At Vermont's famed Middlebury Language School, opera singers perfect their German — right down to mastering the elusive umlaut.

Late Highlife legend Daddy Lumba once released a song titled 'Homeless' which featured a verse sung in German, one of the few Ghanaian songs to do so.

It is worth persevering, though, as German grammar gets easier further down the line. German tenses, for example, are quite straightforward.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Over half a century Wigmore Hall has hosted the leading German song recitalists of each decade. From ...

Which parts of Michael V.'s 'Hilaw' do you like best? Multi-awarded comedian and Bubble Gang pioneer Michael V. is known for his hilarious comedy for several decades now, but these hit songs have a ...

An obscure German new wave song has stumped internet sleuths for years. One of them finally cracked the case.

The German-born electronic quartet Kraftwerk is one of the most influential groups of its kind. For proof of that, music fans need not look any further than some of the biggest acts of modern ...

Nelly's debut 17-song album, "Country Grammar," was a huge success. Released in June 2000, it has sold more than 10 million copies.

The rapper's childhood friends say Nelly lied to the group about giving them writing credit and paying them royalties on eight tracks from his first solo album.