The singer previously opened up to PEOPLE about why the viral trend of his "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video is a "positive thing" Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE.

"I only view it as a positive thing," says Astley of the Internet meme spawned by his 1987 music video Rick Astley has had one of the most bizarre second acts in music history. The pompadoured ...

The video for Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up" became a quintessential internet meme known as "Rick-Rolling." The origins of the 'Rick Roll': Rick Astley on his role as an internet meme In ...

Last week, we explored the origin of the “Rick Roll,” a meme that evolved from Rick Astley’s 1987 hit song, “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Since the music video resurfaced as the meme in 2007, the ...

A petition on Change.org is campaigning for singer Rick Astley to write the next James Bond theme song. Known for the rickrolling meme phenomenon, the English singer has already been mashed up with ...

Anyone who's ever surfed the web has probably been victim to the global Rickrolling prank, where you click a link only to be taken to the 1980s hit "Never Gonna Give You Up." It was Rick Astley's ...

The Foo Fighters, who were headlining Tokyo’s Summer Sonic festival, brought a meme to life on Sunday when they invited 80’s pop icon Rick Astley onstage to sing a grunge version of his “Never Gonna ...

Most memes on the internet have a very short shelf life. But one that never seems to go away is being “Rick Rolled.” The whole concept of bait-and-switching people who are clicking on various links ...

Internet meme sensation Rick Astley has rickrolled his way into the United States, live and in person. The British singer is promoting his brand-new comeback album 50, which topped the UK charts this ...

When Rick Astley first toured the United States nearly three decades ago, he felt right at home. “You drive through certain places in America, and you think, ‘I know this; I feel like I have been here ...

Rick Astley has had one of the most bizarre second acts in music history. The pompadoured vocalist behind a string of '80s smashes hits found fame in the new Millennium as a viral superstar thanks to ...