Judith von Hiller sings the classic German folk song "Die Gedanken sind frei" ("Thoughts are free").

"Vielleicht im nächsten Leben" ("Maybe in the next life") is a song from Max Giesinger's new album "Der Junge, der rennt."

"Sonne" ("Sun") is a song from the German band Rammstein, who are portrayed in the videos as dwarfs working for Snow White.

Mark Forster is a German singer-songwriter living in Berlin. Here, he sings about the desire to start a new life.

Max Giesinger sings about the power of music to transcend everyday life.

AnnenMayKantereit is a German rock band from Cologne. It was founded in 2011 by Christopher Annen, Henning May and Severin Kantereit.

German songwriter Philipp Poisel has returned after a hiatus with this new single. Here is the video for "Erkläre mir die Liebe" ("Explain love to me").

Beatrice Egli sings her Schlager hit "Mein Herz," which was made famous by the talent reality show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, at a venue on Austria's Wörthersee.

Max Giesinger is a young German singer who was discovered through the show The Voice of Germany. The song "80 Millionen," about the likelihood of finding a partner among so many people, is from his new album.

The song "Eisbär" from the Swiss band Grauzone is a Neue Deutsche Welle ("German new wave") classic. An abridged version here is accompanied by brilliant animation.

Here is the video for German rock musician Marius Müller-Westernhagen's song "Weil ich dich liebe."

This is an animated version of the tragic poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, set to music in the 19th century by composer Franz Schubert.

Sportfreunde Stiller is at it again with their wonderful mix of pop and humor. Viel Spaß!

Annett Louisan is a singer from Hamburg who draws from the styles of blues, soul, jazz, and swing.

An ode to the smallest toe: With the Monsters of Liedermaching, comedy and music merge into one performance.

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.

Philipp Dittberner is a German singer and winner of the Berliner Pilsner Music Awards, a competition for newcomers in the German music scene. Enjoy!

AnnenMayKantereit is a German rock band from Cologne, founded by Christopher Annen (guitar), Henning May (vocals), and Severin Kantereit (percussion) in 2011. "Wohin du Gehst" is a song from their recent album Alles nix Konkretes.

"Und wenn ein Lied" is a hit single from Xavier Naidoo and his band Söhne Mannheims ("Sons of Mannheim").

Here is a video from the soulful Frida Gold with an epic, uplifting song about love, loneliness, and life.

The German rock band AnnenMayKantereit (a combination of the members' last names) had their first major success with this song "Barfuß am Klavier" ("Barefoot at the Piano").

"Backe, backe Kuchen" is a popular German children's song. The lyrics can be traced back to a tradition in which a baker would signal that he was finished baking his bread so that the neighbors could come and use the warm oven to bake their cakes.

Xavier Naidoo's song "Was wir alleine nicht schaffen" from his album "Telegramm für X" is a song that has accompanied the German national soccer team on many occasions.

Xavier Naidoo teams up with RZA for this song about men celebrating the women in their lives—in English and in German!