Photo: Johannes Eisele/AFP Schlager icon Helene Fischer is a star in German speaking countries. So what is Schlager music — and how did Fischer become its modern representative? Her concerts ...

With her warm and catchy voice, she captures the hearts of many listeners and has long since made a name for herself in the German music scene with her sensitive lyrics. Inspired by folk, pop and ...

In 275 U. S. cities, whatever music was sounded, poured forth as a testimonial. In Vienna where this German lived his creative life, the centenary of his death was marked by a festival in which ...

He was hooked by the song’s combination of rap lyrics over a funky electronic beat but was surprised to learn the song actually borrowed its melody from German electronic music quartet Kraftwerk ...