New York Post

Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ hits a billion YouTube views

Rick Astley fans — and haters — are never gonna give up watching his hit song on YouTube, which just surpassed 1 billion views. The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up,” which was released 34 ...
American Songwriter

Remember When Rick Astley Recreated the “Never Gonna Give You Up” Video 35 Years After Its Release for an Insurance Company

When Rick Astley‘s “Never Gonna Give You Up” turned 35 in 2022, he marked the anniversary of this 1987 hit in an unexpected way: by recreating its iconic music video to a tee. In the new video for ...
Stereogum

The Number Ones: Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The internet has ...
The Spokesman-Review

Never gonna give them up: You know these hits

It’s time to queue up your playlists as New Kids on the Block’s Mixtape tour brings the boyband to Spokane Arena on Monday night with Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue. Sure, Astley was 21 years ...
American Songwriter

35 Years Later Rick Astleys’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” is Stronger Than Ever

Today, July 27, Rick Astley’s signature song “Never Gonna Give You Up” turns 35. And just like its lyrics—Never gonna give you up/ Never gonna let you down/ Never gonna run around and desert you—the ...
socialitelife

Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ has passed 1 billion streams on Spotify, achieving the ultimate Rickroll

Rick Astley, the British pop sensation whose catchy ’80s tune “Never Gonna Give You Up” found new life in the internet age, has officially joined Spotify‘s elite “Billions Club,” according to a June 2 ...
New York Post

Rick Astley recreates ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ music video 35 years later

No, you’re not getting rickrolled. Not technically. 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 ...
Yahoo

‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ Rick-Rolls Past 1 Billion YouTube Views

We're never gonna give YOU up, Rick Astley. The "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video has passed 1 billion views on YouTube. The video reached the milestone on Wednesday, almost 12 years after its ...
Forbes

Rick Astley On New Book ‘Never,’ Connection To ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 01: Rick Astley performs at Royal Albert Hall on November 01, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns) With YouTube views nearing two billion and Spotfiy ...
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Yung Gravy sued by Rick Astley over alleged ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ voice rip-off

Yung Gravy is reportedly being sued by “Never Gonna Give You Up” hitmaker Rick Astley over the rapper’s track “Betty (Get Money).”Getty Images for Pizza Hut It’s not all gravy, baby. Yung Gravy is ...
Billboard

Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ Reaches 1 Billion YouTube Views: ‘That Is Mind-Blowing’

Rick Astley celebrated his iconic single "Never Gonna Give You Up" reaching one billion views on YouTube, saying that it feels "amazing, crazy, wonderful." By Gil Kaufman Don’t worry, this one time ...