Die Ärtze are a well-known pop-punk group from Berlin who have been making music together since the 80s. "Lasse redn" ("Let them talk") is a song about gossip.

Die Ärzte is one of Berlin's most well-known rock bands. The song "M&F" ("Männer und Frauen") is from their twelfth studio album.

What does the title "Achtung: Bielefeld" (“Attention: Bielefeld”) actually have to do with the topic of boredom — which is what the lyrics are all about? There’s certainly a lot of room for interpretation in this high-energy punk-inspired song!

The German Schlager duo Die Amigos are an excellent example of the kind of music that appealed to your grandparents’ generation, yet for some reason still command an audience today in Mitteleuropa. Strictly for fans of the surreal! Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen!

Dreamy singer/songwriter Eva Croissant goes her own way. She wants to touch people’s hearts with her emotional songs such as “Ohne Dich” [Without You]. Musician Christoph Fürniß from Karlsruhe accompanies her on the guitar.

German singer-songwriter Der Polar sings his emotional song Ich bin bei dir (I am with you).

Flo, Lukas, and Pauli make up the pop group Deine Freunde (Your Friends) and write songs from kids’ perspectives. "Einfach klein sein" ("Just Be Small") is about the longing of an overscheduled child to have more freedom in his life.

Deine Freunde is a German group that writes rap songs for children. This song is about the contrast between what you have to eat at home and what you get to eat at Grandma's when you're a kid.

The music group Deine Freunde writes rap songs for kids. This one is about how often children have to listen to adults exclaiming, "My, how you've grown!"

The last minutes of the TV station DFF in East Germany were not, as one might expect, with political speeches of has-been politicians, but a full costume spectacle and Schlager-filled extravaganza worthy of a 1960s Las Vegas TV special. Enjoy!

With their song “Schöne Neue Welt” [Brave New World] the Berlin Hip-Hop and Reggae band Culcha Candela criticizes the superficiality and indifference of the “fun society” towards problems like climate change.

The official video for the song “Monsta” by Culcha Candela. “Monsta” is nominated for the Comet on May 25th in the category Best Party Song and Culcha Candela for Best Live Act.

The official video for the song “Eiskalt” [Ice Cold] by Culcha Candela. Culcha Candela is nominated for the Comet on May 25th in the category Best Live Act.

This is the official video for the song “Sommer im Kiez” [Summer in the Hood] by the Hip Hop and Reggae band Culcha Candela from Berlin.

Listen to Culcha Candela’s summer song “Solar Energy” and don’t despair: There will be another summer.