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Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” has definitely stood the test of time.

Frederick Waite Jr, who was a part of the band Musical Youth, has died aged 55.The star famously played drums on the band's megahit Pass the Dutchie.Musical Youth took to Twitter to break the sad news of Frederick’s death, as fans paid tribute to the late musician. “We are sad to announce the passing of Musical Youth’s drummer Frederick Waite Jr,” the group’s statement read.“Our thoughts go out to him and his family during this sad time. “We have lost a musical legend, who inspired many young musicians over the last 40 years. “Rest in eternal peace,” the tweet finished, with a picture attached of a young and smiling Frederick.Details surrounding the 55-year-old’s death are not yet known, but Birmingham City Council have confirmed he died on July 20.British-Jamaican reggae band Musical Youth formed in 1979 in Birmingham, making their mark on the 80s music scene. The band are best remembered for their 1982 single Pass the Dutchie, which achieved the number one spot on various charts around the globe. Musical Youth consisted of lead vocalist and percussionist Dennis Seaton, keyboard player Michael Grant, and guitar player and vocalist Kelvin Grant. The band also included Frederick on drums and his late brother Patrick Waite on bass guitar.Patrick tragically died from a heart condition in 1993 when he was aged just 24. In their heyday, the band recorded two albums and earned a Grammy Award nomination before disbanding in 1985 after a series of tragedies and personal problems.In 2001, Dennis and Michael returned as a musical duo, while Kelvin pursued a solo music career.Musical Youth’s other hits include Youth of Today and Never Gonna Give You Up, which is not to be confused with Rick Astley’s hit of the same name. The band

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A.D. Amorosi Smash Mouth became a beloved band for all ages thanks to its anthemic 1999 hit “All Star,” subsequently used in DreamWorks Animation’s ubiquitous 2001 film “Shrek.” The song had a long tail, racking up radio play and streams years past its shelf date.

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To mark the 35th anniversary of the song’s original release, Rick Astley has posted a new animated video for his 1987 single, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’.“Last year we had the idea for a frame-by-frame animated remake of ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’”, explains Astley. “After a lot of hard work, it’s finally ready and I love it!”The track’s original video now has over 1.2 billion views on YouTube, thanks in no small part to ‘Rickrolling’ meme.

Rick Astley says he “would have loved to be cool”, but he never has been “and that’s OK”. He says this as he begins a US tour with New Kids On The Block, En Vogue and Salt N Pepa, so that’s probably a good outlook to have.“Nostalgia is not an ugly thing to me”, he tells USA Today of his view on the tour. “It’s having beautiful emotions about music you grew up listening to.

Blossoms have revealed how their unlikely feud with Johnny Marr over forming a Smiths covers band was put to bed.Last year, the band teamed up with Rick Astley to cover The Smiths. While playing a gig in London, they invited Astley on stage to perform ‘Panic’ and ‘This Charming Man’.The artists subsequently announced two Smiths covers shows in Manchester and London the following month, with Blossoms becoming Astley’s backing band for a full set of theirs and fans’ most-loved Smiths songs.At the time, Marr gave her verdict on the covers, writing on Twitter: “This is both funny and horrible at the same time”. He also added: “Well, I met The Blossoms a few weeks ago and they elected to not mention it.

Heardle has tricked music fans around the world with today’s genius song selection in celebration of April Fools Day.Created off the back of Wordle‘s viral success, the daily music game launched last month and tasks players with guessing a classic track in as little time as possible. Fans get six tries overall, with each attempt or ‘skip’ revealing another portion of the tune.Per Headle‘s official website, the featured tracks are “plucked from a list of the most streamed songs in the past decade”, so music lovers have a decent chance of guessing them correctly.For today’s game (April 1) Heardle took inspiration from the undying ‘Rickroll’ meme that first took over the internet back in the mid-’00s.The prank baits unsuspecting victims with a hyperlink in disguise as something legit – for example: a news story, video or song relating to a subject matter that’s being discussed online. Upon clicking, the user is instead directed to the video for Rick Astley’s 1987 synth-pop anthem ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’.Heardle fans soon took to Twitter this morning to report that the ‘Rickroll’ had infiltrated the game, with one calling the April Fools nod “outstanding”.“Wait.

DEALSPeaceville Records has signed Sigh to release their twelfth studio album later this year. “I’ve been following Peaceville’s history from the very beginning”, says Sigh’s Mirai Kawashima.

