ContactMusic — Pete Waterman has announced a special one off concert called Hit Factory Live which will celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of the successful song writing team of Stock Aitken and Waterman Acts that have been confirmed for the event are the newly... more info

Guardian Music — July concert in Hyde Park will also feature SAW acts Rick Astley and Jason Donovan – but no confirmation of Kylie Minogue yetRick Astley, Jason Donovan, Bananarama and the other acts who made the Stock, Aitken and Waterman songwriting team one of t... more info

Guardian Music — The final part of BBC2's compelling Saturday night series I'm A Pop Star! reveals some of the loneliness of the long-distance solo pop star"I thought there would at least be a meeting," reflects Rick Astley on BBC2's I'm A Pop Star! (Sat, 9pm, BBC2),... more info

Pop Justice — BET have 'allegedly' banned Nicki Minaj’s 'Stupid Hoe' video from being shown, but refuse to explain why. (TMZ) (http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/01/nicki-minaj-stupid-hoe-banned-bet/#.Tyo5vMXKA2U) In further Nicki news, it is well worth checking out her... more info

Guardian Music — Guardian and Observer writers are picking their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same. Here, Sarfraz Manzoor shares his love for a Bruce Springsteen masterpieceIt was in the autumn of 1987, after a summer soundtracked by Rick As... more info

The Music Fix — Rick Astley, Tony Hadley, T'Pau and ABC! It's back to the 80's with a gallery from Rewind Scotland. more info

Guardian Music — In honour of Record Store Day, pop writer and mega-KLF fan Peter Robinson talks us through his top 10 places to buy musicWoolworths, East Grinstead (now closed)Their music section was huge, or seemed so when I was about 11, and the centrepiece was a ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Rick Astley‘s “Never Gonna Give You Up” made a surprising resurgence in the beginning of the last decade as an internet prank: sending someone a link and having it redirect to a video of the song was commonplace and, to some, hilarious. The bai... more info

Addict Music — While the internet was ablaze this weeked with all manner of King Of Limbs content, a few plucky video editors have given Thom Yorke's dance moves the Rick Roll-treatment. Radiohead’s ‘Lotus Flower’ Gets The Beyonce and Rick Astley Treatment ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Reggae icon Bob Marley (1945; d. 1981) British singer Rick Astley (1966) Guns 'n Roses singer Axl Rose (1962) TV star Megan Gallagher (1960) American actress Kathy Najimy (1... more info