ...

Rick Astley's No. 1 hit has a billion Spotify streams, 38 years after its release "Never Gonna Give You Up" put a then 21-year-old Rick Astley on the map, and as the musician looks at 60 his hit ...