In this video, Austrian rapper Golo makes an argument for smiling.

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.

German Schlager singer Nicole performs her 1982 hit "Papillon," which addresses the butterfly as a symbol of hope and freedom.

Nicole is a German Schlager singer. With her performance of the song "Ein bisschen Frieden," she won the Eurovision contest of 1982 at age 17.

A fine example of German Schlager music, singer Nicole performs a song inspired by Ernest Hemingway's book of the same name.

Yvonne Catterfeld is a German singer and actress. "Irgendwas" is a song about life's hectic pace.

German band AnnenMayKantereit perform their song "Es geht mir gut." The group was founded in Cologne and has been playing together for over seven years.

German band Die Toten Hosen references the character Alex DeLarge from Stanley Kubrick's film A Clockwork Orange.

Enjoy the video for the song "Unter den Wolken" from the German rock band Die Toten Hosen.

Helene Fischer is one of Germany's top schlager stars. Here, she performs her song "Achterbahn" ("Roller Coaster") live in Munich.

Max Mutzke is a German singer-songwriter who began his career when he participated in the Eurovision contest. Here, he sings about taking a road trip with someone special.

Here is the music video for "Er," a song by singer-songwriter Joris.

German singer Wincent Weiss performs his song "Feuerwerk."

The band Wir sind Helden ("We are Heroes") gives an energetic performance of their hit song "Aurélie."

Max Giesinger performs "Nicht so schnell," a song about love lost.