Despite nabbing the honor as the song with the worst ’80s drum sound, this tune was a smash hit. Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" was handed a special mention for the "Worst '80s Drum Sound" on ...

Decades after his biggest hit, the unlikely national treasure lifts the O2 crowd into a state of nostalgic nirvana James Hall has been writing about music for the Telegraph since 2009. His 250-plus ...

In 1987, Rick Astley had a massive hit with “Never Gonna Give You Up“. The debut single from his freshman Whenever You Need Somebody album, the song is written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete ...

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With no fresh record to tout, the one-time Eighties pin-up offers reflection upon a three-act career with down-to-earth affability across a genial crowdpleaser romp. The past few years have been ...

Pop icon Rick Astley came to Liverpool last night on his new arena tour. The 80s pop star performed at the M&S Bank Arena on Thursday, April 16 as part of his The Reflection Tour. Fans heard an ...

Nearly four decades after his debut single Never Gonna Give You Up propelled him from drummer and studio “tea boy” to a chart-topping global pop star, Rick Astley has come full circle—becoming the ...

Rick Astley proved he’s still got it as he stepped out for the opening night of his Reflection Tour in Glasgow, turning heads with his strikingly youthful appearance at 60. Taking to the stage at the ...

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As a 90’s baby, Rick Astley was always played in the car by my dad on the way to school so like all stubborn children I decided that if I never heard Never Gonna Give You Up again it would be too soon ...

Rick Astley was born in February 1966 in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside. As a child, he sang in a local church choir before playing drums in local bands as a teenager. When the lead singer of one of ...

NEVER let it be said that Rick Astley doesn’t know his audience. “Do you want some eighties?” he asks, one song into his Friday night gig in Glasgow. Cue middle-aged men and women jumping to their ...