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Rick Astley celebrates his 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up" reaching one billion streams on Spotify. The song gained refound popularity in the early 2000s thanks to the Rick-Rolling meme.

When the meme started gaining traction, Astley says, he actually leaned on his teen daughter for advice about how to navigate his viral moment. Rick Astley in 1988. Vinnie Zuffante/Getty ...

Rick Astley: ‘I didn’t want fame. ... The second came in middle age, when, with the help of a bizarre internet meme, Astley resurrected his dormant career into something new, ...

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 Less than 1,000 ...

When the meme started gaining traction, Astley says, he actually leaned on his teen daughter for advice about how to navigate his viral moment. Vinnie Zuffante/Getty. Rick Astley in 1988 ...

Around 2007, Astley became the subject of a viral internet meme known as rickrolling. ... Astley is currently on tour, supporting New Kids on the Block, along with Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue.

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 and rapper Yung Gravy have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over the use of Astley’s 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” — also known as the Rickroll song — in a 2022 Yung ...

I haven’t done that intentionally,” insists Rick Astley, gesturing at the Spartacus picture behind his head. The singer sits in his kitchen, backdropped by a giant poster of the Stanley ...

Rick Astley: ‘I didn’t want fame. I wanted enough money to never live with my dad’ The man whose sonorous voice made ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ a global hit speaks to Louis Chilton about ...