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Joe Cocker and Udo Jürgens posthumously top the German charts
The late Udo Jürgens and Joe Cocker have rocketed up the German pop charts about a week after their deaths. Both of them have not one, but two albums on the GfK list of the week's top albums.
The sounds of 2014
From Schlager to hip hop, 2014 was a delectable year in German music.
Classical music year 2014
A year of change in Germany‘s classical music scene.
Kraftwerk - Live at the Museum
Kraftwerk was never just a band - its visual impact was almost as significant as its sound. In January 2013, Kraftwerk performed at the K20 art museum in Dusseldorf. It was the first time that they had played in their hometown in more than 20 years.
Kraftwerk: Writing German music history
Kraftwerk was founded in the early 1970s in Düsseldorf. The band began developing their pioneering electronic sound in their private studio - and a legend was born. Kraftwerk went on to influence generations of recording artists.
Joe Cocker dies age 70
The British singer's breakthrough came in 1968 with the single "With A Little Help From My Friends."
Singer Joe Cocker dies of lung cancer
Pop legend Joe Cocker has died at the age of 70, according to his agent. He is best known for hits such as the cover "With a Little Help From My Friends," which he performed at Woodstock in 1969.
Thank you Udo Jürgens!
Thank you Udo Jürgens!
'Last Christmas': The story of a smash hit
Revisiting one of the most played Christmas hits ever.
Dresden - Three Travel Tips
Restaurateur Nicole Blonkowski has three favorite tips for Dresden: Albrechtsberg Palace, the Kunsthof Arcade, and the Weisser Hirsch open air concert venue.
A WorldLink musical
For this special New Year's edition we have a roundup of our favorite WorldLink stories from 2014 featuring that most inspiring and universal of languages, music.
Mad sounds in 4D
The 4D sound system allows you to experience music or other sounds in 3 dimensions, plus the 4th dimension, which is time. It goes beyond stereo or surround sound, placing sound in a physical space. But is it a gimmick?
Finding voice
Lisa Bryant reports from Corsica on the return of Polyphonic music, particularly among women.
Italy's own 'Sister Act'
Dany Mitzman meeets the pop singing nun from Italy who won a national talent show.
Exit: Musical Interruption - Must see Christmas video
Employees at Canada-based Alphabet Photography have used the run-up to Christmas to produce a very special music video. Using office equipment, appliances and other gadgets they perform the holiday classic "Carol of the Bells". The employees usually create letter art to frame and hang on your wall. Some 700,000 viewers have clicked on the video.
Talking Germany - Manfred Spitzer, Neuroscientist
Manfred Spitzer is one of the best-known brain researchers in Germany. His recent book "Digital Dementia" unleashed a heated debate about the adverse effects of Internet use. On ‘Talking Germany’ Manfred Spitzer discusses why too much screen time is dumbing down society; why he doesn’t watch TV and why it’s worth keeping the brain active as we get older.
The Quiz
The question this time is: What is the singer doing in the forest? a) Hunting b) Climbing c) Meditating We're giving away CDs by Haftbefehl, Scooter, Unheilig und Cro. The right answer to our quiz from October 24th, 2014 was b) American Football. Congratulations to Casey Servais from Hoboken, USA!
German pop for the masses
In September, Revolverheld won the Bundesvision Song Contest with their single "Lass Uns Gehen" ("Let's Go"). Then they took the MTV Europe Music Award for Best German Act. And as if that weren't enough, the Hamburg-based band ended the year with a sold out concert tour.
Cro - Panda Action in Front of 140,000 Fans
2014 has been a great year for Cro, the rapper most often seen sporting a panda mask. His latest album "Melodie" went multi-platinum and he won two coveted 1LIVE Krone awards. But that's far from all: 140,000 fans attended his "Mello"-Tour, which will be continued next year. We'll show you some highlights from the concert in Mannheim.
Song for Sophie
A little girl finds comfort and healing through music in Australia, and also finds her way into a leading composer’s heart.
Vienna Philharmonic honored
The Herbert von Karajan Music Prize was presented to the orchestra at a concert gala in Baden-Baden on December 12. The cash award is earmarked for educating and promoting young talent.
Elvis lives - in London
Cars, guitars, costumes and gold records: more than 300 articles once belonging to Elvis Presley are on display in London until August 2015. January 8, 2015 marks what would have been the iconic artist's 80th birthday.
Survival in Berlin
An accordion in Berlin: Meet one woman and her story of survival in the cold capital.
Human Rights
Civil war victims Nepal - Myanmar Human Rights - Germany UN Human Rights Council - Senegal Singer - Mexican Human Rights
Ukraine conflict
Opera star Netrebko has sparked an outcry by posing with the flag of pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels.
