Rick Astley: Last News

Blossoms and Rick Astley‘s suprise set at Glastonbury consisting solely of covers from The Smiths‘ discography.The musicians’ supergroup covers band played an hour-long set at the Woodsies Stage today (June 24).

Glastonbury fans were surprised when Rick Astley performed an 'iconic' cover at the festival, with many admitting it wasn't on their bingo cards for 2023.

Rick Astley and Blossoms have announced the return of their Smiths supergroup covers band for a secret set at Glastonbury 2023, with the pop icon telling NME about what went into it and the backlash from Johnny Marr.Astley, who this weekend made his Glastonbury debut by opening up the Pyramid Stage, made headlines last year when he joined Blossoms on stage in London to perform a number of Smiths covers – before they then played a number of full gigs dedicated to the iconic ’80s indie icons. Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr was less than pleased having not been told about it, before telling NME that he’d been in touch with Blossoms and “dealt with it“.Now, they’ve announced that the tribute project will be performing at Glastonbury on the Woodsies stage at 6pm tonight (Friday June 23), filling in one of the TBA slots with a secret set.“I can’t tell you how much I love doing this,” Astley told NME of the covers band. “I know it’s sacrilege and they should hang the lot of us on the line for doing it, but I also just don’t care.

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl dedicated the last song of the band’s surprise set on Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage to their late drummer Taylor Hawkins. The US rock band stormed through a number of hit songs during the hour-long performance – their first time at the world-famous festival since 2017.There had been high speculation that the Foo Fighters would take to the main stage on Friday from 6.15pm in a slot which was billed under the name The Churnups. An hour before the slot, the band posted a photo of flags within the festival crowd, one with the phrase Churn It Up brandished across it, and tagged the post #Glastonbury2023.

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Rick Astley has spoken to NME about what to expect from his debut Glastonbury performance this weekend, as well as the rumours that Foo Fighters will be performing a secret set.Thousands of fans were present for festival organiser Emily Eavis opening the gates at Worthy Farm this morning (Wednesday June 21) with this year’s line-up including headline performances from the likes of Guns N’ Roses, Elton John, and Arctic Monkeys, alongside the likes of Lizzo, Lana Del Rey, Måneskin, Fred Again.. and Cat Stevens, Manic Street Preachers, Wizkid, Lil Nas X, Chvrches and The War On Drugs and more.Astley meanwhile, will be opening Saturday’s Pyramid Stage performances with an early set at 12pm – an honour that makes him feel “quite nervous”, as he told NME.“I think anyone who’s never played it before would have to say that,” said the pop veteran. “I’m so looking forward to it.

RELEASESGucci Mane will release new album ‘A Breath Of Fresh Air’ on 13 Oct. Out now is new single ‘Bluffin’, featuring Lil Baby.Rick Astley has announced that he will release new album ‘Are We There Yet?’ on 6 Oct. “Now, that phrase has multiple meanings”, he says of the title.

Glastonbury have asked festival goers coming to this year’s event not to bring disposable vapes.The organisers have added the items to its official “do not bring” list.

Elton John has admitted that he’s “a little intimidated” by the prospect of headlining Glastonbury Festival 2023 this month.The legendary singer and pianist will top the bill on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset on Sunday, June 25.In an interview with BBC London, John admitted that he was feeling trepidation ahead of the performance, saying: “I’m a little, not frightened, but I’m a little intimidated by it because I haven’t played there, I haven’t been there.”However, he told Scott Mills on BBC Radio 2 that the opportunity to headline Glastonbury has “come at the right time. I’m a great believer in serendipity and fate – this is the most wonderful way to sign off in England.

BBC have shared details of their coverage for next month’s Glastonbury Festival.Glastonbury 2023 – which will be held from June 21-25 at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset and headlined by Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John.Yesterday (May 30), the full line-up and stage times were shared, with new names added including Queens Of The Stone Age and Rick Astley.Now, details of the full TV and radio schedule for Glastonbury’s BBC coverage has been shared.BBC Music’s presenters for the festival include Lauren Laverne, Jo Wiley, Clara Amfo and Jack Saunders, with pre-festival programming including an updated version of the Glastonbury: 50 Years & Counting documentary, first shared for last year’s event.From there, over 40 hours of TV coverage will be broadcast alongside 85 hours of live radio broadcast from the festival.New for 2023 includes British Sign Language on Pyramid Stage performances, a ‘Glastonbury’s Greatest Hits’ show streaming on iPlayer from June 19-25 and running down the best performances from past years, a new We Love Glastonbury documentary and more.Emily Eavis said: “We’ve worked in partnership with the BBC since 1997, and they’ve become an incredibly valuable part of what we do at Glastonbury. I think we’ve created something really special together and we’re delighted that they’re continuing to evolve their coverage with additions such as streaming Pyramid Stage performances live in British Sign Language.

