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Boy: The folk-pop duo is backSonja Glass and Valeska Steiner are Boy. Their 2011 debut album "Mutual Friends" put them firmly on the map of the German pop scene. Concerts in the US and Japan followed. Now Boy is back with a new album.




Culcha Candela: Multi-ethnic pop in BerlinWith roots in Poland, South Korea, Uganda, and Colombia, Berlin dancehall Culcha Candela combo brings cultures together. The Echo Award-winners' new album "Candelistan" is getting fans on their feet.




HIT-Clip: Namika - LieblingsmenschNamika is a German pop newcomer with Moroccan roots. Her musical declaration of love "Lieblingsmensch" shot the singer to the top of the German charts. The video has already counted over 11 million hits.




TIPP-Clip: Felix Jaehn feat. Polina - Book of LoveUp and coming DJ Felix Jaehn has spun out a new track, "Book of Love," featuring vocals by Russian singer Polina. Unlike his remix of "Cheerleader" and cover version of "Ain't Nobody," the new single is his own composition.




TIPP-Clip: Beatsteaks - TicketThe Beatsteaks have been serving up hits for 20 years now. The Berlin punk-rock bad boys are marking the occasion with the compilation "23 Singles," including a new song "Ticket." In the video, singer Arnim Teutoburg-Weiss plays a fitness coach.




KULT-Clip: Die Ärzte - Schrei nach Liebe (1993)"Schrei nach Liebe" - Cry for Love - is a song by punk-rockers Die Ärzte protesting attacks on refugees' homes in Germany. Unfortunately, it's just as relevant today. Now an appeal by a German teacher has pushed the anti-Nazi rallying cry back to number one in the charts and into the media spotlight as far away as the US.