If you spent any amount of time on the internet in the late 2000s, then you were likely a victim of Rickrolling, a viral prank that involves the 1987 Rick Astley smash hit, “Never Gonna Give You Up.” ...
Astley recently released his new album, "Are We There Yet?" Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human interest stories.
TikTokers have adapted the age-old internet trend of “RickRolling” to maximize the joke for the platform. Rickrolling began in the early 2000s on 4chan when a link that was supposed to send users to a ...
A popular Internet joke is Rickrolling. It's a harmless prank that tricks people into clicking on an Internet link. It takes you to a YouTube video of 80s pop singer Rick Astley performing Never Gonna ...
Rick Astley released “Never Gonna Give You Up” in 1987. Almost 40 years later, it’s now hit 1 billion streams on Spotify.The song topped charts around the world when it came out, and it saw a ...