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Rick Astley Is Back

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) May 11, 2010 2:46 pm
Rick Astley has returned with his first mainstream single in 17 years. He's releasing the tune, "Lights Out" on June 7, and if you're expecting it to sound like "Never Gonna Give You Up," it actually sounds more like this. (OK, so we lied. It has more in common with Coldplay.) You can hear it here. If you really want. In...
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Fear Not, The End Of Rickrolling Is Not Upon Us

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 24, 2010 4:19 pm
It looked like the folks at Sony and YouTube had Rickrolled the act of Rickrolling itself on Tuesday (Feb. 23), prompting the internets to emit a collective gasp of "WAAAAAAAAT" (in kittypigeon and without the H), but this no longer appears to be the case. Neowin.net reported the "original" Rickroll video, which had been...
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Pearl Jam Just Rickrolled You

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 10, 2009 4:09 pm
Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard has effectively "Rickrolled" the entire internet by covering Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." Gossard's cover of the ridiculous (I don't think there's any disputing my use of that word here) '80s track was uploaded to Pearl Jam's YouTube account on Monday (Nov. 9). You can watch it...
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Kanye Pees On Awards Pre-Party

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) November 10, 2008 12:41 pm
Kanye West apparently annoyed "American Boy" singer Estelle during some recent European appearances together because he tried to play his album for her non-stop in her dressing room. She should be thankful that's all he did in her room. West was so excited after making up with the MTV Europe Awards that he just couldn't contain...
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It Happened Today: Sept. 3, 1988

Submitted by Kate Harper on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 9:21am
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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 3, 2008 9:21 am
Rick Astley hits #1 in the U.K. singles chart with "Never Gonna Give You Up." It hit the top spot six months prior in the U.S. Ten years later, people are gettin' Rickrolled. Look, as bad as the song is, if it wasn't for Astley, pranking on teh intranets would a little bit more boring.  
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