The rockstar lifestyle seems to be taking a toll on Max Giesinger, who in this song sings about the downsides of always being on the go and never being settled in any particular place.

The Hochstetten football club sings the German folk song "Wir lagen vor Madagaskar" about a doomed group of sailors.

Singer-songwriter Kai-Uwe Kolkhorst dedicates a song to his old pink guitar and, in between verses, talks about being on tour.

DJ Ötzi is an Austrian schlager singer. Here, he sings about keeping the departed in our hearts.

AnnenMayKantereit is a German rock band from Cologne. This song features a solo performance by singer Henning May, who has the raspy voice of a young Tom Waits.

The song may be about friendship, but German legends Die Fantastischen Vier are eager to show that they perhaps don't always get along, especially when they were asked to collaborate with Clueso.

The band Monsters of Liedermaching consider the various time-wasting realities of life.

“Leise rieselt der Schnee” (“Softly falls the snow”) is a popular German carol about winter and the Christ Child’s arrival. The lyrics are from a poem by Eduard Ebel (1839-1905).

The song "Für immer" by the Karlsruhe-based band Monsters of Liedermaching is about a boy's first big crush at school. Of course, the girl doesn't seem to know he exists!

Fynn Kliemann is not only a German singer, but also YouTube star and actor. In this music video, he throws belongings into a giant trash compacter as a metaphor for the damage a relationship has done to his sense of self.

"Herzbeben" was written by TV star Stephanie Stumph, who decided she wanted to create a hit song for Helene Fischer. It's an edgier sound for Fischer, who is generally known as one of Germany's most popular Schlager singers.

Philipp Dittberner is a singer-songwriter from Berlin. In this song, he examines life's ups and downs and the strength in accepting them.

EFF is a collaboration between singer Mark Forster and DJ Felix Jaehn. The song "Stimme" has a positive message about trusting yourself.

Melissa Naschenweng is a an Austrian schlager singer. Her song "Wenn's über d' Nacht" is about maintaining hope above all else. As you can note from the title, it's a good introduction to a bit of Austrian dialect.

Cassandra Steen joins Xavier Naidoo for a performance of their duet "Wann" in front of a live audience.