Rick Astley seemingly impressed BBC Breakfast viewers this morning as he appeared on the show in his pyjamas. As the Never Gonna Give You Up hitmaker was welcomed by hosts Sally Nugent and Jon Kay via a live video feed from his South London home, many fans were quick to comment on his choice of outfit online.

The line-up for Glastonbury Festival 2023 has been revealed and Wigan band The Lathums have been confirmed alongside a host of other artists. The festival, which takes place at Worthy Farm in three weeks time, released its full itinerary for the Somerset event yesterday (May 30) including a detailed breakdown of stages and set times.

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Billie Eilish, Fred Again.. and The Killers have been announced as the headliners for this year’s Electric Picnic – check out the full line-up below.Eilish will top the bill at the Irish music and arts festival on Friday, September 1, with Fred Again..

Sir Brian May will be among those recognised at Buckingham Palace later after he was given a knighthood in the New Year Honours. As the virtuoso guitarist in rock band Queen, the 75-year-old is responsible for some of the biggest riffs in popular music, from the solo on Don’t Stop Me Now to the melodic strums of Somebody To Love.

Rick Astley has sued Yung Gravy over the track ‘Betty (Get Money)’, which borrows heavily from the former’s hit and Rickrolling meme classic ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’. Though it’s not a copyright case, with Astley claiming that his publicity rights were infringed when Young Gravy’s team employed a soundalike to recreate the ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ vocals within ‘Betty (Get Money)’.Part of the recent trend of new pop songs overtly and heavily interpolating old pop songs, Yung Gravy’s people got all the required permissions from the writers and publishers of ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ to incorporate the 1987 song into the 2022 release.Indeed, as a result of licensing the interpolation, the writers of ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ – the British 80s pop-making team that were Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman – get all the songwriting credits for ‘Betty (Get Money)’ on the database of US collecting society MLC.However, according to Billboard, Astley’s lawsuit explains that Yung Gravy wasn’t able to get permission to actually sample the original recording of ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’.

Rick Astley has filed a multimillion-dollar suit against Yung Gravy, saying that the rap artist was unauthorized in using an imitation of his vocals from 1987's Never Gonna Give You Up for the 2022 single Betty (Get Money).The English singer and songwriter, 56, filed legal docs in Los Angeles that were reviewed by TMZ, saying Yung Gravy and his team had only licensed the instrumentals of the pop classic.Astley's legal team told the court that the Rochester, Minnesota-born musical artist, 26, and his production team, including Dillon Francis, and impersonator Nick 'Popnick' Seeley were not authorized in reproducing the vocals of his hit, which triggered the online 'Rick-Rolling' phenomenon.  The latest: Rick Astley, 56, has filed a multimillion dollar suit against Yung Gravy, 26, saying that the rap artist was unauthorized imitation of his vocals from 1987's Never Gonna Give You Up for his single Betty (Get Money)The group 'conspired to include a deliberate and nearly indistinguishable imitation of Mr. Astley's voice throughout the song,' Astley's legal team told the court.Astley said that Yung Gravy cost him potentially lucrative future collaboration opportunities in using Never Gonna Give You Up as the basis of his 2022 track.

Rick Astley, whose 1987 worldwide hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” is an enduring cultural landmark, has sued rapper Yung Gravy. Astley’s multimillion dollar lawsuit claims that use of an imitation of his voice on the single “Betty (Get Money)” was not authorized.

Game of Thrones cast members in attendance.The and the Ozark actor wed in Puglia, Italy last Thursday and while they have yet to publicly confirm the happy news, guests have already started posting snaps of the newlyweds all over Instagram. shared by an attendee shows Headey, who played on the hit HBO show, wearing a simple, white silk gown with spaghetti straps, a plunging V-neckline, and a low back. She accessorized her bridal look with an elbow-length veil and a pink and a white rose tucked into her dark brown hair.

Game of Thrones' Lena Headey – famous for playing Queen Cersei Lannister in the hit HBO show – has married Ozark star Marc Menchaca in a private and intimate ceremony in Italy.The pair are said to have got married on 6 October, with the bride, 49, wearing a white halter-neck wedding dress and veil, with flowers in her hair, which was styled in loose waves. Her new husband, 46, wore a blue three-piece suit, a blush pink tie and a Stetson hat as they said their "I do's" in front of their nearest and dearest.

Lena Headey has reportedly married Marc Menchaca in a romantic ceremony in Italy. The 49-year-old 'Game of Thrones' actress is said to have tied the knot with 'Ozark' star Marc in the southern region of Puglia on October 6 in front of friends and family including Lena's former co-star Sophie Turner and her husband Joe Jonas and pop veteran Rick Astley, who was seen posing for pictures with other guests in pictures which have been circulating online. MailOnline reports other stars from 'Game of Thrones' who attended the ceremony included Peter Dinklage, who played Tyrion Lannister, and Conleth Hill ( Varys).