Exit: Signal Strength - a Concert in the New York Subway
New York City's first wifi orchestra brought together a host of subway musicians for a live experiment.
Gemma Ray - the Dark Side of Pop
Gemma Ray is a British musician who has settled in the German capital. The critics are crazy about her melancholy pop with a '60s touch. Now she has released a new album. We met Gemma Ray in her new home, Berlin
The Quiz
In every edition of PopXport, we show a segment of a video clip - and ask you about a very specific detail.
Gemma Ray - the Dark Side of Pop
Gemma Ray - that's the stage name of the British musician who has settled in the German capital. The critics are crazy about her melancholy pop with a '60s touch that always sounds a little like film music. So it's appropriate that Gemma Ray's latest album also features the Babelsberg Film Orchestra.
Gentleman - German reggae unplugged
Reggae goes acoustic with Tilmann Otto alias Gentleman. This summer he recorded a concert for the well-known MTV Unplugged series in his home town of Cologne. The live album from the event jumped right to the top 10 in Germany. Now the DVD is out.
The orator of sound
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, turning 85, is one of the most influential conductors of his time.
Most streamed songs on Spotify 2014: Shift Ranking of December 3
1. Pharell Williams, Happy | 2. Clean Bandit, Rather Be | 3. Calvin Harris, Summer | 4. Katy Perry, Dark Horse | 5. John Legend, All of Me | Source: Spotify
Exit: Signal Strength - a Concert in the New York Subway
New York City's first wifi orchestra brought together a host of subway musicians for a live experiment. They were each stationed at different subway stops with wifi, then simultaneously connected to composer Ljova, who led them in a performance of "Signal Strength," an original piece he had written just for them. Et voilá: a Youtube hit!
Brian Eno wins German music prize
British musician and glam rock star of the 70s Brian Eno has won the German Giga Hertz Prize for his work in electronic music. Over five decades, he has worked with artists including David Bowie, U2 and David Byrne.
'Miracle of Bern' on stage
The story of Germany's amazing 1954 World Cup victory in Bern is being performed as a musical.
Exit: 99 Red Balloons - Played on four balloons
To promote his own tour, Canadian musician Andrew Huang has put on an unusually creative version of Nena’s hit "99 Lufballons” using four balloons.
Erlend Oye: 'My body is my home.'
Erlend Oye on his new album, his time in Berlin and life in Sicily.
A net neutrality myth?
Saving net neutrality is back on the digital agenda, but how to save a thing that doesn't exist?
Cat "Yusuf" Stevens is back
The most famous convert to Islam and 70s pop star on tour.
New sounds from Herbert Grönemeyer
Known for his husky voice, Grönemeyer is following up his last English album with a German one.
Rammstein guitarist releases new album
Emigrate is Richard Kruspe's side project. "Silent So Long" features Peaches and Marylin Manson.
The Quiz
In every edition of PopXport, we show a segment of a video clip - and ask you about a very specific detail.
Going solo
Die Ärzte frontman is topping the German charts with his solo project, Farin Urlaub Racing Team.
Musical Flash Mobs
When you suddenly find yourself surrounded by people breaking out into song or starting to play an instrument, it's most probably a flash mob that's happening. These - mostly pleasant - public surprises have become increasingly popular during the last few years. In today's installment of clipmania we show three particularly creative examples from around Europe.
Taylor Swift and others seek to retain financial value for music.
Attention is refocused on the music industry in a time of radical change.
MTV European Music Awards 2014
A number of live performances grace the award ceremony on its 20th anniversary.
Post-Wall Paths 05 - Klaus Meine, Musician
To many Germans, the Scorpions' 1991 hit single "Wind of Change" takes them right back to the immediate post-reunification years. It was written by the band's frontman Klaus Meine. Although he’s West German, Scorpions were hugely popular in communist East Germany, not least thanks their appearance at the Moscow Music Peace Festival in ’89.
Award-winning: PopXport 25 Years Fall of the Wall
The PopXport anniversary show on "25 Years Fall of the Wall" received a Silver Remi Award at the TV and Film Festival "World Fest" in Houston (USA). From the award-winning show “Music made in GDR".
The Song Room
This week, the World Innovation Summit for Education awarded "The Song Room", a non-profit organization implementing music education in Australia's poorer areas, for its work. Over the past few months, they’ve been involved with the Yipirinya School, an independent indigenous school in Central Australia. Joel Carnegie met some of the students.
WorldLink – Lessons from the fall of the Wall
A witness to the fall of the wall tells their story, and what can this teach Korea? Plus, a group tells why they gave memorial crosses to African asylum seekers, and will Catalonia vote to leave Spain? Then, meet a resident of Russian-controlled Crimea, and hear about Mexico's drug wars. Finally, how the families of those on the US' death row cope, and how music is being preserved in Australia.
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