Guardian Music — After perfecting the art of brewing hot drinks in a studio, pop legend Astley retired at 27. But how much did he make from rickrolling?Hi Rick! What’s it like to retire in your 20s (1) ?It’s a bit weird. I hadn’t had a proper job... more info

The Daily Mail — Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley, the marriage between him and his Banamarama wife, Keren Woodward, almost collapsed recently - but was salvaged at the last minute. more info

Guardian Music — There is always the chance of an intimate one-off show by the Rolling Stones, but if not the xx will soothe those winter bluesThe Rolling StonesThe cheapest tickets (£95 excluding booking fee) sold out in three minutes and the rest (a snip at £375)... more info

Guardian Music — The non-shrieking, spangly goth half of Shakespears Sisters is back and her post-Marcella Detroit material sounds weirdly contemporaryWith goth-pop revivalists Chelsea Wolfe, Charli XCX and 2:54 all currently whipping up grave and solemn storms, it's... more info

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USA Today Music — Absent from U.S. stages since 1989, the English girl group returns in October for a two-week tour. more info

Guardian Music — The musician, 59, on manic kids, meaningful music – and how Annie Lennox saved his lifeLife is both joyous and devastating, so we should see that in pop music. We should have dark lyrics and massive melodies, songs that are meaningful yet still as... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis weekAs Britain experiences a remarkably rainy July, it's perhaps not surprising that people are less keen to venture out and watch some bands – and this week has been a particularly bad on... more info

Guardian Music — Bad weather forces cancellation of Hit Factory Live, a concert that was to celebrate the music of Stock, Aitken and WatermanThe miserable summer weather has continued to take its toll on the live music scene, forcing the cancellation of Wednesday's c... more info

The Independent — Their production line of pop created a string of Eighties chart-toppers for Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley and Bananarama. But even a celebratory Hyde Park concert has failed to persuade the sundered partnership of Stock, Aitken and Waterman to share a ... more info