Rick Astley has described the viral infamy he has achieved due to the "Rickroll" meme as akin to living "a double life." The meme, which dates back to around 2007, involves pretending to direct ...

In this excerpt of an "Endless Thread" podcast, hosts Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson talk with singer Rick Astley, whose video for the song "Never Gonna Give You Up" has become the internet ...

Rick Astley may be cemented in music history for the viral “Rickrolling” prank, but he’s never actually pulled it himself. Two decades after the English singer’s iconic track “Never Gonna Give You Up” ...

Whether you spend 5 minutes a day on the internet or hours, you’ve probably had the equally hilarious and frustrating experience of being Rickrolled. Rickrolling is a meme based on Rick Astley’s 1987 ...

In this excerpt of an "Endless Thread" podcast, hosts Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson talk with singer Rick Astley, whose video for the song "Never Gonna Give You Up" has become the internet ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - In a voter’s pamphlet released for the upcoming election, a cheeky writer snuck in the iconic words of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Measure 119 is on the ballot for ...

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 ...