Smash Mouth have revealed their new singer via a cover of Rick Astley‘s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ – watch that below.Late last year, the band’s vocalist Steve Harwell announced that he was retiring due to ongoing health issues that he’s been battling for several years.With the new Astley cover, Smash Mouth have revealed that Zach Goode will be their new singer.As Stereogum point out, his previous gigs include roles in bands called Ghoulspoon, Divided by Zero and Secret Seven, and a job fronting a “mock-senior citizen Weezer/Beastie Boys performance art band” called Geezer.Hear his first performance as vocalist of Smash Mouth below.When leaving the band, Harwell told fans: “Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of being a Rockstar performing in front of sold-out arenas and have been so fortunate to live out that dream. To my bandmates, it’s been an honour performing with you all these years and I can’t think of anyone else I would have rather gone on this wild journey with.“To our loyal and amazing fans, thank you, all of this was possible because of you.

complete with a music video featuring the entire ensemble of groups on the Mixtape Tour, on Thursday.Donnie Whalberg of New Kids On The Block co-wrote and co-produced the new track, which pays homage to the ’80s when the band was at its prime.The upbeat dance-pop tune serves as an opportunity to re-create the most iconic scenes from a collection of MTV videos, including “Whip It,” “Rebel Yell,” “Addicted to Love,” “Vogue,” “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and more.

The ’80s are back, thanks to New Kids on the Block.

The Masked Singer has unveiled its latest mystery celeb, with Traffic Cone being unmasked. Of course, it was the great Aled Jones, with many fans having already rumbled his identity – including his good friend Russell Watson. Aled, who’s best known for singing Walking in the Air, was thrilled to take part in the show, asking: ‘When else would I sing Rick Astley and the Pina Colada song?’ When indeed?!None of the judges chose Aled as their final guess, instead opting for stars like Rob Brydon, but fans were absolutely convinced thanks to some giveaway clues.

The Masked Singer viewers have put their detective hats back on as they try and figure out who Traffic Cone is. The wacky ITV competition series returned in January, with a new group of celebrities singing their hearts out while hidden behind bizarre giant costumes.

The Masked Singer viewers have put their detective hats back on as they try and figure out who Traffic Cone is. The wacky ITV competition series returned in January, with a new group of celebrities singing their hearts out while hidden behind bizarre giant costumes.

The Masked Singer viewers have put their detective hats back on as they try and figure out who Traffic Cone is. The wacky ITV competition series returned on Saturday (1 January), with a new group of celebrities singing their hearts out while hidden behind bizarre giant costumes.

The Texas-born star was well known for his impressive rock vocals and began his career in the late 1960s performing with stars like Van Morrison.He then went on to star in the musical Hair before he began releasing his solo music.Meat Loaf's biggest hits came from his Bat Out of Hell trilogy, Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose.The star won a Grammy Award for his song I'd Do Anything for Love in the mid 1990s.As well as his singing career, Meat Loaf was also an actor.Some of his notable parts included playing Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Bob in Fight Club.Tributes have been pouring in for the star since the news was announced.Queen musician Brian May wrote on Instagram: "Completely gutted that Meat Loaf has left us. Always full of madness, with the innocent sense of naughtiness of a 5-year old, Meat was forever young."I called him Mr Loaf, and he called me when he wanted some wacky guitar playing.

New Kids on the Block announced that they are headed back on tour in 2022.The group went on The Kelly Clarkson Show to announce their tour alongside Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue who will join them for what they are dubbing the Mixtape 2022.Rick Astley will also join the groups for all of the shows though he did not appear with them to make the announcement. On the block again: New Kids on the Block announced that they are going back on tour during The Kelly Clarkson Show (pictured 2017) Going back for the fans: Donnie Wahlberg said on the show that NKOTB's reason for getting back on the road was the fansNKOTB performed their song Step by Step while Salt-N-Pepa performed Whatta Man along with En Vogue on the program.

Four massively popular groups from the late 1980s and early 1990s are joining forces for a massive 2022 stadium tour.  New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue and Rick Astley appeared on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" Monday to participate in her "Kelly-oke" medley where they confirmed that they’re all going on tour from May to July for a total of 55 performances in 54 all across the United States and Canada.  In the segment, they performed a medley of their hits such as "Step by Step," "Whatta Man," and "Hangin' Tough."  The boy band also announced the news on its Twitter soon after the appearance.  Variety reports that the show will be produced by Live Nation, billing itself as the "MixTape Tour 2022.The concerts will kick off in May in