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10/02/2008 (9:18 am)

Rick Astley Rickrolls MTV

Thanks to the Rickroll phenomenon (where an unsuspecting internet user clicks an innocuous-looking link which then takes them to a video of Rick Astley singing his quintenssial 1980’s hit Never Gonna Give You Up, for you internet n00bs), Rick Astley has been nominated as Best Act Ever by MTV Europe:

CHEESY pop star RICK ASTLEY has been nominated as Best Act Ever at next month’s MTV Europe Music Awards — thanks to a prank sweeping the internet.

A video of the 42-year-old’s 1980s hit Never Gonna Give You Up is a cult hit on the web.

Around 15million people have been tricked into clicking a link to watch it — in a craze called Rickrolling.

Awards chief Richard Godfrey said: “MTV has been well and truly Rickrolled.”\

Rick Astley, cheesy?  Never!  Who wouldn’t love that smoove baritone?  It’s a testament to Rick that people still listen to his music.  No, this isn’t a Rickroll, we wear our Rick Astley love out loud and proud!

Posted by k
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3 Comments

  1. i must confess…this single was the first 45 (aka “record”) i bought myself.

    Comment by t — October 2, 2008 @ 2:59 pm

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  2. Still a great song, great voice! What love should be like!

    Comment by Gloria — October 5, 2008 @ 11:08 am

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  3. Rick has an amazing voice and I loved him in the 80’s and still love hearing him!!!

    Comment by Craig — October 5, 2008 @ 1:07 pm

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