Rick Astley - Are We There Yet? (Clear Vinyl) (Rocktober 23)

‘Are We There Yet?’ is the new, long awaited album from Rick Astley via BMG. His ninth studio album overall, it’s the third in a row of which Astley has written, recorded, played and produced himself at his home studio in London. Featuring the single ‘Dippin My Feet’, an invigorating twist on his signature stye, ‘Are We There Yet?’ is the sound of Rick reflecting and building upon the experiences he’s gone through since the release of 2018’s ‘Beautiful Life’.

After a 56 date tour with New Kids On The Block, Salt ‘N’ Pepa and En Vogue in 2022 he will be embarking on a tour of his own post his 2023 Glastonbury debut, starting in November and going into February 2024.

Astley is still winning over new fans, whether he’s performing with Foo Fighters, Take That or Blossoms; becoming an unlikely social media sensation; or simply embracing the unending love that greets his era-defining smash ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, featured in the hit series Ted Lasso and reaching over 1 billion views on YouTube.

Over 3 decades into his musical career, including 2 #1 albums, Rick Astley is here to stay.

Six top 10 albums including two #1 albums: ‘Whenever You Need Somebody’, ‘50’, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ surpassed 1bn views on YouTube in July 2021 and was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA in July last year Completed a 3 month US tour with New Kids On The Block last year.

Press: Classic Pop 6 page feature to run June 22nd - Confirmed / The Guardian weekend magazine “flashback” feature to run June 24th – Confirmed / The Sun cover of Friday Supplement ’Something For The Weekend” to run Friday of album – Confirmed / Retro Pop cover to run in September – Confirmed

TV: Targets: Graham Norton, Jonathan Ross, Strictly Come Dancing, Gogglebox SUTC, Daytime TV’s