Rick Astley

Richard Paul "Rick" Astley (; born 6 February 1966) is an English
singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987
song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries.
Astley holds the record for being the only male solo artist to have his first
8 singles reach the Top 10 in the UK and by retirement in 1993 had ... read more

A Newsdump for 2 February 2012: From Nicki's 'Stupid Hoe' ban to The Wanted's collaboration plan

BET have 'allegedly' banned Nicki Minaj’s 'Stupid Hoe' video from being shown, but refuse to explain why. (TMZ) (http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/01/nicki-minaj-stupid-ho...
Posted 2 February 8.25am — Comment on this

Rewind Scotland - Day One - A Review In Pictures - Scone Palace Perthshire

Rick Astley, Tony Hadley, T'Pau and ABC! It's back to the 80's with a gallery from Rewind Scotland.
Posted 2 August 2011 3.33pm — Comment on this

A journey into sound: All the record shops I have loved and lost

In honour of Record Store Day, pop writer and mega-KLF fan Peter Robinson talks us through his top 10 places to buy musicWoolworths, East Grinstead (now closed)Their musi...
Posted 15 April 2011 11.25am — Comment on this

Bipartisan Legislators in Oregon Are Never Gonna Give You Up

Rick Astley‘s “Never Gonna Give You Up” made a surprising resurgence in the beginning of the last decade as an internet prank: sending someone a link an...
Posted 14 April 2011 11.10pm — Comment on this

Radiohead’s ‘Lotus Flower’ Gets The Beyonce and Rick Astley Treatment

While the internet was ablaze this weeked with all manner of King Of Limbs content, a few plucky video editors have given Thom Yorke's dance moves the Rick Roll-treatme...
Posted 20 February 2011 2.13pm — Comment on this

Celebrity Birthdays - February 6, 2011

Happy Birthday to: Reggae icon Bob Marley (1945; d. 1981) British singer Rick Astley (1966) Guns 'n Roses singer Axl Rose (1962) TV star Megan Gallagher (1960) Ameri...
Posted 6 February 2011 8.00am — Comment on this

Stars line up for '80s supergig

Rick Astley, the Human League and Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley are to co-headline this summer's Rewind Festival in Scone Palace, Scotland.
Posted 18 January 2011 2.53pm — Comment on this

Rick Astley To Headline 1980s Music Festival

Rick Astley, the Human League and Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley are to co-headline this summer's Rewind Festival in Scone Palace, Scotland. Heaven 17, Bananarama, ...
Posted 18 January 2011 11.53am — Comment on this

Rick Astley - Stars Line-up For 1980s Supergig

RICK ASTLEY, the HUMAN LEAGUE and SPANDAU BALLET frontman TONY HADLEY are to co-headline this summer's (11) Rewind Festival in Scone Palace, Scotland.Heaven 17, Bananaram...
Posted 18 January 2011 8.09am — Comment on this

Clubs picks of the week

Bodymove, LondonScared you'll drop too much dough at the January sales? Then you'll be best off heading for Egg, where Bodymove will be putting on their own Winter Sale E...
Posted 8 January 2011 12.06am — Comment on this

Rick Astley: My greatest mistake

Rick Astley admits he was in his own 'little bubble' when he turned down the opportunity to sing the title track on Pretty WomanIt was back in the day, the late 80s ̵...
Posted 18 December 2010 12.01am — Comment on this

Rick Astley - Pranksters Take Astley Campaign To New Heights

Eighties pop star RICK ASTLEY has been blasted into the outer reaches of the Earth's atmosphere after pranksters took their 'Rickrolling' campaign to new heights.The...
Posted 20 October 2010 4.18pm — Comment on this

Rooney Mara's shoulder, transfixing Sweden more than ABBA

Matt Damon, Fred Savage and Rick Astley are not dead. And, apparently, Rooney Mara was not "seriously injured" as she got in shape to play Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl W...
Posted 23 September 2010 2.11am — Comment on this

Rick Astley - Astley Has New Love For Hit Track

RICK ASTLEY has a renewed appreciation for his 1987 hit NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP, insisting he couldn't relate to the song's "emotions" as a young pop star.The British...
Posted 9 June 2010 12.11pm — Comment on this

Rick Astley fine with retirement

Eighties pop star Rick Astley was forced into an early retirement at 27 - because his crippling fear of flying meant he could no longer tour the world.
Posted 9 June 2010 7.17am — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Rick Astley songs in the past year.

  • Never Gonna Give You Up  32 plays
  • Together Forever  25 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Rick Astley over the past year.

  1. Absolute 80s 57 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 00s 2 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 2 plays
  4. Absolute Radio 90s 2 plays
  5. Absolute Classic Rock 2 plays

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