What has happened to Rick Astley?
What has happened to Rick Astley?
Astley is currently on tour, supporting New Kids on the Block, along with Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue.
Does Rick Astley have a wife?
Rick Astley
How much money did Rick Astley make from Rickroll?
According to The Register, as of 2010, Astley had directly received only $12 in performance royalties from YouTube. Although by that time the song had been played 39 million times, Astley did not compose the song and received only a performer’s share of the sound recording copyright.
Who owns the Rick Roll?
Rickrolling 101. On May 15, 2007, a then-19-year-old YouTube user named Shawn Cotter–employing the handle “cotter548”–uploaded the music video for Rick Astley’s 1987 hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up,” intending to troll some of his fellow gaming cohorts on 4chan.