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Chris Willman Music WriterThe part of the population that is never gonna give the late ’80s and early ’90s up may be delighted by the lineup for a summer 2022 arena tour that will bring together four of the key pop and R&B acts from the era, with headliners New Kids on the Block being joined by Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue and Rick AstleyRouting announced Monday for the Live Nation-produced “MIxTape Tour 2022” shows the quartet of artists passing through 54 cities in the U.S. and Canada next summer, starting May 10 in Cincinnati and wrapping up July 23 in Washington, D.C.

Johnny Marr has delivered his verdict on the new Smiths covers band that’s been created by Rick Astley and Blossoms, calling it “funny and horrible”. Although it doesn’t seem like he was laughing when he said that.The Smiths guitarist was responding to footage of Astley joining Blossoms on stage at The Forum in London last week to perform ‘This Charming Man’.

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Global music star Ed Sheeran has announced a major new world tour for 2022 which will include UK stadium dates in Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff, Newcastle and London.

Blossoms have shared a new clip of them playing The Smiths’ ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’ with Rick Astley – you can watch the video below.Blossoms and Astley teamed up earlier this week at the former’s gig in London to cover a pair of Smiths songs, with the artists subsequently announcing two Smiths covers shows in Manchester and London next month.Ahead of those two gigs, Blossoms have shared new rehearsal footage of them performing the Smiths classic ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’ with Astley.During the footage, Astley suggests that they each drink a shot of Jägermeister before attempting the cover.Drink taken, the band and the singer are then seen jamming their way through ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’ – you can watch the clip

Blossoms and Rick Astley have announced they’ll be teaming up for a pair of shows that will celebrate the songs of The Smiths.It comes after Blossoms surprised fans during the first of three nights at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum last night (September 13) by inviting Astley on stage to run through a selection of Smiths covers.Taking place at Manchester’s Albert Hall on October 8 and London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on October 9, the shows will see Blossoms become Astley’s backing band for a full set of theirs and fans’ most-loved Smiths songs.“The Smiths have always meant so much to Blossoms, with even their rainiest songs complete with wry humour and soul-reaching musicianship and melody,” Blossoms said in a statement.

Blossoms surprised fans in London tonight (September 13) by inviting Rick Astley on stage to run through a selection of Smiths covers.The Stockport band are currently on a UK headline tour, performing the first of three nights at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum after stepping in to replace Machine Gun Kelly for a recent main stage performance at Reading & Leeds 2021.As well as airing new single ‘Care For‘ in their career-spanning set that leaned heavily on 2020’s acclaimed ‘Foolish Loving Spaces‘, the band gave gig-goers the biggest surprise of the night when veteran pop icon Richard Astley arrived on stage.“Since it’s London we thought why not do something special? So we’re going to do some songs by one of our favourite bands with a friend

Foo Fighters have trolled the Westboro Baptist Church with their disco-side project, after they picketed the band’s show in Kansas last night (August 5).The hate group, which has targeted Foo Fighters shows on numerous occasions in the past, turned up at the band’s concert at the Azura Ampitheater with a series of placards and chants.But they were soon drowned out by the Foos, who adopted their comedic disco-alter egos, The Dee Gees, to tackle the hateful activists.Driving in on the back of a pick-up truck, the band were dressed in 70s’ style jump-suits as they performed their own take on The Bee Gees‘ ‘You Should Be Dancing’.Addressing the protesters, Dave Grohl said: “Alright now, ladies and gentlemen, I got something to say.

Rick Astley‘s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ has secured one billion views on YouTube after cementing its place in internet folklore.Astley’s debut song, which spawned the iconic Rickrolling trend, is one of a handful of hits to reach the impressive milestone on the site – joining the likes of A-Ha’s ‘Take On Me’, Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ and Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.“I am kind of a big deal,” said Astley of the achievement.To mark the milestone, he has also announced plans to release a new ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ limited edition signed, numbered and coloured 7” vinyl single.Available to pre-order here, the 7” is backed with the Pianoforte version of the song, which originally featured on his 2019 compilation ‘The Best of

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singer was listening in. The Never Gonna Give You Up hitmaker made a virtual appearance on this morning's show as he chatted about his new single to hosts Charlie Stayt and Louise Minchin.

BBC Breakfast meteorologist Matt Taylor was left red-faced on Tuesday’s show.

Iconic library to reopen for first time since March as part of phased return The celebration of all things 80s has become a favourite event in the region since it started in 2011.Billy Ocean, T’Pau, Bananarama, Tony Hadley, Rick Astley, Heaven 17 and Kim Wilde were among the performers, while The Human League brought the weekend to a close.Around 20,000 people attended the event, with the colourful outfits going down well both at the festival site and in the city.A year later, Big Country and Holly Johnson were the headline acts, while the likes of Marc Almond, Chesney Hawkes and Go West were on the bill.Rewind quickly became a staple for 80s artists, with many returning to play the festival multiple times.The Human League again headlined

Rick Astley has confirmed he will be putting on a free concert for the NHS heroes who are battling the coronavirus pandemic. 

The gig will take place in Manchester in October

A lot of things have happened in recent months that we couldn’t have predicted at the beginning of the year. Whether the COVID-19 pandemic itself should be included on that list is debatable.

No one is safe from a Rick-Roll, not even Rick Astley.

Researchers have identified the happiest songs ever released - with Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now', 'Stayin' Alive' by the Bee Gees and Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up' all making the top 10.